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Originally Posted by Rararboker
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Did you really say that the number of people swarming isn't classic? That statement makes no sense, you know that right?
I see statements like this a lot. That is like saying people play monks too often and it isn't classic. Mechanics can or cannot be classic. What people do with those mechanics cannot be classified as classic or not. That is just ridiculous.
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Oh I wholly agree with you, I was just pointing out that the "bard's couldn't swarm 100 mobs on 1999 hardware" statement is absolutely false but conceding that it is fair to say that more people swarm now. This is the exact same reason why multi boxing was allowed on live, and not on project 1999. Multi boxing was solved through a game policy change, not by nerfing wizard nukes. This should be no different. I personally see no issue with swarming how the game balance and server rules currently stand, and if camp rules aren't being enforced on the server that's a matter of needing more active guides on the server than nerfing a class. People always act like bards just come in the zone and pull everything, but fail to recognize this is already against the server rules if the bard interferes with a player's camp.
I'm with you on that. Anyone who's remotely familiar with the bard's abilities should be able to tell that swarm kiting mobs was a mechanic that Sony intended to be in the game. Without swarm kiting what is the use of the AoE songs? Why did Sony give Bards a swarm kiting song as the second song they get in Kunark (hint: to help them push for 60 by swarm kiting, regardless of if this is what people actually do or not) Why are Horns in the game?
All of these are questions that people can't answer, if they think swarming isn't classic. I'm just posting in hopes Haynar takes a moment to consider the points I'm bringing up before he pushes for Bard nerfs. Just trying to constructively offer what I think to be better solutions to the problem.