Melee patch effect

[Kelor]

With the new melee patch effecting knight dps
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5782

Do you see knights being favoured far more over warriors? i mean for below 50 xp groups.

How well do you see bards tanking with the parry buff?

[fadetree]

Knights are already favored over wars for grindage groups, low 50's or not. I don't see this aspect making much difference. Bards I don't think will ever tank 'well'.

[Troxx]

Bards already tank better than 'well'

[skarlorn]

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

Bards already tank better than 'well'

agreed, but there's lots of pansy bards out there afraid to do their work. You gotta get out there and start training these scrubs, my friend.

[Lhancelot]

Seen bards tank raid mobs easily already, don't see an added buff to parry making them anymore effective than they are now.

Sk/Pallies already are favored for groups from 1-50 anyway as noted above.

Warriors are built for tanking dragons and this buff to SK/Pal will never take that niche away from warriors.

[fadetree]

well, gear is gear and it's as legit for bards as well as anybody. But 'can' tank is different than 'tanks well'. I can tank on my enchanter if I gear for it.

[Troxx]

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

well, gear is gear and it's as legit for bards as well as anybody. But 'can' tank is different than 'tanks well'. I can tank on my enchanter if I gear for it.

Bards can "tank well" already.

-Bard aggro is second to none.
-They wear plate - which helps.
-mobs hit camp pre-slowed 35%
-they can do this job while giving the whole group 35-45hp and 12 mana a tick regen

What more could you want?

[Legidias]

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

Bards can "tank well" already.

-Bard aggro is second to none.
-They wear plate - which helps.
-mobs hit camp pre-slowed 35%
-they can do this job while giving the whole group 35-45hp and 12 mana a tick regen

What more could you want?

Also AE aggro for keepin dem clothies alive on fail mezzes

[fadetree]

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

Bards can "tank well" already.

-Bard aggro is second to none.
-They wear plate - which helps.
-mobs hit camp pre-slowed 35%
-they can do this job while giving the whole group 35-45hp and 12 mana a tick regen

What more could you want?

OK, if you say so. It seems like Bards would be a well known choice for tank but somehow they aren't. It's weird that a class that tanks so well would be ignored like that. I mean, I've seen bards tank of course but it's usually because the group can't find a more traditional tank or they've gone down.

[Tenlaar]

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

Bards can "tank well" already.

-Bard aggro is second to none.
-They wear plate - which helps.
-mobs hit camp pre-slowed 35%
-they can do this job while giving the whole group 35-45hp and 12 mana a tick regen

What more could you want?

Hard CC, haste, crazy resists when needed and charm DPS!

Oh, wait...