Which class when played with skill affects your group the most?

[koros]

Originally Posted by Spyder73 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

All i will say is that there is a reason Bards are the pariahs of P99, and thats because even the best played Bard does not serve a core role. Granted a lot of this is because of the old XP penalty.

Any class played really well shines - However I tend to think in terms of level 50+ grouping. So with that in mind, Bards have sh!ty DPS, sh!ty CC, sh!ty regen (although it stacks), sh!ty haste, and sh!ty slows. They literally excel at nothing. Bards only shine when the group is already put together very well and they can "grease the wheel" with situational usefulness.

I have a level 55 Bard also and I love playing him, but they are a poor mans Enchanter at best and a bad Monk at worst

Source: 55+ Monk/Necro/Bard here

Well played bard is probably kiting 6 mobs while the group picks them off 1 by 1, playing mana song, using a temp charmed mob to fight another mob (so reducing 2 mobs hp at once), and dotting stuff down. They're a bit more than a poor mans enchanter.