Well, stuns do have their uses. However, Togors is much more efficent
Manawise. Sure you can chain stun a mob into submission, but at a
staggering mana cost.

Our slowdowns do not affect casting time in any way.

Yep, a lot of fights are counted in seconds at lower levels. However when
you start fighting mobs that double attack for 120 and have 8,000 hit points,
slowdowns are increasingly nessecary. A Mob with Togors is like hitting
them with a continuous six second stun for 175 mana.

I would not trade Togors for anything. Most valuable spell in a Shaman's
Medicine Bag.

Bearil Wargsblood
Shaman of the Tribunal, Rathe Server
"Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good
with ketchup"

On 5 Jan 00, at 19:59, eqbards@onelist.com wrote:

>
> Message: 21
> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:12:28 -0500 (EST)
> From: <kim@...>
> Subject: Re: Powerleveling bards (was Cazic Thule Slain....]
>
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Ryan Honeyman wrote:
> > >
> > > I still chuckle to myself as I watch shamans spend half the fight
> > > trying to slow the target, at which time the wizard stands up and
> > > finishes it off in 10 seconds.
> >
> > Togors is incredible if it sticks. I mean, wow... thing is
> > barely moving. hehe.
> >
> > Harmonic.
>
> Heh. The faster you can kill a mob, the less important
> slowdowns become. Anyone know if it affects casting rate?
>
> Stuns OTOH are more a means of damage control, rather than
> reduction. That makes them more like heals and rune - they
> are still valuable even if it takes only 10 seconds to kill a
> mob.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>