Ashes of Creation | History of the Bard

The Bard showcase is almost here! So today, we wanted to do something different. Join Jibbs as he takes you through the real-life history of the Bard, how they came to fantasy/gaming, and why we love them so much for Ashes of Creation!
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[@TheCopiumClinic]

History is just real life lore. Love it!

[@LoreForged]

Thanks Dr. Burns!

[@cdwood1986]

My first experience playing a bard was back in my Ever Quest days. I did not start out playing the class as I thought the Druid was more my style, but after a year of playing, I decided to give it a shot and fell in love. What stuck out to me was the different play style than any other class. In Ever Quest, it was the only class that could “cast” while moving; this made for a fascinating play style and was probably, at the time, a nightmare for developers, but the class was free to try mixing all of their songs and play in many styles. The Bard was a jack of all trades, master of none. They didn’t have an Enchanter to control the mobs; the Bard could do it. They didn’t have someone who could cast haste or slow spells; the Bard could do it. While the Bard was never as potent as the other casters with its songs, it was versatile and could fit any group situation. The song twisting to have multiple effects was exhilarating as I could choose what was best to affect the entire group at the time. This meant there was a bit of thought in how to play and was often the distinction of a “good” or “bad” Bard. After Ever Quest, I began to play a Bard every chance I got. The idea that the Bard could inspire and magically affect those around them with words and songs is fascinating. I have always been drawn to support classes, which I felt over the years in the MMO community started to be merged into the Healer kits or sometimes the DPS. This saddened me as I thought the support role as an independent class was becoming extinct. I am excited to see the Bard support return in AoC!

[@LoreForged]

Oh I miss EQ. Such great days of old school MMO bliss! Thank you for watching our stuff!

[@sticqeno288]

This showcase is gonna be so hype!

[@LoreForged]

Agreed!! Thanks for watching Q!

[@WasabithePom]

Don't forget Dark Age of Camelot! They too had the 'bard' class. 10/9/2001 launch date. In DAOC, bards were Minstrels - Albion, Bards - Hibernia, and Skalds - Midgard

[@LoreForged]

Oh nice pull!! I never played that one but I’ve heard great things!

[@OsirisTheWeary]

So freaking awesome guys. Jibbs straight up crushing it per usual.
I truly cannot wait until you guys can get into the game and really get into the lore.

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for the kind words! We can’t wait to get in-game!

[@joshburleson]

Great job Jibbs!

[@LoreForged]

Thanks Josh!

[@DreshAshes]

Appreciate your whole team at LoreForged.

[@LoreForged]

Thanks so much!

[@jps30]

Awesome work as always

[@LoreForged]

Thanks again!

[@LoreForged]

Thanks again!

[@sospokemika1197]

We have bards, but no druids. Yikes.

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for watching!

[@megamcee]

Lineage 2's bards were Op as hell, because your party wouldn't do nearly as much dmg w/o them. That's the first game I experienced bards in and why I love them.

[@LoreForged]

Very cool! That's a game I'm going to have to take a look at again. Thanks for watching! -Jibbs

[@JakeyEX]

Great video, really well put together! 👏🏻

[@LoreForged]

Thanks so much!

[@kylebrett4125]

Great job

[@LoreForged]

Thanks!

[@HeatherMas0n]

What if there was some sort of music theory involved in the bards mechanics... That'd be crazy 😳

[@LoreForged]

THAT would be amazing!!

[@LoreForged]

THAT would be amazing!!

[@Tales-Untold-Morris-Baxendale]

Really enjoyed the breakdown, well done. Nice voice to listen to, keep it up!

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

[@einer1314]

Good job on the DnD bard but wished you had mentioned the EQ bard.

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for watching!

[@solarorbitz]

is this game ever getting released?

[@LoreForged]

All in good timing!

[@goodboy-vo5ju]

im learnding 🐶

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for watching!

[@iratevagabond204]

Ultima Online.

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheMineHackSwe]

UwU

[@LoreForged]

Thanks for watching!