Bard Kiting - 101

[assazzin]

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

I prefer chant of frost and FV instead of OT by far. More mobs, smaller space, all social agro, no tigers or rhinos, minimum frogs to avoid.

I'm only 31, is FV possible, if yes where ?

[Saludeen]

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

I'm only 31, is FV possible, if yes where ?

You should be able to do it at 31. Here's a guide I made specifically for FV swarm kiting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBDPkpVPneE

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[SamwiseRed]

i think aoe kiting is one of the easier things to do as a bard. a good bard will twist the right songs at the right time in groups/raids.

[Hezron]

I use chant of frost as well. Also can pretty easily level up your blacksmithing skill to make javelins with much better range. They are VERY nice but you can burn through them quickly considering how many mobs we pull each time. I tend to dot in wide open areas and use javelins in tight spaces or to pick off a second mob close to the first one I've dotted.

I started FV at 30 and did fine. Tend to do a /who to see how many bards were in OT and FV to determine where to exp for that day.

[Kileras]

Shurikens should work fine. I know it feels really short range but you just need to get used to it and you should be fine. For your own sake and efficiency I really suggest learning how to use shurikens.

[ezri]

I agree with Hezron, do a little bit of black smithing and make yourself some javelins for further range.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Forged_Javelin

[Joshk80k]

I sometimes pull with chant, and the blacksmithing option seems like a valuable alternative (especially in BW where there are groups of 4-5 skellies that aren't social), but I rely on good ol' punching. It's not the most efficient method, but I'm just about 55 now and my defense, dodge and offense are all 180+. Something that kiting bards struggle with is getting their skills up once they're a higher level. Twist in Hymn of Restoration (and later the Niv's something spell) along with Selo's and punch to pull!

[assazzin]

dunno if it's the size of the mobs but it's more frightening kiting drolvags than cactus in OT [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I always feel like I'm gonna get hit if I am close enough for the 48 pbae to land, is there a visual hint : in OT I could get the lvl 2 pbae to land having sarnaks in the top bottom left/right of the screen, it seems to me I got to be closer (inn term of visual aspect) with the drolvags

[Joshk80k]

It's absolutely the size of the mobs, kiting a cockatrice is wayyy easier than kiting a skulking brute (the brutes are possible but it's incredibly risky).

Drolvargs are somewhere in between the difficulty of those two, but the social aspect and sheer number of drolvargs make FV one of the best spots to do 35-46ish.

[Kileras]

velious spots? ideas ?