Curious About the Troubador (Melee/Magic Percentages)

[Dragonlor]

<DIV> <DIV>Hello all!  I was curious about the two bard classes.  Specifically, I was wondering how much of Dirge/Troub damage is based on melee and how much on spells?  I have talked to a troub or two and they seemed to indicate that it was about a 50/50 split between melee damage and spells.  Is this true?   I realize it depends on target, set-up, and situation but I am just looking for a general feel for damage distro.  Finally, how much less DPS do bards do than other scout classes?  Is the troub lower on DPS output than the dirge?  Are bards lower DPS than monks and zerkers?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV></DIV>

[Jooneau]

In my experience, the melee/magic damage split favors the magic side of our damage heavily and isn't 50/50. We do about the same melee damage as the other scouts, but their combat arts do more damage than ours do. The difference in damage between a troubador and dirge is negligible. Monks, bruisers, berserkers, and shadow knights can outdamage bards, but they have to go full-out offensive to do so. It used to bother me that they could outdamage us, but damage is a critical part of these fighters' ability to get and keep aggro so I'm willing to live with it.

[SeregWethrin]

<div></div>pretty much an evenly equiped monk / troub are going to do about the same dps in most circumstances provided monk/bers is tanking.  In a raid senario they will usually be outdamaging you as a troub most of the time when in dps mode.  Yes it is sad but thats where sony supposedly wants bard dps.  If you want to see any decent dps at all then this class is not for you.   I would say play this class if you like utility but now and after lu 24 sony will have dumbed this class down to the point where its easily dual boxed and practically an buffbot with a few debuffs.  As for magic/melee damage to me it seems to be roughtly about 60/40 on spell/melee dps if you smash all your CAs when they come up.  Before the proc nerf i would have probably said 70/30.  Our damage doesnt even tough that of the other scout classes.   I figure they only have two nerfs left to completely dumb this class down<div></div><p>Message Edited by SeregWethrin on <span class=date_text>05-23-2006</span> <span class=time_text>02:40 AM</span>

[Falkounet]

Our dps depends on what stats you focus on. Usally troubs are focusing on int because we buffs casters, so it's better to focus on what damage we are always buffed. But since our spell proc is nerfed, I think we will do same damage with spells and arts if int and str are equals.<div></div>