Too many bards?

[Kritimus]

After playing a bard as my main in Live and playing it very well (imo) it has been difficult to come back to EQ and play anything else.

My first two weeks of p99 were spent on a Druid that I was able to get to lvl 7 before becoming bored. I knew what the future would bring, and ports simply were not enough to keep me going.

Week 3 I created a enchanter. CC was the most fun part of playing my bard. However once reaching lvl 8 I started to miss the tools the bard brings to the table.

Being new and having no gear I was a bit worried about playing a bard and dealing with the 40% xp penalty. But here I am sitting at lvl 7 on the bard and loving it! I do not mind the 40% extra xp I have to earn as I am killing at a very nice rate, and I am able to get xp in every single setting. Once I get charm/slow/snare/fear the world is my oyster, and although I may need to get 40% more exp to level, I personally will enjoy the ride.

Everyone knows a good bard can offer SO much to a group, you will not notice the extra bit of xp it takes to level.

I like that with my bard, I can duo with every single class in the game using different strategies. YMMV