Bolt of glory

zaerth · **Joined:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:46 pm **Posts:** 30

I'm wearing some MP, max con, no hps trained, level 50 gm deep-elf necro.

Someone needs to explain how 1 spell that can be cast 3 times in 2 rounds should be this powerful:

Quote:

[HP:100%] [ME: 48%] [PE:100%]
> A wraith slams into a jet-black male centaur and sends him sprawling!
A jet-black male centaur's armor protects him from the physical affects of a wraith's bash.
An enormous wight is busy right now!

Ok.
A short male human utters the words, 'barh ay ohifl'.
A short male human gestures and a bolt of glory bursts forth at you!
You are surrounded by a nimbus of holy light!
You yell 'Hey! A short male human is attempting to kill me!'
You cringe in terror from a short male human's bolt of glory!
That really did HURT!
[HP: 36%] [ME: 48%] [PE:100%]
>
A short male human starts to concentrate.
[HP: 36%] [ME: 48%] [PE:100%]
>
An enormous wight bites a short male human!
A short male human swiftly slaps an enormous wight's hand away for some strange reason.
[HP: 36%] [ME: 48%] [PE:100%]
>
A wiry male half-elf exits out of a magical rift.
An imperial immune exclaims 'Halt, lawbre`ker!'
An imperial immune exclaims 'You siall pay for your crimes!'
Angry spirits manifest around a wiry male half-elf and rain curses upon an imperial immune.
An imperial immune cleaves at a wiry male half-elf's face, slightly scratching his cheek.
[HP: 36%] [ME: 48%] [PE:100%]
>
A short male human utters the words, 'barh ay ohifl'.
A short male human gestures and a bolt of glory bursts forth at you!
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on animate dead.
You lose your concentration on detect invis.
You no longer see invisible objects.
You lose your concentration on control undead.
Your charm spell wears off.
You are bathed in a hideous burning light and then everything goes dark...
You have been KILLED!!

The nimbus of holy light fades.
An imperial immune utters the words, 'qkadagz qfuhuqar'.
An imperial immune's spell causes blood to trickle from a wiry male half-elf's eyes and ears!
An imperial immune misses a wiry male half-elf.
A wiry male half-elf's freezing bite barely burns an imperial immune's chest.
A wiry male half-elf's freezing bite lightly burns an imperial immune's head.
A midnight-blue atyrros charges at an imperial immune's chest, smashing a small but painful, wound.
A short male human's divine wrath lightly hits an imperial immune's head.
A wiry male half-elf's shield blocks an imperial immune's attack.
A wiry male half-elf's shield blocks an imperial immune's attack.
[HP: 0%] [ME: 51%] [PE:100%]

Not even 2 rounds of battle go.

Isn't that a bit unfair? I mean seriously? even Finger of death takes like 2 rounds to cast, and it doesnt force someone to sit there and die like that. nor does it take 60%+

Imma thinkin this needs some revising, especially since hw and other spells already destroy necros.

Redman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:32 pm

Bolt is seriously OPed against any evil priest/hellion/necro

Gilgon · **Joined:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 1704

Necros are by far the most powerful class in the game. The only thing that comes close to them is priest, imo. Bolt is the penalty that necros face for being able to solo guardians with ease and to be able to take on groups of 3+ without a great deal of concern if they wear proper equipment.

Redman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:42 pm

Bolt can be powerful, but it has too many powers.

-fast casting
-wtfowns the crap out of intended target
-stops fleeing

Remove the fleeing or give some reduction to power, all three is quite over the top.

Gilgon · **Joined:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 1704

Redman wrote:

Bolt can be powerful, but it has too many powers.

-fast casting
-wtfowns the crap out of intended target
-stops fleeing

Remove the fleeing or give some reduction to power, all three is quite over the top.

It isn't over the top at all. My character Olian was created to demonstrate that necromancers are, if anything, too strong already. Deep-elves take more damage from bolt of glory than do any other race - it's why you can only play deep-elf as a pk-competitive character if you keep a huge amount of enchantments on your equipment.

Necromancers are OP, take a look at a log instead of watching newbs die 3v1 and claiming it's unfair.

zaerth · **Joined:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:46 pm **Posts:** 30

Can we ban gilgon from the forums for just hijacking threads left and right? He states he's right, gives no evidence, then calls everyone newbs or idiots.

This is unproductive. I feel bolt is too fast casting and the !flee makes it too strong.

That was the topic, if bolt of glory needs tweaking, not if 'EVERYONE WAS LIKE GILGON ZOMG HE IS GOOD AT SK SO IF HE SAYS SO IT IS'

It's just not productive.

Aneira · **Joined:** Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:28 am **Posts:** 1538

I've seen quite a few necros completely ignore BoGs with decent amount of MR.

Redman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:51 pm

Olian also relied heavily on tools.

Just me but I like being able to be somewhat useful without having all the hot wands/scrolls/staves. It would be nice if all casters were looked at and some of the concentrations and times adjusted to account for this.

As is one bolt will disrupt my concentration and pin me there, my only chance is a blind, which I think bolt is the same casting speed, or some tool I may or maynot possess.

Yeah necros, those who are played by the experienced, are devestating. Regular joes should be able to play the game too.

Gilgon · **Joined:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 1704

zaerth wrote:

Can we ban gilgon from the forums for just hijacking threads left and right? He states he's right, gives no evidence, then calls everyone newbs or idiots.

This is unproductive. I feel bolt is too fast casting and the !flee makes it too strong.

That was the topic, if bolt of glory needs tweaking, not if 'EVERYONE WAS LIKE GILGON ZOMG HE IS GOOD AT SK SO IF HE SAYS SO IT IS'

It's just not productive.

Someone's upset that he just died and lost all the eq he took from me in an afk kill, isn't he?

We had dozens of pages in past forum topics about necromancers being too powerful. I don't think you'll find many supporters who think that they are too weak.

My "evidence" was loads of logs posted in which one necro can wreak havoc. We all know that newbie necros will be forever owned by BoG - that doesn't mean BoG is too strong.
http://sk.[REDACTED].com/show_log.php?feed=516

Necros are fine, they need to have huge weaknesses.

BoG4u · **Joined:** Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:36 am **Posts:** 136

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