Well everyone i've talked to thats made a bard has had a great time with it and really enjoyed playing it. So i've thought about it and ive decided i'll probably go drow and pure bard. But i've heard and seen all kinds of mixes bard/sorc bard/ranger bard/rogue bard/fighter. Not really sure what i want or what other people want or expect of a bard.
I played a PNP elf bard once, i played songs buffed and healed people and half @$$'d with a bow. But as we all know D&D is not DDO so i have to rethink the feats and strategy etc. Because of their cha i'd say id have a maxed out umd for wands and raise dead scrolls. But i dont know what combat would be like since ranged is apparently gimped compared to melee, and bards suck at melee cause of the low str or dex compared to other classes.
Basically I really dont know what kind or bard to make or what people are expecting of me when they invite me to a group. So if someone could point me in the right direction id appreciate it.