On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, David Knadler wrote:

>
> Pixie Chase does nothing more than stun a creature. It doesn't mesmerize,
> clear the "hate" list, etc, etc, etc. It has limited applications as far as

The mesmerize line of spells has a memory blur component that
has been weakened lately, and according to my high level
enchanter friends doesn't work on high level mobs. A stun
cannot be broken by an attack. A mesmerize can. So Pixie
Strike is indeed a mesmerize.

> I can tell. I once tried to Pixie + Hymn my way back to full health, but
> the duration of it seems to be all over the board (as long as 10 seconds...
> as short as 1 second..)

What's your charisma? At 120 charisma against medium blues or
lower, I'd say it lasts full duration about 80% of the time -
high enough that I generally weave two other songs with it.
Against high blues it's not as effective and tends to last a
shorter time - I either just Strike over and over, or mix in
one other song. The resists don't help either.

Note that while Strike+Hymn is the only way to make this
viable while soloing, just Striking over and over can be
valuable in a group when everyone is OOM, low on health, and
there's one mob left to kill. You can pause it long enough
for everyone to get enough mana and hp to kill it comfortably.

I always have this song memorized, even when grouped with an
enchanter (they can go linkdead, or get a mob attacking them
to where they can't mes anything much less the three other
mobs the rest of you are fighting). This song gives you
something no other song does - time.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...