Are Bards strong enough/sturdy enough to solo in melee combat?

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

Why would you mele when you can bring down an enemy faster with target dots and or charm at a safe distance resulting in much less down time.

On blue, the 10/18 and 14/24 weapon choices make it faster to melee down something that dot dot dot. I tested with two 10/18's, 34% haste, vs a walrus skin drum. not really that close. recover time is higher, but if you're doing a static spawn spot or two, thats not relevant, only how fast you down it and get the timer going.
So yes, on green, triple dot is faster, so you would. Not on blue with a 2.3 mod drum, at any rate. Reminder: bard dots do 2/3 dmg if target is moving, like anybody else's.