As far as I know, Pixie Strike does not clear the "sh*t list" in any manner.
If I pixie strike a large rat, as soon as it's un-stunned/un-mezzed, it will
bee-line for me. If there is a memory blur component it is _very_ weak.
My CHA is 104 (still waiting to get another Opalline Earring and/or the Veil
that increases CHA - perhaps the leather foot raider cap), but I could never
reliably pixie strike a faerie guard in lesser faydark. Often times they
would attack me immediately after it's "eyes glaze over" (even though I
wasn't in attack mode). For that reason, I considered the song to be mostly
useless - but then again that's the only time that I've used it. Also, I've
found that MOBs can get off their spell faster than I can Pixie Strike them
(even if I sing it immediately after they go into cast mode). I used to
consider the "rhythm" series to be useless as well, until I started using it
against Shadowmen and resisted 6 or 7 Fears in a row. I'll definitely keep
playing with it, but I consider it to be overshadowed by charm, lullaby,
screech, etc.
Desmei Sightblinder
Lvl 28 Bard (Povar)
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Subject: RE: [eqbards] Mesmerize vs. Charm
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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@...