What is the point of a bard?

[Gwence]

hopefully you're a female bard because male bards are pretty terrible

[Bantam 1]

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

Has nothing to do with the impression you've given, you've all confirmed what I thought to be true. A bard main can only truly solo by swarming which can be a reputation killer, it tends to be a pain in the ass to obtain groups because you pick such a niche role, and in raids you're around for dragons, a random fight here, and mana song.

Then you're not understanding.... it could be your personality as the issue to obtain groups.


Why wouldn't a group want a bard? You mean everyone gets to have the perfect group every time with everything covered?


Monk, Warrior, Rogue, Rogue, Cleric, Enchanter? Is that what goes through your mind when looking for groups?



PS - Hitting on the note Nirgon brought up.... I really don't get why people would think a bard or ranger is useless; maybe people's IQ has dropped since EQ originally came out. Being able to function in various roles is a thing of beauty when done right. I'm not going to beat around the bush here... if you honestly think a bard is useless the majority of the time... it's due to ignorance or stupidity.

[Acrux Bcrux]

If you think a bard is useless youre doing it way wrong, both in a group and in a raid. Go play a druid and dont make the rest of us look bad thx.

[Roku]

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

I think most people are misunderstanding why I'm even asking what the point of bards are. I'm more than capable of running multiple mezzes, I generally actually charm and triple mez while spinning Breath of Harmony procs in filler. I have ended up pulling instances with harmony, snares, and saved my groups by kiting adds. I'm not saying bards are god awful and entirely useless. I am asking for validation that bards are truly limited in a raid scene....Did I not emphasize that enough?

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

I have ended up pulling instances with harmony, snares, and saved my groups by kiting adds. I'm not saying bards are god awful and entirely useless.

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

I have ended up pulling instances with harmony, snares, and saved my groups by kiting adds.

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

I have ended up pulling instances

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

instances

[Snackies]

Bard: Jack of all trades - master of finding/pulling outdoor dragons!

The only real con I find with playing a bard is that the amount of effort that's put into maintaining an awesome group dynamic is sometimes more than you really want to give or maintain.

[Atmas]

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

Bard: Jack of all trades - master of finding/pulling outdoor dragons!

The only real con I find with playing a bard is that the amount of effort that's put into maintaining an awesome group dynamic is sometimes more than you really want to give or maintain.

Yep. Bards are awesome, but I couldn't play one for the work you have to put in at all times.

Bards as mentioned are a jack of all trades, but unlike some other multi trade classes actually do some things better than any others.

It's almost hard for me to fathom someone who got to 50 something as a bard asking what's their point.