05-10-2005, 11:52 PM
I tested, I didn't test on someone with a trinket, but this is what I got.
Cast fear and started timer. Fear lasted 10 seconds. I cast another fear 7 seconds after fear wore off, that fear was 5 seconds. I waited 15 seconds after that fear wore off and cast fear again, it lasted for 10 seconds.
So the DM timer starts at the end of the effect. So that means with trinket you should get.
Let me theorycraft outloud again.
Fear for 1 or 2 seconds before they break it. Fear for 5 seconds while a DoT hurts them or something and you run. You can now fear them for 2.5 seconds or wait 15 more. I would wait since you are about 10 seconds into the battle. You can then fear again, if you are alive, 25 seconds into the battle for a full length fear. However the trinket timer is 30 seconds so if you time everything perfectly you will only get about 5 or 6 seconds before trinket break. So you only get about 12 out of 30 seconds of fear in that first 30 seconds with no fear longer than about 6 seconds.
Without the trinket I still think you are fine. With it you have problems. The 15 seconds after fear wears off to reset the DM timer is still a fair bit of time but you still can keep them feared for 17 or so seconds and they only get 15 seconds to mess with you.
Cast fear and started timer. Fear lasted 10 seconds. I cast another fear 7 seconds after fear wore off, that fear was 5 seconds. I waited 15 seconds after that fear wore off and cast fear again, it lasted for 10 seconds.
So the DM timer starts at the end of the effect. So that means with trinket you should get.
Let me theorycraft outloud again.
Fear for 1 or 2 seconds before they break it. Fear for 5 seconds while a DoT hurts them or something and you run. You can now fear them for 2.5 seconds or wait 15 more. I would wait since you are about 10 seconds into the battle. You can then fear again, if you are alive, 25 seconds into the battle for a full length fear. However the trinket timer is 30 seconds so if you time everything perfectly you will only get about 5 or 6 seconds before trinket break. So you only get about 12 out of 30 seconds of fear in that first 30 seconds with no fear longer than about 6 seconds.
Without the trinket I still think you are fine. With it you have problems. The 15 seconds after fear wears off to reset the DM timer is still a fair bit of time but you still can keep them feared for 17 or so seconds and they only get 15 seconds to mess with you.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.