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Raider Essentials / Re: Gear Check!

« on: August 14, 2011, 07:26:08 PM »

To update (semi) automatically, you need to be a premium member. If you don't want that, you can update each of your slot manually. Possible, but yeah pita. That's how they are trying to make you feel you want to pay them.

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Freelance Ramblings / Re: Furro Bingo

« on: October 13, 2011, 04:37:22 AM »

Oh yeah, maybe add "like a champ" and "new kiters"

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Freelance Ramblings / Re: EQ broken 8 Sep 2011 7:10pm Eastern

« on: September 09, 2011, 01:50:34 AM »

Managed to get to the server selection screen, all servers except Antonius Bayle are down. See you all tomorrow I guess.

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Freelance Ramblings / Re: EQ broken 8 Sep 2011 7:10pm Eastern

« on: September 08, 2011, 11:41:23 PM »

getting "operation timed out" message when I try log in atm.

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Freelance Ramblings / Thanks jim

« on: March 06, 2011, 04:52:39 AM »

Thanks for pointing me to the great post.

I've been struggling to figure out what was causing lag on my pc and had tried most things, except the one mentioned in that post; I had close to 200 audio trigger settings in EQ.  I moved most of them to GTT as the post suggests, then the lag is gone magically.

It was hard to imagine that just a few hundreds of simple string match could cause notable lag on today's pc. ohh I feel much better now

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Freelance Ramblings / Re: Where is the honestly anymore

« on: February 08, 2011, 11:00:15 AM »

Well, I told you in group twice that you have 30% chance to /random on each event, but I'm not sure you understood that part.

Furro always rolls a number prior to divvying our loots, and if his roll turns out to be < 300, the items in that events are all /randomed. On the night you showed up, Furro rolled 300+ every time ( which is kind of rare ), so the loots happened to be DKP'ed. Still, you did have 30% chance, although Furro's dice wasn't in your favour unfortunately for you. You were just out of luck, just in the same way as you /randomed and rolled very low.

I didn't have time to explain about this Furro's status-determining roll the above when we were busy, but he broadcasted how it works after we won the event (he does every time). I hope you understand that at least you did have a CHANCE to win item on that day.

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Freelance Ramblings / Re: My Absence

« on: December 05, 2010, 07:39:52 PM »

looking forward to seeing you come back!

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Relatively safe path to the raid NPC

« on: September 02, 2011, 01:36:14 PM »

Some remarks on moving around in Lichen Creep;

a rock golem smasher: SI, and KoS. avoid them.
a deranged mephit: SI, but non-KoS. it's safe to run up to them. but if you agro other KoS mob, they will join and help other mobs.

If you are not familiar with this zone, you might want to add the followings to your lichencreep_3.txt file.

L -261.8911, 361.6469, -77.1340,  -279.5945, 315.7418, -79.5423,  0, 0, 240
L -244.1171, 407.7336, -75.2164,  -261.8911, 361.6469, -77.1340,  0, 0, 240
L -220.5385, 459.8066, -75.2174,  -244.1171, 407.7336, -75.2164,  0, 0, 240
L -212.8991, 515.9724, -75.2184,  -220.5385, 459.8066, -75.2174,  0, 0, 240
L -218.1131, 597.1292, -75.2197,  -212.8991, 515.9724, -75.2184,  0, 0, 240
L -206.0574, 655.2946, -75.2206,  -218.1131, 597.1292, -75.2197,  0, 0, 240
L -182.8040, 701.5035, -75.2214,  -206.0574, 655.2946, -75.2206,  0, 0, 240
L -168.7885, 750.7766, -77.1640,  -182.8040, 701.5035, -75.2214,  0, 0, 240
L -156.9060, 800.7866, -79.8831,  -168.7885, 750.7766, -77.1640,  0, 0, 240
L -106.4748, 843.2267, -80.0211,  -156.9060, 800.7866, -79.8831,  0, 0, 240
L -26.7052, 855.4634, -79.4415,  -106.4748, 843.2267, -80.0211,  0, 0, 240
L 47.4001, 813.8886, -78.1175,  -26.7052, 855.4634, -79.4415,  0, 0, 240
L 122.8967, 779.9968, -75.2637,  47.4001, 813.8886, -78.1175,  0, 0, 240
L 261.6480, 771.7831, -38.7215,  122.8967, 779.9968, -75.2637,  0, 0, 240
L 338.1168, 711.0382, -11.4646,  261.6480, 771.7831, -38.7215,  0, 0, 240
L 402.1011, 608.4980, -9.4634,  338.1168, 711.0382, -11.4646,  0, 0, 240
L 491.6797, 543.0252, -8.8747,  402.1011, 608.4980, -9.4634,  0, 0, 240
L 591.4207, 541.9141, -8.8748,  491.6797, 543.0252, -8.8747,  0, 0, 240
L 734.0000, 404.0000, -8.8750,  591.4207, 541.9141, -8.8748,  0, 0, 240
L -1314.2849, 1357.7155, -16.4929,  -1314.2849, 1357.7155, -16.4929,  0, 0, 0
L -1392.0579, 1374.7196, 4.5421,  -1314.2849, 1357.7155, -16.4929,  0, 240, 0
L -1413.0344, 1419.1168, 13.1456,  -1392.0579, 1374.7196, 4.5421,  0, 240, 0
L -1360.5458, 1447.8915, 13.1459,  -1413.0344, 1419.1168, 13.1456,  0, 240, 0
L -1334.0955, 1471.2166, 10.5558,  -1360.5458, 1447.8915, 13.1459,  0, 240, 0
L -1304.8422, 1482.3030, 2.5966,  -1334.0955, 1471.2166, 10.5558,  0, 240, 0
L -1287.2468, 1513.8514, 2.5966,  -1304.8422, 1482.3030, 2.5966,  0, 240, 0
L -1276.8860, 1555.4419, 3.4471,  -1287.2468, 1513.8514, 2.5966,  0, 240, 0
L -1204.9830, 1674.8468, 19.7698,  -1276.8860, 1555.4419, 3.4471,  0, 240, 0
L -1081.9905, 1701.2002, 19.6771,  -1204.9830, 1674.8468, 19.7698,  0, 240, 0
L -1081.9905, 1701.2002, 17.8612,  -840.3708, 1745.2805, 18.0273,  0, 240, 0
L -840.3708, 1745.2805, 18.0273,  -683.0764, 1705.8632, 19.9547,  0, 240, 0
L -683.0764, 1705.8632, 19.9547,  -621.7683, 1677.8027, 19.9544,  0, 240, 0
L -621.7683, 1677.8027, 19.9544,  -533.4233, 1567.6002, 19.6344,  0, 240, 0
L -533.4233, 1567.6002, 19.6344,  -425.5573, 1512.4156, 19.6340,  0, 240, 0
L -425.5573, 1512.4156, 19.6340,  -235.3294, 1472.9282, 17.2846,  0, 240, 0
L -235.3294, 1472.9282, 17.2846,  -139.1532, 1406.1493, 15.0717,  0, 240, 0
L -139.1532, 1406.1493, 15.0717,  -105.3793, 1314.8090, 2.8954,  0, 240, 0
L -105.3793, 1314.8090, 2.8954,  -97.3708, 1269.0883, -2.4146,  0, 240, 0
P -1314.2849, 1357.7155, -16.4929,  240, 240, 0,  3,  Raid_NPC

Or, I've merged these lines with my map file and uploaded it in here.
http://eqfreelance.net/ftpnuba/lichencreep_3.txt
You can just download this file into your map folder, you should see blue and green lines on your map if you do.

If you come from Corathus Creep... invis and (do I have to tell "invis and"?) follow the blue line, or succor to get to the Arthicrex zone spot first. This blue line is long but simple way to get to the Arthicrex zone spot (You could make shortcuts by climbing walls and such, but not mentioning them here).
From the Arthicrex zone, follow the green line to get to the NPC (Excavator Borga). Avoid stepping off the line and shifting to inner side. SI golems are somewhat close and you may end up in agroing them.

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Raid Performance / Enchanter auras and spires

« on: February 11, 2011, 05:49:59 AM »

Twincast aura Rk. II - group aura
cast on you message -- none
fade message -- none
supposedly add 10% chance of twincast to your nukes
30 min

Mana reiteration (rk2) - group aura / single target
You are filled with a reiteration of mana
The orbs fade away
adds Mana Reiteration Strike II (1368dmg) to your nuke, and this strike can trigger itself recursively with 10% chance up to 4 more times, resulting in 1368*1.1111 = 1520dmg on average.
3 ticks (18sec)
note: conflicts with druid's wildfire/frostfell aura effect and necro's Reluctant Benevolance.

Third Spire of Enchantment - group, not MGBable
You focus on the third spire of enchantment
The focus fades
11: Spell Crit Chance (7)
15 ticks (90sec)
note: sadly I won't be using this often. it shares timer with the second spire (see below), and most of the time I should keep the second spire ready for quick recovery from (myself or healers') deaths, or to supply mana to healers when needed.

The followings are not directly ADPS, they are rather mana supplying/saving effect. Still on some occasions, more mana means more total damage (and more dps depending on the script).

Second Spire of Enchantment - group, not MGBable
You focus on the second spire of enchantment
The focus fades
6: Increase Mana Pool by 1000
9: Increase Mana by 300 per tick
15 ticks (90sec) (4.5k mana total)

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Raid Performance / Re: DPS - Streamlined and Maximized

« on: August 03, 2010, 09:46:29 PM »

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Enchanter
SPELL		DESCRIPTION
Bark of Tashan		Unresistable Decrease to Magic Resist Increase Incoming Spell Damage (Chromatic)
Fragmented Consciousness		Decrease Dexterity, Agility, Strength, AC, and chance to Duel Wield

I could probably add this old level 42 spell just for the sake of completeness.

Weakness

Decrease STR by 57 (L42) to 65 (L50)

Although it's not a debuff which belongs to ADPS category, it helps tanks/healers slightly. It stacks with Fragment Consciousness at least ( I use it when I feel enchanter has nothing better to do ).

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Raider Essentials / Shell of the Reptile on Knights?

« on: August 29, 2011, 06:57:46 PM »

mmm...maybe this one falls into the same category with Reptile.

Preservation of Marr Rk. II
1:       Increase ATK by 29
3:       Increase STR by 69
4:       Add Defensive Proc: Preservation of Marr Effect II rate mod 400
5:       Increase AC by 51

defensive heal proc:
Preservation of Marr Effect II
1:       Increase HP when cast by 1379
8:       Increase Hitpoints v2 by 1097 per tick

so, heal proc component is less than that of Reptile;

Shell of the Reptile Trigger II
1:       Increase HP when cast by 1924
8:       Increase Hitpoints v2 by 1568 per tick

but since it contains atk, str, and ac gain, pallies would certainly prefer their own buff. will need to try some stacking test sometime.

and, I can't find a corresponding self buff for SK atm!

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Raider Essentials / Re: Raid Buffs - Hercules Edition

« on: March 02, 2011, 04:48:14 PM »

Will you add this spell to the enchanter buff section? this is a group buff newly introduced in HoT.

Manastorm Rk. II

1:       Trigger on Spell Cast: Manastorm Strike II (20% Chance)
2:       Limit: Max Level(90)
3:       Limit: Effect (Hitpoints allowed)
4:       Limit: Spell Type (Detrimental only)
5:       Limit: Spell (Manastorm Strike excluded)
6:       Limit: Instant spells only
7:       Limit: Combat Skills Not Allowed
8:       Limit: Minimum Mana Cost (10)

similar to mana-reiterate, but yet another additional nuke proc.  It stacks with mana-reiterate, works only on DD, and conflicts with many other effect including Resonant Fire V(http://lucy.allakhazam.com/spell.html?id=21856&source=Live) and so on, so probably less effective than mana-reiterate line.

for the reference, the proc triggered is;

Manastorm strike II
1:       Decrease Hitpoints by 1203