I'm on the EQ Wizards list as well and a guy on there
had done some experimenting with it. From what he
gathered it is based on height and visible area so for
instance in a dungeon you arent going to go to far but
outside on a hill you will teleport a greater distance
and be careful around water you can teleport
underwater as well. Shadowstep casts very quickly the
little combo most people do is shadow step - gate
combo if you have enough mana. From my experience with
my Wizard I tried this and its true you go much
further the higher up you are. But you can't go up
only down and one guy reported of actually zoning
after a shadowstep. So next time your in a fight with
a baddie take it to a little hill or mountain and if
you get in trouble do the step gate shuffle.

Sumelar
Dark Elf Necromancer
Veeshan

>I've a question about Shadow Step. I know it's a
>mini random
>teleport,
>but.. I have some misgivings about it.
>
> I watched another mage, while invisible, casting
>their Shadow Step
>outside. It was sad, they hardly went a few feet
>away from their
>original
>spot, and if they were being attacked, they could
>still get hit by
>whatever it was from where they went.
>
> Though I guess, in a dungeon, it would be more
>helpful, or is that
>just
>wishful thinking? Also, how long does it take to
>cast? Faster than
>Gate
>does, or the same?
>
> Thanks for the info folks.
>
>~Myskyra / Tunare

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