I'm kind of curious what prompted this change. It doesn't make much sense, to be quite honest, and wasn't needed at all. 5+ years ago, this change would've maybe made sense.
The days of people using Etherealform to harass/PK classes with no counter/access to Etherealform have been gone for years. There's hardly any PK any more either, so the 'get out of jail free' use of ethereal wand/scrolls are gone too.
With the current change, all etherealform devices are effectively useless. They last a matter of seconds. There are things like the mithril armor from the Iron Citadel that have ethereal scripts that take (more than) a character's entire mana pool for 5 seconds of etherealform.
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[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
>
say Everybody count with me.
You say 'Everybody count with me.'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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say Ready?
You ask 'Ready?'
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eq
You are using:
<worn on finger> a thread of blue energy (brand new)
<worn on finger> a golden thimble (superb)
<worn around neck> the Dream Traveler's pendant (brand new)
<worn around neck> a nephrite talisman (superb)
<worn as symbol> an amulet with a crescent moon in a starry sky
<worn on body> (Glowing) a shroud of billowing light (brand new)
<worn on head> a wreath of billowing light (brand new)
<worn on legs> a kilt of billowing light (brand new)
<worn on feet> boots of billowing light (brand new)
<worn on hands> wraps of billowing light (brand new)
<worn on arms> sleeves of billowing light (brand new)
<worn about body> The Robes of River Death (superb)
<worn about waist> a girdle of billowing light (brand new)
<worn around wrist> the Timekeeper's bracelet (superb)
<worn around wrist> a bracelet of dream drops (superb)
<left hand> a staff of translucent energy
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain says 'aye'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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brand
You brandish a staff of translucent energy.
You turn ethereal.
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain says '1'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
>
Lorain says '2'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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rem staff
Lorain says '3'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain says '4'
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
>
You feel solid again.
[HP:100%] [ME:100%] [PE:100%]
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put staff rob
You stop using a staff of translucent energy.
Lorain says '5'
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
> You put a staff of translucent energy in The Robes of River Death.
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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say Solid
You say 'Solid'
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain snickers softly.
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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say Didn't even get the staff removed
You say 'Didn't even get the staff removed'
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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say Wow.
You say 'Wow.'
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain asks 'it takes longer to brandish?'
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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nod
You nod.
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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res
You are already resting.
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
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Lorain breaks out in loud, obnoxious laughter.
[HP:100%] [ME:103%] [PE:100%]
> >
The lag from brandishing literally lasts longer than the etherealform from that device.
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