Posted by Tastagro on December 7, 2000 at 23:32:01:
In Reply to: Incorrect instincts posted by The Arcane(VIP) on December 4, 2000 at 23:59:45:
Just to you folks that didn't know, ok, so I'm the only idiot. Fleeing repeatedly while fighting a tiger.... BAD idea....the fleeing with the pounce lags you no different that a dirt kick, kick or other two round attack. It's no different then standing there like a stick except you give the tiger pounce practice.
> > Only one exit in the room means I have a chance to
> > fail fleeing 75% of the time. I was merely increasing
> > my chances of survival. besides, there is no lag when
> > you type 'flee' multiple times.
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> Each command DOES lag you a pulse (1/12th of a round?), and "But you're not in combat!" spamming by after fleeing is often followed by "Xxxx has arrived. Xxx sends you sprawling..." Or in this case, what if there's a tick and the mob tracks in and bashes again?
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> But yes, when I'm playing a warrior-type I hit flee in bursts of 2-3 to make sure. More than 3 is a bad idea.
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> Anyway, the real question is, why is your first instinct to flee? Flee can fail. You have word of recall. Word of recall should not fail (this is the one spell you really really really really should master). Typing flee;flee;flee;c 'word' will do the trick 90+% of the time (assuming you're not lagged). But just plain c 'word' will do the trick 100% of the time. I dunno about you, but when my life is on the line, 100% is a lot better than 90+%.
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