I am trying to decide between 18Bard/19Arcane Archer, or 8Bard/29Arcane Archer. The other 3 is in Monk.
Which would be better for mostly solo play? And is it worth it to pick up Ambidextry/2Weapon + Weapon Focus for Kama, in addition to my AA longbow, or is it very bad to mix weapon types? I am a little worried about running out of Feats as I've usually played Fighters in the past and got used to having a lot of those
18 bard? not much point in taking that many bard, unless you're going to take more and get lasting inspiration for a better song. same with monk. 1 monk gives the wiz ac bonus, which is pretty much all you need in your build, unless you're taking more for monk speed. i've tested a 1 monk 9 aa 30 bard that was ok. something like a 2 monk 8 bard 30 aa would get a higher ab. or 10 monk 1 bard 29 aa. 29 aa is the last possible lvl that gets the +1 ab, but 30 aa is the last lvl that gets a bonus epic feat.
keep in mind that monk/bard combos require trips to the cave.
the melee feats make lvling easier, if you haven't already stocked a huge supply of arrowheads. but your final toon will suffer.
NeverSummer East has no options for intentional "delevelling" of a character if one makes a mistake at a certain point, does it? (I don't think it ever used to but there were a lot of changes since I played last, at least new stuff on East).
Also, will Pacific ever get the East server new stuff, or will it be staying "classic 3.5"?