LOW level bard aoe kiting?

[revsta]

Is this possible as a viable LOW level leveling option? I'm talking LOW. Like pre10 and teens? I've never played a bard before and just started up. It seems like cod doesn't hit enough early on to make this viable, am I right?

[element08]

It's possible, just a pain. You can start at 2 with strafe running until you get selo's. It takes practice to consistently hit with the aoe and not get hit.

[Frug]

You can do it at 2. I did levels 8-15 in North Karana on wisps alone. I know of one person getting 30% of a level in FOB on one pull (of 30 or so mobs) he says, at level 17. Takes 15-20 minutes.

To make it viable, you need a lute which you don't get a skill for until level 8, but it's DOABLE, just takes a lot longer at 2.

[Orruar]

It's an option but not really faster than just normal tank and spank leveling really until 18.

[tanknspank]

I did level 4 in Steamfont, strafe-kiting kobolds and it worked very well. Oddly I am having more of a problem once I got Selo and my drum because I tend to either be out of range of the song or so close I get hit.

[Scikala]

Originally Posted by tanknspank [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I did level 4 in Steamfont, strafe-kiting kobolds and it worked very well. Oddly I am having more of a problem once I got Selo and my drum because I tend to either be out of range of the song or so close I get hit.

If you strafe kite, you don't use selos...you only need it to gather mobs, after that you strafe kite. Selo's is usually used when you "tap" - I strafe kited a bard to 50 naked and never used selo's.

[tanknspank]

That's what I meant, I had better success with strafe (w/o selo) at 4 than tap-selo at 5. Although I am slowly getting the hang of the selo version.

[Scikala]

Honestly if you can already strafe and land CoD, no reason to learn tap unless your hands get too tired. But I'm lazy...so who knows.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's an option but not really faster than just normal tank and spank leveling really until 18.

I hope you mean in a good XP group. This statement is very false when it comes to soloing. Not even close.

[Scikala]

Originally Posted by Glenzig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hope you mean in a good XP group. This statement is very false when it comes to soloing. Not even close.

1. Make Qeynos Bard(Call in sick to work, this step is key for 2/3)
2. Tank spank to 12
3. Hand in fangs
4. Profit.