I think there is something messed up BIG time with the damage calculation
Verant is using for kills.
The other night fighting Ogre bouncers, we had a group with a level 40
Paladin (GB and Shield), level 40 Warrior (EXE Axe), Level 37 Warrior (EXE
Axe), Me (43 Bard) (YK and Kisch), Level 40 Druid (Drones, DD), Level 45
Shaman (DoT, Heal).
We were letting a level 43 ranger who was waiting for a group practice
piercing with 2 fine steel daggers on our pulls. Low and behold, not once
but TWICE in a row she was able to steal the XP from all of us.
Theoretically that should be impossible and I cannot imagine how in ANY
fashion she could outdamage all 6 of us... especially the combo that we had.
Embarassed, she stop practicing on our MOBs after her two steals :-).
So, in my opinion, the last option "BUG" is most applicable here.
Taneran Dreamweaver
<Clan Jax>
Bard of the 43rd song
Prexus
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin L. Crawford <Lyrnia@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Kill-stealing bards?
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
>
> All the chant series have been increased somewhat but I hadn't heard that
> they were increased by THAT much.... interesting...
>
> What was the Druid tossing in? If it was careless lightning or something
> more powerful that would explain it. Druids have some pretty hefty DD
> spells.
>
> Lyrnia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Essam Khairullah" <olgwinn@...>
> To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 10:03 AM
> Subject: [eqbards] Kill-stealing bards?
>
>
> > From: "Essam Khairullah" <olgwinn@...>
> >
> > A couple of friends and I were in Steamfont killing Mino Lords the other
> > night, trying to get me out of 31 so they could bask in the glow of my
> mana
> > song, when the strangest thing happened.
> >
> > I was with a level 36 Barbarian Shaman (with her pet) who was soloing,
and
> I
> > was grouped with a level 30 Druid.
> >
> > We figured that I would get exp faster if I grouped with the druid
instead
> > of the Shaman. So she would solo a mino lord and then we would kill
one.
> > While she was soloing hers, I was chaining it to make it a little easier
> on
> > her while we awaited our turn.
> >
> > One time, I decided to give her a little extra help in the form of
> Fulfil's
> > Curtailing Chant (level 30 song?) which provides the MR debuff along
with
> a
> > small DOT (6 or 7 dmg per pulse).
> >
> > So when the mino lord died, imagine my surprise when I got the exp for
the
> > kill!!! She had been dotting the heck out of it as well as bashing it,
> had
> > her pet helping her, and whatever else a level 36 shaman can do.. hehe,
> and
> > yet my teensy tiny DOT somehow stole her kill! Oh, and I wasn't even
> > equipping a drum (it IS supposed to be a percussion song isn't it?).
> >
> > So, as I see it, there are a few possible explanations.
> >
> > 1. She wasn't getting credit for her pet's damage.
> > 2. The DOT on Fulfil's is much higher than suspected.
> > 3. The druid I was with (who was supposedly afk) threw in a few zaps
> > 4. It's a bug
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> > Olgwinn Pendragun
> > Bard of the 32nd Song (yes, I made 32 in, of all places, Kedge!)
> > E'Ci
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