3. OK first off, everyone including myself has rolled a Bard on P99 so expect to see Bards everywhere. Secondly, Bards are a much more engaging class to play without the melody command, and you can tell whether a person is playing a bard poorly or well. Thirdly, since I have joined P99, levels 1-30 are deficient in tank classes =)
4. If you like to play casually, check out
http://mischiefguild.org/forums/index.php !