Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on October 6, 2000 at 15:24:36:
In Reply to: It was the kote that cost me the sword. One lesson is to be able to survive a kote without dropping weapons and turning to a pile of defenseless jelly.(n/t) posted by Malumcunael on October 6, 2000 at 14:54:43:
If an assassin hits a kotegaeshi, there are two levels of hurt it can do:
1) -str/-dex, based on their level.
2) "Wrist crunching" echo": -str/-dex again, and you can't dual anything at all, regardless of weight.
You received the less effective kotegaeshi #1. That small (-4 or so at your level?) loss of strength caused you to lose a weapon, and therefore flourentine and the like.
My point: You didn't come ready to fight an assassin if a vanilla -4 strength cost you the fight. He could have been link dead with a poison dagger in hand and bloodthirst on his mind, and it would have been close, especially if you were dirting him instead of doing something to hurt him. Get yourself some +str/+dex gear if you plan to be fighting assassins with any regularity, otherwise they will continue to tool you, stone skin or no.
> > > You also can't dodge very well when your dex is messed up.
> > >
> > > That's why you got torn a new one.
> > >
> > > Arial sword-spec vs. assassin -- only hope is to enlarge and bash them down so they can't kote. If they crunch a kote, you lose.