Bard - Instrument Cosmetics

[RaidMR]

Bards do need a lot of love... 3rd tier of PrE's, better songs, more varied tunes, and I like the idea of a warchanter/barb using this:


/signed

[sephiroth1084]

I haven't played a bard either, and probably never will, but I'd like to see:

• Cosmetic instruments -- lyre, flute, drum, fiddle, bagpipes, horn, recitation (hold up a parchment and pantomime reciting an inspirational speech)
• Additional choices for songs (the actual audio) -- each cosmetic item should come with its own song mix, and there should be additional options for each instrument in the store (something more up-beat, something more somber, etc...)
• Custom songs a la the musical performance stuff in other MMOs. Lower priority than the other two because this will be pulling in more resources, and is fairly unimportant, while the other two will be mostly art and music department I'd imagine, with less draw on the programmers and QA.

[jakeelala]

i want to see Bard instruments that have mods either passive, or active ability ones. Like different songs with different effects (spell-like) that can only be played by a certain instrument.

Get into it!

[Memnir]

I'd settle for even different looks to the current mandolin model, with no huge changes to that model's structure or the need for new ones. There is a lot that can be done within just that framework, if the Devs could make it happen. I know I'd happily pay for a nice dark cherry varnish on my Bard's instrument... or one with nice gold or silver inlay.


But, after six years and the only real change to Bardic music in this game was to make the songs shorter... yeah.

[Postumus]

I'm for an instrument slot or something of that nature for bards so maybe we can get some song love for them with enchantments. Maybe?

HECK YEAH.

If they can't give bards more enhancement/feat love, at least give them cool animations and the ability to provide more flavor and merriment to the game.

[Urjak]

i want to see Bard instruments that have mods either passive, or active ability ones. Like different songs with different effects (spell-like) that can only be played by a certain instrument.

Get into it!

in pnp different instruments would provide different boni (to the songs) ... also there were some cool instruments with weapons hidden within ... would be cool to get such as either exotic weapons or simply as a cool weapon skin for some new awesome bard weapon xD

[katz]

Bards do need a lot of love... 3rd tier of PrE's, better songs, more varied tunes, and I like the idea of a warchanter/barb using this:


/signed

o snap ya beat me to it cuz i was at work. i was gonna link this one:



if they made something that looked like THAT? i would SO be there!

(images (c) Guilded Age the webcomic)

[Maxallu]

not only instrument cosmetics, let's have the different bard pre's have different sounding music