On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4 wrote:

>
> Just wondering why you wouldn't use Lullaby over Pixie in this situation
> (assuming you aren't trying to interrupt any casters). I'm not high enough
> level to sing Pixie yet so can't speak from experience. It just seems that
> it would be harder and more time consuming to target the three mobs in
> combat versus singing the Lullaby and not worrying about targetting. Do
> mobs have a higher resist rate versus Lullaby than Pixie? If so thats an

Resist rate seems to be about the same, but Pixie Strike
(before it broke) has a much higher rate of keeping a mob
asleep for all 3 song rounds.

With Lullaby I'd guesstimate that on average it lasts 1-2 song
rounds. I'd only try weaving a second song with Lullaby in
certain situations (casters nuking the party = Lullaby/Rhythm,
everyone but me at low hp = Lullaby/Hymn). Pixie Strike was
consistent enought that I'd frequently weave two other songs
with Strike, or even keep three low-blue mobs asleep (same as
you can do with a L4 enchanter spell, so there's no balance
issue).

In its current buggy state, the consequences of letting a
Strike exire are so dire (basically 15-30 seconds trying to
get it asleep again) that I won't risk weaving more than one
song with it, which as you point out makes the song rather
pointless in lieu of Lullaby. As I said before, I'm finding
that I take so much damage trying to get the first Strike to
stick that it's often more effective just to charm the mob,
or let it beat up on a real tank the entire fight.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...