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Message ID: 22219
Date: Tue Oct 31 20:53:11 GMT 2000
Author: John Tatsukawa
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Change to bard song mechanics on Test!
>So it's okay to go AFK for 30 minutes to meditate or chloroplast heal but
>not to Hymn? So are all caster buffs going to end when the caster logs off
>so they can't park an enchanter nearby just to clarity and log him on and
>off? Plain and simple this is stupid. It's another example of where
>probably some bard was sitting AFK on the planes and now we all have to be
>nerfed because someone abused the situation. Heaven forbid they should
>handle this by putting in an auto logoff when someone is inactive for more
>than 10 minutes like most games do.
>
> Kit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Tatsukawa [mailto:john@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 1:22 PM
>To: eqbards@egroups.com; 'eqbards@egroups.com'
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Change to bard song mechanics on Test!
>
>
>Absor has asked everyone to switch to a different thread on this:
>
>http://boards.station.sony.com/everquest/Forum3/HTML/003015.html
>
>I'd have to agree with Lago on Verant's reasoning that this is to keep us
>from going AFK indefinitely.
>
>---Windleaf
>
>
>At 12:58 PM 10/31/00 -0700, Kimes, Dean W. wrote:
> >Of course this will make Aria and Clouding instant death songs in many
> >situations. I'm hoping this is a bug and not a change or I will be done,
> >trade skill changes or not. Maybe I won't uncancel my account next week
> >after all, sigh.
> >
> > Kit
> >
> >I just came across this thread in whineplay, which I think all of you
>should
> >take a look at. Evidently there has been a change to the mechanics of bard
> >song on Test:
> >
> >http://boards.station.sony.com/everquest/Forum2/HTML/027490.html
> >
> >It appears that this change is to keep us from indefinitely playing a song
> >while AFK. The message received is evidently "Your song ends abruptly",
>and
> >has a chance of occuring on every pulse. Once again, Verant seems to be
> >putting the screws to us. We can't take a break at all from the keyboard
>if
> >we want to keep two songs up, now I have to stay at the keyboard to keep
>one
> >song up as well. I guess bards dont need bathroom breaks.
> >
> >All this will do is encourage more use of a macroed gamepad.
> >
> >Lago Bardoon of Bertoxx, 48th Composition, Defenders of Aleria
> >
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