Think of it this way..remember when you got your spells at level 12.
YOu tried out SOL but it liked to fizzle a lot or not hit for full
damage? Then at level 13 it cast more often and did full damage more
often? Well, same thing goes here.
--- James Dwyer <
jdwar@...> wrote:
> From: James Dwyer <jdwar@...>
>
> Hm, when ever I blast they just keep running at
> me...I guess I really
> don't need the stun effect. That's what rooting is
> for. If it is stun
> meant to cancel spells, well I don't need that
> either because that is
> what enchanters are for (anti-magical-artillery). It
> doesn't seem to
> cancel the orc priests from casting on me so I don't
> know...
>
> I guess I'm going to be a 16th level wizard until
> 24. I Sincerely hope
> none of our later spells have stun because it gets
> hardeer and harder as
> it is than to have blue stuff kick our asses even
> more :P If we do get
> these more often, then we should get tashan/tashani
> in order to be
> effective.
>
> Also, how does one explain enstill resisting all the
> time? Even more
> than my Force Shock...
>
> "Marziani, Michael D." wrote:
> >
> > From: "Marziani, Michael D."
> <Michael.Marziani@...>
> >
> > The reason why your level 20 spell shock of force
> is resisted so often is
> > because it has a dual effect. It not only does
> damage but it also stuns the
> > opponent. Any spell with a dual effect is
> resisted a LOT more (ask
> > enchanters because almost all their spells have
> dual or triple effects). At
> > level 24 we get a DD spell that does about the
> same amount of damage as
> > shock of force, but does not have a dual effect
> and is thus not resisted as
> > much. It also costs less mana to cast.
> >
> > -Solric
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Wiseman [mailto:keithw@...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 10:58 AM
> > To: 'eq_wizards@onelist.com'
> > Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Spell Resistance
> >
> > From: Keith Wiseman <keithw@...>
> >
> > Same problem here with abnormal amounts of resists
> with Lvl 20 spells...
> > This is quite different from any other new level
> spells in the past.
> > Enough of a difference to conclude that Lvl 20
> spells were programmed
> > differently or there was a change in a patch that
> affects all spells that
> > just coincided with my reaching lvl 20...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Dwyer <jdwar@...>
> >
> > I just reached lvl 20, got all my spells, and I
> guess am a little
> > dissapointed. I do enjoy blasting for 170 points
> of damage, but it's
> > almost as if Verant has made these new spells
> EASIER to resist. For
> > instance, I fight Orcs in oasis. Low blue orcs and
> they are resisting my
> > new shock spell. They NEVER resist my 16th level
> lightning bolt. You
> > would think that a higher level spell would be as
> or harder to resist.
> >
> > Another example is enstill. This ONLY works on
> greens. There is no blue,
> > white, yellow, red that I have found that is
> successfully enstilled. In
> > fact, when I fight the 20th level orcs that con
> black to me, they always
> > resist. Yet root works on them about 25% of the
> time. I was hoping that
> > when I got enstill it would be easier to solo
> because it is more
> > powerful, alas it isn't so.
> >
> > I am heading to Lake Rathe now and hopefully my
> spells work better
> > there. If not, mayhaps we should petition to get
> this change. I mean
> > come on, I am about as useful as a 16th level
> wizard against red if
> > BLUES resist my new 20th level spells. While
> monsters are getting
> > progressively better I seem to be getting
> progressively incapable to
> > handle them.
> >
> > Croesus Illuminatus (Xegony)
> > *Tanks stab em, Wizards slab em*
> >
> >
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