Posted by Master on January 18, 2000 at 23:11:46:
Transform lasts longer than barrier...but If you use transform you have about the same proportion of hp to resistance as the barriered arcana. However, once your hurt, the empire only takes half the time to heal up the hp! Scourge and volley are both useful against sylvan and non-ragers and both useless against ragers. There appears to be no more spellcraft on scourge anymore, even if you somehow not do 300hp of damage to yourself with a spellbane, you would be lucky to get 1 of the 3 maledictions on a rager. Centurions can even be put to use for pking, but basically magical control is useless for all but conjurers also can get sanc from an archon. With the exception of conjurers. Trannys and invokers are far more powerful in empire. Yet, its harder to get into masters and you have non-aggresion restrictions and you also have to wait at level 20-
Barrier lasts long enough to control it well in my opinion.
It actually makes sence for a master to forsake the transform spell completly.
Not only that but the empire heals mana twice as quick too. (orderly mind)
The empire can also resist up quicker, 3 wands in 3 rounds, not 6.