what's simpler and quicker to do is just to target yourself and cast root
over and over again to get the alteration skill up. I also read on graffe's
site: www.graffe.com. That roots power was dramatically decreased since it
was too powerful in group situations. After hunting with 2 wizards and an sk
I have found this to be true, we can take 3 guys on just by rooting two and
then blasting the other before the other 2 become free.
-----Original Message-----
From: PHAEDRA WHITLOCK <PWHITLOCK@...>
To: eq_wizards@onelist.com <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] root is my most used spell

>From: "PHAEDRA WHITLOCK" <PWHITLOCK@...>
>
>Ive been practicing, beetles, skels, bears, whatever greens I see passing

by... Its disheartening when a Gt rat breaks free, but Ill keep at it.

>
>Cheers and thanks!
>
>Shannyn
>
>
>>>> <nikkisixx@...> 09/30/99 08:20AM >>>
>From: nikkisixx@...
>
>Phaedra, Do not despair, I have no clue why we get root at lvl 4 because
>was useless to me until ablut lvl 12, i had all of the same probs as u r
>having with it, wouldnt stick, eats WAAAY too much mana however, at lvl
>12 or so it will start to actually stick and become a little more mana
>efficient. Beleive me, root WILL become your lead-off spell or you will
>die very often, and without it you can forget about soloingWe cannot
>kite, so we must root. Hang in there, it DOES get better, Much better!
>
>
>Livid Malfeasance
>E'ci
>
>