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Originally Posted by Dynheart
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I understand that it's part of the EQ's bard mechanic. What I don't understand is why take every mob in the zone. From camps, especially since you know people are at that camp? The biggest issue is the justification to do it. 4 mobs? You're quad kiting...big whoop. 20+ mobs....the whole zone?
These people tell others to find a different zone, but never consider these people were there hours before they started kiting. This makes the bard community look self entitled. Especially since they back their disruptive play 100%.
If people just played a bard normally, not like butt hole, I don't think people would have issues. But I guess 4-5 mobs just isn't enough...have to settle for half the zone.
As for someone who actually played classic EQ back in the day, this was never a huge issue. More like "oh, a druid/bard quading." Now it's like "oh, a bard kiting 90% of the zone...and we were here first, but they wont acknowledge it and tell us to go somewhere else just because." I sure hope this isn't an issue at the higher levels.
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They take as many as they can get because the swarm process takes the same amount of time if its one mob or 100.
Having a bard myself (who I leveled to 60 long before the hybrid xp penalty or even Velious came about) the bard hate is so real on the server I don't even bother to log in. Can literally sit LFG for days without a tell.
That being said I was leveling my Enchanter in OT mostly this weekend. Plenty of bards around, and its never as bad as forum whiners make it sound. Mobs to be had, maybe just not rapid fire pulling, which lets be honest, most groups don't handle well anyways.
I also enjoy people suggesting blatant breaking of the play nice policy ie training or doing something malicious to the bard to defend your rather vague breaking of the policy (ie you can't camp roaming mobs [unless its SF I guess?], most is subjective).
I swarmed a lot. I never had an issue with anyone while I was swarming for myself or for a PL. I used to group a lot as well, and would get tells for groups as soon as I logged in. Those days are gone, and it sucks because Bards are a ton of fun to play. The hypocrisy from people who want to level fast, but mad at people who found a way to do it faster they can't replicate is amusing at the least.