Bard instead of shm?

[Qalu]

Friends are nec/mnk, have a 27 shm atm, but thinking of trying a bard. Could a bard bring anywhere near as much to the table for this trio in dungeons as a shm would? Like maybe charming for dps/ hp and mana regen, monk buffs/haste? What about in pvp? Thanks for any info!

[aborted]

bard imo is better, can get your group around quicker plus you add decent buffs/mana regain. Charm sucks on a bard but our CC ability is decent, we can hold down 4 mobs or more at a time.

shamans can slow better than bards, consistent buffs. no mana regain but lots of hp regain, extra healer.

In your situation a healer might be best.

both shaman and bard are good at pvp, shamans can solo in dungeons better than bards.

[Num1RecommendedByDentists]

monk/shaman is one of the best duo combinations in the game

[Qalu]

Thanks for the replies guys, sounds like I should stick with the shaman! Mnk/shm is OP because of high dps/mitigation/pulling along with haste/buffs/debuffs/heals is pretty Op I guess. :)

[Splorf22]

Part of your problem is that at 27 a shaman is pretty weak. By 50 you'll feel much stronger, especially once you get the epic.

[Qalu]

Hmm nice, alright thanks for the encouragement, I'll stick it out

[Cords]

Qalu try to add an Ogre SK to that group, and you will be unstoppable. Monk/shaman is op, But SK/shaman is immortal.

[Num1RecommendedByDentists]

SK would just ruin the exp more

the only thing an SK could do better than a monk on this server is hold aggro