Bard starting stats

[Saludeen]

I put all my points in dex, then 5 in strength because missed notes will wreck you during pvp, str helps with melee and carrying plate (bards still melee depending on the situation), and cha doesn't seem to make a difference. You don't need alot of gear, but its still worth getting a good weapon early on because melee is your primary source of damage at lower levels. And you'll never fully abandon melee. Buy vendor instruments and ask around for some help with spell money or extra bronze / blackened / etc gear. Make sure you bind your keys because clicking sucks too. I plan on making a complete bard tutorial soon. I'm a new bard on the server (Suif) but I played the old red box as a 50 bard.

[Saludeen]

Dex so you miss less notes. Then str so you're not encumbered constantly. sta HP increase is minimal, and the effect of charisma is unnoticable.

[Synthlol]

Originally Posted by Saludeen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

sta HP increase is minimal

Putting 25 points into Stamina yields 100hp at level 60.

Imagine getting an extra ring slot to wear another Djarns Amethyst Ring. Rolling full stamina is better than that, and stamina is notoriously hard to cap. You don't make effective choices in this game if you think a bonus 100hp is no big deal.

[Saludeen]

100 hp is a single hit from mobs at 60. Not missing notes is more valuable than being able to take 1 extra hit in my opinion. HP is like RAM where eventually it becomes redundant as long as healers can cover the damage, with the exception of tanks who need a large pool for bigger spikes, or non-healing classes in solo pvp. If DEX is easily capped at 60 then maybe STA is better so the points aren't wasted though.

[Synthlol]

Originally Posted by Saludeen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

100 hp is a single hit from mobs at 60. Not missing notes is more valuable than being able to take 1 extra hit in my opinion. HP is like RAM where eventually it becomes redundant as long as healers can cover the damage, with the exception of tanks who need a large pool for bigger spikes, or non-healing classes in solo pvp. If DEX is easily capped at 60 then maybe STA is better so the points aren't wasted though.

If your attitude is that 100 hp isn't a big deal, you're not just going to end up 100 hp short of someone who knows that hp is king.

[pink grapefruit]

Originally Posted by Saludeen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

100 hp is a single hit from mobs at 60. Not missing notes is more valuable than being able to take 1 extra hit in my opinion. HP is like RAM where eventually it becomes redundant as long as healers can cover the damage, with the exception of tanks who need a large pool for bigger spikes, or non-healing classes in solo pvp. If DEX is easily capped at 60 then maybe STA is better so the points aren't wasted though.

It's interesting that you feel sta (or just hp in general) gives diminishing returns, but seem to think that dex is useful up to the cap. Have you done tests to prove how effective dex is in reducing missed notes?

[pink grapefruit]

Put all 25 into sta, have an extra 100hp at 60.

[Loke]

Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Put all 25 into sta, have an extra 100hp at 60.

Hope you followed this advice. HP, and by association STA, is king for most classes. CHA wont affect you much since unlike an enchanter, none of your songs have very long duration. Ive never geared my bard for CHA and have never had an issue mezing or charming. One place CHA will help is crit resists on lulls, but bards do get quite a bit of CHA gear, and both paladins and enchanters can easily buff it to a workable level since max CHA isnt really necessary. Max STA on the other hand is important, and it is much harder to max than STR. DEX is nice, but at 60 with like 160 DEX ive never had problems with missed notes.

HP, STA and resist are really the most important bard stats, everything else is secondary.

[webrunner5]

I would put a ton of it in Strength. Heffers suck at starting Strength. If you want the Blue Man look you will be encumbered with 50 plat on you. Been there, done that.

Unless you want to sing a strength Song all day take my advise. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Synthlol]

Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Put all 25 into sta, have an extra 100hp at 60.

Anyone who disagrees with this doesn't know what they're talking about.