Could I get some more clarification on this song? I know I am only level 8,
but I prefer to keep meticulous records, and this song appears nowhere in my
information....
Thanks,
Lulen
----- Original Message -----
From: Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas) <Michael.Garramone@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 12:02
Subject: Re: [eqbards] New Patch.
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
>
> when you say "We'd kicked around the idea around", does that mean you are
> part of the development team? i know you are level 45+ bard right?
anyway,
> any info on where the song is found? i think the 5 bard vendors have been
> checked. plus i heard it is level 43, so i want it =)
>
> Shada Silverleaf, Level 43 Bard, Mithaniel Marr
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.M. Capozzi [mailto:croak63@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 6:01 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] New Patch.
>
>
> It has no effect at all on Clarity and the rate at which your party
members
> regen mana.
>
> The Desperate Dirge is VERY powerful for a bard song. Most bard songs are
> classified as cantrips, quick little spells that have minor duration and
> impact when song once, but add up over time. This song breaks out of that
> mold completely. The mana use, and the lack of regen, was needed to keep
it
> from being overused. As the name implies, it's a last ditch effort on the
> bard's part to end a combat.
>
> We'd kicked around the idea of the song stunning the bard for 10 to 30
> seconds as another balance factor, or using a horn or lute as a consumable
> reagent, but neither proved practical, or easy to code. The change making
> bards immune to mana regen was relatively easy to implement.
>
> It's going to take at least 30 minutes of just sitting to regen all that
> mana once you cast the song, twice that if you remain standing. And thats
> as it should be. The song rivals harm touch at that level in damage done
(A
> 43rd level SK can do 430 to a SINGLE target), and this song will hit FOUR
> targets. That's 1600 damage, fast. It's use should be limited.
>
> And it might encourage bards to wear more mana and mana stat boosting
items,
> so they can have a larger mana reserve to draw from, speeding downtime
> between songs a bit. This is fine, as it means in most cases that they'll
> have to give up better armor to wear the low or no AC caster tuned garb.
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Douglas <mailto:Bierbower@...> Bierbower
> To: eqbards@onelist.com <mailto:eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 5:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] New Patch.
>
> I read it the same way.
>
> Actually, the patch message seemed to indicate their would be no method
> possible to speed up a bard's mana regen rate, it gave no indication of
any
> change that would alter how current bard songs *may* speed mana regen for
> other party members (or maybe I just read it wrong).
>
> Ariell, Karana Server
> -the resident "dumb" bard *smiles*
>
>
> George Holt wrote:
>
>
> in addition there is no way for bards to speed up mana regen... (sorry,
> those buffs won't work...)
>
>
>
>
>
>
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