I honestly don't know how bards can have the attention span to AE kite solo up to 50. Sure, it's fun when you see a ton of experience on one pull, but the novelty wears off after awhile. Without the AE snare you get at level 54, AE kiting can be pretty darn hard, don't forget lag spike deaths either heh...I'm not sure I could even AE kite anymore without the level 54 AE snare since I really haven't done any AE kiting to level up since like last September or October? Furthermore, my internet connection and iMac bootcamped version of windows likes to lag a fair amount sometimes.
Grouping 50-60 in dungeons was way more fun than any other thing I had done level 50 or below (except maybe Orc 1 in East Commons because that is my favorite camp in the game). You really learn how to play your class when you get into a dungeon situation, and
you get to interact with real people. I sucked at first (I wasn't even really sure what CC was when I went to City of Mist for the first time), but I think I can hold my own pretty well now. There is always a chance that a critical resist may screw up a pull and things get dicey, but overall, due to my experience in dungeons 50-60, I know much more about the bard class and what it can do, should do, and most importantly, shouldn't do.
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I'm sorry you've had a bad experience grouping with other bards Flamewraith; maybe we could group up in Seb or something and have some fun...I'm only 4% into 60.