[Vhayne]

Originally Posted by Crawdad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=724

http://theconcerthall.yuku.com/topic...e#.UyDN-oW3s0c

http://web.archive.org/web/200210280...gs.asp?song=17

tl;dr It got resisted Way more on Live than it was being resisted here, so they fixed it.

The change is in line with being classic-- bards did not use AE mez once they had Pixie Strike because of the crazy resist rate on Lullaby. If AE Mez'ing was a great/amazing/the Only reason you'd play Bard, then I think you should step away and consider something may have been amiss. Some crazy QQ going on in this thread over one (busted) song.

Don't get me wrong. I still like the bard class. What pulled me into it was the AE Swarm kiting. Then I got the AE mez, and began grouping. I then fell in love with the class once I realized it's potential. Honestly, as I said above, I didn't think it was imbalanced as when you are AE mezzing, you have to stay right there with the group of mobs, and can't twist any more songs.

So to my surprise when I read this thread, I was heartbroken. Will I keep my bard? Of course I will. Still have a lot of fun with him. Will I group with him anymore? Nowhere near the amount I was before, what's the point? Twisting songs isn't "that" much fun in a group setting. Swarm kiting is boring, but satisfying when accomplished. DPS isn't that great, and neither is the regen song. I mean sure, it helps. But the one thing that made the bard SHINE in a group setting (the entire point of this post), is the AE mezzing. It enabled a group to take on a camp that it otherwise could not.