Stacking Paeon?

[Xelios]

Do you guys do it or should I just stick with paeon 2 and only stack when everyones down? prolly the newbest question on here but someones gotta ask

[JFKFC]

I stack em sometimes, other times I don't. If the whole party is in the yellow, may was well stack them. If it's just two guys, well you can cast Paeon II and throw in a Cure or 2 or keep the chaining alive as well as to keep one of their offensive or defensive songs alive.

Then again, I'm only a lvl 20 bard so I'm learning too.

[Rekiem]

What you should do is Divine Seal + Curaga :spin:

[Xelios]

well I got rdm sub -_-

[mIze]

Originally posted by Xelios
well I got rdm sub -_-

One of the biggest reasons RDM sub is pointless, the fast cast is.. helpful, but not as much as whm status cures and curaga.

[Lily]

lol, he won't get curaga until he's like lvl 38 brd anyway, even if he did have whm. :p

But yeah, good spell with DS. I do the same with my BST occasionally.

[pierrot]

Most JP WHMs have the horrible idea to heal everyone full after a fight (yeah ok, but with a BRD ? ;; )...so casting Paeon usually is just plain frustrating.
But it brings up Stringed Instrument Skill whatsoever

Even after I explain to them what Paeon does they won't stop ;_;

BRD Job generally seems to be sooooooooo~ unknown.

[_11of8]

I've found playing bard in a party is like fine tuning an instrument. Unless the other support members are able to adjust to us being there, there will be some overlap on support. Paeon is one example, but then again, at higher levels, mages may want to keep Mage ballad on themselves, as sometimes space limits you being able to only cast Paeon on the front line fighters.

Once everyone gets set in their routine, it's a great time, and the exp just keeps rollin in.

[Thingol]

Originally posted by Lily
lol, he won't get curaga until he's like lvl 38 brd anyway, even if he did have whm. :p

But yeah, good spell with DS. I do the same with my BST occasionally.

You get curaga as a level 32 bard (it's a 16 whm spell) I tend not sto sack paeons simpley because I only use paeon after a tough fight anyways and most of the time I find myself putting mage's ballad on firs. So if there is still time/need I then put on Paeon 3. I suppose If I had fast cast and the need I might put on ballad and paeon 3 on the mages and then run over and put paeon 2 on the melees but buy that time it is indeed probably faster to DS and curaga ^^

[PetriW]

I find it simply more efficient to throw an extra cure or two rather than casting Paeon at all, because Paeon isn't just one song, it's Paeon plus the requirement to redo both mandrigal and minuet immediatelly at the start of the fight rather than singing when it's about to wear off or you're free to. Plus that paeon will usually only heal like 20 hp before the next mob is inc anyway.
Sure I'll do Paeon if there's a longer downtime but that's quite rare with good PTs (which BRD can get without any problem at all from my experience).

Imho, a bard having to do Paeon often is a sign the PT ain't all that good...

Above does not apply to valkurm/quifim PTs and mage back row.

[Kweh]

To this day, even when I cast Paeon + Paeon II the WHM still stands and cures to full.

I have to tell them what Paeon actually does... :angel:

[Thingol]

Originally posted by Kweh
To this day, even when I cast Paeon + Paeon II the WHM still stands and cures to full.

I have to tell them what Paeon actually does... :angel:

That's why I have tab key macros for every song. Makes playing with mixed JP/NA groups.

for instance.

Army's |Paeon| 3 --> HP |Regen|

avoids all problems ^^

[Lily]

I do that too Thingol, but they still cure to full. Back when I was a whm, I never really did that anyway. I mean it's not necessary to get every single member up to 100% life all the time.

I used the translators for mine too, so I have auto-regen coming up in party chat.