As an eleven+ year Bard vet all I can say is: hp, hp, hp, HP, HP! for classic. Go Sta for as much as you can and then either dex, agi or cha depending on your starting race. Resists and other stats are secondary if you sing the right songs. I played Half Elf but I really wished I had gone Wood Elf back in the day.
Bards are the least dependent class on gear. The only thing you need to get are good instruments as said above and learn how to twist songs and instruments as needed, your groups productivity will fly. Remember to try to fill your role around the group that you join - your the jack of all trades, master of none. As a stand alone your very weak but you make groups shine. Learn which songs stack and which best fit the class of each member of the group.
Take time out of groups to learn about proximity pulling as well as lull splitting from lvl 8 and how to best use the faction song from level 11, it will make you invaluable for groups later on.
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07-23-2010, 10:58 PM
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