Is kotbs similar to daoc skald?

[pcww50]

My main question is will this class get a run speed buff. If so, he will be very popular on the battlefield.

[Remis Mormegil]

My main question is will this class get a run speed buff. If so, he will be very popular on the battlefield.

Well considering that the Kotbs is like a leader in the front-line... that can be a very real possibility.

[pcww50]

Well considering that the Kotbs is like a leader in the front-line... that can be a very real possibility.

Awesome. Ya I was thinking the same. I'm ambivalent between this class and warrior priest.

[dutch_gamer]

My main question is will this class get a run speed buff. If so, he will be very popular on the battlefield.

Doubtful that any career in this game will get a speedbuff as in DAoC. So no, it isn't like the Skald. The KotBS has more in common with the DAoC Paladin.

Also, giving certain careers a group speed buff will make them necessary in PvP again, just for the speed buff. Doubtful Mythic wants to take that route again, unless they want to give this stuff to one career in every single race. If they do want to implement and they won't do that, one race guilds will have a huge disadvantage in PvP. So far no career has a speed buff when you check out the sites that have collected information of the abilities from various conventions. The only thing this game is extra speed (extra sprint) for the melee DPS careers to close in on their target. And the Shaman has a temporary speed buff, but nothing like the constant speed chants/songs of DAoC.

[Flegler]

Well, it's probably not exactly what you're looking for, but all tank characters get self-buffs to briefly increase their runspeed, so as to help them catch ranged classes. I doubt you'll be able to give your allies that sort of buff though.

[stumbles]

i actually think the kotbs will be getting a speed increasing shout/aura because the chosen has a speed reducing aura, it would kind of suck to not have some sort of way to counter the chosen other than just avoiding him.

[dutch_gamer]

Well, it's probably not exactly what you're looking for, but all tank characters get self-buffs to briefly increase their runspeed, so as to help them catch ranged classes. I doubt you'll be able to give your allies that sort of buff though.

Actually, I think it wasn't the tank classes but only the melee DPS careers such as the Witch Hunter, Hammerer, Choppa, Marauder, etc.

[Aqe]

Think its more DAoC Paladin.

[Juther - Holy Knight]

well, may be an offensive kotbs will be similar to a daoc skald.

nice damage

party utilityes buff

defense based only on parry ( 2h user )

and a defensive kotbs will be similar to a daoc paladin

poor damage ( ? )

party utilities buff

very decent defense, rely on block and parry.

anyways remember that is a PURE tank ( like a daoc armsman or warrior ) so i think it will become more HIBRID in the case you will choose the path of aura improvements.
at the beginning is a "simple" PURE tank with some party buff ( daoc armsman has barricade, that is a party buff, for example). i think that it will be a complete new class.

sorry for my bad english :(

[Foofmonger]

I don't think a KoTBS will be like a skald. Skalds are not tanks, in any sense of DAoC.

Skalds in DAoC are a support/dps class. They aren't very good at absorbing damage at all.

KoTBS are tanks, first are foremost. Not hybrid tanks (like a paladin in DAoC), but a real heavy tank. Think Armsmen/Warrior/Hero with an AoE buff/support system.

I also really hope no classes get a run speed buff either (a permanent group based one at least). Personally, I found that to be a horrible system in an RvR based game, where unless your group had a certain class with a certain spec, you were too slow to function at all in real combat. Thats just stupid.

[Skryre]

im I'm 90% sure that in one of the games day list of abilities KoBS has an aura based run speed buff.

~Skryre

[Foofmonger]

im I'm 90% sure that in one of the games day list of abilities KoBS has an aura based run speed buff.

~Skryre

Really? I'd like to see that, where'd you hear/see that?

[Boldan]

i had 2 pretty good skalds in daoc and the kotbs sounds kind of similar to it. i got grps as a skald for grp speed/buffs and the knight has that. ive read other places that u can get temp group speed for like 20 seconds, or other group buffs like dmg reduction and that sort of stuff. i could tank anything on my skald with good healers using a 2h and i played right up until darkness rising expansion. skalds used 2h weapons and so do knights, skalds had decent dmg and could take a decent amount of dmg and thats what the knight seems like. knights wont take as much dmg as ironbreakers but we will be needed becasue of there group buffs and decent dmg they can bring to the table. then there is the whole twisting idea so the class kind of seems like a mix between bard/skald mabye? either way it should be fun to play.