Posted by Leigh on August 28, 2000 at 19:42:17:
In Reply to: This may seem like a stupid question, but seriously. . . posted by Nepenthe(IMM) on August 28, 2000 at 12:53:37:
I defeated about 3 out of 4 ragers I fought... simply put, pay evil/neutral transmuters for hastes, keep stone skin fillets around, and dress well. The only skills I had mastered were parry, dodge, flourintine, sword, and bash... and that worked fine. Unless the battle cabal has radically changed in the past half year (and despite the whining, I seriously doubt it's all THAT different), just show a little ability and willingness to fight them one on one and you wont get ganged. It's really impossible for them to tell for certain if you've been hasted or have stone skin up. > If you (and by you I mean specifically you) can't handle a rager as a lone imperial warrior. . .what on earth are you doing fighting them as one? > "Run the hell away" is one of the lesser-mentioned and more powerful Empire powers. You can use potions and other goodies (I assume you know what some of these goodies are) to avoid Battle all day. Ragers attacking the Vanquisher? RTHA. Ragers running down the road at you? RTHA. Ragers don't have half the ability to avoid combat and run away that an Imperial does, both because of resources and ethics (or lack thereof). Avoid Battle, round up some backup, and then go to work. Eventually you may be good enough as a warrior to stand up to them. If you're not, forfeit and live another day.