I had the exact same experience a couple of weeks ago - also in Highkeep!
(You play on Xegony server?) had two other bards in the group. Neither
"twisted" at all - they just each kept one song going the whole time. One
doing Hymn the other doing Jig. I don't think they even bellowed.
I got into a major argument with one of the bards about the Jig thing. It
was funny that laughed off "the old rumor that Jig DOESN'T increase mana
recovery"
The interesting thing about it - one of my best bud's and guildmates - a
cleric - felt that it WAS helping him. This is a VERY knowledgeable player.
I explained to him the "apparent speed" issue - and he still felt it
increased mana recovery.
The thing to keep in mind about my bud - he lives in a remote part of
Wisconsin - has TERRIBLE connectivity - goes linkdead constantly. He ALWAYS
has bad PL/ping. So I suspect that in the case of these people bad
connectivity - the jig song actually may help. Jig may essentially force
more frequent server updates. For those of us lucky enough to have
broadband access - or clean dialups - more frequent server updates makes no
difference - so we KNOW jig doesn't help. But perhaps for the others -
perhaps it negates the lag caused by the bad connectivity?
Just one bard's theory here..
Slyde
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Rochelle <Jasroc@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>; <Brett@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 9:47 PM
Subject: [eqbards] Re: songs question
> From: Jason Rochelle <Jasroc@...>
>
>
> On a different topic, I grouped in HHK last week and there was already a
> bard in the party, using weapons. I had to ask her 3 times what she was
> singing (so I could sing other songs so as to not conflict) and she
> finally said "well, mostly bellow, and chains if they run". Then after
> each combat, while the party members were injured, she would sing
> "Jaxan's Jig o' Vigor" so that the cleric could get mana back faster to
> heal. I sent her a private tell explaining jig doesn't aid mana
> recovery, and she informed me that she KNEW it did, because a level 32
> wiz told her it did. I suggested she try to test it sometime, she said
> the wiz's word was good enough for her. How frustrating! I refuse to
> play Jig for anyone, no matter how many people tell me it helps. I ran a
> test myself, and came up with ZERO increase in recovery, so I feel
> confident when I say to the casters "Jig does not aid mana recovery" (I
> should make a hotkey for that :). Can't Verant just put a note in the
> news confirming and denying some basic rumors like this and the 6 person
> XP bonus? Would make our lives easier :)
>