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10-30-2017, 07:18 AM
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Most to least important in my book. -knowing your song book (and having them all) -epic -instrument mods -resists vs hp (depends on situation) -dex/cha -AC -regen -stamina -literally anything other than ... -weapon dps Bard melee dps is shit from 30s onward. Disregard and put away your weapons 99% of he time unless one of those weapons is your epic. Stamina is cute but bard returns are meh. As a class that can pump up your own resists to ungodly levels and regen yourself and the group 40-50 hp/tick, that extra stamina ... not really all that important. AC however? I can promise you're going to get hit if you're playing your class to full potential. Bard makes a reasonable group tank and doing your bardly duty will put you in the line of fire at times
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10-30-2017, 09:39 AM
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Looting bronze from Mistmoore is the immediate answer to your problems. You can also get good XP at pond when level 20
As far as goals/saving...You can get certain Singing Steel (Kunark armor) pieces for relatively cheap and some of them have really cool effects. The bracer has a damage shield (stacks with songs), the boots have a levitation clicker, the gloves give enduring breath, Helm casts Eye of Zomm... Most of these pieces cost between 400pp-1500pp so it gives you something to save towards. The BP and legs are not really worth it and that's where I would rock Lambent instead because the cost is in 100's and not tens of thousands of plat. Couple things to look out for while leveling... 25-35 SolA has a shit load of pretty decent mid level gear and the zone is largely uncamped at all times. If you can get a party together and romp through SolA you will 100% get a few nice upgrades. 40-45 you can get a group in SolB at Royals and camp Mithril Breastplate and some other OK items. 30-40 You can get Hooded Black Cloak from courtyard in Mistmoore as well as Diamondine Earrings. Breath of Harmony is the weapon you need to save for - usually sells for around 2k | ||
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10-30-2017, 09:48 AM
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Concur with breath of harmony. The click after level 50 makes it one of the only reasons to melee in that level range until you have epic. It effectively allows you to 'twist' an extra song with good timing.
For gearing a bard other than that, as others have said save first for cheap mistmoore drums and gypsy lute. You can find some good weapons for cheap (sio's partisan for example) that will serve you well in the lower levels. Beyond that, save for some player made hp/ac rings and keep your eyes open for armor (lightweight). If i could go back and have a do-over I would have skipped bronze altogether and just rock banded until much later as it is much lighter. The rest comes with time and bards frankly (and thankfully) don't need much in the way of gear to do their job well.
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