The biggest issue that P1999 has versus old 1999 retail EQ with bards is the chance of being knocked out of a song while in melee combat. On old retail I could twist 3 songs with only a few issues from level 6 on up to 50 if I kept my music instrument skill associated with a particular song maxed. The only time it would drop is if I was successfully stunned with a bash or slam from a mob.
On P1999, the flippin' goblins in Butcherblock would knock me out of a song every single time with a bash attempt whether it successfully stunned me or not. Every. Time. I understand that once you level the bard up to the 30's that it becomes a non issue and being knocked out of a song rarely happens, but what I was experiencing on P1999 was completely not matching up with what I played with on old Brell Serilis.
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