Bard Guide for p99. part 1

[azxten]

I played a Bard from 1-25.. the last few levels my hands started hurting but I pushed on cause I don't care about my health like that. Eventually I was forced to stop from the pain and my hands continued to hurt for about a week afterwards to the point I had to stop using a computer at all.

Of course, that's because I would not only twist songs but also swap out instruments for Hymn, Chords, etc.

I highly recommend if you play Bard to say fuck it to swapping instruments in addition to twisting except on important fights. Also, setup a hotkey bar with 8 hotkeys that have...

/stopsong
/cast 1

With 1 being 1-8. Now you can click/press 1-8 and start a song instead of having to double tap to stop and start a new one. These two things alone will save you from the horror of not being able to use a computer for a week. The third component is not playing EQ 20 hours a day for a week straight when your life falls apart.

Also, Bards are rare because of the 40% exp penalty. Same reason people are complaining about a lack of tanks now that the various exp bugs were fixed (Ogres outleveling Halflings, 6x group member bonus when duoing, etc). Mine is level 30 though and will shortly be 50 so don't worry more are on the way.