There is no freaking way. I make song sets that either use a single instrument, or are voice-only, and
use an instrument or weapons depending. I'll switch during a fight if I have to go to an alternate subset
(e..g., I'm switching from resists to charms, or weapons to resists), but otherwise forget it.

In large group efforts, I'm twisting songs as much as 2 song messages ahead, and my mouse cursor is close
to unusable. I've done swapping in small group efforts where we needed every possible advantage, but it's
not sustainable. I do it less than 1% of the time.

I would bet that 95% of all high level bards don't swap or very rarely swap. Heck, I had a level 56
Ranger in my group the other night who said to me "wow, you're twisting songs!". Apparently most of the
Bards he groups with don't even sing more than one thing! So don't feel pressured to be compulsive about
it.

I'm pretty much able to keep 4 song effects up now (5 if I use the Breath of Harmony effect as one of
them). I'm certain that I wouldn't be able to keep the rhythm going well enough to use this many if I
swapped, also.

Kenross Cantoforjado, 54 songs, Innoruuk

> > -----Original Message-----

> > > From: Cranfill, Wendy [mailto:Wendy_Cranfill@...]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 7:24 AM
> > > To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
> > > Subject: [eqbards] Twisting Questions
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, so I hit 35 (yeah!) and am fighting with a monk alt whose
> > > main is a bard
> > > (an awesome one at that) and he's giving me hints here and
> > > there... "less
> > > talking more twisting!"
> > >
> > > Anyway, he tells me that I should be not only running three
> > > to four songs
> > > but also switching out weapons and instruments while doing this.
> > >
> > > Do you all actually do this? I tried this and its HELLA hard! So my
> > > question is.. do you all actually do this and if so HOW.