[firesyde424]

Understand, before you read my wall of text, assuming you read it, is that for me, the day swarm kiting was nerfed, was the 2nd worst day in EQ for me. The day they nerfed AoE spells and songs so that the mobs had to be standing still for them to be affected, was the worst day in EQ for me. I think that Sony didn't really know how to balance bards.

Swarm kiting is a lot of fun but it can get monotonous at times. Something like the the final PoAir fight. Kiting the adds can be thrilling at first until you realize that you are only kiting the adds so some pervy gnome in plate armor can look at Xegony's boobs for a half hour.


The problem is that bards were never well accepted in groups. Being a jack of all trades is both a blessing and a curse. You can fill in for most roles, but if one of the classes who specialize in that role are available, most group leaders don't see the point in inviting a bard.

Top that off with an absolute mess of people who started playing bards because they could swarm kite but never took the time to learn the nuance of the class. Most of you probably have seen or grouped with someone like this. They know how to twist... maybe, they know that clerics like mana song, and they know that bards can hit things with "swords n stuff." As a result, bards don't have the most pristine of reputations.

Whatever the reason, bards usually have a hard time getting groups. So, we have to make up the difference ourselves. Does that mean bards should monopolize an entire zone? No, but I think it's blatant hypocrisy to cry nerf over that when other classes can effectively monopolize just as easily, if not on quite the same scale.

Unless I miss my guess, monopolizing entire areas like that is covered under the "play nice" rules. May I suggest prosecuting this under that pretense rather than crying nerf.