On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, Kyle wrote:

>
> At level 23 I thought that it would be most efficient for me to
> stack(twist/weave/whatever) Anthem, Binding, and Chain whenever we fought
> one, maybe two, mobs. I wasn't Bellowing for damage but the Binding and
> Chain would slow their attack rate down quite a bit and the party would take
> less damage.

The problem I found with Binding (L20, lowers AC, slows down
attack speed) is that it's area effect. Lately I haven't been
fighting many mobs that are all by their lonesome. Usually
there are several green things nearby or wandering around.
Play binding and they will become aggresive to you. Also, the
few times that I *do* want to use an area effect song, I
almost always hit Lullaby. Why slow down their attack speed
when you can stop their attacks almost entirely.

That aside, has anybody tried timing how long the Binding
effect lasts? Is it something you need to keep twisting, or
is just hitting it once at the beginning of a fight enough?

> Sure it can get rather boring but I can tell you that
> it is nowhere near as boring as kiting is. Imagine running around from
> anywhere between 5 to 20 minutes with a mob on your tail, not being able to
> talk to anyone or risk a fair amount to type in tells, just pounding the
> Bellow and Accelerando hot keys.

Yeah. I've kited a few times and I agree entirely. It is
mind-numbingly boring.

> If you're fighting multiples and have good clearance then area effect songs
> like Discord or Lullably can be more effective than Bellow.

Is there a less dangerous brass song that I can use later to
work on my brass skill? I still don't like the idea of
leaving myself playing Discord overnight in some remote
location to work on the skill.

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John H. Kim
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