Hail and well met, all,
Every MMO I’ve played over the years a Bard has been my main character. EQI Bard, EQII Troubadour and Dirge, Rift Full Bard tree, Vanguard Bard, DAoC Minstrel/Skald… you get the picture.
I just like the idea that I sing and play so horribly that I can kill my enemies… plus I like playing heals/off heals and support.
So... keeping the following in mind…
I’m really not much into PvP, but will happily join group/guild PvP when invited just to be helpful to my team/guild. I’m really more PvE focused. I don’t care about leaderboards, being the best, or taking on content that I really shouldn’t be because I’m pushing the edge of OP, nor do I care about Min/Maxing.
My intent is to “main” the Songcraft tree for attacks, and everything. On a side note, I played this playstyle a couple of years ago and found the ability to play the healing song and keep me and my pet healed while damaging the mob, (once charmed), to be very effective. Maybe not the fastest kill speed, but at the time that style killed things/groups my Archer or Sorcery damaging specs could not kill, or had more trouble killing.
But anyway… Bard… Songcraft as my main damaging tree. Can I get through the overland quests and content, especially once I move into Hiram or Ancestral, (whatever it is), endgame PvE content/mobs?
I think of a Bard as a Rouge’ish type character, so I’m thinking of adding Shadowplay for the poison, dropback, (the agile fighter aspect appeals to me), and stealth… since there is no invis song.
What might be a good third option? I also think of Bards as dual wielders… so maybe Swiftblade?
While I prefer to be a “concept” player… when concept meets “gimp” I draw the line, lol. Conceptually, Shadowplay and Swiftblade go best with Songcraft to create my idea of a Bard… but is that concept running up against gimp? Don’t have to be optimal, just viable. I know I can swap out, level other trees, etc… and I plan to… but I’m curious as to how these 3 together will fare at the outset?
Thanks for your advice and insight.
P.S. This is for Unchained if that matters at all.