I've used Lament in numerous occasions when I am the puller. Never used it
with my party nearby. Lets assume your party is trying to move from Point A
to Point B without getting into any fights. There are five mobs along the
path. As the bard, you are up front and successfully Lament each mob in
order. The bard could make it easily. What happens though when your party
tries to move past them? Will the mobs ignore the entire party or will the
mobs attack them?

I'm inclined to believe that the Lament effect is centered on the bard and
that anyone else who gets within the mob's aggro range will get attacked.

This would be a moot tactic if your party was invisible. However, against
mobs that can see thru invis it may be a viable tactic if the Lament stops
the mob from attacking the rest of the party.

Galtin of E'ci

>
> > How long does the effect of the Lament last after you sing it to the
> mobs?
> > Will I have to do it over again when I take on the next mob?
>
> It lasts several minutes for me. Others say it only lasts
> about 10 seconds. Dunno, maybe charisma has something to do
> with it.
>
> I used it to break up the king area in Permafrost solo. The
> first time I tried it, I'd lamented all the mobs on the floor.
> I fought an elite guard down to below half health when a
> newly-spawned priest above us started healing it. I charmed
> the elite and ordered it to attack the priest, only to watch
> in horror as it decided the shortest route to the priest was
> through all the floor mobs. Of the four remaining floor mobs,
> only the patriarch (who was actually the most recently
> lamented) was activated by the guard's passage. The rest were
> still lamented.
>
> Unfortunately, the guard, patriarch, and priest were enough to
> do me in. :-P
>
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