Best noob bard weapon

[Rpeter88]

Just started a Bard as my first guy on p99. I've got about 100 platinum to my name. What kind of weapon should I go for?

[ScaringChildren]

Sionachie's Partisan is decent for the price - 100p

Sainy's Claw is also half the price of that.

I'd imagine some people will recommend that you invest in instruments over weapons.

[Rpeter88]

Awesome, thanks!

[fastboy21]

Originally Posted by Rpeter88 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just started a Bard as my first guy on p99. I've got about 100 platinum to my name. What kind of weapon should I go for?

If you are planning on melee'ing then the PGT mentioned above is a very good low price twinky proc weapon.

If you had some plat to burn there are some good lvl 1 proc weps that you could buy that make the low lvls much easier, but they are all much more than 100pp.

It honestly won't matter much though...by the time you could find the weapon you're looking for you could have level'd up and bought more useful stuff. Bard melee dps is horrid, 90% or more of your utility is through your songs which means you need a good drum and lute.

Bard is one of my favorite classes because (aside from some twinking and fashion quest) your effectiveness is really about playing the right way, and not about your gear. Right song line ups, twisting beneficial and detrimental songs, kiting, etc. The difference between good bards and bad bards is all about how they play.

[Rpeter88]

Thank you all for your feedback! I was able to pick up a Sionachie's Partisan as well as Sainy's Claw, both for 120pp.

I just hit level 18, and am going to attempt swarm kiting... maybe! It's a little intimidating! I'm sure there will be a lot of deaths involved, but once I figure it out it should be awesome!

[Legidias]

Start with 1 mob to get spacing right, then move up to like 3-6 so even if you get hit you can live, then go up to 20+

[kruptcy]

If this is your first character, don't swarm. Learn to play so you don't subject the server to another 50+ bard with no idea how to perform his duties. <3

[beargryllz]

Use a drum. Run fast. Play songs.

[Tethler]

Make sure you get a bit of buffer into 18 first. You may die a few times getting into your groove and you don't want to lose access to the 18 dot. It's gonna feel real fun at first once you get it down, then it's gonna feel real boring. My bard has been sitting at level 30 and stripped for 2 years now. =p

[XeroKill]

Swarm or no swarm, it doesn't matter. A good player will take the time to learn their class regardless of how quickly they level up. One of the best bards I have ever known swarmed to 60 in less than a month and never grouped once. Granted, he is already an EQ veteran both from Live and P99, but that would have made little difference because he is a skilled player and learns whatever class / game he plays.

Scrubs are scrubs, no matter how long they take to get to 60. Bard is just the only class that makes it easier for scrubs to actually get to 60 and being 60 is not an indication of competence... only patience.