completely correct
>From: John Tatsukawa <jht@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: "'eqbards@onelist.com'" <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Did some testing....
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:09:04 -0800
>
>Hmm, my interpretation of Rokken's email is:
>
>1)If you have a same instrument on your mouse pointer, you will cancel out
>any instrument bonus from having an instrument equipped. This is definitely
>a bug.
>
>For example: You have a lute in your 2nd weap slot, you have another lute
>on
>your mouse pointer. You sing Hymn of Restoration. You do *not* get the
>instrument bonus.
>
>2) If you have a different instrument on your mouse pointer, it will not
>cancel out the instrument bonus from your equipped instrument.
>
>Example: Lute in 2nd weap slot, drum on your mouse pointer. You sing Hymn
>of
>Restoration. You do get the instrument bonus.
>
>3) However, this does not mean that an instrument that is on the mouse
>pointer will give a bonus.
>
>Example: Lute in 2nd weap slot, drum on your mouse pointer. You sing Selo's
>Accelerando. You do *not* get instrument bonus.
>
>4) Any instrument in an inventory slot has no effect on any songs,
>regardless of what type of instrument is equipped in the 2nd weap slot.
>
>Let me know if I interpreted this correctly. I just didn't see anything in
>Rokken's analysis that would lead one to believe that an instrument that is
>on the mouse pointer would give an instrument bonus for a song.
>
>Sincerely,
>Windleaf
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Donny Dane [mailto:ddane@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:03 PM
> > To: eqbards@onelist.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Did some testing....
> >
> >
> > From: "Donny Dane" <ddane@...>
> >
> > soo.....
> > does this mean...
> > using 2, 6, 18, i DON'T have to switch them? I can just hold
> > one and equip
> > the other?????
> > this will make this method of combat even more awesome for
> > me...since i
> > won't have to fear dropping horn/mandolin while twisting away...
> > thus freeing up a hand to move around some (via keyboard, so
> > i don't 'throw
> > away' my held instrument...)
> >
> > WOOHOO!
> > i won't be on tonight, can someone test this????
> > (easiest way would be to equip horn, hold mandolin/lute,
> > start heal and see
> > how much it's giving...)
> > if not, i'll test it myself tomorrow and report the results here
> >
> > MacGrough
> > 21st Song Bard
> > Solusek Ro Wanderers
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rokenn Swiftsong <rokenn@...>
> > To: <EQBards@onelist.com>; <EQ-Bards@onelist.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:41 PM
> > Subject: [eqbards] Did some testing....
> >
> >
> > > From: "Rokenn Swiftsong" <rokenn@...>
> > >
> > > The Gypsy Lute (the one for the Lambent BP quest) gives +5%
> > to songs in
> > > addition to +5% MR :)
> > >
> > > There is an interaction bug with instruments. If you have
> > an instrument
> > > equipped and pickup in your mouse pointer another
> > instrument of the same
> > > type (ie string, wind, brass,percussion) you will lose the
> > instrument
> > bonus.
> > > if you pickup an instrument of the a different type (say
> > Lute equipped,
> > > horn on mouse pointer) you get the full instrument effect.
> > Having an
> > > instrument in your inventory of the same type has no effect
> > on the song
> > you
> > > are playing (ie no fire beetle eye/lightstone effect).
> > >
> > > Rokenn Swiftsong - Karana server
> > >
> > > EQ Bard Song Analysis
> > > http://rgonzalez.net/EQSongs/
> > >
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