Posted by Tracker of the Wicked(VIP) on August 24, 2000 at 10:16:43:
In Reply to: Having never played a high-level transmuter, here's some common sense. posted by Imbrogno(VIP) on August 24, 2000 at 07:03:23:
> 1) He attacked you using the murder command to start. What the hell was that? He should've slowed/frailed to start it off, so he wasted two rounds right at the beginning.
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Two things:
a. He didn't. Where do you see him using murder except with the boar?
b. Murder only lags you one round, not two.
c. Murder is often the best command to use when your strength is physical attacks (you *waste* a round by *not* using it). That is why he used it with the boar. However, the boar wasn't hitting Kennan, so it's legitimate to say he should have gored. However, he had no idea that the boar wouldn't hit Kennan.
Re: Staff of striking.
I don't think so. It would have stuck to Kennan's shield like the acidic bite weapon did. Also, if he used it after the slow/soften, he would have gotten off only three hands (I think it's still three round lag), and I don't think three hands is going to drop kennan through sanc/resist.
My take on this:
Hilaego got off a crappy hold person (held at end of an hour, also). Hilaego got off a crappy beast call. Hilaego gets a good hold and a good beast, and Kennan drops.
As far as advice,
1. wear a nodisarm weapon when fighting dude-with-leather-shield.
2. Use staves/wands to whittle him down. If you had the conjuration, you know where to get 'em. Maybe it would have worked.
3. Haste yourself when you're the boar :P
4. What were you doing the last four rounds after the revert? Is that just the lag from using the skill?
> 3) He's a sylvan, ganking is paramount to their way of life. He should've had at least 15 others there with him.
Ganging is paramount to CF. I can think of under five players that kicked total ass and fought one-on-one religiously. I've been ganged from every angle imaginable, and I've stopped taking it personally. It happens. There's nothing wrong with it. You do it. Expect it. If you expect a gangbang, it just becomes a normal tactic that you can anticipate.