Benjamin Jerrad Segal wrote:

>
> From: Benjamin Jerrad Segal <birdman@...>
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Kimes, Dean W. wrote:
>
> > This is frightening. Of course Abashi's suggestion that bards need to know
> > when to stop singing is even more frightening. Are they aware how little we
> > can do if we stop singing.
>
> A bit extreme.. I stop singing all the time to get mobs off me, stop
> attacking too. That doesn't mean I won't start again in 5 seconds, but if
> removing myself from the situation for that time puts the damage back
> where it belongs, it's worth it. A wizard needs to know when to stop
> nuking, a ranger needs to know when to stop taunting, a bard needs to
> know when to stop singing.
>
> Athren

I have to agree with Athren. A player (of any type) who jumps into battle with
guns a-blazin' and doesn't know when to back off is one of the more annoying
player types to have to group with. This is particularly true in any party with
a healing shortage. By judiciously backing out when I start to attract too much
attention, I've cut my personal death rate enormously (5 in six levels, all due
to other groups' trains), which, IMHO, is a big benefit to any party. If they
have to try to continue without me, or wait for me to return, it's a lot worse
for them than getting a bit less assistance from me in any one particular fight.
(And it's more fun for me, too.)

I've also learned to make more liberal use of:
/g RUN
<shift-up><ENTER>
<shift-up><ENTER>
<shift-up><ENTER>

Those "glorious" everyone-down-to-one-bubble-surrounded-by-a-pile-of-dead-MOBs
fights do not make up for the far more frequent 2-people-deads.

Kenross Cantoforjado, 40 songs, Innoruuk