Virtuoso's/bards pause the game at bosses!

[Henrieta]

I was in a pug doing a quick elite run of gianthold tor when everything started going wrong at the white dragon. I tried out enthrallment on the purple named bosses. It worked! I tried out fascinate on the bosses. It worked! Try it out on your favorite boss and let me know if it works.

[Aerendil]

Yeah, I noticed yesterday actually that I was able to fascinate some red bosses.
Very interesting.

Great for solo or small groups. Not sure how that'll work out in raids as of yet.

*edit* - note I used fascinate, not enthrall.

[DarkRadiance]

I can see it now...

--during a gianthold raid--
Tank: "omg forgot to pick up my son at school brb"
Sorc: "*** I keep failing my DC checks on CC"
Cleric: "running out of SP guys"
Ranger: "running out of arrows guys"
Rogue: *busy picking a lock somewhere*

Bard: *fascinates*

Then the party runs back to a shrine, waits for the tank to come back, and buys drinks for the bard once they finish the raid :rolleyes:

[Thrudh]

I can see it now...

--during a gianthold raid--
Tank: "omg forgot to pick up my son at school brb"
Sorc: "*** I keep failing my DC checks on CC"
Cleric: "running out of SP guys"
Ranger: "running out of arrows guys"
Rogue: *busy picking a lock somewhere*

Bard: *fascinates*

Then the party runs back to a shrine, waits for the tank to come back, and buys drinks for the bard once they finish the raid :rolleyes:

This is how is used to be, back in the day... I don't know how many times my bard saved the party from wiping with a quick use of fascinate...

[Tuney]

Yeah I know I was doing one of the new quests and my fasinate saved a total group wipe a few times though they tended to be my final action befor kicking the bucket as you tend to have the happy fighters not paying attention hehe.

Fasinate is now the 2nd strongest CC and enthrall is the best... I think it is time for me to go back to Virtuouso hehe

[Maegin]

Yeah, i noticed this too. and better yet on note of the enthrallment, in one random favor quest, i enthralled some mobs, and it actually took the fighter a second to break the enthrallment charm... gotta investigate more about break rate and if/any dc involved.

if it works on bosses, then enthrallment gives -2 attack and will, which essentially gives everyone +2 ac and +2 dc to will dc? nice.

[Tannniss]

I expect this to be dealt with by next weekend, and the bug-reporting, slow-cast, targeting, etc. etc. issues to be handled within six months, if at all.....

[malaky]

I expect this to be dealt with by next weekend, and the bug-reporting, slow-cast, targeting, etc. etc. issues to be handled within six months, if at all.....

Darn, I thought they might be giving bards some love :/ Not like it's over-powered or unbalancing to be able to fascinate red nameds... They break on being hit... even with the enthrallment they would break after a couple hits.

*Edit* It would be great to get some input from a Dev as to whether this is WAI or a bug....

[Henrieta]

I think that it should stay the way it is. At the least, let virtuoso's enthrallment continue working on bosses.

[Maegin]

I just ran maw, and facinated the whole room as a last resort to reheal everyone. +1 turbine for giving bards enthrallment its weight in gold.