You realize of course what will happen now that it's been brought to his attention. After the
next patch or so, they'll mysteriously get that "2nd resist" even after they're already
successfully pixied. Sounds cynical. But just you wait. :)

Laluni Songhammer, Level 29 bard of E'Ci

kim@... wrote:

> From: <kim@...>
>
> On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Kimes, Dean W. wrote:
> >
> > I've been using Lullaby a lot recently to take down multiple blues while
> > soloing. From what I have observed, it seems to work similarly to our other
> > songs. When the effect goes off the mobs get a chance to resist. If they
> > fail to resist they nod. When they would next get to attack they get a
> > chance to break the nod, if they do they attack. Just as with some other
> > songs this results in the effect getting broken before it ever costs the MOB
> > anything.
>
> So why do mobs that are 30 levels lower than me seem to
> "succeed" at this "second resist" about 60%-80% of the time?
>
> > I forget offhand what the other songs are that function this way, but I
> > remember John lamenting on the fact that the song could work and be broken
> > before it really had any effect. I have seen it to always interrupt a
> > caster if they nod though in my experience, but then again I haven't been to
> > the Temple of Cazic Thule. ;)
>
> I know something similar happens with root. However, if mobs
> were breaking root at anywhere near the frequency they're
> "breaking out" of Lullaby and Pixie Strike, the casters would
> string GZ up by the... ahem. Anyhow, the fact that Pixie
> Strike works much better if you successfully get one to stick
> leads me to believe this is a bona fide bug, and not a high
> "second resist" effect. If it were just a "second resist"
> effect, then it shouldn't matter whether or not you've gotten
> one Pixie Strike to stick.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
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