Posted by Defender on April 24, 2000 at 10:52:59:
In Reply to: A question about the powers posted by Soon-to-be-rager on April 24, 2000 at 07:58:04:
(is this a big secret? Hope not, if it is then feel free to remove the post) Double block is pretty much useless in non-mob situations. You can't DB while your the main tank. There are mobs that hit everyone in the group in situations like that, your blocking is pretty random. You block two of the mobs attack regardess of who the mob attackes. Example you and another groupmate. Or two other groupmates. etc... DB does nothing to enchance your fight abilities, nothing like critical or deathblow. Defenders have no in battle skills (for one on one fights), you do get resistance and spellbane but so does every other rager. Since your "not suppose to" gangbang people it makes DB pretty usless. Field bandages are nice. When the village gets raid you'll be the most popular person, just hope your mana holds out. Bandages take queit a bit out of you. Heals you more then assassin's bandages but less then ranger herbs. Its rather fast lasts for about a hour. Poultice the cure all, super cure. Blindness, plague, poison, weaken, etc... Neither bandage or pout can be used in battle, so you need to flee a lot (not very rager like to flee all the time. Assassins can do it battle why not defenders?). Over all Defender are the least typical rager. They need to flee and work with groups. Everyone want to group with them, but no one wants to be one. Defenders would be the best if they were "Bam!" turned up a notch. Hope that helps.
> The double block of defenders, does the defender have to be fighting the person whose attacks he's blocking or does his groupmate just need to be? If he needs to be in the fight as well doesn't this promote gang-banging?
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> Can any class be any type of battle rager? Can a warrior be a scout and so on?
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> Which would be the best choice for somebody new to battleragers and concerned about a greater level of honor than most battleragers adhere to, though not necessarily Balgrimnr honor?