I had autumn harvest. It worked very well even against medium sized warriors. Against large sized foes (shifters and giants) it was a runaway success. It can only work so much more well with potions.

I took an experimental legacy whirlwind of steel. With only 20 dex and a sub-optimal second spec with regards to dex malediction it worked just above average. I have some ideas about better using this legacy if I play again.

To everyone, it was good fun.

I am not satisfied with the direction the game is taking in this age of instantaneous entertainment.
Earlier we had posts of bards complaining of bashing giants. Now we have got the reverse. The pendulum has swung way too much in the other direction in my humble opinion. The dex changes need some toning down. The edge system is flawed and is beginning to replace skills. I see edges working every round without even the primary skill needed to get them working in the first place used. Role additions to get that next awesome edge which allows me to dispel;curse;pwk;quicksand;deliver blows of deadly force all without a command are beginning to get me down. There is a lot less of the roll and run which was CF, without any appreciable increase in the rp on the ground. Elves are the new terror. I counted 9 dagger specs in the 13 warriors I interacted with on a regular basis. Bloodthirsting villagers, the epitome of village terror are fit only to kill centurions now. I do not see any change in the deathliness of mages who have acess to abs (which any veteran has) by the downgrading of the timer and healing ability. Haste is all prevalent. I do not see where villagers would be overpowered with their old code because 2-3 players who had access to haste and used it regularly with their awesome scion warriors no longer have it via preps. These players laughed and got themselves strange bracers. Then there are arcanes and bond.

On the positive side, we have some very nice new imms. The game is more newbie friendly now than ever before. There is an appreciable reduction in in-game assholery. There are all sorts of things going on to make the game more exciting to wake upto each morning.

CF is something which never leaves us. All of us have read countless "I am quitting" posts and smiled knowingly. I quit for 2-3 years and I think this is the end of my second 3 year run. I am going away for the near future (unless one of you talks me into that next "cool" role :) ) to concentrate on college and sports. I hope I won't be on the ground rolling a new char tommorow, I hope I will return in a couple years time. Good luck, health and cheers to the great people I am friends with and to the CF community with everything you do. I will drop by from time to time to vote and flame :)