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What branch and race are you?
- Reaver giant
What sort of damroll are you rocking?
- in retrievals 70ish with berserk
Did you practice cranial?
- yes and had skull crusher edge but I retrieved alot against 3-4 empire or well tried to. And with 4 defenders cranial seemed pointless as they would wake each other up. Or the healer could use "awaken" so in this particular instance I was hoping I would have some time up my sleeve and catch one of them without sanc and hope that good ole lady luck was on my side.

The other thing as well often against a venoms shaman I could get the vanquisher down but then have to deal with malice. And managing so 900-1200 hp loss without being able to use a healer slows everything right down. Such that if I had the vanquisher convulsing when I fled it would be perfect health when I returned.

IMHO affect of communes skills from someone you kill should disappear just like they do (well atleast some do) if that person quits. Because versus 4 only to have a window of opportunity thats gone from a "dead persons" commune by the time they unghost sucks :P