On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas) wrote:

>
> have never had one chain last a whole fight. it can last several seconds,
> but even on greens it won't last nearly as long as snare. if you have a

Chain lasts anywhere from 0 to 3 pulses (about 12-18 seconds
max). The lower /con the mob, the more likely it'll last the
full duration. The higher /con the mob, the more likely it
won't. It also seems to depend on the mob's magic resist, but
in general Chain lasts the full duration 90% of the time
against white /cons or lower for me. It drops off pretty
quickly though, to where if I want to keep a red Chained while
fleeing, I will usually have to drop my other songs and just
hit it with Chain over and over. Otherwise it breaks out
often enough after just one pulse as to make it pointless.

> ranger or druid in the group, and they are doing a consistently good job of
> snaring, you should loet them. it is superior to chain if they are doing
> their job. if they are doing poorly, tell them to start doing their job or
> you will do it for them. i have been in groups with rangers/druids where
> this is done well, and others where it is not. hell i even forget or don't

I would dearly love them to do this as it frees me up to use
other songs.

> chain in time because the mob's health bar is lagged to me. bottom line: if
> those snaring are doing their job, then snare is better for keeping the mobs
> from running, it lasts longer and is broken out of less.

This seems to be the crux of the matter. If it can't be
broken out of and lasts a fixed duration as claimed, then it
is indeed superior.

> and yes i have
> gotten my bard past level 23.
>
> Shada D'ukal, Level 50 Bard, Mithaniel Marr

:-)

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John H. Kim
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