And the fact of the matter is, if you want to be Ravon, Niheriva, Victoria, Cabdru, Drucyrus, Jhyrb, any lich, or whoever else, you need to know where these things are or be able to find them quickly and spend time you don't have thinking of obscure or tedious ways to kill mobs (assuming you don't have a perma on your side) and the persistence to harrass elite cabalmates during the rare times they log in, using cop-out excuses when they delete for why they couldn't help you.


Niheriva didn't use any preps that I saw other than his inherent class powers and maybe one shot stoneskin (by the way, did anyone else think Niheriva was a girl?). Drucyrus? Same. Jhyrb? Same.

The leet APs, yeah, they prep'd.


Yet, it is the most damning weakness I, and many other players, have that could otherwise put up a fight against the top-tier competition of the game in the PK sense.



Honestly, I killed all the characters/players you listed above except Cabdru, and the only preps I use are stoneskin and protection. You can buy both of them. I don't think it takes an incredible amount of game knowledge to have them on hand before you face PKs. All of us can put up a fight against the "top tier competition" without elite preparations if we express a little confidence and willingness to learn from mistakes.


For instance, I haven't seen a noticeable character I personally can remember out of Death_Claw since his last Vindicator, and he and Vladamir and Magus are all people that, despite their shortcomings, I know could put up a decent competition for some of the most sterling high end roles in the game, cookie-cutter or otherwise. They've all at one time or another expressed exactly those sentiments.


Death_Claw can compete with any of the characters/players you mentioned without using the elite preps. Vlad can't (he obviously excels in certain areas of the game, but PK isn't one of them). Magus, not sure about, don't know his characters.

I think the issue here is that you don't recognize PK skill when you see it, and you don't recognize how much PK skill outweighs elite preps. It's a self handicap, and once you realize it, you'll get a lot better and enjoy the game a lot more without worrying about stuff you can't find.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2007 08:35PM by Balrahd.