I twist four songs. I am occasionally able to get them all to remain constant effect. Some songs appear
to last a few seconds longer than others - in the same twist, some will always remain constant, and some
will always drop. I figure that it's better to have 3.5 effects going than 3, so even if all of them drop
for a bit, I figure I'm doing better than 3 constant songs (which is easy for me).
I optimize twisting by watching for the text messages (which is why SoS really, really irritates me, since
it HAS NONE), and getting into the rhythm. I've played long enough that I know how to adapt to varying
lag conditions. I start a session by waiting for the text messages, then speed up just enough that the
song stops without canceling the prior one, but without having to wait for the message.
Tonight, I had memmed:
Twilight
Lull (8)
Rondo
Nillipuss
Cantana
SoS
Chains (51)
Bellow (55)
That's vaguely typical in a dungeon (although I may or may not have Lull, Nillipuss and/or Bellow memmed
depending on circumstances, SoS is more common, the other four are standard) , but it changes in the
various Planes, in outdoor groups, when soloing, and when traveling.
When traveling, I usually set up to be able to take MOBs if I feel like it, so a sort-of-typical songlist
would be:
Song of Travel
Fufil's
the two Tuyen's
Fear
Chains (51)
Cantana
Healing
Kenross Cantoforjado, 58 songs, Innoruuk
Talies the Wanderer wrote:
> At 01:59 PM 6/12/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >However, the song gems are slow to "ungray" during twisting. If I turn the
> >clipping plane down 6 notches (to about 2/3) it becomes a decent trade off
> >in viewable distance and twisting time.
>
> Okay - to start another, on-topic, thread, I wanted to know a bit about
> your success with "twisting" songs.
> 1) How many songs can you twist at once - assuming constant effect songs.
> 2) What do you do to optimize your twisting?
> 3) What is your current playlist? What do you sing in battle, and what out
> of it?
>
> Just a few questions from a young-again bard
>
> Talies the Wanderer