Posted by lbnl on March 18, 2000 at 07:40:29:
In Reply to: not so ibnl, rangers are one of the best characters to be uncabbaled loners for. posted by Iolanthe on March 18, 2000 at 02:17:49:
> and getting rid of the lag on ambush is easy.
>
> -----Iolanthe
First of all,
You are right of course. Especially an elven woodsman, can usually escape and evade combat altogether for an extended period of time if he chooses.
Secondly, in the last two instances in which I was killed, I ambushed and attempted to flee in an attempt at hit and run tactics. I did not try anything at all to reduce the delay (as i'd done in training). I was bashed and tripped to death, which popped every vein in my body. I expected at least one chance before 400+ hit points to extricate my ass from the mess i'd started.
Thirdly, If anyone wants an explanation:
Troeghes deleted because I broke ic roleplay for a good 10 minutes, because I was angry and didn't keep my stupid mouth shut. And what tenous ascription i'd kept to the role/sphere was completely gone. As well as my self-respect :).
And lastly,
Least Common Denominator == Empires effect on the game.
Before empire looting was somewhere around 20% and frowned upon. Today, 100% of the time and encouraged. Gang killing used to be 20% of the time and frowned upon, now 100% of the time and encouraged. With the loss of Knights any sense of chivalry left the game for good. Obviously that is what the majority want. Bitter, me?
Byron