One way to test any spell effect: cast it on yourself. :) Blindness does
cause your entire screen, including text and all to go completely black (I
think the lagmeter may stay), so the only way you can do anything is hotkey
spells.
Also, to keep a top slot open, I prefer to use yaulp. It only lasts 15
seconds, and you cast that, then your normal buff, let yaulp wear off, cast
the next one, etc. The only problem with this is that I think cancel magic
ignores what is at the top, and actually goes with which is the oldest spell
first. So you'd have to totally debuff yourself in order to get to a DoT.
I'd say your best bet will be to cast endure everything you can. Also, if
he's a level lower than you, there's a slightly better chance of him
resisting your castings.
>From my personal experience, the times I've battled guildmates in the arena,
I was taking on a wizard of equal level, who by all means should have been
able to smoke me with magic. What saved me was the endure mag/fire/cold
buffs, along with crush's tunic. I resisted easily half of what he threw at
me, and I never had to fall back on divine aura. Since divine aura is such
a quick cast, I'd recommend having that on a hotkey, and have it ready as
soon as he casts a spell. In my opinion, your best bet will be to root him
and keep him at casting distance, as you won't last long under the hitting
of 15-25hp/rd, let alone get a spell off through it all. Make sure you're
at least buffed with Center/Daring, Holy/Spirit Armor, Symbol of Transaal,
and Endure Fire/Cold, and try like mad to get 19. Good luck.
--
Lohre Soulsaver
Dwarven Cleric of the 21st Order
Ambassador of Lifeforce Brigade
Bristlebane Server
----- Original Message -----
From: <rpeiper@...>
To: <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [EQ-Clerics] Flash of Light--a cleric's best offensive tool?
> From: rpeiper@...
>
>
> Originally blindness caused your screen to flicker continually. You
> could do NOTHING or at least I could not.
>
> The new patch I think just causes the "visible" area to go black. Not
> the rest of the stuff...
>
> As for the buff problem for cancel magic. If it really does cancel
> from the top down, then simply pad it. Cast a "fake" buff (something you
don't
> want or need to keep on like say fireshield or something) and then put all
> your other buffs below that. Then when the fireshield wears off keep your
> other buffs refreshed. They will stay where they are and the new "bad"
spell
> will go in the top spot.
>
> Richard
>
>
> Richard
>
> > From: Kevin Dailey <kevin_dailey@...>
> >
> > "Flash of light is an awesome little tool, if it works. Its
> > fast and uses little mana. He also has cure blindness and he would be
> > stupid
> > to not have it memorized. If he is a lower level it can last a
> > reasonable
> > time."
> >
> > I was told by a friend who hunted in Runnyeye that Verant issued a patch
> > that caused your ENTIRE screen to go black when you get blinded. I will
> > have to try this on myself. Because if this is the case, then even
> > though the troll shaman has me targeted, he will be unable to use his
> > mouse to click his memorized spells. He WILL be able to cast spells IF
> > he has hotkeyed them AND remembers which keyboard number goes to which
> > spell....but I know for a fact that this shaman hasn't done that.
> > So......It looks like I'm going to be a Flash of Light caster on Sunday
> > night at the PVP grounds in Neriak. Hmm....maybe I should first cast
> > Invulnerability on myself to get him to waste his mana, then blast him
> > with Flash of Light, and keep blasting him with it while I melee the
> > crap out of him.....means that I'm going to have to memorize extinguish
> > fatigue as well, cause it's gonna take me FOREVER to melee him to death.
> > And I should probably memorize Cancel magic in case he decides to root
> > me....But someone said earlier that Cancel magic starts at the top of
> > the stack. Why? That's where all MY buffs are! If I remember correctly
> > (from Highpass and the gnoll shamans who cast root), I think Cancel
> > magic starts at the bottom of the stack. Otherwise, it would be a
> > worthless friggin spell, eh?
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions so far...keep them coming...and let me know
> > what you think of the Flash of Light strategy :)
> >
> > Saidinn
> >
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