Bard 'Missed Note'/Fizzle rate, lower levels

[Esildor]

At lower levels bards fizzle rate seems bugged. The NPC grants 200 skill in all singing/instruments, yet despite this since the very early levels and up until now(currently level 58) my bard fizzles to the points where melody isn't an option.

With 200 in all the singing/instrument skills, I would think fizzling shouldn't be an issue until at least level 60. Definitely not on level 20ish songs(where I first recognized the issue).

[Otter620]

I believe just because the npc gave you 200 in all bard skills doesn't mean that you have 200. It should be that everytime you level you have the max skill for that level.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[Rude]

Even at level 70 with maxed skills, missing notes is a very annoying and common thing until you buy all the bard AAs, and then you rarely if ever miss a beat. At least that's how I remember it on my bard here.

On live, as I recall, when the instrument got near 10% or so of it's cap for whatever level I was at, I practically never fizzled a song. (went back to live again about a year ago and played an old bard of mine from 30-70 in a couple days )

One of those things that makes you a little angry when it happens to you early on, but once 70 and you're purchasing those AAs it makes you feel a little better about your progression towards becoming Dave Mustaine

[Stickybuds]

purchase a couple ranks of the AAs to help you not skip notes and you can /melody np

[Esildor]

Will do that for sure when I'm at that point.

Just figured I'd point it out since that definitely isn't the case normally.

[Lumpa]

I suggest you don't even try using melody until your skills are maxed. Instead, play a single song. You'll never fizzle it/missed note once you begin singing/playing. And you'll get skillups as you play.

[Esildor]

I suggest you don't even try using melody until your skills are maxed. Instead, play a single song. You'll never fizzle it/missed note once you begin singing/playing. And you'll get skillups as you play.

So does saying bard to the NPC in the hidden forest not actually put all the singing/instrument skills to 200 like it says? If so, what's the point of it?

[Lumpa]

I think it puts the skill to 200 but 200 isn't the cap and you can still fizzle/missed note at 200 skill.