[Dolalin]

As evidence of the 4 target limit I present Exhibit A, this post from the EQBards mailing list from June 1999, stating that point blank bard AOEs had a 4 mob limit at that time.

https://groups.yahoo.com/api/v1/grou...8?guccounter=1

The chant series does 14 per tick with a drum, for three ticks, as well as
lowering the MR, CR, or FR of the target by 25 points. There is no change
to the resistance debuff without an instrument, but damage drops to 8 per
tick. And, the very nature of the songs makes them very hard to resist in
the first place, much like Tashan or Malosi.

Best use I can think of, is using Chant of Fire on monsters in Solusek that
have natural high fire resistance, so that druids and mages in your group
can be more effective. And Curtailing Chant is useful all around, helping
out your wizard, enchanter, and necro friends where ever you are.

As far as direct damage goes, DDD is pretty weak at that level. Most
casters have a 44th level Direct Damage spell that does anywhere from 500 to
600 damage for 200 to 300 hundred mana, and a 39th level AoE or Column spell
that does anywhere from 100 to 200 damage per pulse, to up to four targets,
for three pulses.

What DDD has going for it is the speed to cast it, two and a half seconds,
and the fact that it delivers all of it's damage at once, rather than
requiring the target mob stay in the rain area for all three pulses most AOE
requires. It's also point blank, working just like any AoE bard song, the
four closest mobs will be in the effect radius.

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Kennedy <orang@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 10:54 AM
Subject: [eqbards] Patch changes


>From: "Sean Kennedy" <orang@...>
>
>
>These are the bard specific changes in the last patch (except for /follow,
>which
>is just a huge benefit to a party with bards playing Selo's or 19)
>
>Bug fixes and newly implemented features
>
>- 'Procing' (items that cast spells) weapons no longer break Bard's singing
>- We have implemented an Auto-follow command. To auto-follow another
>player, target the character, then type "/follow". You must be grouped
with
>the character in order to successfully carry out the command.
>
>
>Spell Changes
>
>- The Bard spell "Denon's Desperate Dirge" will now require the use of
Mana.
>- No spell or effect that accelerates the process of mana regeneration will
>work on a Bard.
>- Tuyen's Songs now have range.
>
>So, now that 38,43 and 46 are apparently working, any of you high level
>bards have
>the straight poop on them?
>
>In particular what's your take on Dirge? How does the damage it does
>compare
>with the best damage song we have before then? Looks like they made sure
>it would be used only once in a long while, is it powerful enough to even
>have memorized?
>
>I've heard 400+ dmg, how does that compare to other casters DD/AOE spells
at
>that
>level?
>
>Now that the two Tuyen's have a range, does anyone have numbers on them?
>
>
>
>Tindayen the Curious bard of Povar <g>
>
>
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