On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, JasonF wrote:

>
> I used to do this a lot too, now I'll tell my group that if they want me to
> weave Hymn with Clarity between battles, that means that I'm having to weave
> songs nearly 100% of the time that I'm grouped with them, in battle and out.
> Practially in "battle mode" all the time. What do they do between battles?
> Well they chat, go to the bathroom, get a Coke, mem spells, do guildsay,
> etc. I don't get to do any of these things if I'm weaving Hymn/Clarity.
> Sure, if I'm the only healer in a group (it happens) or we're making a big
> effort to keep downtime minimized then there's no choice. But If there's a
> Shaman or better in the group I beg off of playing Hymn.

Usually, the rangers and paladins are FM long before the
casters. I tell them to heal the folks who need it and sit
their butts back down to med. I will keep both songs up to
top everyone off, but if someone has like a bubble missing, I
figure that's a job for a healer. Also, I usually play
Clarity, and tap Hymn every time I notice the icon is gone if
we're not really trying to minimize downtime. There's plenty
of time to chat and do stuff in between the Hymn pulses, and
it's no big deal if I miss a pulse (or 10) while typing
something up.

What really annoys me are the necros in skeletal form
(constantly lose hp->mana), and manastone junkies. :) With
them, it *is* a neverending job. Again, get any healers at or
near FM to heal them and sit their butts back down.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...