Posted by Same someone on July 19, 2000 at 19:11:12:
In Reply to: Counter counterpoint posted by Someone on July 19, 2000 at 19:00:39:
Take assassins vs warriors, for example. Kot/Kan? I'd rather have boneshatter. Why? Similar malediction, but two rounds vs four AND boneshatter is more reliable. Yes, the extras kot/kan do are interesting.. but not reliable, even if you land them. The odds of landing both are miserably worse than landing a boneshatter, and factor in the extras? Throw and the kicks: I'd rather have cranial. It's more reliable. Owaza? Drum. Sneak, hide, strangle, pois, blind? Equivalent to a second spec. Assassinate? Well, it's sweet. No two ways about it. But so is having nearly twice the hp with the same race - AND not having to cringe when you see an axe, mace or pole spec. All in all, I think assassin is a viable, fun class. It's well balanced with warrior. Almost perfectly balanced, honestly. So why does it have an xp penalty?