On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Benjamin Jerrad Segal wrote:
>
> I've had the opportunity to play a shaman recently (level 49), and noticed
> that mana/health regens at 6 second ("tick") intervals. At first I
> thought Cannibalism to be inefficient, but after discovering this I found
> timing the stand -> cast -> sit pattern between ticks, I could use both
> effectively (med and cann).
*light goes on*
So that's what the shaman I was grouped with was doing.
> I believe clarity (Cassindra's Chorus) puts a "clarity counter" on
> everyone in the group. When the tick occurs, the counter is removed and
> additional mana is granted to the holder. This would explain why it is
> possible to weave one other song in addition to clarity without diluting
> it's effectiveness.
>
> I was thinking about this topic because I don't like the common ideology
> of "direct mana addition per pulse," when starting/stopping the song
> doesn't add anything over simply singing it straight (despite the doubled
That's what I've been telling people for the last 6 months.
They still insist on describing it as "direct mana added per
pulse" though.
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John H. Kim
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