Get rid of bard AoE kiting, we've had our fun

[r00t]

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

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epic

[Phats]

So while bards are being taken care of how about TMO? They are abusing server mechanics too

[Agatha]

You should just root them and laugh when all the mobs kill them.

Edit: lol thought i was on red forums, ya that sucks. I don't really see how blue server is all that appealing when shit like this goes down and you have no recourse to fix the situation.

[HitMePat]

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

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Other classic things such as Mage AFK killing were nerfed. This is fact.

It was much less abusive/advantageous than bard swarm kiting. This is also fact.

How is Mage afk camping less abusive? I can't go to sleep while aoe kiting and come back 3 levels higher. It's hard to do correctly without dying. And it's fun. And it's one of the only nerfed things in live that P99 still has that I cared about when I came back to EQ. Aren't there about a hundred other zones to grind in where bards can't aoe?

[Bodeanicus]

"But... but... I don't mind if you get my sloppy second mobs of my train!"

[Tecmos Deception]

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

I am fed up, this didn't happen so epidemically on live.

Welcome to the year 2013!

[alaiwy0503]

i absolutely can't stand the whiners. the ridiculous hypocrisy and terrible logic that "bard are ruining the server because they are taking the mobs i want, why don't they just go to another zone or stop it?"

There are at MAX 900 people on this server and usually at least 150 of those are in EC when the population is that high. there are literally at least 5 zones in any level range that are basically, if not totally, completely empty. There are basically 4-5 zones TOTAL that a bard can do this effectively. Don't go to OT if you want a large amount of mobs.

And the argument that this isn't classic is asinine. Maybe you couldn't do it in live because you had a crappy computer. but people with top end computers and internet were doing this w/o any trouble at all.

[TarukShmaruk]

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

How is Mage afk camping less abusive? I can't go to sleep while aoe kiting and come back 3 levels higher. It's hard to do correctly without dying. And it's fun. And it's one of the only nerfed things in live that P99 still has that I cared about when I came back to EQ. Aren't there about a hundred other zones to grind in where bards can't aoe?

Mage AFK killing didn't disrupt the entire zone and cause problems to people trying to hunt though.

[Calibix]

I feel like every person complaining about bards in this thread are the same people who would complain that they rolled a warrior and can't heal.

[Lojik]

From server rules-

If you have the slightest doubt that what you are doing may not be intended, please cease immediately and seek clarification from the server staff. Failure to do so and discovery of your actions will lead to disciplinary action.

So while I fall into the group that gets annoyed when I am in OT and there are 0 mobs to kill, I also will not demand that bard kiting needs to be nerfed or stopped. I am only curious as to whether people think low-hp kiting is an unintended game play mechanic that is being exploited. If so, wouldn't this be against server rules?

I also see this response frequently "go level in a dungeon with ZEM instead of OT." Some classes (thinking wizard especially) are really only suited to leveling outdoors and are not all that desired in groups. The "bard zones" are also generally good places for wizards to solo, and there really aren't all that many of these zones.