Playing a bard without kiting.

[TeemoOfAstora]

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

Uh ... what?

Not true at all. Even outside of swarming very few if any classes can solo faster than a charming bard.

Truths! And particularly so in outside zones where you should be getting hit minimally. I solo'd Coldain rings 1-7 around 50, 51 and I'm sure 8 can be done too, if it weren't such a poopfestival. You can also do some pretty incredible things with fear kiting / charm rotting too. The xp bar moveth solo, even when not swarming (because BW can go fist itself).

That being said, grouping can be challenging/fun in its own way. I recently revisited KC and felt like a true lord of the dance in a group without a chanter/shammie. Sure there was manasong twisted in there (when a group asks you over for manasong and nothing else it gets really boring), but I got to do everything else too (haste, str/dex, slow/snare, regens, charm/mezz). I almost managed to keep everyone alive the entire time too (thanks to clutch roots by my groupmates), but hands train much too strong. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]