Unbuffed and "pure" melee? No magic, buff, debuffs, pets, etc, etc? Just
hit the "attack" key and pray? If that's what you're proposing, I don't
believe there is a single class in the game that can do that (to a blue at
35th level). _Maybe_ a warrior with one of those uber weapons.
Desmei Sightblinder
Lvl 32 Bard [Povar] - whose corpse is languishing in Sol A.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JasonF [mailto:JasonF@...]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 3:25 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] RE: RE: Bellow song Damage
>
>
> From: "JasonF" <JasonF@...>
>
> Ok, to respond to a couple of different posts simultaneously:
>
> I realize that no one is really arguing with me, but this
> discussion started
> because of the Shaman saying he could melee a blue at level
> 35, remember?
> So I was talking about purely meleeing down a solid blue mob.
> No charming
> or pixie strking, etc. Our buffing songs don't count since a
> shaman would
> have been buffed meleeing down a blue too.
>
> Technically John's experience in Sol B is with soloing a
> "light blue" mob ~5
> levels below him. Although it's very hard to apply the term
> "light blue" to
> the GKs in Sol B with a straight face. I've fought my fair
> share of them
> and they'll put the hurt on you quickly when you get their attention.
>
> Crier Sharpsong - 32nd on Fennin Ro
>
> > > A bard soloing a blue at 35th! LOL!
> > >
> > > At 32nd with maxed 1HB and maxed 1HS, a Staff of Writhing and a
> > Silvery War
> > > Axe I can kill a light blue if nothing abnormal happens
> and he's not a
> > > caster. Taking on a blue or deep blue would be tantamount to
> > suicide, at
> > > best very, very risky. For me a solid blue mob would be a
> > Lizard Fanatic in
> > > Cazic-Thule. It would pound me into the mud one-on-one. No
> > question. On
> > > the other hand, a light blue would be a gator in the sewers. I
> > *can* solo
> > > one of those.
> >
> > Just for yucks, I decided to try soloing a greater kobold in
> > Sol B (usually L35 or so) at level 40. I played Hymn,
> > Warsong, Psalm of Cooling, and Chain, trying as hard as I
> > could to keep all 4 effects going (probably succeeded about
> > half the time). When I dropped below half health, I switched
> > to Pixie Strike/Hymn with a lute while I healed up. I did
> > this right in front of a little-used zone line for reasons of
> > safety.
> >
> > It started off pretty well. I amazed myself by dropping it
> > about 20% (one bubble) while only taking one bubble of damage
> > myself. Then it got several quick hits in dropping me below
> > half, and I switched to heal up while it was down 30%.
> >
> > Next round didn't go very well. It got some big hits on me
> > and I was down 3 bubbles before I barely budged its hp - maybe
> > 10%, leaving it down about 35% (it healed too while I was
> > healing).
> >
> > The next two rounds were about average - I chipped off about
> > 20% of its hp before it could drop me to below half. So after
> > four rounds, the kobold was down 70% or so.
> >
> > The fifth round had a close call as another kobold spawned in
> > the room (I was in the hall). Fortunately, it was just out of
> > aggro range and didn't join. Another player watched me for a
> > bit, then pulled the new kobold. I was smelling blood by the
> > end of this round with the kobold down to about 15% of its hp.
> >
> > The sixth round I almost killed it, getting it down to just a
> > sliver of hp, maybe 5%, while I was at half. I decided to
> > commit to killing it this round, since the zone was just
> > behind me. I was starting to regret my decision when it got
> > several lucky hits on me leaving me with little more than a
> > bubble, when the other player returned and tossed a couple
> > heals on me. The kobold started to run once I was healed, and
> > after 20 minutes fighting the same kobold, I got to loot my
> > kill. Final score: me - about 6 bubbles damage, kobold -
> > about 17 bubbles of damage.
> >
> > So yeah, you can solo, but you probably don't want to. It's
> > much easier to group or charm (I suppose charm could be
> > considered soloing, but killing off the winner solo can be a
> > pain too).
> >
> > --
> > John H. Kim
> > kim@...
> >
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