Bard Kiting - 101

[DarthMartigan]

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

They are not faster, they just have a much larger hit box. I dont have the greatest internet connection/computer setup, so I personally didnt have much success in FV. I went back to OT, at like 33 and kited there for a few levels, but ended up heading to Mistmoore and just grouping. Now i'm 40, and am in CoM thinking about doing a bit of kiting again.

I was speaking with a higher level bard and they were telling me that you have to rock a really big resolution in order for the spacing to make sense. They say that you should be able to see the head of the mobs in the corner of the screen when they're in range. Well when you have a small resolution, them being in the screen means their closer than if theyre in the corner of the screen and you have a bigger resolution. So i upgraded my resolution to as big as it could go, and its done wonders

I did tapping, not strafing, and had very little trouble in FV except the occasional spin around when EQ client messed up (i'm on a mac). Once I hit first string DOT I was good. I think it's way faster than OT because of how easy the social aggro is. I did 32ish-50 here in a very short amount of time.

[S_wifty]

Originally Posted by doa665 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

first the videos rocked thanx...

not sure if this was ever covered but FV is giving me some troubles.. i can't seem to get the strafe circle right.. dogs seem to over take me even if i strafe in a line.. i swarmed FoB, OT, LoIo just fine.. but the dogs in FV seem to be faster.. i was able to take a pull and kill it as long as i kept run speed buff up.. but took forever because turning that tight made it hard to land the dot..

so are the dogs faster or am i just rushing circle and getting the wrong circumference??

I'm Lvl 12, and was thinking of heading to FoB because I know I could clean up over there. I know you can bind near Kaesora, but where can you vendor near there?

[DevGrousis]

Lyrith,

First of all, thanks for the awesome video. Second, do you have a per level guide out there, or can you throw one up real quick? I've seen a couple of guides out there that I've been told are wrong for this reason or that.

Currently, i'm in OT at lv22, and its beginning to LB, so I'd assume that in a couple hours i'm gonna need to find a new stomping ground. Any help would be sick.

Thanks

[Burog]

anyone having trouble lately aoe kiting in BW? ill be pretty far away from mobs then they just warp on top of me out of nowhere.

[KylonOrina]

What is the UI that OP is using in his videos?
He says something like Dux-A or whatever but I couldn't find that.

[Pipip]

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

What is the UI that OP is using in his videos?
He says something like Dux-A or whatever but I couldn't find that.

Old thread, but you'll find what you're looking for here:

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...highlight=duxa

[KylonOrina]

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

Old thread, but you'll find what you're looking for here:

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...highlight=duxa

Awesome. Just what I needed. Thanks!
I definitely like the ability to switch my instruments out on the fly.

[DarthMartigan]

No need to vendor. As a bard I didn't really vendor because it takes you away from pulls. In Ill Omen I would loot, then sell all loot and buy poisons or gems at windmill to hold onto until i could leave, but I don't think I left zone for ten levels.

[Guzum]

The removal of the hybrid xp penalty has just made leveling with kites insane. Got 2.5 levels off 1 decent sized pull in OT!

[S_wifty]

Yep, I did 11-14.75 last night in EK. Leveling is much faster since the patch.

Does anyone have any good places to go from 15-18? I need some place before I move to the OT.