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Originally Posted by Kevlar
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They can do a lot of the things a chanter can do, but are limited by thier short song duration. For instance a bard mezzing two or three mobs can not do anything else while the chanter is locking down mobs, providing haste and mana, and adding dps with their charmed pet.
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A competent bard should be able to twist up to 4 songs at once, so yeah you can easily mez 2-3 mobs while playing haste. I think one of the main strengths of Bards that's overlooked is their pulling ability though, they are easily the best pullers in exp groups with lull, singing steel helm, selo's for outdoor zones, cc spells they can cast while moving, and other tools. Bards are able to chain pull very reliably without sacrificing any DPS (like when a monk pulls) and usually without even needing to CC since they should be able to get only single pulls. Even if they can't CC or provide mana/haste as reliably as enchanters I'd still prefer a good bard over an average enchanter, and I'd guess that groups that use competent Bards as pullers get much faster exp than groups that don't.