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AidinSwiftarrow · May 29, 2008, 03:20 AM // 03:20

I don't want a little gay person in cloth running around playing a freaking harp and singing tales of heroes...It just doesn't fit the style of Guild Wars. Take your Final Fantasy ideas elsewhere.

Shakti · May 29, 2008, 03:29 AM // 03:29

I never thought of Paras as being at all Bard-ish. Yes, they use "arias" etc, but that's where the similarity ends.

They're angelic spear chuckers who shout at the party, not minstrels who entertain in taverns or tell legendary tales.

They don't look like Bards, act like bards or play instruments of any kind....so how are they related again? A type of skill having a musical name is a bit of a stretch ...

October Jade · May 29, 2008, 03:48 AM // 03:48

As much as I hate to say it, I don't think paragons will appear in GW2. Given that the focus is allegedly shifting to solo or 1+1 gameplay, defensive- and support-oriented characters are likely to disappear.

Zahr Dalsk · May 29, 2008, 04:20 AM // 04:20

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Originally Posted by ajc2123

http://www.modojo.com/media/features/118/bard.jpg

Here on the Internet we call that epic failure.

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Originally Posted by October Jade

As much as I hate to say it, I don't think paragons will appear in GW2. Given that the focus is allegedly shifting to solo or 1+1 gameplay, defensive- and support-oriented characters are likely to disappear.

That sucks; hero/hench was one of the main Gw appeals. Though given everything else planned for Gw2 I suppose I should not be surprised.

ajc2123 · May 29, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34

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Originally Posted by October Jade

As much as I hate to say it, I don't think paragons will appear in GW2. Given that the focus is allegedly shifting to solo or 1+1 gameplay, defensive- and support-oriented characters are likely to disappear.

They could. They are already going to scale power of you and a companion hero thingie, so that if you take him he gets some of your power or something like that...

So the buffs the paragon gives could be ranged on power depending on the amount of recipients. So he could either give ok buffs to a group of people or great buffs to just himself, as long as its not overpowered.

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Originally Posted by Shakti

I never thought of Paras as being at all Bard-ish. Yes, they use "arias" etc, but that's where the similarity ends.

They're angelic spear chuckers who shout at the party, not minstrels who entertain in taverns or tell legendary tales.

They don't look like Bards, act like bards or play instruments of any kind....so how are they related again? A type of skill having a musical name is a bit of a stretch ...

Well every time someone makes a concept class like a bard, they always get responses like "We already have that, Its called a paragon" since the battle style would be the same.

dark_prince2023 · Jun 26, 2008, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by ajc2123

I was kind of hoping the warrior like class would take over the scythe and/or the spear/polearm. But too many people love the dervish lol

Ello? Anyone there?

I kinda agree make a bard class and split the derv with the rest of the classes. spears are a Warrior thing and should get them but, I think they need to scratch all of the Classes and make 10 new ones (with basics in mind I know they cant scrach the 6 (monk, warrior, ranger, caster, elementalist, necro) MMO Basics but they can make them uniqe to only Guild Wars.

Bryant Again · Jun 27, 2008, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Hmm...

Both are singers, dress like ladies...It's a tough call.

I would, however, like to be able to "rawk ote" when the masses demanded it. Bard please.

DreamRunner · Jun 28, 2008, 01:25 AM // 01:25

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Originally Posted by AidinSwiftarrow

It just doesn't fit the style of Guild Wars. Take your Final Fantasy ideas elsewhere.

This is so true. Bards do NOT fit GW style at all.

I do not want some final fantasy rub on my GW, thank you. We have to deal we enough animefags as it is on the internet.

ensoriki · Jun 29, 2008, 01:46 AM // 01:46

It be cool if it was ragnarok style....because the music on some of those skills was cool.

However nah.

Just make the paragon's songs actually play kick ass music in battle >.>

Sleeper Service · Jun 29, 2008, 02:09 AM // 02:09

i vote for bardagons, pararads sounds wrong.

Oogami · Jun 29, 2008, 04:09 PM // 16:09

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Originally Posted by Avarre

Paragons as an offensive support class are way more interesting than yet another full party support class. There's already the ritualist for that.

Then again, I wouldn't mind seeing the ritualist removed entirely, so perhaps.

Noooo ! XD I so absolutely love the character design of them Ritualists XD
I'd love them to change the design on certain things though ( spirits f.ex.)

As far as paragons and bards are concerned Hmmm... I can only say that I would miss the para's mini skirts XD
I suppose both could be used too? Like a certain race could be a para while the other one a variation wich would be a bard :P

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Originally Posted by ensoriki

Just make the paragon's songs actually play kick ass music in battle >.>

And when they use shouts make them actually ramble and scream at people etc ? XD
Like the ritualist though I think the para could use a lifting in it's skill design.

Abedeus · Jun 29, 2008, 04:49 PM // 16:49

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Originally Posted by ensoriki

It be cool if it was ragnarok style....because the music on some of those skills was cool.

Aye. One of the hardest to level, but coolest class ever. But, just like Paragon, it has great aoe support skills. Almost every guild has one for the guild battles.

And they are almost identical, anyway. One sings, the other one sings. One supports team, the other one supports too. One has small damaging capabilities (in all games where Bard is - Ragnarok Online, Neverwinter Nights...), the other one... A bit bigger, but yeah. And usually both stay at the backline.