True and false.
True that after a prolonged use of Clarity, (both Bardic and Enchanter)
sometimes the first cast of a spell after that APPEARS to use up far more
mana than it should.
False that it makes the spells cost more.
What's happening is a problem between the client and the server. The
client thinks you have X mana, the server thinks you have Y mana, and in a
case like this, the server always wins. The casting of a spell gets a fresh
update from the server, and that's when the mana bar is reset. It's very
similar to what happens to your hitpoint bar and numeric when a healing
spell or Hymn is in effect. It's being looked into now, should be fixed
soon, and even has a name... *Phantom Mana*
What did you expect? Verant bought the tickets and gave almost everyone the
day off when Star Wars opened. ;P
Anyway, it's a random occurance, and only seems to happen after more than a
couple minutes of exposure to Clarity. Many casters who've experienced it,
and know it for what it is, have a simple (though possibly annoying)
work-around. They cast a low cost spell to get a correct read on mana
before jumping back into the fray.
----- Original Message -----
From: Beth Moursund <scrybsprite@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 10:40 AM
Subject: [eqbards] Mana song bug? J. M. please answer
>From: Beth Moursund <scrybsprite@...>
>
>Garramone writes:
>>There is a bug that a spell cast while you are playing the mana song can
>use
>>a whole lot more mana than usual (one whole bubble of mana on a spell that
>>normally takes one quarter or less). Therefore it is not a good idea to
>>play the mana song during combat, unless the special case you mentioned
>when
>>all casters are OOM. otherwise during combat it can actually be
>>detrimental.
>
>Is this true? I am often with groups that include 3 or more casters, so
>power-medding during battle is common, and they have me play mana song
>constantly. None of them have mentioned anything like this.
>
> - Windsong Wanderer, bard on Solusek Ro
>
>
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