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[Hazek]

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

Do you know a bards DPS just swinging the sticks? I’ll keep playing this trolled game. No I will never use pbaoe dots in a group, I reserve that for when I’m killing 8 mobs simultaneously solo in unrest or whatever. Even at low lvls the bard regen song is extremely powerful when enhanced it is the best regen in the game. It saves Clerics and druids TONS of mana, even enough to allow them to nuke sometimes. Shamans and necros the mana saved is two fold due to lich and canni. Any caster has a manastone great even better. I have healed groups solo as a bard low lvls no problems. If your melee and casters are all full hp. Pulse mana song. If your melee and casters are full hp and mana do whatever the hell you want your group obviously isn’t being challenged, but for the sake of min/maxing efficiency as a bard, pre-epic, you should have your instruments out 99% of the time.

Do you know a bards DPS with parses?

We're comparing damage. So what 4 songs are you using?

Mana song isn't affected by instruments so that's irrelevant.

A lute can still be used during downtime, and heal song still works without an instrument.

High regen is situational because some people will be capped all the time like mages and can regen during pulls. And if you're just standing there twisting buffs then you might as well bring a shaman, a rogue or literally any other class. Even my pally would be more effective.

And if you're twisting 4 dots at level 46 then that's 4 other songs you won't be using. Melee doesn't have that problem. They can still twist 4 other songs like heal, twitch, mez, charm, DS, etc, while still doing good damage with gear and haste. Even dots if you wanted to.

Resists for specific raid mobs are the exception.