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Why is/was melee training so bad?
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<blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 5287788" data-attributes="member: 61026"><p>I haven't seen one for the Bard yet. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, non-human Bards might still not be willing to take such an At-Will attack power even if one were available, preferring to take Misdirected Mark to target the Reflex defense and either Cutting Words or Vicious Mockery to target the Will defense, and rely on Melee Training to get a worthy to-hit chance against AC -- since non-humans get only two At-Wills.</p><p>Other non-STR classes could appreciate the same solution: one At-Will to target REF, one to target WIL, and use MBA to hit AC.</p><p></p><p>Also, there is one more reason to have a good MBA that has not yet been stated explicitly in this thread (as far as I can tell): ranged casters with adjacent enemies might want a good MBA to hit without provoking OAs. Specifically, that Bard I suggested above might have high enough AC to just stand there and fight, but might not want to have to face additional attacks while doing so; and a good MBA would help with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuxgeo, post: 5287788, member: 61026"] I haven't seen one for the Bard yet. On the other hand, non-human Bards might still not be willing to take such an At-Will attack power even if one were available, preferring to take Misdirected Mark to target the Reflex defense and either Cutting Words or Vicious Mockery to target the Will defense, and rely on Melee Training to get a worthy to-hit chance against AC -- since non-humans get only two At-Wills. Other non-STR classes could appreciate the same solution: one At-Will to target REF, one to target WIL, and use MBA to hit AC. Also, there is one more reason to have a good MBA that has not yet been stated explicitly in this thread (as far as I can tell): ranged casters with adjacent enemies might want a good MBA to hit without provoking OAs. Specifically, that Bard I suggested above might have high enough AC to just stand there and fight, but might not want to have to face additional attacks while doing so; and a good MBA would help with that. [/QUOTE]
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