On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Jim Mattson wrote:

>
> Well, with all of this talk about Screech lately, I decided to pull
> that one out of the closet. Now I find that with a combination of
> Chains and Screech, I can take on those blues by myself again!
> Woohoo! It's not toe-to-toe, but it's a lot more interesting than
> running around in circles. Now I just have to find the places where
> these guys hang out by themselves. Hmmm...maybe those cyclops in the
> Rathe Mountains will want to play.

The Rathe Mountains turn out not to be the best place for a
moving battle because of all the bumps in the terrain - it's
easy to lose sight of your target, or not see an bear or
cyclops until you're already in its aggro range. I charmed a
cyclops there and had it fight another, and it was a royal
pain keeping out of range, staying away from other mobs, while
keeping the cyclops charmed.

Personally, I like the entrance to Unrest. I just wait for a
train, then when everyone has zoned, just charm the stuff into
fighting each other. Mortuary Fungi are the best because
their Mort Drowsy basically renders all melee mobs impotent -
even if your charm expires, the Mort Drowsy is still in effect
and the melee mobs will get few if any hits in on you before
you can recharm the Fungus. Hags are good too, though a bit
difficult to control.

I will have to play around more with Griffins and Giants, as
they tend to be in nice, flat terrain.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...