On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Ryan Honeyman wrote:

>
> > How much of a slowdown did the shaman spell have? I've been
> > watching for this when an enchanter friend cast a slowdown on
> > a mob we were fighting. Her spell was a much greater slowdown
> > than Chain would've caused, and based on my eyeball
> > observations (combat was too hectic to use a stopwatch) Chain
> > didn't override the spell.
>
> Incredible slowdown effect. I mean to the tune of hundreds
> of percent slower. I'd say an ice giant normally would double
> attack every 2 secs or so. With L49 drowsy, the ice giant would
> only swing every 6-8 secs. It's that much of a slowdown. But
> as soon as I chained it, it started wailing on me again fast.

I'll have to test it again with my enchanter friend (or anyone
else here can if they have the time). Stronger effects are
supposed to override weaker ones, and weaker ones aren't
supposed to take hold over stronger ones. Maybe the shaman
drowsy spells are bugged in this regard. Do they do anything
except slow down the mob?

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John H. Kim
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