Malo + Slow, is Malosini worth it?

[EdTuBrutus]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You have a higher chance of landing malosini because it's a level 57 spell and by now you should know that just about everything in eq, on p99 atleast, has level affect the formula in some way.
This is why using turgurs(51) on level 60 mobs lands more often than togors(39).

This smells like bollocks, tbh.

Do you have *ANY* evidence for your claim?

Hint - "I think" and "I feel" aren't evidence. That's the same nonsense that leads to muppets running about with 200 Agi and 800AC. Because they "think" or "feel" Agi does something. They're wrong. I suspect you are too.

[Baler]

Originally Posted by EdTuBrutus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This smells like bollocks, tbh.

Do you have *ANY* evidence for your claim?

the evidence is in the gameplay. Why the fuck do you people think players use level 51 slow on raid targets and not the level 39 slow.

There is also the fact that everything combat related on p99 blatantly has level in the formula. It's really not that far fetched to notice that spell level could be influencing that formula in some way as well.

You then go on to ask for proof. I don't have access to p99 code so we all speculate based on feel. So don't try to say I'm instantly wrong for that. And on top of that we know that not every single thing on p99 is perfectly era accurate. And that the staff are prone to leaning towards making the game more difficult rather than easier.

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why the fuck do you people think players use level 51 slow on raid targets and not the level 39 slow.

You use the top slow against things like that because you don't have to heal damage that isn't taken. As far as the Clerics care, it's not 70% versus 75%, it's 25% versus 30% damage intake, meaning the top-rank slow is about a fifth again as good as the downranked slow. That's a pretty big difference in damage intake per minute if you're talking about things that hit for four digits' worth of damage in a single round. The difference in mana cost isn't so relevant; it isn't the Shaman's job to heal so it doesn't matter if they run themselves out of mana trying to slow. The Shamans don't spam both because if they do they pull aggro off the main tank and die. In so many words, the Shaman uses the top slow in that scenario because it's better and there's no reason not to use it.

Also, as noted earlier, I've never noticed any difference at all in resist rates between level 9 spells versus level 50+ or 55+ spells. I main a class (my Shadow Knight) which actually casts a mixture of low- through high-level spells quite regularly, so if anyone ought to notice such a difference, it's me. If such a difference exists, it must be tiny.

Danth