On Sun, Jun 11/00, Bill Mann <dabard@...> wrote:

> Here's where it gets odd: When I keyed up Screech (to see
> what would happen), it gave me the "Goblin whipcrack flees in terror"
> message, but it just stayed right there pounding on me. The lil blue
> message flashed over and over, but he never let up. Please tell me this
> isn't a :design elemnt made to enhance the gameplay experience" bs.

I believe I've actually seen Brad comment on this and yes it is a
gameplay enhancer. :) They make the mob hit the nearest person while
rooted regardless of fear, blindness or anything else players might
think of to combine with it. Look at what they did to chains to nerf the
54 song, just because, as Abashi said, 2 bards playing it and fear could
keep a mob frozen in place while they killed it. Now, most people might
ask why they didn't just make the 54 song not stack instead of putting a
slowdown cap in based on the necro darkness line, but then most people
probably wouldn't take a job at Verant.

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