[Alarti0001]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Long time coming, but finally got some stuff on this. Surprisingly, CastersRealm and Graffe didn't really have anything contemporaneous with Velious, only post-stacking patch Luclin information.


End Result: Flowing Thought does not stack in any respect, highest Flowing Thought wins.

The January 8, 2002 (Luclin Era) patch changed that so all kinds of FT stacked with each other up to a maximum of FT15.

http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/show...53&postcount=7


http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/show...52&postcount=2


http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/show...0&postcount=12



This thread on EQ Clerics contains some good discussion. It is the same day as the stacking patch January 8, 2002, but includes a break down of the previous FT system and the rumor mill of how it might work once the servers came back up.

The original post in the thread echos Nilbog's words above.



There is this lone post by the EQ Clerics Admin, but it is immediately disputed by the next several posts.


However, the above post is immediately disputed by the next several posters:

Hmmm,

http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/show...52&postcount=2

This link you left out some stuff

1. Those items are rare. They either drop off high end mobs or can only be gotten through extremely difficult quests. (read: King Tormax's head, 7th Coldain Prayer Shawl, Robe off Cazic Thule, etc.)

2. Flowing Thought effect (often referred to as FT) stacks with all known forms of mana regeneration spells, but it will not stack with itself. i.e., if you had an item with FT 2, and had clarity, it will stack and give two more mana per tick than clarity alone.

3. Two mana per tick sounds like a lot - and it is at lower levels - but if you consider the total mana pool and mana regeneration rate level 55+ character would have, it really doesn't make or break a character.

Edit: No, I don't have an item with FT, though I could conceivably get one. But the time and effort would be better spent if I were to upgrade my HP/mana than 1 more mana per tick.

Not sure if we should trust an unqualified response.



Also, the other ones offer opinions, not sure if we should go with a gran assumption. Need real data. Alot of people back in the day like to offer up their opinions as fact.