Swift Like the Wind costs a LOT of mana, and doesn't last as long as
the lower level speed up buff. Add onto this that there is a speed
beyond which a weapon can't get any faster. And Swift Like the Wind,
in higher levels, isn't even used on people with haste sashes. Not
worth it.
So. Sometimes a minor speedup is good enough.
Quicken is very definitely a combat buff. And fairly high mana. Grouped,
I'd put it on my main tank and let a bard handle the speedup for the
rest, preferring to use mana for crowd control, or other circumstances
rather than keeping everyone Quickened.
Just because it is better does not mean that it is always the best
use of the enchanter's mana. Bards ARE Still needed.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sylly Songsynger [mailto:jgs@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 11:56 AM
>>From Eq Casters Realm:
>Swift Like The Wind
>---------------------
>Target: Increase Attack Speed +160.
>Description:Great for tanks when grouped. Increases the amount of times you
>will hit in a round against an enemy. In large/long battles it can make a
>huge difference. Quite deadly when used in conjunction with Languid
>Pace/Tepid Deeds. Combine these 2 spells when possible.. talk
>about breaking
>the odds. Slows down your opponent, increases your attack rate
>This spell doesn't stack with Augmentation, but as such it provides over
>double the attack speed for the target and is usually preferred anyway. The
>other important thing is that this spell helps increase combat skill gain
>since you are making more skill rolls with your attack.
>----------------------
>So, when SLTW " provides over double the attack speed " - it hardly matters
>if VoV does a 35.271% increase or a 36.983% increase. Enchanter
>speed buffs
>are where it's at. I use Warsong because my enchanter wont give me SLTW.
>She says she does not want me to die that quickly. But then again Innoruuk
>killed her and not me ;p
>
>Sylly Songsynger
><The Pantheon>
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