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> There are 25 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in today's digest:
>
> 1. Killing giants
> From: Mike McGovern
> <mcgov@...>
> 2. Re: Lambent Stones
> From: Valharick@...
> 3. Re: This evenings patch
> From: "Operaman" <slider@...>
> 4. Re: Lambent Quest Update
> From: "Operaman" <slider@...>
> 5. Re: remove me from the list please
> From: Talies the Wanderer
> <snicker@...>
> 6. Lambent armor - what I did last night
> (long)
> From: Greg Gillan <GGillan@...>
> 7. RE: Lambent armor - what I did last night
> (long)
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 8. RE: Lambent Quest Update
> From: "CYR, Thierry" <tcyr@...>
> 9. RE: Lambent Quest Update
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 10. Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: Mike Roach <mroach@...>
> 11. Gargoyle Carapace
> From: Jada <jadakost@...>
> 12. RE: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: CMai <CMai@...>
> 13. RE: Gargoyle Carapace
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 14. RE: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 15. Re: Lambent armor - what I did last night
> (long)
> From: <roleplay@...>
> 16. Re: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: "jay schultze"
> <sartori69@...>
> 17. Re: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: <kim@...>
> 18. RE: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: Mike Roach <mroach@...>
> 19. RE: Lambent armor - what I did last night
> (long)
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 20. RE: Trade of the Century..
> From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
> 21. RE: New Lambent Armor stats
> From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
> 22. RE: Patch downtime again this morning
> (Thursday)
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las
> Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> 23. RE: Castle Mistmoore (was: Trade of the
> Century..)
> From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
> 24. RE: New Lambent Armor stats
> From: <kim@...>
> 25. RE: I can't Screech
> From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:23:23 -0400
> From: Mike McGovern <mcgov@...>
> Subject: Killing giants
>
> > From: Ryan Honeyman <slasher@...>
> >
> > >Oh come on, you can take HG's. Be creative, I can
> do 2 HG's
> > >within about 8 minutes, Im sure you could do
> better than that :)
> >
> > I don't mean to sound condescending, but I don't
> believe you.
> >
> > At level 30 you are lucky if you can solo anything
> white+.
> > I couldn't reliably do clops until level 34ish.
> Your songs
> > just wont stick on a monster at least _FIVE_
> levels higher
> > than you. I guess if you hit it right, and got
> lucky --
> > you could chain+bellow the thing, but that's gonna
> take about
> > 20 mins to kill. If you were refering to charming
> the HGs,
> > I've tried it at 39 and it's very risky, a few
> resists and
> > you could die pretty easily. I used charm
> extensively around
> > level 30 in highkeep versus red raiders, and it
> lasted at most
> > 5 seconds, sometimes less. Chains+fear on an HG
> is futile,
> > I cannot even do it at level 39. They still
> resist too much.
> > And if he hits me a few times, hp bubbles vanish.
> I have
> > gotten lucky, mind you. But I tend to lean toward
> statistics
> > rather than luck, because in the end you will pay
> the piper.
>
> Goodness...its really not that risky at all. I've
> been killing giants
> since 29 - when I started, there would be some too
> high for
> me, charm wouldn't stick, and I'd have to zone, but
> since 32
> or so, if I see two giants, a few minutes later
> they'll be at least
> one less. :) (Depending on how weakened the victor
> of the battle
> is, its sometimes more efficient to zone rather than
> kite him down.)
>
> As for songs not sticking, yes, they do resist a
> lot. But, we have
> this handy song called selos, and charm has a *huge*
> range. Just
> stand way back, sing it, if he resists, run back and
> try again. Once
> it sticks, swing underneath him (this is the
> dangerous part), so you're
> in range for him to hear your commands, target the
> second giant
> that you hopefully arranged to be nearby, have your
> new pet charge
> in to battle, hit F1 twice to retarget your pet, and
> you're all set. As
> soon as they rush you, recharm the pet, and back
> they go to swinging
> at each other.
>
> As for dying, I don't think I have yet...Though I've
> come *way* too
> close, mostly because of lag or having to steer my
> dueling fools around
> lowbies in the area. But even at a half a bubble of
> health, without a MMB,
> I still barely outran them.
>
> Keep selos up at all times when you do this, of
> course. My standard twist
> is charm-selos-selo. At 35 charm will pretty much
> stick the full duration
> on blue giants, so I don't have to do much running
> anymore, but only an idiot
> will open himself up to a round of attacks from two
> pissed of giants if he can
> help it. :)
>
> -Lohengrin
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:31:51 EDT
> From: Valharick@...
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