Exactly how does the game change for people that don't have dispel?

Scrimbul

December 01, 2008 05:11AM

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Exactly zero changes for them except they will have their preps dispelled on occasion.

The change is intended to make buffing and prepping a pain in the ass, yes. The point being the preps are supposed to buy you 3 or 5 rounds, not an entire fight of covered weakness and unstrippable protections.

Basically you're swinging the pendulum back the other way. You realize that if people keep starting combat with dispel magic, you can waltz into combat with nothing up, KO them and then prep, right?

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I'd like to see dispel skills take center stage.	Scrimbul	November 29, 2008 12:55PM
I have not seen too many...	lightmage	November 30, 2008 03:23PM
Re: I have not seen too many...	Scrimbul	November 30, 2008 06:24PM
I agree with some of that...	lightmage	November 30, 2008 06:43PM
If deathblow dispelled preps and A/B/S you would no longer need A/B/S for every single fight versus a villager.	Scrimbul	November 30, 2008 06:53PM
The problem is	Coumidin	November 30, 2008 07:14PM
Exactly how does the game change for people that don't have dispel?	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 05:11AM
Having their preps dispelled widens the gap even moreso	Coumidin	December 01, 2008 06:39AM
You're not seeing things clearly enough.	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 08:50AM
At least half of my argument included cabal powers, though	Coumidin	December 01, 2008 01:25PM
except...	dragomir	December 01, 2008 09:54AM
Considering you have word of recall, he doesn't and he just lost deathblow?	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 11:33AM
Counterspell FTW. nt	Someone Not Special, Esquire	November 30, 2008 11:15AM
Dispel magic can already get rid of mantle, windwalk, vanguard, etc.	Yhorian(VIP)	November 30, 2008 06:00AM
Shifters already have to shift out of form a lot!~	abernyte	November 30, 2008 02:18AM
You know that healer has to pretty much word out after successful dispel?	DurNominator(VIP)	November 30, 2008 01:58AM
This doesn't bother me. He's either invulnerable or useless. I'd rather have useless if there's no middle ground. nt	Scrimbul	November 30, 2008 09:26AM
Yeah, that really encourages me to bother playing a healer. n/t	Graham	November 30, 2008 10:14AM
Because right now they can pretty much hoard items, gate + prog item spam and be unkillable.	Scrimbul	November 30, 2008 06:13PM
Have you ever played a fucking healer? No so shut the fuck up.	Graham	December 01, 2008 07:34AM
Yes, I have. You shut the fuck up, Graham.	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 08:51AM
Who was your healer then?	Graham	December 01, 2008 09:53AM
Owned. nt	Rogue	December 01, 2008 05:32PM
Re: Who was your healer then?	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 11:48AM
Healers die to massive gangs as easily as anyone not named Cabdru or Ravon.	Sam	December 02, 2008 05:52PM
Just because you can't kill a healer doesn't make healers "unkillable."	Balrahd(VIP)	December 01, 2008 03:17PM
Goodie Outlander healer was sweet in defending. nt	DurNominator(VIP)	December 01, 2008 12:15PM
For some reason I've always disliked offensive dispel in CF	Coumidin	November 29, 2008 09:45PM
Re: It will also allow people to dispel their damage reduction to heal.	falchiron	November 29, 2008 04:21PM
Don't bring up reduced healing rates for the protected, that ruins Scrimbul's arguement!~	abernyte	December 01, 2008 02:42AM
You haven't been paying attention then.	Scrimbul	December 01, 2008 05:09AM
I have paid attention and conclude: You whine too much!~	abernyte	December 03, 2008 01:27AM
There is no reason to let cancellation allow this other than I can't come up with an in-character reason why it can't. (Probably because the cancellation spell simply isn't developed enough to unravel A/B/S) nt	Scrimbul	November 29, 2008 05:04PM
Not sure I like this idea...	AncientNewbie	November 29, 2008 01:28PM
Re: Not sure I like this idea...	Scrimbul	November 29, 2008 01:40PM

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