Bards are extremely powerful, if they know what they are doing. Most dont.
One of my characters is a 20th lvl bard. My friend plays a 20th lvl
paladin. We dueled in arena the other night and at the end of the fight I
was at full health. This was even after he used hands. He also blinded me
and ran off and hid someplace and healed himself back to full a second
time. It didn't save him. And yes, we stood toe to toe (except when he
ran hehe)
In any case, I find this whole thread of monks being master pullers
discouraging. Is this all they are good for at high levels? Is pulling the
only reason they are sought out for groups? Because that hardly sounds
like a fun way to spend time. I play a monk now because I dont have the
patients for long camps. Pulling things for other people to blast doesnt
sound much better :( Surely there are other things to look forward to as
a high level monk?
-Bethorn
18th monk, erollisi marr
On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Dan Gilbert wrote:
> At 08:19 AM 10/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >From: "Tim Perkins" <tperkins@...>
> >
> >Ever wonder why parties always want a monk to pull? Because the Monk IS the
> >best puler in the game Bar none.
>
>
> Once again, I am going to have to disagree. The Monk is the 2nd
> best puller in the game. The best puller is one that no one has mentioned
> yet: The Bard. The reason the Bard is the best puller is because of Kelin`s
> Lugubrious Lament (Lull), Kelin`s Lucid Lullaby (AoE Lull), and Selo's
> Accelerando. Bards can use the spells to pull EXACTLY one Mob and then
> hightail it back to the group. If they do pull more they can use Kelin's
> Lullaby to keep them occupied or just haul ass to zone. All in all, if you
> have a Bard that knows what he is doing, they are the best pullers.
>
> However, that all said and done, most Bards are not as adept at
> pulling as Monks are. Monks start honing their pulling skills early on.
> Bards, for the most part, never really work on pulling. So, given the same
> skill level and knowledge, a Bard is a better class for pulling. I still
> like a Monk because of the damage they deal. Bard songs are invaluable at
> higher levels though. I would choose a Bard (that knows what they are
> doing) over a Shaman/Druid/Paladin/Ranger if possible.
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