Bards Vs. Enchanters

[Kope]

go!

[Dr4z3r]

Carpal Tunnel

-or-

Everyone tells you 'C plz'

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[greatdane]

Bards are more generalists. They can do a lot of things and do them decently, but they aren't amazing at much of it (except kiting for exp, I guess) while enchanters do the things they do better than pretty much anyone. If the group is struggling a bit, the versatility of a bard might be preferable. If the group is strong and just wants to get stronger, an enchanter will do that better than a bard. They'll both serve the role they're made for just fine in either case.

[greatdane]

Also, people who [/thread] in their own post have small dicks.

[Dr4z3r]

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

Also, people who [/thread] in their own post have small dicks.

When the first post, consisting only of "go!" is an obvious attempt to incite an argument, I feel no obligation to contribute to the thread in any capacity other than perhaps attempting to kill it before it starts.

[Kope]

Originally Posted by Dr4z3r [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When the first post, consisting only of "go!" is an obvious attempt to incite an argument,

Not supposed to be an argument, but a discussion on the mechanics of 2 seprate classes that have some crossed abilities.

[Kevlar]

Think of it this way. An enchanter is a force multiplier.

A bard is a force adder.

[jerok88]

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

Think of it this way. An enchanter is a force multiplier.

A bard is a force adder.

I'm trying to think that way, but it's not working.

[Kevlar]

in general bards are a hybrid and not a particularly strong one. They can do a lot of the things a chanter can do, but are limited by thier short song duration. For instance a bard mezzing two or three mobs can not do anything else while the chanter is locking down mobs, providing haste and mana, and adding dps with their charmed pet.

Bards do better with resist song and travel at least until you can buy the bard speed horse.

[Lazortag]

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

They can do a lot of the things a chanter can do, but are limited by thier short song duration. For instance a bard mezzing two or three mobs can not do anything else while the chanter is locking down mobs, providing haste and mana, and adding dps with their charmed pet.

A competent bard should be able to twist up to 4 songs at once, so yeah you can easily mez 2-3 mobs while playing haste. I think one of the main strengths of Bards that's overlooked is their pulling ability though, they are easily the best pullers in exp groups with lull, singing steel helm, selo's for outdoor zones, cc spells they can cast while moving, and other tools. Bards are able to chain pull very reliably without sacrificing any DPS (like when a monk pulls) and usually without even needing to CC since they should be able to get only single pulls. Even if they can't CC or provide mana/haste as reliably as enchanters I'd still prefer a good bard over an average enchanter, and I'd guess that groups that use competent Bards as pullers get much faster exp than groups that don't.