Medding while running

[unsunghero]

Look for the mana pulse, immediately stand up and run while counting to 5, sit for the next pulse. Repeat. Medding while running, no different than medding while sitting

I really appreciate people on the forums mentioning this to me, now it's something I find myself doing more and more. Haven't quite gotten to where I don't need to count to myself yet though, but I'm sure many of you all have

I'm almost wondering if I can find a simple 3rd party program which can time out the pulses for me?

[Jibartik]

I do it without even thinking, after i see the tick I just count one to three four fivvvee-- and tap my sit hotkey with my ring finger.

I used to have a gambosoft timer that would speed down 5.5 seconds and made a hotkey to trigger it and sit at the same time but it's just second nature for me now

[unsunghero]

I used to have a gambosoft timer that would speed down 5.5 seconds and made a hotkey to trigger it and sit at the same time but it's just second nature for me now

ooh is this something that's ok to have/use? This sounds helpful until it becomes second nature

[Zuranthium]

I've never used any kind of outside program for EQ, but in this day and age if I really wanted to play, I'd probably look into it (if allowed). Catching every med tick is so tedious (and makes no sense from a roleplaying perspective), but important. I really wish Meditate functioned differently - giving overall faster mana regen than it currently does, but only giving the mana boost per every 30 seconds of continuous meditating. Would be much nicer gameplay like that.

[eqravenprince]

Anyone else find this retarded. This is as bad as binding wound while fighting. They somehow fixed that.

[Tunabros]

imagine playing eq while giving yourself a seizure by waiting for "pulses"

like fuck man, just play the game

[Toxigen]

this is weaponized autism

[branamil]

Or just run to your destination, then med all at once? Maybe take a shit while you med like a normal person instead of hopping up and down like a spaz?

[Jibartik]

Anyone else find this retarded.

Its game changing.

Like, say you are going from one raid to another and you're oom, if you do this, you literally kep the pace with peopel sow'ed infront of you, and you are FM when you get there.

Mana is meaningless to those that have mastered this skill. It's like having theft of thought on any class.

I mean druids kite without doing this? I cant imagine.

[Baler]

The way P99 server and titanium function does not accurately resemble classic meditation.

I would even go as far to say that P99's meditation tick code is more aggressive in losing a tick than it was on live back in the 56k days.
Meaning, you sit for a tick (6 seconds local to the server) and stand up right after the tick. You'll lose your mana as if you weren't sitting.

[Jibartik]

I do this on live and p99

[unsunghero]

Or just run to your destination, then med all at once? Maybe take a shit while you med like a normal person instead of hopping up and down like a spaz?

It depends on how low my mana is and as an enchanter charm soloing I have to pay attention to a few variables at once

For example, let’s say I’m at 30% mana, sitting in an open outdoor zone, and a mob I want to kill for a quest item is walking by. “Oh shit, I need to kill this guy!” But as an enchanter, that means now I need to charm something to kill it with. But by the time I find something, the mob will be gone, so first I need to root it

So I root it. Now I need to run to go find something to charm. But keep in mind I was only at 30% mana and charm takes a bubble of mana on its own for a single cast. That’s assuming it doesn’t break. If it breaks twice in a row and I have to re-charm, now I’m oom. And an enchanter that is oom is fucked, basically a sitting duck

So as I’m running off to find something to charm, I sit every 5 seconds. Now when I finally find something, instead of being at 30% mana, I’m now at 50%. Now if the shit hits the fan and charm breaks 2x right away, I’m not dead (or having to gate)

These are scenarios when I personally med while running

But yes, if I am at 10% mana and nothing is going on, I’ll sit my ass down medding while invis and go get some water, alt-tab to youtube, etc until I’m at 100%

[Gustoo]

Its meta tactics, no question.

Just sucks but thats how the server tick mechanics work and thats how the game will be.

[starkind]

I thought the pulse in the client was fake and u had to just guess it

i just sat randomly when i ran

[Geaux]

I lost you guys somewhere west of Tulsa, but I am going to try it

[Homesteaded]

Hard to catch med ticks while running and forum quest at the same time.

[Gustoo]

I thought the pulse in the client was fake and u had to just guess it

i just sat randomly when i ran

I think you're right but once you get attuned to the real pulse you can do it consistently.

FYI, I don't do this.

[Zarakk]

I doubt bouncing up and down whilst running would help my mana regen at all...

[Trexller]

this is weaponized autism

confirmed