They fixed slow spells a couple of months ago. Better slows will not
overwrite weaker slows. That is why you got the wore off message. After it
has been slowed you can still use cessation for damage, but the slow portion
will have no effect.
Rokenn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece Tom R CPT 25 ID L G4 [mailto:g4mntofcr@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Chains\Binding no longer overwrites snare
>
>
> I would like some clarification on how our slow songs stack with
> enchanter/shaman slows. This past weekend I was grouped with
> an enchanter.
> I had Chords of Cessation memmed but was not singing it until
> the enchanter
> slowed the mob. During one fight the enchanter was late
> slowing the mob so
> I went ahead and used Cessation. After my song went into effect, the
> enchanter cast his slow spell. I got a message saying the my
> Cessation song
> wore off immediately followed by the message that the
> enchanter's slow spell
> stuck. I got the Cessation effect "wore off" message before
> the song's
> normal duration passed. So it appeared that the enchanter's
> slow spell
> overwrote Cessation. So what I am wondering is if the
> enchanter slow spell
> actually negated Cessation or if the enchanter's slow message
> was an error
> and his slow did not stick?
>
> Galtin of E'ci
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mott, Mike J. [mailto:mike.j.mott@...]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 5:59 AM
> To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
> Subject: [eqbards] Chains\Binding no longer overwrites snare
>
>
> I am suprised no one else has noticed this yet, but over the weekend i
> discovered (and had it confirmed and tested by another high
> level bard) that
> the lvl 51 chains song no longer overwrites snare (we know it doesnt
> overwrite root, but snare was a suprise)!
>
> I also tested the chains song with the Enchanter Slow line, and the
> enchanter slow overwrites the lvl51 song, but not the other
> way around.
>
> What this boils down to (from my observations of the lvl 51 song):
>
> * We can now chain a mob to snare a mob if in doubt that
> it is snared
> or rooted
> * We can now chain a mob to slow the mob, without fear of
> canceling
> snare
> * We can now chain a mob to slow the mob, without the
> fear of blocking
> an Enchanter slow
>
> What I have not tested:
>
> * Other versions of our chains (the lvl 23 and lvl 54 aoe
> song) and
> slow songs (lvl 21 aoe) against snare or slow
> * Any of the songs against the Shaman slow series
> * All of my snare tests were done against low-level druid
> snare. I
> did not test any of the songs against the higher level Ensnare.
>
> It has always been my understanding that our slowing effects
> stack with
> Enchanter or Shaman slowing effects (but previous to the last
> patch would
> block them if our song was up on the mob when the spell was
> cast). If my
> above testing proves to be true, this means that we are
> "value added" to
> enchanters and shaman both now, at least from a mana and
> slowing standpoint!
>
> I look forward to seeing if you guys get similiar results!
>
> Lago Bardoon of Bertoxx
> 55 Troubador
> Guild Leader, Defenders of Aleria
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