Bard free server?

[Ikonoclastia]

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

I always sort of feel guilt-struck by these posts, as if I'm somehow responsible for my class on the server. I think there is a way to play bards in a non-disruptive way and still do the things that only bards can do like pull a fair amount of mobs.

However, I never feel like there is full context in these type of posts. Did the original poster talk to the bard and see if they could work out something so the bard was not taking every last mob available in the zone or in areas where the disgruntled player was leveling?

What is the dividing or blurred line between a bard being disruptive and not respecting other players, and other players just whining out of jealousy and not really trying to work out something with the bard on an individual level? In some zones like Overthere, it's a common joke/mockery for people to come out swinging at bards in OOC; perhaps this is sometimes deserved.

On the opposing side, I'm not really a big fan of the whole argument, "Go level somewhere else where bards aren't leveling." People should play the game where they want to.

I guess my overall feeling is that the problem lies both with bards that don't really respect other players' leveling areas and those leveling in common bard kiting areas, that instead of trying talk to the bard through tells, jump to inflammatory comments in OOC or even to immediate petition, which then wastes GMs time over something that could be solved by simple communication.

Just play nice everyone and share the sandbox!

Some bards are alright. Some are just fugging idiots. IMO if you want to swarm kite you do it somewhere unpopulated.

I ran to LOIO the other day, zoned in and within 5 seconds before I could bind I had been killed by a bard zoning into Fir Vie after failing a kite. So got back on boat, ran back to LOIO, killed two mobs and was regenning at safespot and got trained again by the same bard.

Moral of the story, if theres a bunch of other players in a place like the windmill in LOIO, firstly don't kite there and secondly if you do and you fail then fuggin die instead killing everyone else on the way out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Glenzig]

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

Some bards are alright. Some are just fugging idiots. IMO if you want to swarm kite you do it somewhere unpopulated.

I ran to LOIO the other day, zoned in and within 5 seconds before I could bind I had been killed by a bard zoning into Fir Vie after failing a kite. So got back on boat, ran back to LOIO, killed two mobs and was regenning at safespot and got trained again by the same bard.

Moral of the story, if theres a bunch of other players in a place like the windmill in LOIO, firstly don't kite there and secondly if you do and you fail then fuggin die instead killing everyone else on the way out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So bards are the only class that shouldn't accidently kill people with trains? And why did you go all the way to LoIo and not get bound in either FV or OT?

[Ikonoclastia]

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

So bards are the only class that shouldn't accidently kill people with trains? And why did you go all the way to LoIo and not get bound in either FV or OT?

Bards are the only class that swarm. If you're deliberately kiting 10+ mobs (a train) around you should do it somewhere away from people you might kill.

If you're doing it in LOIO around the windmill you're stupid because its full of caster gobs anyway. The bard in question had mobs running at low health because they'd stop to cast, get away from their friends, deaggro and then run into the zone low health aggroing other mobs and creating massive trains.

If one of them runs past you, you get on their aggro list and then any mobs they pass get you on their hate list.

As for why I didn't bind straight away its irrelevant.