I believe _applying_ any damage doing spell has a chance to break root.
This would include DD (Below) and DOTs (Chants). If it doesn't break root
on application, it will have to expire on it's own or when another damage
doing spell is applied. I watched my brother's Shaman stack 2 DOTs, Root,
and sit to med while watching the mobs hps drop... rerooting as necessary,
but usually was a long time. If he would have Rooted, then applied the
DOTs, root would have expired much more often.
I think what you were noticing is the % chance that root has to break with
any of these types of damage.
I'd agree that the short duration makes our DOTs weaker than necro's and
shamen, but then again, I can't think of _any_ party I've been in where DOT
has been the only damge killing the mob. Of course, I doubt I ever will,
cause I'm always grouped with my GF's Mage... one word: Pet. :)
Darkfox Reven'tsol
Xegony
> Simpler explanation:
>
> All the chants also have the knockback effect that Bellow does.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donny Dane" <ddane01@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Break Root
>
>
> > Okay, another thought...
> >
> > We know that mobs do NOT follow the same rules as PC's...
> > You can stack a number of both offensive and defensive effects on a
> > pc...(don't know if there is actually a hard limit...i've been well into
a
> > 3rd row of icons, before...
> > this is a big what if...
> > What if you can only put X many offensive spells onto a mob...
> > i.e. root, dot 1, dot 2, dot 3, DD...so you have 5 effects...
> > now, here comes ... bellow: 6 effects...nope, can't have
that...overwrite
> > the first one...root...
> > okay, root it again...6 effects, can't have that, overwrite the first
> one...
> > now, here comes chant, 6 effects, can't have that, overwrite the first
> > one...root...
> >
> > i am NOT saying this is how it works, but it would start to fit what you
> are
> > talking about. Plus, this seems to be shot down by the multi-groups
> taking
> > out dragons and what not, possibly and probably not working on
> > uber-mobs...BUT, what if it IS taking place, but we don't realize
> it...then
> > that Necro's big DOT get's overwritten by some effect that is not nearly
> so
> > harmful...you should be getting messages if that's the
case...dunno...just
> > supposing
> >
> > MacGrough 'what strange theories' Mich'Rathe
> > 23rd Song Bard
> > Solusek Ro Wanderers
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daniel P. Sniderman" <fuzzbone@...>
> > To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Break Root
> >
> >
> > > No - it's not that simple. I tested extensively. Sometimes Bellows
had
> > no
> > > effect on Root. Also - there were times when either Chant would break
> > root.
> > > And other times the Chant didn't break root. Also - I don't think
it's
> > > totally random - it definitely seemed that root was broken more often
> when
> > I
> > > was singing the attack songs over "just singing Mana".
> > >
> > > Slyde
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
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