Failing at Bard hot swapping wep/instruments

[Meeper]

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

And I thought canni/sitting/canni constantly was bad. Fuck being a bard, ever.

It can be fun, if you don't mind the RSI. And the people who don't understand that it's a bit tricky to constantly chat while twisting songs.

[Dirtnap]

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

It can be fun, if you don't mind the RSI. And the people who don't understand that it's a bit tricky to constantly chat while twisting songs.

This. People tend to think I'm being rude when I'm on my bard. I can't keep hitting 11,22,33 twisting songs AND talk at the same time.

[SirAlvarex]

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

This. People tend to think I'm being rude when I'm on my bard. I can't keep hitting 11,22,33 twisting songs AND talk at the same time.

I suggest making hotkeys like

/stopsong
/cast 1

to cut down on having to click a song twice.

And instrument switching isn't that bad. EQ is such a dumbed down game compared to all the current iterations out there, that the Bard is really the only class that the dexterity/quick thinking that other games have trained us on has its place.

[Ravager]

I played a bard for only 25 levels before I got tired of the constant button mashing. I have a lot of respect for bards who play their classes well.

[Dalven]

Aye, learn to type as much as you can in 3 second bursts if you are a bard. I'm pretty sure most people I group with think I'm an idiot due to the masses of typos I never correct. If you are swapping instruments may as well give up on talking and dedicate a bank of hotkeys to what you need to say.

To the OP Duxa's UI was a revelation for me. I use the same set up as Zander, carrying 6 bags and leaving two slots free for swapping/clickie. If you are using the Velious UI just place the relevant inventory slots on your hotbar.