Warchanter Changes

[songswrath]

This post number 175 has it nailed what a war chanter is to players that play them. Not just random thoughts from players not may or may not have even rolled up a bard let alone a chanter. take if from a die hard player looking for the rebirth of the class. Yes it is dead, and sure lot of bards about right now but in a week or two they will tr back to their blade f. centered fighters :P. nobody is asking for bards to be king dps but we are asking that they don't suck. We are asking that thier dps be on par with other melees with support/buffs. Take this from a player that loves what war chanters once where. i don't post often cause my typing skills are well not good >< but thoughts on where this great post left off

Barbaric Spirit: Your Skaldic Rage now counts as Barbarian Rage for all Barbarian Enhancement tree ability that require Raging. < Yes yes and more yes it not stacking like asked for in passed posts but this is win
like to see full bab someone where and not higher than needing 12 bard lvls even as a tier 4 or 5 pick would be ok as most players will be doing 16/2/2 ,15/3/2 or 12/6/2 splits. Split class building is what makes ddo better than other online mmo's don't pigeon hole us in pure if we don't want it

Inspired Bravery: make the Saves just +1 to all saves
Tier Three

Ironskin Chant: Your chanting aura now Grants DR 2/4/6/- 10/16/24 PRR and 10/16/24 MRR to all nearby allies (uses aura mechanic for duration/persistence) Second tier (4DR and 16 PRR and MRR requires Bard level 6 third tier 6DR 24 MRR/PRR requires Bard level 12) < spot on but it should stack as many classes trees already get some d/r and in no way is +6 d/r op ask the dude that just took a great club from a giant to the face for 300+ damage

Tier 4
Frozen Cleave: moved from T5: 180 degree cleave 30% chance to freeze anyone you hit (subject to Frozen Fury improved more scaling DC), +1/3/5[W] Much Shorter cooldown than when it was T5 (15 ish seconds) all i have to say


Tier Five


Avalanche: every 190/120/90 seconds You may call down the very mountains themselves to knock down and confound your enemies (Earthquake spell reskinned and on a long cool down): uses sonic power and crit, give it the visuals of ice storm plus some fog and the rumble effect of EQ
Howl of the North: +1 critical damage multiplier on scratchout/rolls of 19-20/scratchout ALL CRITS requires Bard level 15.
CUT: Return to Battle: Raise Dead SLA. Costs 1 Song. CUT THIS a bard gets UMD this isn't a good T3 let alone T5
Your Long March aura (chant) now heals instead of giving temporary HP's subject to positive crit chance and spell power (should be balanced to be significantly less powerful than Radiant Servant Aura, or similar to lesser death aura for a PM, in other words it should "top up" but not be a source of main healing)


if by scratchout you meaning any crt no matter what die is= times 1 this is win 19-20 is meh

Avalanche: every 190/120/90 second i love this i would like to see a bit lower cool down tho 90 sec is still a long time like to see it more like 200/125/75 higher on the low side but worth it for ppl that point points into it. Make it happen looking silly running around with the name "songswrath" not a bard :P even tho done 40+ none bad lifes/builds on that toon