Guide to AoE Bard Kiting, here on P99. - Page 3

Excision Rottun · #1 10-08-2010, 10:31 AM

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

You had to invs or break charm before your pet started running. If you break charm after your pet begins to run, you won't recieve any EXP. If you were able to break charm before your pet started running, you would finish it off with DDs and DoTs, and then repeat with the next monster.

This is incorrect (at least in Luclin / PoP era, I never swarm kited before then).

I used to break mobs at 1% and 0% regularly with my Goblin Gazughi Ring and receive full XP.

Arkanjil · #2 10-08-2010, 05:08 PM

Here's a bit of advice also.....every bard should get themselves a pair of jboots. Not having to cast selos while kiting is so so nice! And Jboots seem to give me the perfect speed I need for kiting.

Lazortag · #3 10-09-2010, 10:27 AM

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Here's a bit of advice also.....every bard should get themselves a pair of jboots. Not having to cast selos while kiting is so so nice! And Jboots seem to give me the perfect speed I need for kiting.

Actually just use selo's without a drum if it's too fast, or weigh yourself down, or etc. I'm so used to using selo's that I'd never be able to just use jboots!

Arkanjil · #4 10-09-2010, 05:00 PM

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Actually just use selo's without a drum if it's too fast, or weigh yourself down, or etc. I'm so used to using selo's that I'd never be able to just use jboots!

Yeah definitely a good idea! The nice thing about having jboots though is you can twist an additional dps song in place of selos. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Smashu · #5 07-09-2010, 09:58 PM

yeah id definately play a bard for kunark if these kiting methods were fixed. kunark zones were built for this

Lazortag · #6 07-13-2010, 10:59 AM

I swap them manually. It's not hard once you do it often. If there's a command to automatically switch them, I'd like to know also.

(the trick is probably to put your primary, secondary, and instrument bag slots on your hotbar so that you can switch instruments without having to open up your inventory)

Lazortag · #7 08-06-2010, 08:00 PM

So, I tried this method today despite being perfectly content with my Bard already, and it's great - it's not that hard to figure out and once it comes naturally to you it almost feels like cheating. I find centaurs and gnolls (in front of Paw) in SK are the easiest. Some people may have seen me aoe kiting the gnolls today - I was able to do five at a time without getting hit (with about 3 blues and 2 light blues).

I'm sad I didn't do this at an earlier level, as I'm level 38 now and kiting the gnolls just isn't that good for exp. I'd like to know if there are any better kiting spots for my level.

Teeroyoyort · #8 07-09-2010, 11:39 PM

leave it the same. I'm enjoying my charming.

Kerygma · #9 07-13-2010, 02:29 AM

When you say you switch your instrument, do you physically have to click and swap them in your inventory or is there a command that you can use to swap them with a hot button?

Fryhole · #10 07-13-2010, 11:59 AM

I'm confused about instrument swapping for the dots - it seems at least for the regen song, if you swap out your lute, the next tick of the regen song won't have the instrument bonus. Does it not work this way for the dots? Apart from getting that initial higher damage, it doesn't seem like swapping out instruments is going to help that much, but again I may just not be fully understanding. (only lvl 8 bard atm)