Bard Kiting - 101

[ezri]

I agree with Hezron, do a little bit of black smithing and make yourself some javelins for further range.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Forged_Javelin

[Joshk80k]

I sometimes pull with chant, and the blacksmithing option seems like a valuable alternative (especially in BW where there are groups of 4-5 skellies that aren't social), but I rely on good ol' punching. It's not the most efficient method, but I'm just about 55 now and my defense, dodge and offense are all 180+. Something that kiting bards struggle with is getting their skills up once they're a higher level. Twist in Hymn of Restoration (and later the Niv's something spell) along with Selo's and punch to pull!

[Kahlid74]

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

Yeah. I never DC'd but one night I kept getting hit and died 5 times in a row. My group probably thought I was a terrible bard but I knew I was doing it right. I had to reset my router to fix it. Never happened again for some reason.

For me, the lvl ding is my kryptonite. Almost every time I ding my comp stutters just enough for the swarm to catch me and one hit me. Soooo annoying.

[Saludeen]

Originally Posted by Kahlid74 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For me, the lvl ding is my kryptonite. Almost every time I ding my comp stutters just enough for the swarm to catch me and one hit me. Soooo annoying.

Lol, everytime I dinged it made me jump and move my mouse. Somehow I survived 3 times despite flicking right into the mobs. I turned my sound off while kiting after that.

[Duff73]

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

Lol, everytime I dinged it made me jump and move my mouse. Somehow I survived 3 times despite flicking right into the mobs. I turned my sound off while kiting after that.

Haha I thought I was the only one. Anytime I ding in the middle of a swarm it scares the crap out of me makes me jump too. I just keep an eye on my exp bar now if I'm close to dinging.

[assazzin]

I did OT from 19 and I'm 46 now, with a brief pause in LOIO from 25 to 30, where should I go ? BW ?
still naked, so preferably a place I can make pp too [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Pyrocat]

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

I switched to using a GameCube controller, and now I am in heaven.

Please elaborate

[Duff73]

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

I did OT from 19 and I'm 46 now, with a brief pause in LOIO from 25 to 30, where should I go ? BW ?
still naked, so preferably a place I can make pp too [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You should get 48 and selo dot before you hit BW or it will take you an eternity to take out the swarm. Hit DL for a couple of levels.

[assazzin]

Originally Posted by Duff73 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You should get 48 and selo dot before you hit BW or it will take you an eternity to take out the swarm. Hit DL for a couple of levels.

god after OT for quite a while, DL seems dangerous, but so easy to pull numerous mobs ! the 48 pbae has the same range as the level 2 ?

[Joshk80k]

Yeah, the PBAoE is the same range as the level 2 spell. The upside is that if you land all 3 you should be doing around 100 per tick which is impressive when you're hitting 50+ mobs.