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Originally Posted by kined
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lol it was never actually a thing. I'm 99% certain that was only ever a rumor.
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nice troll
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Originally you had to open spellbook, which left you unable to see anything except the book and chat, and press meditate button to meditate.
After a while (during Kunark? can't recall) it was changed so that you did not have to press the meditate button, anytime you had spellbook open you would meditate if you had the skill. And there was some rejoicing.
Next change (during Velious?) was that if you were level 35 or higher you did not have to open spellbook to meditate. And there was much rejoicing.
Eventually (Velious? Luclin? Pop?) they removed the spellbook requirement for all levels. And there was much snark about welfare and not having to pay dues.
Casters & Hybrids learned early that audio was important, nothing would make a L13 in Oasis stand up quicker than sound of a Sand Giant's heavy tread coming closer.
Spellbook medding also was a/the driving factor in the early development of the convention of "incoming" macros. It was pretty annoying to get whacked by surprise on a deliberate pull because rangerboy (or whoever) couldn't be bothered to mention in chat that mobs were incoming. Undead in particular had a nasty habit of jumping any sitting target they came close to pretty much regardless of other agro.