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Message ID: 22749
Date: Fri Dec 8 12:28:43 GMT 2000
Author: jay schultze
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Fighting on after linkdeath


Have you ever seen an NPC bard use songs? Didn't think so. I am personally
glad for this, regardless of my numerous LD deaths...considering some of the
bard-class NPC's in the game (Maestro anyone?).

Sartori{Legion}


>Now here is where the funny part starts. The cleric had Complete Heal
>loaded in the first spell gem. Apparently when you go linkdead, the game
>automatically switches you over to NPC AI. If you can cast spells,
>apparently the only one the AI will cast is whichever one is loaded in the
>first spell gem. So as everyone else watched the NPC beat on the cleric,
>every once in a while (when he wasn't stunned) the cleric was able to get a
>CH spell off. He was able to cast CH enough that he didn't die before his
>character disappeared from the server. To say the least he was quite
>pleased when he discovered he didn't die after going LD.
>
>So what I was wondering is could bards use this knowledge to somehow help
>us
>survive a fight after we go linkdead. Fear sounds like a good option but
>then again it could potentially screw over the rest of the group by causing
>a train. The new Shield of Songs is a possibility as well. Third option
>would be whatever song that you think would best help your party kill the
>mob(s) you were attacking before you went LD. That would be situationally
>dependent on where you were fighting.
>
>Anyone got other suggestions?
>
>Galtin of E'ci
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