Bard: Reading the Room

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I'm not sure how the respec system will work long-term (this was my first-weekend playing, and I haven't dove in yet), but I hope we are given some serious versatility to change on the fly.

To be the best bard we can be in any situation, we'll need to adjust our specs constantly.

Specializing for solo play is much different than the skill/song choices you make in small groups (tank/healer/you). The right skill/song choices for specializing for Groups / Raids is significantly different than the solo and small groups.

Solo - there are more damage skills that you might consider (that you would have / need in a group).
Small Group - There are single target choices that make sense
Large Groups / Raids - AoE is life

I'm oversimplifying here, but generally on purpose.

Bard on, Friends.

-Shiv

Futuere

I agree, changing on the fly between fights will probably be too much. Or at least a cooldown between respecs, we at least need presets to save for different specs when we can change on the fly.

novercalis

level up bro, aint a problem.

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novercalis wrote: »

level up bro, aint a problem.

That makes sense, I did only hit 10...

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Futuere wrote: »

I agree, changing on the fly between fights will probably be too much. Or at least a cooldown between respecs, we at least need presets to save for different specs when we can change on the fly.

I agree 100% with this. I am hoping we can store "Specs" and call them up when we need them.

ShivaFang

I definitely hope we can store specs and change them at a Node. I don't need 'on the fly changing' as long as there's a way to rebuild for whatever my purpose is without too great a cost.

MissionCreep

A game with meaningful choices and on-the-fly respecs are diametrcially opposed. I played something with infinite respecs like GW2 or Rift (I forget) and I HATED it. (Also Diablo 3). Everybody was everything, no one was anyone.

I came to AOC for a game where I have to work and earn things and where I can distinguish myself from my peers with my build and the choices I've made. If build choices are meaningless then that takes a lot of the shine off working to develop my character. If not all of it.

I'm not anti-respec; people should like their characters and be able to change them if they don't. But I am extremely anti-respec on the fly and it's almost impossible for me to imagine them going that route.

Also, once everyone has respec on the fly, why would they need Bard? Nobody needs a versatile class if everyone has versatility. Just to be a mana battery, I guess.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Respeccing

ShivaFang

Definitely not advocating for 'on the fly' repeccing like we have now. Definitely at bare minimum have to go to a node.

novercalis

for now, it's alpha I am okay with infinite respec - but during BETA and LIVE - respec should come at a cost/quest... something.