Bard Kiting - 101

[Kileras]

casters/rhinos/tigers/tigress

[Duff73]

Thx again Kil.

[Kileras]

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

Thx again Kil.

no prob anytime!

[Duff73]

So this thread has been super helpful as I've moved through levels and different zones for swarming. I have a question regarding swarm size and songs landing. I've noticed in particular with drolvargs in FV that sometimes you have to get exceedingly close to land songs on the mobs. Also it seems sometimes the songs will land on part of the swarm but not the rest. I've found if I peel off re-selo and organize it helps but not much.

Is this just the mob size where some in the swarm are in a different position in relation to the rest as they move? I've found it can be extremely nerve racking at times where I know I'm within an inch of my life trying to get the song to land. Is there a sweet spot for amount of mobs pulled? I've found in FV you can pull massive swarms which coupled with my problem above can make for a 20-30 min kite. Otherwise the knowledge posted had been great thanks for those who have contributed.

[Saludeen]

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

So this thread has been super helpful as I've moved through levels and different zones for swarming. I have a question regarding swarm size and songs landing. I've noticed in particular with drolvargs in FV that sometimes you have to get exceedingly close to land songs on the mobs. Also it seems sometimes the songs will land on part of the swarm but not the rest. I've found if I peel off re-selo and organize it helps but not much.

Is this just the mob size where some in the swarm are in a different position in relation to the rest as they move? I've found it can be extremely nerve racking at times where I know I'm within an inch of my life trying to get the song to land. Is there a sweet spot for amount of mobs pulled? I've found in FV you can pull massive swarms which coupled with my problem above can make for a 20-30 min kite. Otherwise the knowledge posted had been great thanks for those who have contributed.

With practice (and level 48) you should be twisting 3 dots while swapping instruments. It will be hard at first but it will drastically decrease the kite time since you'll be doing much more damage, and that saved time adds up. It will always make you nervous but you'll learn the sweet spot eventually. Just ease into it until you find the right range, and don't worry about missing at first because its better to miss than get too close. You can also test how close you can get when you're down to 1-2 mobs. Just make sure you're not pulling anything like giants or yetis because they have different hit boxes.

Here's the 3 that I use in this order
http://wiki.project1999.com/Denon%27...uptive_Discord - level 18 brass - long range
http://wiki.project1999.com/Selo%27s...s_of_Cessation - level 48 string - short range
http://wiki.project1999.com/Chords_of_Dissonance - level 2 string - short range

[Kileras]

I opt out of switching instruments and just use denons as bonus damage. If you aren't hitting most or all of the mobs In your kite you need to circle them tighter before you start doing damage. Fv is a great place to practice because they are all the same mob type. They should literally look like 1 mob when you have them stacked correctly. Hopefully this helps.

[assazzin]

I did 7-14 the willowisp around the Gypsy Camp in NK (#6 on http://wiki.project1999.com/Northern_Plains_of_Karana) and it's good xp and pp for a naked bard like me.
Where can I go now, is OT too high ?

[Duff73]

Need 18 and denons for OT which is good until about 25. I did gnolls in ek till around 19ish then left for OT.

[assazzin]

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

Need 18 and denons for OT which is good until about 25. I did gnolls in ek till around 19ish then left for OT.

omg, I've been pwned by Splintered Claw
on a side note, is it normal or a bug you think that when kiting gnoll reaver and night falls, they reset except 2 and pop on their normal spawn points as undead reavers ? I had aggro on all, happened twice

[Hezron]

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omg, I've been pwned by Splintered Claw
on a side note, is it normal or a bug you think that when kiting gnoll reaver and night falls, they reset except 2 and pop on their normal spawn points as undead reavers ? I had aggro on all, happened twice

Yes, this happens. I never kited the gnolls. I did wolves in EK with selo's. Good exp and none of that.