This spell is just horrible now. On previous wipes it didn't land 99% of the time but at least it landed usually 1 out of 2 times. Now it takes 5 attempts just to get one to land. It also seems to last a lot less longer and doesn't seem as effective. This spell is one of the few spells a cleric gets that actually makes them be able to solo but now it is so useless and unreliable. You don't have to make it uber, just make it useful.
Thank you,
Jols
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Blind: most useless spell
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jols:
<B>This spell is just horrible now. On previous wipes it didn't land 99% of the time but at least it landed usually 1 out of 2 times. Now it takes 5 attempts just to get one to land. It also seems to last a lot less longer and doesn't seem as effective. This spell is one of the few spells a cleric gets that actually makes them be able to solo but now it is so useless and unreliable. You don't have to make it uber, just make it useful.
Thank you,
Jols
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Actually, this spell hasn't been touched, it lands at the same rate it always has. Note also that the cleric spell curse has been changed, so that it makes it harder for mobs to resist spells. Try them in combination, you'll like it.
<B>This spell is just horrible now. On previous wipes it didn't land 99% of the time but at least it landed usually 1 out of 2 times. Now it takes 5 attempts just to get one to land. It also seems to last a lot less longer and doesn't seem as effective. This spell is one of the few spells a cleric gets that actually makes them be able to solo but now it is so useless and unreliable. You don't have to make it uber, just make it useful.
Thank you,
Jols
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Actually, this spell hasn't been touched, it lands at the same rate it always has. Note also that the cleric spell curse has been changed, so that it makes it harder for mobs to resist spells. Try them in combination, you'll like it.
The duration on blind, not the hit rate, is what is in need of improvement. I am lucky if I can get one and a half minutes out of a blind spell, cast by a level 41 cleric. Rylan has mentioned he can sometimes get a whopping two minutes.
Blind is a great spell, but clerics don't have much reason to pray for it in any situation, because the duration isn't long enough to count on.
Blind is a great spell, but clerics don't have much reason to pray for it in any situation, because the duration isn't long enough to count on.
I used it at low levels and it landed well and lasted long enough to kill things solo. It's only a 3rd circle spell. Anything longer than 2 min is too long imho b/c you're probably twinking something or not doing it straight up. If you want a stronger blind, use pwb, a 7th+ circle spell.
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Dartan group-says 'Malacar I'm going to dropkick you for starting that omg Ymir thing'
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jols:
<B>On previous wipes it didn't land 99% of the time but at least it landed usually 1 out of 2 times.
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I'm confused. I'm not trying to be mean, but isn't 1 out of 2 50%? I keep thinking I'm reading and/or understanding that wrong. Help me out.
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Tog Vicious
<B>On previous wipes it didn't land 99% of the time but at least it landed usually 1 out of 2 times.
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I'm confused. I'm not trying to be mean, but isn't 1 out of 2 50%? I keep thinking I'm reading and/or understanding that wrong. Help me out.
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Tog Vicious
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Izizimmez:
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I'm confused. I'm not trying to be mean, but isn't 1 out of 2 50%? I keep thinking I'm reading and/or understanding that wrong. Help me out.
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He was stating that on previous wipes it wasn't !fail, but that it landed consistently (1 out of 2). And that now he lands 1 in 5. It actually hasn't changed, but it's highly dependant on what you're fighting.
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I'm confused. I'm not trying to be mean, but isn't 1 out of 2 50%? I keep thinking I'm reading and/or understanding that wrong. Help me out.
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He was stating that on previous wipes it wasn't !fail, but that it landed consistently (1 out of 2). And that now he lands 1 in 5. It actually hasn't changed, but it's highly dependant on what you're fighting.
Not to swipe ideas or try to compare muds, but someplace else *cough* had an interesting solution. I think it had great potential, but they never utilized it fully, so I suggest it here.
Hit-or-miss spells like blind, ray of enfeeble, etc, are only effective if they land. One solution is to greatly increase the chance that they will land effectively, but decrease their duration. I find that a 45 second blind that hits 80% of the time is much more useful and fun than a 120 second blind that hits 20% of the time. It's going to run out shortly after casting, so you're still going to have to memorize and cast multiples, but at least you never get that feeling when you finally blind the mob just as the tank says "awful."
I dunno, landing spells 80% might have balance issues on Sojourn since there are SO MANY debuff spells here that other muds don't have. But it's a thought, and it'll make the life of exp'ing casters a little less tedious.
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- Ragorn
Jenera says 'i managed to match a little, ragorn's outfit is hideous.'
Hit-or-miss spells like blind, ray of enfeeble, etc, are only effective if they land. One solution is to greatly increase the chance that they will land effectively, but decrease their duration. I find that a 45 second blind that hits 80% of the time is much more useful and fun than a 120 second blind that hits 20% of the time. It's going to run out shortly after casting, so you're still going to have to memorize and cast multiples, but at least you never get that feeling when you finally blind the mob just as the tank says "awful."
I dunno, landing spells 80% might have balance issues on Sojourn since there are SO MANY debuff spells here that other muds don't have. But it's a thought, and it'll make the life of exp'ing casters a little less tedious.
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- Ragorn
Jenera says 'i managed to match a little, ragorn's outfit is hideous.'
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