I remember before when it was okay, definetly better than a transmuter bond, but just okay.

Now, it positively kicks ass.

I thought it was great when we'd team up and just riot. Its nice having a regular mage sometimes, as when I'm powerless I'm pretty much down to stalking - which can get boring more because of the silence than the time it takes. Going Rambo style resulted in more deaths but also a higher kill rate - and infinetly more fun as we'd be running all over.

I'm yet to see if the Bard bond pays off though, or even the new transmuter bonding. Never figured out what either does, and I might have to roll an experiment to find out. A bard especially would be handy against the village. A transmuter could be cool, but only if there's numbers on your side to hasten.