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BARD CLASS/SKILL-LINE AT E3/VIDEO GAMES LIVE? [UPDATE: NOT CONFIRMED]
MalavarTCOne
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I have been attending E3 this week, and not to much surprise but still cool the woman who sang "Dragonborn is Coming" (Look it up on Youtube) confirmed at Video Games Live last night that she just finished recording songs for a Bard Class/Skilline for Elder Scrolls Online! Totally Awesome! Who else is excited?! I find this very exciting bringing more variety into ESO!
Moderator Edit: edited thread title to better reflect statement made by ZOS_JessicaFolsom, as quoted below:
Moderator Edit: edited thread title to better reflect statement made by ZOS_JessicaFolsom, as quoted below:
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »This sounds like a misunderstanding. We are not working on a bard class for ESO, nor do we have plans to do so. Malukah worked with us to write all of the bard songs in ESO, and also performed all of them in-game.
"To steal from a god is most unwise" -Nocturnal
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Blackwidow✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭We do not need more classes. We need more skill lines for the characters we already have.
Bard class is just three more skill lines people will be screaming to nerf.
I would have loved a bard guild we all could learn from.Edited by Blackwidow on June 12, 2014 7:48AM22 -
MalavarTCOne✭✭✭It wasn't said whether it was a class or a skilline, that's why I have the slash. Just know BARD is coming!!!"To steal from a god is most unwise" -Nocturnal3
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✭Damn no!
It will be another "we are underpowered, our DPS not enough, Sorc can do it more easy, buff us!" class
For the God will, NO!!!!!- PC EU. Ebonheart Pact. CP 1k+
- YouTube: All ESO disguises (2014)
- EU players are humans too! We want our maintenances in the least pop time (at deep night) and not lasted for several hours!
- Animation canceR - is true PvP cancer! When you can't see which actions your opponent do - you can't react properly on them!
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IceDread✭✭✭Would be nice if the existing classes worked properly before they added more.. but maybe that's too dificult for them to fix...11 -
MalavarTCOne✭✭✭I believe a class/skilline that does AOE buff to allies and AOE nerfs to enemies (possibly Bard) would be a great addition to allow for bigger dungeons and more group based bosses/raids for veterans and noobs alike.Edited by MalavarTCOne on June 12, 2014 7:54AM"To steal from a god is most unwise" -Nocturnal4
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Syntse✭✭✭✭✭youtube.com/watch?v=nHW_eEIKZss
Somehow bards always make me think of Cacofonix
EDIT: @MalavarTCOne let's go this way with the link thenEdited by Syntse on June 12, 2014 7:59AMSyntse Dominion Khajiit Dragonknight Stamina Tank [50]
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MalavarTCOne✭✭✭OkayEdited by MalavarTCOne on June 13, 2014 3:20AM"To steal from a god is most unwise" -Nocturnal1
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✭MalavarTCOne wrote: »It wasn't said whether it was a class or a skilline, that's why I have the slash. Just know BARD is coming!!!
I hope it is not a class , but a skill line.
But yeah , i agree , having a "bard" skill line would be awesome."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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It's almost certainly a skill line, and from the "just finished recording songs for bard" sounds like a flavor/fluff type of skill line.1 -
MalavarTCOne✭✭✭Flavor and Fluff will make ESO more delicious and comfortable to play
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isengrimb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭It might be a copy of Become a Bard, a Skyrim addon that let you play instruments, and skill up an added Bard line (it wasn't in the Constellation) by getting bartenders to pay you to perform in taverns (it even came with an option that let you shut the NPC bard up for a little while.) Once your skill line/rep/achievements (they were all tied) were high enough, then you could try to sing for Jarls, who pay more money.
Pure RP, had nothing to do with combat at all. But it sure was fun, the music the mod-maker included was pretty good (including a nice rendition of Canon in D hidden in the songbooks) - and it let you convert and add your own music.
I'd prefer that, over some class that's nothing more than a buff-bot, or something like this (even though it looks really cool):
http://eil.com/images/main/Yngwie+Malmsteen+-+Trilogy+-+LP+RECORD-262262.jpg
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✭It can be Guild skill line also
Anyway, I'm waiting for Thief Guild- PC EU. Ebonheart Pact. CP 1k+
- YouTube: All ESO disguises (2014)
- EU players are humans too! We want our maintenances in the least pop time (at deep night) and not lasted for several hours!
- Animation canceR - is true PvP cancer! When you can't see which actions your opponent do - you can't react properly on them!
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NakedSnake✭✭✭I doubt this will be an offensive class. It is most likely just a fun skill line to have like vampire or werewolf."Brilliant! Why is it that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the ones who are most certain of them?"2 -
I55UE5✭✭✭This is exciting! Though I do hope it is just a skill line, falling under World/Guild of course.
The implementation of Auras in this game would be very welcoming!0 -
Except I won't want to start them on fire.NakedSnake wrote: »I doubt this will be an offensive class. It is most likely just a fun skill line to have like vampire or werewolf.
Actually, well... who can say.
He will bring life to the dead, hope to the living, and for him the Gate will open.
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Madval✭✭✭Damn I Loved my Rift bard... Rocking and singing and all... Buffing everyone like a big mosh pit with my luthe of death !
Tinlinlinlin dring dring take that buff man, tramalinlin SOLOOOO woui woui starting my wha wha Take that you scum ennemies ! Larsen CRIT over 9000 !!!3 -
Arsenic_Touch✭✭✭✭✭
✭Correct me if I am wrong but how is a Bard remotely Elder Scrolls related?
Really now? it was a playable class in arena, daggerfall, morrowind, and oblivion.
It was an actual faction in skyrim and there are bard npcs all over the elder scrolls series, including this game.☠ Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured? ☠
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Mablung✭✭✭✭✭isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »
Ah yes. In the Imperial city in the north, forget the name. But no bard abilities in any Elder Scrolls game that I can recall?1 -
Anvos✭✭✭Seems likely that if there is a bard skill line it will be a bard's guild/bard's college like in Skyrim.0 -
ArRashid✭✭✭✭Hmm, might be fun to run around forests Lindsey Stirling style.. but I think it will be just a cosmetic shared skill line instead.
What would even bard use as a weapon? Lute? VERY effective against swords and magic..1 -
isengrimb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭Hmm, might be fun to run around forests Lindsey Stirling style.. but I think it will be just a cosmetic shared skill line instead.
What would even bard use as a weapon? Lute? VERY effective against swords and magic..
You didn't look at the pic I posted of the guy flamethrowing a dragon with his guitar.
isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »
Ah yes. In the Imperial city in the north, forget the name. But no bard abilities in any Elder Scrolls game that I can recall?Arsenic_Touch wrote: »
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Anyway, even if it wasn't a class line in the older games, who says it can't be now? Bard's Guild seems to have been new to Skyrim; there's no reason they can't or shouldn't expand on it in ESO. And as I mentioned, there was an awesome Nexxus mod that actually allowed you to act as a bard and get credit and cash for performing in taverns. Now I'm not sure how that would work in a multiplayer setting, unless the devs made sure you only heard your own bard's music, and random passers-by would only hear the NPC bard.
As an aside, the bards do need a wider variety of music. I ran into a place the other day in Reaper's March, where I got invited to a party at the end of the quest. There's a stage there, with two rather awful belly-dancers, and a guy who is playing what looks like (but does not sound like) a bouzouki (if it isn't, it should be). It sure as heck wasn't belly-dancing music, though.
This is bouzouki music, for those who aren't familiar with the word:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx5ijyACOxs&list=FLAdGQFoOVI4O5aT6pLzgImg&feature=mh_lolz
Edited by isengrimb16_ESO on June 12, 2014 8:34AM3 -
Syntse✭✭✭✭✭What would even bard use as a weapon? Lute? VERY effective against swords and magic..
My view on bards are that they are magical users but their tool is not staff but enchanted musical instruments. Instead of chanting words or so they play few cords or sing that will trigger the magic that will destroy the enemy.
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Friar Tuktuk Daggerfall Brenton Templar Healer [50]
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Arsenic_Touch✭✭✭✭✭
✭Hmm, might be fun to run around forests Lindsey Stirling style.. but I think it will be just a cosmetic shared skill line instead.
What would even bard use as a weapon? Lute? VERY effective against swords and magic..
The same thing that everyone else uses? I mean we have a sorceress that can use a big giant 2 handed weapon and a dragon knight or templar in full plate can wield a stick, it's not a stretch for a bard (which would be a support class) to wield other weapons.☠ Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured? ☠
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"Hope can drown lost in thunderous sound."
"Fear can claim what little faith remains."
"Death will take those who fight alone."
"But united we can break a fate once set in stone."
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ArRashid✭✭✭✭Might make raids more entertaining with bards playing music as they fight... but oh well, guess that would just make it annoying if not done right
1. bar - any weapon:
- fighting skills for soloing
2. bar - instrument:
1-5 could be strings playing different notes, and the actual skills would be a combination of a few notes ended by pushing ultimate button to release the skill
That could make for an interesting gameplay.2 -
Catches_the_Sun✭✭✭✭✭Arsenic_Touch wrote: »
You beat me to it...Bards are integral to Elder Scrolls lore. They sing & write about it, for one, and always have.
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Laura✭✭✭✭✭
✭wow I almost predicted this. I have been suggesting something EXACTLY like this for a while now.
http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/108327/eso-i-cheated-on-you-and-i-m-sorry/p1
Maybe an entirely cosmetic skill line (bard) that is just good for playing new songs or flashy parlor tricks in taverns (a bards guild with a heavy grind)
I know my suggestions had absolutely nothing to do with it - but I like to inflate my ego.
All this aside I am happy to hear they are thinking of more than just a thieves guild and dark brotherhood guild line. Hoping for necromancy next!Edited by Laura on June 12, 2014 9:09AM3
