Bard`s Build (request, its not the guide)

Lavir · Post by **Lavir** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:34 pm

Hi, i´ve red tons of guides and i cant find what skills are the most suitable for a Bard full Int. I would just investigate by myself but ive allready screw up 2 chars in the past, so i started to think thay i dont have a good method. :oops:

If any one have some tips would be grate. Thanks

Post by **Rainigul** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:48 pm

Seriously, every single skill in the bard line is useful.

Biscuit · Post by **Biscuit** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:41 pm

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Seriously, every single skill in the bard line is useful.

I have to agree. The only thing I don't use regularly is the Dancing Concert line, but this just because of the lack of other bards.

For gameplay (up to 3X) proceed in roughly this order:

- Protect yourself using Noise
- Protect and buff your party with the Music Pleasure line
- Keep your parties mana reserves full. Keep Mana Cycle cast on yourself most of the time, then cast Mana Cycle on the most active Int. players. Cast Mana Wind on Str. characters.
- Protect individual party members, mostly other casters, using Holding Clamor, Temptation and Discord Wave
- Attack what your party is attacking

For trading:

- Use Noise for normal mobs and avoid champs and giants
- Use Temptation and Holding Clamor on spawning thieves. Since your defense will be rather low, have an alternative option (=subclass) at hand in case Temptation fails.

Lavir · Post by **Lavir** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:53 pm

Thanks dudes!

Atsuten · Post by **Atsuten** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:18 am

2nd the dancing line... 2 bards are kinda crappy in the party

-DMD- · Post by **-DMD-** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:15 am

hmm why do you need all those song things?
i always thought its possible to use only one at a time, so u should just choose the one thats better in ur opinion and stick with it
corect me if im wrong

phulshof · Post by **phulshof** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:32 am

Atsuten wrote:2nd the dancing line... 2 bards are kinda crappy in the party

Oh, I'm sure a couple of Chinese nukers with snow shield would love a couple of bards in the party for 32+% absorption and 26+% extra magical damage, confusion, and a little extra mana boost (tanking a bunch of party mobs with snow shield can really dig into you mana rapidly). Do not forget that the additional damage is calculated before the enemy's absorption and armor, so you'll end up doing a lot more damage. When my bard was just giving 14% extra damage the nuker that was helping us went from dealing 22K to about 27K.

-DMD- · Post by **-DMD-** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:04 pm

can a bard acutally use 2 dances?
i mean using the 20% dmg reduse and the mana costumize reduse at the same time?

phulshof · Post by **phulshof** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:41 pm

No, he cannot, and damage reduction (absorption) is not a dance skill.

-DMD- · Post by **-DMD-** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:34 am

not a dance? hmm so a bard can use that skill and a dance together then?

phulshof · Post by **phulshof** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:20 am

-DMD- wrote:not a dance? hmm so a bard can use that skill and a dance together then?

No, you need 2 bards for that purpose. Bards really need to pick the one big buff they give out to others depending on the situation they face. On the other hand, they do have a number of quick, decent damage dealing attacks, some of which give them MP in return. Bards are really there for battlefield control, giving MP, and one big bonus buff. Oh, and speed walk of course.