>From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: [eqbards] Pixie strike petition (was Stats 101)
>Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 22:23:31 -0000
>
>I briefly mentioned this the other day but it didn't generate any response
>so I'll throw it out again. Based on the recent statements by GZ, there
>are
>a couple of strikes working against us in regards to the Pixie Strike song.
>First off, because it has two effects (mezmerize plus magic resist debuff),
>mobs have an increased chance to resist it. This is similar to how CoD and
>DDD work. CoD only has one effect (AE DOT) while DDD has two (AE DOT and
>AC
>debuff). Mobs resist DDD a lot more than CoD. Example: I can regularly
>get
>CoD to stick against ogre bouncers (with a very high MR). I don't even
>waste my time trying to get DDD to stick. Second strike is the second
>resist check mobs get against pixie strike (and lullaby).
>
>When you combine the higher chance to resist because pixie strike has two
>effects plus the two chances to resist the song outright, this song is not
>reliable as we would like it to be. I propose we submit a petition to
>Verant requesting that they nerf pixie strike and remove the magic resist
>debuff. In this case, the nerf would be an actual improvement in the songs
>utility. The mobs still get a second chance to resist but the base resist
>chance is lower because they are only resisting one effect (mezmerize).
>
>Comments?

Hah! This would be the first time that a class petioned to have an ablility
nerfed! Maybe instead of petitioning we should report it as being
overpowered (or even an exploit) that pixie strike lower the MR of the
target. It would get changed in an emergency patch that way.

Rokenn
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