Yeah, my 2 druid buds and I found out how powerful the two chants + the
tamborine can be when I hit 39 a few weeks ago.
Our method? Root, then they fire off their best DoT's then med while I
stand back and rotate chants. We have been giving the FV giants hell ever
since ;o) (hint: one of the druids has the timing of Root down to almost an
art). So by the time the big critter falls, the driuds are almost "fm", and
we've taken hardly any damage. :o)
-=B=-
40.6
The Rathe
----- Original Message -----
From: Big Daddy Legba <legba@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 8:40 AM
Subject: [eqbards] DOTs at 39
> I had an eye opening grouping experience yesterday, I'd just like to share
> it and get the more experienced bards comments.
>
> The group:
> Elfson Allegro Lvl 39 half Bard (and a damn handsome man)
> 41 Ranger
> 35 Enchanter
> 38? Druid
>
> For some reason they wanted to group in the dreadlands (3 of these were
> guildies and the 4th was a friend). I said we're probably over matched
> there and won't do very well. But they wanted to try it, so I agreed.
>
> I decide to go full DOT mode since I figured our only shot was to kill
these
> suckers fast. (and I wanted to see if my damage calculations were close to
> correct).
>
> What came as a total shock to me was that the ranger (augmented/buffed,
> wielding a yak and some weird spear/staff which he says is better off hand
> weapon than yak) was unable to keep the monsters from agroing on me. I
sung
> 2 chants and Denon's using Nostrolo Tamborine and a normal horn.
>
> Was it possible that I was outdamaging him?
>
> If I was then I am pretty excited about this song combo. Granted I can't
> use Denon's in a dungeon (AOE damage bad!), but that could be replaced
with
> an number of songs (I often use Melodic Binding in a multi pull dungeon
> situation, the enchanters are quite grateful when the mobs that break mez
> come running for me rather than them).
>
> In any case with those 4 (low level for dreadlands) people we were able to
> pull pretty much non stop, with the Ranger pulling anything but Ravishing
> Drolvogs (Those football players hit HARD). Needless to say the xp was
> amazing (for an outdoor pull), I got like 1.5 of 39 in about 2 hours... I
> havent seen xp like that since I was doing the lvl 18-2? solo DOT attack.
>
> Of course at the end ("last pull for me guys!") the new dragon was trained
> to Karnor's and I got killed in his breath weapon (while getting a screen
> shot!)
>
>
>
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