Posted by Lucktey on October 27, 2000 at 06:24:34:
In Reply to: Because.... posted by Rooqweaz on October 27, 2000 at 06:02:30:
> 1) against necro/ap
> you can see them
> they have a lag after summon and you can react (attack them or run)
> they have to put a succesful sleep on you (so they have to have first strike
> on you and your saves check should fail)
> and even being slept with all shitty spells on you
> you have the last chance: teleport (potion or spell)
> Even with all these limitations, summon/sleep combo is nasty
> 2) with sylvan shaman (and generally summoners in sylvan)
> considering areas with forest rooms
> you can't see them
> they have a lag after summon but often you are lagged too by thorns
> (because often you are summoned WHILE you are moving through the area)
> they insect you in combat (they don't need first strike, while you usuualy
> can't attack them directly)
> it is usually very hard to escape from sylvan shaman (unless he doesn't
> want to kill you very much)
> even if you manage to pass through thorns, you may be just summoned back
> So usually you have two options: win the combat or die.
> (ok, being very well prepared/eqiped, you may win/escape )
> Limitations like "don't put thorns at x-roads" help...
> until some sylvan would set thorns at x-roads for YOU personally
> while he would not do it for the 20 other people... hehe