Ok, my bard can pull rather well, but occassionally that spell gets resisted
and the only option is to zone unless the party can take on more than 1.
It is a bit faster to pull with a bard than a monk.
My question is what songs did you twist when you fought the paladin? How
did you play this fight?
>
> From: "David P. Brown" <dbrown5@...>
>
>
> 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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