Posted by Takashimi on March 22, 2000 at 17:16:35:
In Reply to: Just because you don't stalk doesn't mean it is going to fail, My first assassinate was with no stalks NT posted by Person on March 22, 2000 at 16:21:11:
I've been using assassinate for 300+ hours and I've never gotten one with one stalk.
> > Well, my point is, that you can assassinate without stalking. Thus negating any lag, and use rising phoenix in the first round of combat, like Takashimi did in the log on the other board.
> > So true, assassinate is not a skill without lag, it is a skill where you choose how much lag, you want. Of course if you choose none lag, you will always fail, but that is still be useful. It allows you to use any combat related skill without a target in the first round of combat, which is otherwise impossible.
> > When I played an assassin, I usually started combat with assassinate, because that is the only way you can use a lagging command in the first round of combat as an assassin, if your opponent is flying (throw and various kicks).
> > Assassinate was probably intended to work like this, and I don't see any problem with that, but I don't understand why assassinate has less lag than murder, that after all is the most 'basic' way to initiate combat.