Wow, at last one constructive post in this ocean of whining! Good job!Just a few comments:1) i never use shield. instead, i use DW (SoD reward + Waning Moon Cutter). Also, sometimes (when i need to fight thru tons of green or blue mobs), i use Opus instead of Aria. However, i can do that because of good equipment (EOF fabled and such). In your case, shield might be a good idea. 2) On AA's... in Bard part i have STR and WIS to last spell, mostly because of Bladedance required for raiding. That a lso implies upgrade to melee buffs, another reason to use Opus and CAs. 3) On tactics... always start off with mezz, even if you're not going to kite. Just place all debuffs you want, last one being Kian's (which breaks mezz), and then bite it to death as you described.
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