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Message ID: 15804
Date: Tue Mar 7 18:01:06 GMT 2000
Author: Das Smoothie
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Level 22 woes (or why Unrest STILL sucks) LONG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathaniel Clark" <nkclark@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Cc: <-@...>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Level 22 woes (or why Unrest STILL sucks) LONG
> From: Nathaniel Clark <nkclark@...>
>
> I maintain EK is excellent for 22-about 26 or so :)
>
> I definitely recommend song/instrument combat v. weapons. Song combat
> means you save money on expensive weapons (unless they are gifts). This
> money can go towards better armor and your songs (instruments are cheap :)
>
> I am not certain that four song weaving is beneficial over three. I tried
> throwing in either bellow and/or chains with some twists. Unless you can
> minimize the time with just 3 song coverage (to one second or less), you
> are probably losing more in terms of efficiency than you are gaining with
> extra damage or slow down effect.
>
> If you zone into EK from Highpass, and go all the way down to the end of
> the ramp, take a left, pass the named gnolls (carefully), there is a big
> hill made of
> rock which is crawling with rock spiders. Usually, these are plentiful
> and non camped. Locate one, insult it with bellow, and lure it to an
> isolated area (the zone edge nearest this mountain among the trees is
> good). Then twist away. In general, stick to the spiders who /con low
> blue rather than high...it makes a big difference. If you get poisoned
> early, take the spider to the barbarian guards in the village, and don't
> hesitate. Make sure not to sing AE's around them :o)
>
> I tended to run later rather than earlier, and it was a while before I
> learned the benefit of picking low blues...so I took some lumps. If you
> can find a single partner to hunt with (somebody who can cure poison,
> preferrably), you'll do really well.
>
> Sinistral of Karana
>
> On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Talies the Wanderer wrote:
>
> > From: Talies the Wanderer <snicker@...>
> >
> > Okay, so I've got some good suggestions for where - now how about some
> > HOWs? I mean, I've nearly got the hang of 3-song weaving, (I'm too
> > unreliable on 4) - do you recommend that or melee? Also, is there any
> > equipment I should have or should start looking for?
> >
> > Talies the Wanderer (about to wander some more)
>
>
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