How many Bards group more then solo?
 

Every time I see a Bard, he is always running in circles with a train on him. Do any Bards every really group? If you guys had to guess, what % do you think would be groupers vs soloers?

1-50 I'd say 25% group, 75% kite.

50-60 I'd say 90% group 10% continue to kite.

Not enough, but the smart ones should. My first toon here was a bard and after swarm kiting my way up to 50 I'm ashamed to admit I stunk up my first dungeon experience in horrible fashion. Don't be that bard. Swarm kite when you can't find a group, but do it with the LFG tag on and make sure you take up those offers when they come your way.

my bard had 200+ days /played on live. I'm not grouping on my p1999 bard till swarming stops paying out :P

aoe kiting is ridiculously lame, wish more grpd like me :(

Too many bards level too quickly using ae kites. Then, when they are forced to group at higher levels, they don't know what they are doing. Do yourself a favor and l2group. Backstreets back alright?

I grouped with a great bard last night on my monkey. He hasn't figured out kiting yet. IMHO bards bring a lot to the table when grouping and I would take a bard any day.

i've got a level 50 bard guildie that never solos. he rocks in a group (he's just as good as most enchs at CC imo), but says any time he tries a solo kite he ends up dead =p

That's me, I die every time I AOE kite, give me a group any day.

I don't think the reason most bards kite is simply that the exp is so much better or that it is a decision the bards themselves are really making. The reality is that for whatever reason a lot of groups simply don't want bards. I've found that most people who have never played a bard don't really understand the class that well and don't really know what a good bard can bring to a group. As a result bards spend a ton of time LFG as they play second fiddle to enchanters and a lot just give up on grouping altogether. It really is a shame though. For a class that can pull, CC, provide great mana/hp regen, stat buffs, haste, slow, etc, there really aren't many group configurations that couldn't benefit from having a bard since they can often fill the role of 2 or 3 other classes.