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105 Bard by mcarpe

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** updated 12/7/15 with my latest edits I have locally. IE: removed the item buffs since those are no longer required etc..
** updated 03/25/16 with mq2melee holy/downs
** updated 03/26/16 added spell lists
** updated 05/20/16 added dichotomic psalm downshit to check that my MA (my puller) is in range before casting. Dichotomic psalm is in my 10th spell gem so it just uses a /twist 10 command. (change to your spell gem #)

I usually play my bard while in group but occasionally I'll use KA if I need to manually run another toon and automate the bard. So this was something I tossed together rather quickly. Will single target mez and ae mez and pop burn AA's/disc's on named. I'm sure it could be well improved upon but I didn't see a bard ini anywhere. Hopefully it helps someone. ~Thanks. I'm interested in improving it so edit at will! like epic 2.0 , tune stuck in your head etc..


Rich (BB code):
[General]
KissAssistVer=8.2
Role=Assist
CampRadius=55
CampRadiusExceed=75
ReturnToCamp=0
ChaseAssist=0
ChaseDistance=50
MedOn=1
MedStart=85
MedCombat=0
LootOn=1
RezAcceptOn=0
AcceptInvitesOn=1
GroupWatchOn=0
EQBCOn=0
IRCOn=0
MiscGem=8
HoTTOn=0
CampfireOn=0
TwistOn=0
TwistMed=0
TwistWhat=10
[SpellSet]
LoadSpellSet=0
SpellSetName=KissAssist
[Buffs]
BuffsOn=1
Buffs1=Selo's Sonata|me
Buffs2=Rapier of Somber Notes
Buffs3=NULL
Buffs4=NULL
Buffs5=NULL
Buffs6=NULL
Buffs7=NULL
Buffs8=NULL
Buffs9=NULL
Buffs10=NULL
Buffs11=NULL
Buffs12=NULL
Buffs13=NULL
Buffs14=NULL
Buffs15=NULL
Buffs16=NULL
Buffs17=NULL
Buffs18=NULL
Buffs19=NULL
Buffs20=NULL
RebuffOn=1
ChecKBuffsTimer=1
[Melee]
AssistAt=99
MeleeOn=1
FaceMobOn=1
MeleeDistance=75
StickHow=behind
AutoFireOn=0
MeleeTwistOn=1
MeleeTwistWhat=1 2 3 4 6 7
[AE]
AEOn=0
AERadius=50
AE1=NULL
AE2=NULL
AE3=NULL
AE4=NULL
AE5=NULL
[DPS]
DPSOn=1
DPSSkip=20
DPSInterval=2
DPS1=Fierce Eye|95
DPS2=Cacophony|90
DPS3=Dirge of Metala|21
DPS4=Lyrical Prankster|95
DPS5=NULL
DPS6=NULL
DPS7=NULL
DPS8=NULL
DPS9=NULL
DPS10=NULL
DPS11=NULL
DPS12=NULL
DPS13=NULL
DPS14=NULL
DPS15=NULL
[Aggro]
AggroOn=0
Aggro1=Dissonant Chord
Aggro2=NULL
Aggro3=NULL


[Pull]
PullWith=Boastful Bellow
MaxRadius=420
MaxZRange=420
PullWait=5
PullRoleToggle=0
ChainPull=0
ChainPullHP=1
ChainPullPause=30|2
PullTwistOn=0
[AFKTools]
AFKHelp=AFKGMAction=0 Off, 1 Pause Macro, 2 End Macro, 3 Unload MQ2, 4 Quit Game
AFKToolsOn=0
AFKGMAction=1
AFKPCRadius=150
CampOnDeath=0
ClickBacktoCamp=0

[Heals]
Help=Format Spell|% to heal at i.e. Devout Light Rk. II|50
HealsOn=1
Heals1=Fading Memories|20|once
Heals2=NULL
Heals3=NULL
Heals4=NULL
Heals5=NULL
XTarHeal=0
[Cures]
CuresOn=0
Cures1=NULL
Cures2=NULL
Cures3=NULL

[Mez]
MezOn=1
MezRadius=75
MezMinLevel=70
MezMaxLevel=108
MezStopHPs=80
MezSpell=Slumber of Silisia Rk. II
MezAESpell=Wave of Torpor Rk. II|3

[Burn]
BurnText=Decepticons Attack
BurnAllNamed=1
Burn1=Funeral Dirge|95
Burn2=Song of Stone|94
Burn3=Cacophony|95
Burn4=Quick Time|96
Burn5=Dance of Blades|97
Burn6=Bladed Song|90
Burn7=Flurry of Notes|95
Burn8=Frenzied Kicks|95
Burn9=Thousand Blades|95
Burn10=Suppressed Etheric Loremaster Breastplate|95
Burn11=Tune Stuck In Your Head|99
Burn12=NULL
Burn13=NULL
Burn14=NULL
Burn15=NULL
[AFKTools]
AFKHelp=AFKGMAction=0 Off, 1 Pause Macro, 2 End Macro, 3 Unload MQ2, 4 Quit Game
AFKToolsOn=0
AFKGMAction=1
AFKPCRadius=150
CampOnDeath=0
ClickBacktoCamp=0
[Merc]
Help=To use: Turn off Auto Assist in Manage Mercenary Window
MercOn=1
MercAssistAt=100


[MySpells]
Gem1=Aria of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem2=Arcane Melody Rk. II
Gem3=Doben's Spry Sonata Rk. III
Gem4=War March of Jocelyn Rk. II
Gem5=Slumber of Silisia Rk. II
Gem6=Fjilnauk's Spiteful Lyric Rk. II
Gem7=Pulse of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem8=Aria of Absolution
Gem9=Chorus of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem10=Dichotomic Psalm
Gem11=Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem12=Wave of Torpor Rk. II

Mq2melee Holy/Downs:

Rich (BB code):
downflag0=1
downflag1=1
downflag2=1
holyflag0=1
holyflag1=1
holyflag10=1
holyflag11=1
holyflag12=1
holyflag13=1
holyflag14=1
holyflag15=1
holyflag2=1
holyflag3=1
holyflag4=1
holyflag5=1
holyflag6=1
holyflag7=1
holyflag8=1
holyflag9=1

downshit0=/if (${Me.AltAbilityReady[Fading Memories]} && ${Me.PctHPs}<30) /alt act 212
downshit1=/if (${Spell[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Stacks[0]} && !${Me.Aura[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Length} && !${Me.Moving} && !${Me.Invis}) /casting "Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II"|8
downshit2=/if (${Macro.Name.Equal[kissassist.mac]} && ${Me.SpellReady[Dichotomic Psalm]} && ${Group.Member[${MainAssist}].Distance}<100 && !${Me.Invis}) /twist 10
holyshit0=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Fierce Eye]}) /alt activate 3506
holyshit1=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Cacophony]}) /alt activate 553
holyshit10=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.CombatAbilityReady[Thousand Blades]} && ${Target.Named}) /disc Thousand Blades
holyshit11=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Intensity of the Resolute]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 487
holyshit12=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[A Tune Stuck In Your Head]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 8261
holyshit13=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Fundament: Third Spire of the Minstrel]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 1422
holyshit14=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Cast.Ready[Blade of Vesagran]} && ${Target.Named}) /casting "Blade of Vesagran" item
holyshit15=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Cast.Ready[Suppressed Etheric Loremaster Breastplate]} && ${Target.Named}) /casting "Suppressed Etheric Loremaster Breastplate" item
holyshit2=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Bladed Song]}) /alt activate 669
holyshit3=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Dance of Blades]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 359
holyshit4=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Quick Time]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 3702
holyshit5=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Funeral Dirge]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 777
holyshit6=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Flurry of Notes]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 899
holyshit7=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Frenzied Kicks]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 910
holyshit8=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Song of Stone]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 544
holyshit9=/if (${Melee.Combat} && ${Me.AltAbilityReady[Lyrical Prankster]} && ${Target.Named}) /alt activate 8204

My typical song sets and twist 1 2 3 4 6. Sometimes if the healer is bitchy and wants mana I'll include 7 in the mix but with dichotomic psalm it's pretty moot now.
Also, I'm not going to get into a huge debate about if it's better to twist 12 songs vs 5 or 4 etc.
In my opinion it's always situational but more often than not, a raid bard will find themselves in a heavy melee grp (at least for me I do) and it's best to keep a firm set of songs on at all time. If you want to create a huge twist list, go ahead.

melee:
Gem1=Aria of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem2=Arcane Melody Rk. II
Gem3=Doben's Spry Sonata Rk. III
Gem4=War March of Jocelyn Rk. II
Gem5=Slumber of Silisia Rk. II
Gem6=Fjilnauk's Spiteful Lyric Rk. II
Gem7=Pulse of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem8=Aria of Absolution
Gem9=Chorus of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem10=Dichotomic Psalm
Gem11=Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem12=Wave of Torpor Rk. II


caster:
[MySpells]
Gem1=Nilsara's Aria Rk. II
Gem2=Fjilnauk's Spiteful Lyric Rk. II
Gem3=Fatesong of Jocelyn Rk. II
Gem4=Arcane Melody Rk. II
Gem5=Slumber of Silisia Rk. II
Gem6=Aria of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem7=Pulse of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem8=Aria of Absolution
Gem9=Chorus of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem10=Dichotomic Psalm
Gem11=Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem12=Wave of Torpor Rk. II
 
Last edited:
Looking through this was hoping to find a way to swap instruments when playing a specific song. I didn't see this in the KA options.
 
As this is the defacto 105 bard ini (and the one I started with as with as well), I'll add my $0.02

I would like to point at that mcarpe's version is quite good. The important things are to get the mez setup along with your twist. I would just suggest not using burn and move a lot of the instant cast stuff to holys, see my holys but ignore the ini here: http://www.redguides.com/community/...s-CalledAssist?p=242203&viewfull=1#post242203

After you have moved those instant aa and such to holys, your dps section can look like this (or be nothing if you don't want to slow)
Rich (BB code):
[DPS]
DPSOn=1
DPSSkip=0
DPSInterval=2
DPS1=Boastful Bellow|99|once
DPS2=Requiem of Time|99
DPS3=Selo's Kick|98  (disable in MQ2Melee because kiss does spam abilities so much better than MQ2Melee)
 
having a lil problem with my bard... hes constantly twisting battle songs even when resting hopefully someone a bit more knowledgable can help

associated twist sections are
Rich (BB code):
TwistOn=1
TwistMed=1
TwistWhat=9 11 12
Rich (BB code):
MeleeTwistOn=1 
MeleeTwistWhat=6 5 7 4 8 9

spell gem line up is Slumber of Silisia -wave of Quietude -blank-war march of jocelyn-arcane hymn-aria of maetanrus-fjilnauk's song of suffering-aua of va'ker-crescendo-blank-song of sustenance-aura of salara

basicly i want her to sing regen and sustenance while medding and 4 to 9 while in combat but shes constantly singing 4-9 even when ive stopped macro
 
For a bard, you should make a hotkey
Rich (BB code):
/end
/twist off

because stopping the macro won't stop the twist.

Bards can single a song sitting (some songs), that's what the TwistMed is.

I heartily recommend singing your melee or most of your melee while out of combat and not medding (TwistWhat). I wonder if you turn MeleeTwistOn=0 if it just singles your regular twist during melee? Having two different twists is "not good" imo, as it's somewhat inefficient.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if you can turn MeleeTwistOn=0, and use a 16 song melody in TwistWhat...
 
TBM 105 Bard ini KA with holy/downshits please

The only 105 Bard ini posted is from a year ago. Could someone please post their current TBM 105 Bard KA and holies with Dichotomic? Thank you!
 
What have you got at the minute? Nothing much has changed. Add dicho at the end on twist after crescendo and should be good.

I don't have a KA ini has i manual play my bard. I do have holys to fire off epic, FE etc when there ready. But I could make a ini if anyone else would be interested.
 
I've updated the initial ini with holy/downs. Feel free to contribute/edit. I didn't get third spire to work. Another thing about bards is casting items with a cast time can mess with mq2twist. So popping the bard epic when on named can cause mq2twist to hang. I'm sure there is a way around it probably.
 
Could you do a /writespells to give a spellist? Thanks for the updated ini and holies!
 
Thing with bards is, it's pretty situational but here is what I typically run melee grps with. I typically twist 1 2 3 4 6
I'll add my melee and caster spell lines to the main thread ini.

Gem1=Aria of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem2=Arcane Melody Rk. II
Gem3=Doben's Spry Sonata Rk. III
Gem4=War March of Jocelyn Rk. II
Gem5=Slumber of Silisia Rk. II
Gem6=Fjilnauk's Spiteful Lyric Rk. II
Gem7=Pulse of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem8=Aria of Absolution
Gem9=Chorus of Sionachie Rk. II
Gem10=Dichotomic Psalm
Gem11=Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II
Gem12=Wave of Torpor Rk. II
 
I personally want to take a moment to thank MCARPE for going out of his way to start this awesome thread! THIS is what redguides is all about, this right here! People SHARING stuff, yes his ini and holy may need to be tweaked by you once you get it to your toon, to suit any changes you have. BUT This is awesome sauce! We need more TMB Inis like this, we need more people to post your goodies! What are you saving them for? Start a thread today!

On the PLUS side you get redcents for sharing so you can pay for your sub here, so please, SHARE!
 
It would be helpful if you would please run Kiss and type /writespells then repost with your [MySpells] section. Thanks!
 
nice ini , but why using aria and aura of maetanrus ? they stack together ? or not better to use "Aura of Sionachie" for aura ? :)
 
good question, I never put a lot of thought into it. Pretty lazy with the aura's tbh. Aura of Sionachie is nice and all but I never really see much point to it with the grps I am in..I'll swap if I am in a raid grp and feel we need it. I like stacking the two maetanrus to ensure the effect is always up and in reach of the grp, especially if there is a mechanic that prevents me from singing. But I wont defend the dual use of it, you can prob play another aura/song combo as needed.
 
There is a difference with what they do

Aura of Maetanrus Rk. III
Target: Single
Range: 100.0
Resist: Unresistable
Casting: Instant
Restriction: Out of Combat

Increases the damage of your companions' spells by $1%. This bonus will decay on spells over level 105. This aura also increases your companions' attack speed, their chance to triple attack, and the chance for they and their companions to flurry.

Slot 1: Increase Spell Damage by 30%
Slot 2: Increase Melee Haste v3 by 25%
Slot 3: Limit Effect: Hitpoints
Slot 4: Limit Max Level: 105 (lose 5% per level)
Slot 5: Limit Type: Detrimental
Slot 6: Limit Target: Exclude Unknown
Slot 7: Limit Target: Exclude Area around caster
Slot 8: Limit Target: Exclude Area around target
Slot 9: Limit Type: Exclude Procs
Slot 10: Increase Chance to Triple Attack by 25%
Slot 11: Increase Chance to Flurry by 22%
Slot 12: Increase Pet Chance to Flurry by 28%

Aria of Maetranus Rk. III
Class: BRD(101)
Mana: 150
Target: Caster Group, MGB: No
Range: 100.0, AE Range: 60.0
Resist: Unresistable
Casting: 3.00s
Duration: 12s (2 ticks)
Dispellable: No
Restriction: Out of Combat

Increases the damage of your companions' spells by up to $1%. This bonus will decay on spells over level 105. Increases your companions' attack speed by 25% and increases their chance to flurry.

Slot 1: Increase Spell Damage by 45%
Slot 2: Increase Melee Haste v3 by 25%
Slot 3: Limit Effect: Hitpoints
Slot 4: Limit Max Level: 105 (lose 5% per level)
Slot 5: Limit Type: Detrimental
Slot 6: Limit Target: Exclude Unknown
Slot 7: Limit Target: Exclude Area around caster
Slot 8: Limit Target: Exclude Area around target
Slot 9: Limit Type: Exclude Procs
Slot 10: Increase Chance to Triple Attack by 40%
Slot 11: Increase Chance to Flurry by 6%
Slot 12: Increase Pet Chance to Flurry by 35%
 
According to a thread over on EQ forums, the flurry effect stacked from both. I'll find the link later and post it
 
not sur but : downshit1=/if (${Spell[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Stacks[0]} && !${Me.Aura[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Length} && !${Me.Moving} && !${Me.Invis}) /casting "Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II"|8

and : Gem11=Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II

so : downshit1=/if (${Spell[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Stacks[0]} && !${Me.Aura[Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II].Length} && !${Me.Moving} && !${Me.Invis}) /casting "Aura of Maetanrus Rk. II"|11 ?
 
I believe this was discussed hypothetically in this thread and wanted to know if anyone had found a solution.

I would like my bard to simply twist 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 (5 song twist with Crescendo). In combat, out of combat, while everyone is medding. I have been unable to get it to do this so far, and wanted to know if anyone had found a settings configuration for their INI that accomplished this.

Also, thanks to the people above for a great discussion on setting up bards.
 
Aura is nowhere as good as song in many ways, and range is tiny which can be very important. However, aura effects swarm pets which songs don't
 
105 Bard by mcarpe

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