Game Mechanics: Evidence that bind wound shouldn't be possible while being attacked

[Dolalin]

I asked McCoy to check his old EQ logs for instances where he was binding wound and was interrupted. Here is his reply with log examples:

Originally Posted by mcoy

So, unfortunately I didn't play a melee class much during classic, and I only found out about setting logging=true in the ini file after I was in my 40's or so (on cleric).

That said, I did find a few entries on my monk from 2002 that support your theory, including a comment about needing to wait for mobs to get off me so I could bandage (but that should be taken with a grain of salt because from the context I was nearly dead so I was probably just trying to stay alive). Also, there was an instance or two where I was being attacked but the mob missed so my bandaging completed.


[Mon Jun 24 22:37:01 2002] You told Melkaar, 'you just ran by me'
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:06 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:15 2002] Melkaar slashes lesser icebone skeleton for 35 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:15 2002] Melkaar pierces lesser icebone skeleton for 39 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:15 2002] Melkaar pierces lesser icebone skeleton for 42 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:16 2002] Melkaar kicks lesser icebone skeleton for 16 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:17 2002] Melkaar slashes lesser icebone skeleton for 24 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:17 2002] Melkaar slashes lesser icebone skeleton for 64 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:17 2002] lesser icebone skeleton has been slain by Melkaar!
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:19 2002] You say, 'hehe hi'
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:27 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:33 2002] Burynai excavator hits YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:33 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:42 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 8 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:42 2002] Melkaar pierces Burynai excavator for 34 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:42 2002] Melkaar pierces Burynai excavator for 52 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:42 2002] Burynai excavator hits Melkaar for 13 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:43 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 63 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:43 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 58 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:43 2002] Melkaar pierces Burynai excavator for 70 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:43 2002] Melkaar pierces Burynai excavator for 59 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:45 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:45 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 32 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:47 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 29 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:47 2002] Melkaar slashes Burynai excavator for 46 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:47 2002] Burynai excavator has been slain by Melkaar!
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:56 2002] You have become better at Bind Wound! (50)
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:56 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:06 2002] Melkaar tells you, 'if i remember well exit is somewhere near here'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:13 2002] Burynai Excavator hits YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:14 2002] You told Melkaar, 'yeah'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:14 2002] LOADING, PLEASE WAIT...
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:34 2002] You have entered Field of Bone.
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:35 2002] Expired saved.
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:38 2002] Melkaar tells you, 'bah i didnt want to zone'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:41 2002] You say, 'me neither'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:46 2002] Melkaar says, 'lol'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:47 2002] You say, 'I thought it was right in front of me'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:50 2002] You say, 'so I tried to FD'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:56 2002] Melkaar says, 'i knew it was close'
[Mon Jun 24 22:38:58 2002] You say, 'but i was too close hehe'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:02 2002] Mariz shouts, 'Lev 6 almost 7 lfg send tells'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:08 2002] Mariz shouts, 'Monk'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:08 2002] You say, 'yeah so did I, thought it was another foot away though'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:11 2002] Melkaar says, 'well im gonna head out'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:15 2002] You say, 'good luck'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:19 2002] Melkaar says, 'cya'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:24 2002] You say, 'I got half a yellow down there hehe'
[Mon Jun 24 22:39:32 2002] You must be standing to forage.


[Mon Jun 24 22:46:01 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:12 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:14 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:26 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 22 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:26 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:28 2002] greater scalebone regards you indifferently -- You would probably win this fight..it's not certain though.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] Auto attack is on.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] You try to crush greater scalebone, but miss!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 24 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] You are stunned!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:32 2002] Greater scalebone bashes YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:33 2002] You can't attack while stunned!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:34 2002] You can't attack while stunned!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:35 2002] You are unstunned.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:35 2002] You try to crush greater scalebone, but miss!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:35 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 13 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:35 2002] You strike greater scalebone for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:37 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 22 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:37 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:40 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 25 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:40 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but YOU block!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:40 2002] Greater scalebone tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:42 2002] You strike greater scalebone for 8 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:42 2002] You try to crush greater scalebone, but miss!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:42 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 25 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:43 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:44 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 27 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:44 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 24 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:45 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:47 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 24 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:47 2002] Burynai burrower begins to cast a spell.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:48 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 21 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:48 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:49 2002] Greater scalebone tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:49 2002] You strike greater scalebone for 18 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:49 2002] You're not scaring anyone.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:49 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 27 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:50 2002] You try to crush greater scalebone, but miss!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:50 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:50 2002] Burynai burrower's hand is covered with a dull aura.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:51 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 7 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:51 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 26 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:53 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:53 2002] greater scalebone scowls at you, ready to attack -- You would probably win this fight..it's not certain though.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:54 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:55 2002] You crush greater scalebone for 26 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:55 2002] You have slain greater scalebone!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:55 2002] You gain experience!!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:55 2002] You can't intimidate yourself!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:57 2002] You receive 4 gold, 5 silver and 15 copper from the corpse.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:59 2002] --You have looted a Bone Chips.--
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:07 2002] Ikshaz regards you indifferently -- looks like a reasonably safe opponent.
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:10 2002] Expired saved.
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:11 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:19 2002] Burynai burrower begins to cast a spell.
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:22 2002] You have become better at Bind Wound! (54)
[Mon Jun 24 22:47:22 2002] The bandaging is complete.

[Mon Jun 24 22:48:37 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:38 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:49 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:51 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:00 2002] Greater skeleton tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:00 2002] Greater skeleton tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:01 2002] You told Miasaou, 'so what's with the big meeting?'
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:01 2002] The bandaging is complete.

[Wed Jul 24 04:26:04 2002] Squizzle tells you, 'u got bandeges>?'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:15 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:20 2002] You told Squizzle, 'doing that atm actually hehe'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:25 2002] Squizzle tells you, 'ok loc?'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:25 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:29 2002] You told Squizzle, 'had to wait for things to get off me'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:29 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:30 2002] Your Location is -1396.04, 1753.76, 101.72
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:34 2002] Squizzle tells you, 'yes'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:36 2002] You told Squizzle, 'neg 1400 pos 1750'
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:40 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Wed Jul 24 04:26:41 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.


Hope that helps!

-Mcoy

One hit causes an interrupt:

[Mon Jun 24 22:46:01 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:12 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:14 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

Being attacked but not hit does not interrupt:

[Mon Jun 24 22:48:37 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:38 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:49 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Jun 24 22:48:51 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:00 2002] Greater skeleton tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:00 2002] Greater skeleton tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:01 2002] You told Miasaou, 'so what's with the big meeting?'
[Mon Jun 24 22:49:01 2002] The bandaging is complete.

[aaezil]

So stand in a corner. Doesnt mean you cant combat bind

[Dolalin]

If it works like the usual melee casting interrupts (ie clicking items with a cast time, like Daldaen alludes to), standing in a corner won't help you. Interrupt is guaranteed if you take any damage.

[Dolalin]

Ah, looking at the timings in the logs is interesting.

In the logs, a successful bandage takes 11 seconds, start to finish:

[Mon Jun 24 22:46:01 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:12 2002] The bandaging is complete.

All the interrupts I see are instant the moment he is hit:

6s:

[Mon Jun 24 22:37:27 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:33 2002] Burynai excavator hits YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:37:33 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

10s:

[Mon Jun 24 22:46:14 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:21 2002] Greater scalebone tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone tries to pierce YOU, but misses!
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] Greater scalebone pierces YOU for 14 points of damage.
[Mon Jun 24 22:46:24 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

It seems like taking any damage at all just instantly stopped the bandaging.

[Glasken]

Not up to speed with melee tactics, but a clarifying question:

When you start BW, and the target moves, does BW instantly fail, or does the BW animation/timer continue and only show the failed message at the end of the attempt?

Example:

Begin BW
Target moves
BW continues
BW continues
BW finishes
Your target has moved!! BW Failed.

or

Begin BW
Target moves
Your target has moved!! BW Failed.

If it is the former, and logs show BW failing immediately after taking damage, that is a strong case for damage being what interrupts BW, rather than just movement from being struck.

[Dolalin]

There are different strings for different events during Bind Wound:

ID: 1432
The bandaging is complete.

ID: 1433
The person you were bandaging has died.

ID: 1434
The person you were bandaging has left.

ID: 1435
The person you were bandaging has moved away.

ID: 1436
You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

In this case the string being logged is specifically the failure string for the Bind-Wound-er, not the Bind-ee.

[mcoy]

If you're bandaging someone else, and they get hit it doesn't interrupt the bandaging:

[Mon Nov 12 23:45:21 2001] You crush a spiderling for 20 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:23 2001] Auto attack off.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:26 2001] Your spell fizzles!
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:26 2001] You begin casting Markar's Clash.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:30 2001] a spiderling was hit by non-melee for 200 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:30 2001] A spiderling is stunned.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:30 2001] You have slain a spiderling!
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:30 2001] A spiderling is stunned.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:36 2001] You told nuit, 'stop'
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:40 2001] You begin to bandage Nuit.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:43 2001] You say, 'it's dead'
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:46 2001] Nuit says, 'whew'
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:48 2001] You say, 'hehe'
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:50 2001] A skeleton bashes Nuit for 4 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:51 2001] The bandaging is complete.
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:52 2001] Nuit says, 'thank you sir'
[Mon Nov 12 23:45:53 2001] A skeleton hits Nuit for 11 points of damage.

Player I was bandaging moved away. Based on the time stamps it looks like I got a message immediately, but had to wait for ability timer to try again:

[Tue Nov 13 02:14:39 2001] You begin to bandage Braunwen.
[Tue Nov 13 02:14:41 2001] The person you were bandaging has moved away.
[Tue Nov 13 02:14:49 2001] You begin to bandage Braunwen.

Can bandage others while invis, also 3 letter names are classic?

[Thu Nov 15 04:58:43 2001] You say, 'Hail, Ven'
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:45 2001] You begin to bandage Ven.
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:51 2001] Ven says, 'invised?'
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:55 2001] You say, 'yeah'
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:55 2001] The bandaging is complete.
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:55 2001] You cannot bandage your target past 500f their hit points.
[Thu Nov 15 04:58:58 2001] You appear.

Looks like a bug where a PC was marked as an NPC?

[Sat Nov 17 16:43:11 2001] Liquidshift regards you indifferently -- You could probably win this fight.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:12 2001] Liquidshift crushes orc oracle for 4 points of damage.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:13 2001] orc oracle begins to cast a spell.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:13 2001] You begin to bandage Liquidshift.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:14 2001] You cannot bandage a non-player entity.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:14 2001] Liquidshift crushes orc oracle for 10 points of damage.
[Sat Nov 17 16:43:15 2001] orc oracle's casting is interrupted!

Another person being bandaged by me while under attack:

[Thu Nov 22 14:43:53 2001] You begin to bandage Runeblade.
[Thu Nov 22 14:43:57 2001] Taeran auctions, 'Ghostly Robes ac 10 +6intel +8vs fire Cold'
[Thu Nov 22 14:43:57 2001] Runeblade slashes a bat for 4 points of damage.
[Thu Nov 22 14:43:59 2001] A bat bites Runeblade for 4 points of damage.
[Thu Nov 22 14:44:00 2001] Runeblade slashes a bat for 1 point of damage.
[Thu Nov 22 14:44:02 2001] A bat bites Runeblade for 4 points of damage.
[Thu Nov 22 14:44:04 2001] The bandaging is complete.

Another person moves out of range:

[Wed Dec 12 00:52:29 2001] You begin to bandage Festival.
[Wed Dec 12 00:52:32 2001] The person you were bandaging has moved away.

Different out of range message:

[Tue Dec 18 18:29:07 2001] You begin to bandage Xorl.
[Tue Dec 18 18:29:07 2001] You must be closer to bandage Xorl.
[Tue Dec 18 18:29:30 2001] A Mystic Voice shouts 'In approximately 15 minutes the Spires will once again become active.

Normal out of range message:
[Thu Dec 27 22:45:08 2001] Taradan regards you indifferently -- You could probably win this fight.
[Thu Dec 27 22:45:10 2001] You must be closer to bandage Taradan.
[Thu Dec 27 22:45:13 2001] Kozlik says, 'im impressed'
[Thu Dec 27 22:45:21 2001] You begin to bandage Taradan.

Another different OOR message - perhaps at a certain distance or if the target moved OOR after I started bandaging but before the target got bandaged (lag)?

[Wed Mar 13 22:09:46 2002] You begin to bandage Rarumen.
[Wed Mar 13 22:09:46 2002] You must be closer to bandage Rarumen.
[Wed Mar 13 22:09:46 2002] Rarumen yells for help from ahead and to the right of you.
[Wed Mar 13 22:09:49 2002] Rarumen says, 'help'

Also in this instance it looks like it broke my ability to bandage because the target went LD:

[Wed Mar 13 22:10:09 2002] You say, 'hrm can't bandage'
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:15 2002] You say, 'wtf?'
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:17 2002] Wyrdlan tells the guild, 'I'm just GETTING to y'all'
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:28 2002] You say, 'hrm'
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:35 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:36 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:38 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:43 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:43 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:43 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:43 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:43 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:44 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:44 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:44 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:44 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:45 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:45 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:50 2002] That is not a valid command. Please use /help.
[Wed Mar 13 22:10:51 2002] You can't use that command right now...

[Wed Mar 13 22:11:46 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:11:48 2002] It will take you about 30 seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:11:52 2002] It will take about 25 more seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:11:55 2002] Smallwood says, 'SG near docks'
[Wed Mar 13 22:11:57 2002] It will take about 20 more seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:00 2002] You told Laliny, 'hrm, brb, I got bugged when he went ld while I was binding'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:02 2002] It will take about 15 more seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:06 2002] You told Laliny, 'can't push any buttons'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:07 2002] It will take about 10 more seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:08 2002] Laliny tells you, 'Darn Lag'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:12 2002] It will take about 5 more seconds to prepare your camp.
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:12 2002] You told Laliny, 'yeah'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:13 2002] Rarumen says out of character, 'oh goodie i get to die again'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:17 2002] You say out of character, '?'
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:18 2002] You can't use that command right now...
[Wed Mar 13 22:12:49 2002] Welcome to EverQuest!

Moved and canceled my own bandage:

[Sat Jul 06 02:25:04 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Sat Jul 06 02:25:07 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

Was able to start bandaging myself while casting (from a clicky?):

[Sat Jul 06 19:59:16 2002] You begin casting Enticement of Flame.
[Sat Jul 06 19:59:16 2002] Your Sorcerer's Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Jul 06 19:59:16 2002] You are being bandaged. Stay relatively still.
[Sat Jul 06 19:59:17 2002] Your spell is interrupted.
[Sat Jul 06 19:59:27 2002] You cannot be bandaged past 50 percent of your max hit points.
[Sat Jul 06 19:59:45 2002] You forget Invisibility.

Bandaging myself while stunning (Harvest):

[Sat Jul 06 22:14:32 2002] You are stunned!
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:32 2002] You gather mana from your surroundings.
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:33 2002] You can't cast spells while stunned!
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:41 2002] You begin to bandage yourself.
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:41 2002] Qien saved.
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:42 2002] You are unstunned.
[Sat Jul 06 22:14:51 2002] The bandaging is complete.

Hit by AE and interrupted:

[Sat Jul 06 22:15:50 2002] You are being bandaged. Stay relatively still.
[Sat Jul 06 22:15:52 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Sat Jul 06 22:15:54 2002] You begin to bandage Zeophyle.
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:01 2002] You cannot be bandaged past 50 percent of your max hit points.
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:02 2002] The sand at your feet explodes into violent motion!
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:02 2002] a Xakra Shah thrashes about, preparing it's attack!
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:03 2002] a Xakra Shah begins to cast a spell.
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:03 2002] You are hit with a flurry of pebbles. You have taken 50 points of damage.
[Sat Jul 06 22:16:04 2002] You have moved and your attempt to bandage has failed.

More invis bandaging:

[Sun Jul 28 02:18:08 2002] Henderat says, 'hmmm'
[Sun Jul 28 02:18:17 2002] You cannot bandage your target past 50 percent of their hit points.
[Sun Jul 28 02:18:17 2002] The bandaging is complete.
[Sun Jul 28 02:18:33 2002] You say, 'the invisible bandager muhahahah'



So apparently I did a lot of bandaging on my Wizard. The above is everything that looked interesting when I searched for "bandage" in his logs. A good chunk of them are in-era too.

-Mcoy

[Zuranthium]

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

When you start BW, and the target moves, does BW instantly fail, or does the BW animation/timer continue and only show the failed message at the end of the attempt?

If it is the former, and logs show BW failing immediately after taking damage, that is a strong case for damage being what interrupts BW, rather than just movement from being struck.

BW would fail if the other player moved too far away, not if they moved at all; although I can't remember exactly if it was immediately when they moved too far or if it was at the end of the BW timer. That is irrelevant to the other aspects of how BW worked, though.

If *you* moved at all (including sitting or standing), or took damage, then it would give the "your attempt to bandage has failed" message. If your movement that caused the interrupt was sitting or standing, then you wouldn't be able to use the skill again until its natural timer end, unless you moved from the exact spot you were standing (at which point the skill would pop back up for usage).

[Danth]

Bump. I don't think this was classic either, but maybe that's moot:

Even if it worked, patch it out. You've patched out other broken stuff (hoop functionality in raids for example) for much less common abuse (only a couple guilds doing it, in that item's case). You want to have classic EQ, you don't get it in an environment where every melee solo's largely risk-free.

Danth

[Danth]

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September 28, 2000 7:00 am
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*Pauses in Socials*

You may now enter pauses in social batches with the /pause command.
/pause takes an argument from 1 to 600, with the value being equal to
the number of tenths of seconds (i.e. /pause 100 will yield a 10 second
pause).

For example, a social consisting of:
/sit off /cast 1 /pause 100 /sit on

...would cause you to stand up, cast the spell in slot 1, wait 10
seconds after you've STARTED casting the spell, and sit down.

Furthermore, you can also use the /pause command on the same line as
another social by separating the commands with a comma. Even though the
pause command is specified first, it is executed AFTER the command on
the same line.

For example:
/sit off /pause 100,/cast 1 /sit on

...would have the same effect as the example above. It is important to
note that the comma can only be used to separate a /pause command from
another, and MUST be specified first on the line.

Interrupts aside, seems that the /pause feature utilized by the standard P99 bind wound macro wasn't available until mid-Kunark.

Danth