Grace wrote on Oct 28
th, 2011 at 3:04am:
But that's not true. A lvl 12 bard, as opposed to a lvl 18 bard, misses out on +2 to Inspire Courage, Inspire Heroics, and mass suggestion. A WC can melee plenty well if built correctly, and the two rogue levels would be there in either plan. A lvl 12 bard also misses all lvl 5 and 6 spells, which may or may not matter to Zog, but worth mentioning anyway.
lvl 14 bard is the last boost to IC til 20 I do believe. WC gets one more over SS.
and ya, missing some spells can suck, but there are scrolls for most. and the WC songs.
Epoch wrote on Oct 28
th, 2011 at 3:17am:
The real question is, how much more DPS is H-elf? If I remember correctly, it is only a point more - maybe two while the 10 sec boost is going. Which, to be fair, is pathetic.
Also, you obviously don't shortman many epic raids. A minute minute and forty seconds of boosts won't get you far.
Not on my Bard, no.
Also, the boosts are 20 seconds with 10 seconds downtime.
It works the same as a Blitz or any Kensei fighter.
Grace wrote on Oct 28
th, 2011 at 1:01pm:
Plus, it's quite awhile before you get that umd, especially if you go WC.
It helps if you have the gear and don't go HOrc like a tard.