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Author:  ninja_ardith [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:00 am ]
Post subject:  Blitzkrieg

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[Skills help] blitzkrieg
 
Syntax: blitz
 
Blitzkrieg, like other skills which fighters have, can be used during
combat to increase the damage done to their enemies.  It allows those
wielding a slashing type weapon to make a single attack against everyone
in the front row of the enemy formation.  The skill can be used but once
every few rounds.



So the helpfile sounds pretty cool. I could if I so choose having wielded a slashing weapon make a single attack against the enemy formation's front row. However, the stark reality is that the skill behaves nothing like what the helpfile says. When using blitzkrieg it functions much like spirit horde, in that it only targets those that are in direct melee with the mercenary. This includes people in the 2nd row, if the mercenary is wielding a reaching weapon, and able to hit that row. Functionally, any mercenary in the 2nd row themselves cannot make use of this skill...or can they?



Code:
Life  91 Mana  54 Move  70 
But you aren't fighting anyone!

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  70 
bb
But you aren't fighting anyone!

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  70 
Someone dodges someone's attack.
Ok.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  70 

Someone dodges someone's attack.
Someone dodges your attack.
You slash at someone's chest, causing a deep gash.
You slash at someone's head, causing a small but painful wound.
You have become better at second attack!
You slash someone's chest, causing a gaping wound!
Someone punches at someone's face, slightly bruising his cheek.
Overall, someone has some small wounds and bruises.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  69 
nr
They aren't here.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  69 

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  69 
Someone misses someone.
Someone dodges your attack.
Someone dodges your attack.
Someone punches at someone's chest, barely wounding him.
Someone punches at someone's stomach, bashing a deep gash.
Overall, someone has some small wounds and bruises.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  67 

Someone charges at someone's stomach, barely wounding her.
You slash at someone's head, leaving a big scar across her face!
Someone dodges your attack.
You slash at someone's chest, DISEMBOWELING her!
Someone is blinded by the dirt in his eyes!
Someone punches at someone's left toe, bruising it slightly.
Someone punches at someone's chest, barely wounding him.
Overall, someone has quite a few wounds.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  67 
You learn from your mistakes and improve at blitzkrieg.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  65 

Someone dodges someone's attack.
You strike suddenly, slashing at someone's chest!  Some GUTS fall!
Someone punches at your right finger, bruising you slightly.
Someone punches at your chest, bashing a small but painful wound.
Overall, someone has some big nasty wounds and scratches.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  65 
Someone dodges your attack.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  63 

Someone charges at someone's stomach, barely wounding her.
Someone dodges your attack.
You slash someone's mouth, knocking out a few of her teeth!
You dodge someone's attack.
Someone's punch at your right arm is deflected by something.
Overall, someone has some big nasty wounds and scratches.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  63 

Someone dodges someone's attack.
You slash someone's chest HARD, cutting through her ribs!
You raise your weapon and slash it deep into someone's chest!
You dodge someone's attack.
Someone's punch at your stomach is deflected by something.
Overall, someone looks pretty hurt.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  63 

Someone misses someone.
You raise your weapon and slash it deep into someone's chest!
You slash someone's windpipe, resulting in a shower of BLOOD!
Someone dodges your attack.
You dodge someone's attack.
Overall, someone is in awful condition.

Life  91 Mana  54 Move  62 

Someone dodges someone's attack.
You slash someone's head.  Someone falls with a blank look on her face!
Someone is DEAD!!
Someone's foot is skillfully severed from her leg.
You can't find it.


As shown by this, you can use blitzkrieg, it does no damage, but it still eats moves, and a character can still improve at it.

Can this skill be fixed to function like it actually should, though?

Author:  Chem [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Blitzkrieg

People still use that useless skill?

Author:  Gilgon [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Blitzkrieg

It does massive damage, just saying.

Author:  Edoras [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Blitzkrieg

Back when the Taslamaran bounty NPCs were temporarily changed to halberd mercs, I think one Blitzkrieg'd Turon for like 20% damage.

Granted, I had no defensive buffs, but I would guess that the bounty NPC's weapon was also unenchanted and that he was unbuffed.


One honest problem with blitzkrieg is that it's based on weapon attack and not weapon subtype: For example, you can't blitzkrieg with a flaming bite halberd, which seems silly. The fact that it also doesn't work in any way shape or form as the helpfile suggests is also a big "huh?" towards it, although it does make for some easy leveling.

Author:  Deathadder [ Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Blitzkrieg

I have brought this up before, however it has yet to be fixed. It works exactly like spirit horde and like it completly useless if not taking the hits. If anything take away the pe hit when you try blitzing and not the tank

Claymore blitz is pretty awesome actually

Author:  Dexity [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Blitzkrieg

It should be reworked IMO. For it to be useful you must be aggressive, and to be aggressive and taking hits from multiple targets in PVP is suicide. Unless you can drop them all very fast!

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