I'm looking for suggestions on becoming a better crowd control bard.
Basically, I'm finding it very difficult to keep more than 2 mobs mez'd at a time considering the bard's mesmerize spell only lasts 3 ticks. I know at 64 bards get a 4 tick mez, which will be very helpful, but one more tick won't solve all my problems.
Charisma is helpful in avoiding resists but one must sacrifice Ac/hp to get charisma. Are there diminishing returns to charisma after a certain point?
Being stunned is also really annoying, although style 5 helps a lot. How effective is the AA finger tricks in coping with stun? At only 3 aa it seems quite cheap and worth getting.
Are there any clicky items that anyone uses to help them cc? A clickly short duration root would be very helpful.
Is there anything special about a bard's keyboard layout that helps with CC? btw I know about the hotkey for switching between 2 targets.
Maybe my expectations are too high? How many mobs can a lvl 65 bard keep under control at one time?
And now some general questions,
What should a bard specialize in after they've specialized in Energy/Defense and Focus/Mind. None of the other 3 look all that great. I won't be raiding much so extra resists don't look worth it, I don't use many 1hb weapons but extra avoidance is nice, and I primarily use 1hs/piercing weapons but I'm not wanted for my dps anyways.
What melody songs do you usually play? I usually play haste or overhaste/regen or if there's no melee about, I'll play +spell damage focus in place of haste. If there's no casters that need regen then I have no clue what to play and I usually just put the rune song on.
How often do you play the spell dot focus and the bane focus spells?
What AA's do you suggest a bard get first? I've already got run3 and won't start getting AAs until 65 but I'd like to prepare.
Thanks for the help.
Ralexia
http://www.shardsofdalaya.com/fomelo/fomelo.php?char=Ralexia
Basically, I'm finding it very difficult to keep more than 2 mobs mez'd at a time considering the bard's mesmerize spell only lasts 3 ticks. I know at 64 bards get a 4 tick mez, which will be very helpful, but one more tick won't solve all my problems.
Charisma is helpful in avoiding resists but one must sacrifice Ac/hp to get charisma. Are there diminishing returns to charisma after a certain point?
Being stunned is also really annoying, although style 5 helps a lot. How effective is the AA finger tricks in coping with stun? At only 3 aa it seems quite cheap and worth getting.
Are there any clicky items that anyone uses to help them cc? A clickly short duration root would be very helpful.
Is there anything special about a bard's keyboard layout that helps with CC? btw I know about the hotkey for switching between 2 targets.
Maybe my expectations are too high? How many mobs can a lvl 65 bard keep under control at one time?
And now some general questions,
What should a bard specialize in after they've specialized in Energy/Defense and Focus/Mind. None of the other 3 look all that great. I won't be raiding much so extra resists don't look worth it, I don't use many 1hb weapons but extra avoidance is nice, and I primarily use 1hs/piercing weapons but I'm not wanted for my dps anyways.
What melody songs do you usually play? I usually play haste or overhaste/regen or if there's no melee about, I'll play +spell damage focus in place of haste. If there's no casters that need regen then I have no clue what to play and I usually just put the rune song on.
How often do you play the spell dot focus and the bane focus spells?
What AA's do you suggest a bard get first? I've already got run3 and won't start getting AAs until 65 but I'd like to prepare.
Thanks for the help.
Ralexia
http://www.shardsofdalaya.com/fomelo/fomelo.php?char=Ralexia
