Recent Minstrel changes make it very difficult to complete class skills

[DoRonRon]

Tried playing the Minstrel as now "intended". I got fed up one shotting mobs with my opening ballad and watch the anthems go grey.

Is says much for how little appreciation of what we face with the poor server performance the Devs have taken on board. Maybe I'm lucky to play on Evernight because the general lag we face includes a delay in our drop out of combat.

So it's a case of queuing up an Anthem on hitting a ballad, the lag allowing firing the Dissonance Anthem even if the mob died, then ICotC (to reset CD), ballad/War Anthem on the next mob. But I'm no longer looking to wait another 45 seconds for adding in a Composure. I'd rather refresh the two of choice to a soloer.

With Lyrics being from level 50 onward you might hope to start it then, but you should delay it until you get the Improve Cry of the Chorus at 54 which has the benefit of resetting Anthem CDs that the standard one doesn't. With the Cry of the Chorus Tracery slotted you are in the vicinity of a 48 second CotC rather than a 1m 15s one and a 20+ hour endeavour.

Another advantage of course is the lengthening of the Slayer and Skill Deed Boost to 6 hours. Joy: almost enough to cover the 6 hours 40m. Maybe get 32 done before you present yourself before the target dummy?


P.S. Could wait until you get Improved Coda of Fury (Red) and spam 3 ballads with a coda to reset Calls (50% chance) including ICotC and keep all the Anthems up and refreshing too.