On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, James Schuldes wrote:

>
> I thot of using this song to lower mob's MR and tried to clue my casters and
> see if it helped.
>
> In testing the song (on yourself) you can see that it drop MR for 2 pulses.
> So, unless you play it more or less constantly, and make it stick (ie mobs
> do not resist), I'd say you are not gonna be successful. I'd think that

Well, considering it also has a DoT effect that's about twice
as good as singing Bellow once every three songs, if you're
going to be using it I'd think the extra damage would be an
important, if not the primary, factor.

> trying to get a caster to time his cast off your screen message is not the
> way to go. They would be able to synch to a single pulse. If they see your
> message, it can bolster their confidence - knowing you are helping them get
> better results. But you gotta keep that song going for several pulses.
> Casters' spells take 3 to 5 seconds to cast and with lag and what have you -
> you need to keep pulsing your song.

If you keep reapplying it, there's no need for casters to time
their casts to your song. Besides, I get a kick out of the
message. "Why is [monster]'s hair standing on end?"

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John H. Kim
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