Shattered Kingdoms

Yes, I know is a QQ and I don't care. I play Tsyemry, a centaur merc with maxed HP trains. I was at 88% HP and got 1-shotted by a Hammer (you know who you are) using their 3 key cabal skills/spells - Anyone worth their forum name knows what I talking about.

I know I am a character that take some "extra damage" from one of those cabal skills. However a centaur merc SHOULD NOT be able to be 1-shotted by another player. I have been killed by him before because he did not use his opening attack and it was a decent fight but this opening attack in unison with the other skill and spell in play. Undoubtedly overpowered.

I would like to officially request that this be something that is looked into. No other cabal can do anything even CLOSE to this. The only defense against this combination is being a barbarian.

I am done my QQ now but don't think I'll be logging on again for quite some time.

Holy [REDACTED]. How the hell did that happen.

Your claim that the only defense is being a barbarian may be a bit grandiose.

I can think of about six ways to get around it.

Hit him first with ranged combat or dirt kick.

Walk around with a shield and mood defensive.

Use protection and sanc.

Use RE.

The Hammer skillset is sick and very scary in the hands of a good player, and that is something that in my opinion is good for the game.

Yeah, the lightie side needs something tough to compensate for the fact that everyone rolls their eyes if they don't behave like tree-hugging hippie fountain rp'ers.

As a lightie, barb is the only way to go. The RAGE invoked by the aforementioned phenomena is just too strong to ignore.

If I was hunting him, yeah I would do this. However he was in an inn with at least 2 other people at the time. I recalled and before I could even react, I was dead.I was. So much for that defenseLast time I checked, protection and sanc were not part of the merc skill set and not everyone has access to gear that is scripted out the wazoo to give them these buffs. As for vials and herbs? Great idea. Make priests (which don't seem to exist), shaman (even fewer of them), and scouts (Huh? I didn't even know that was a class any more) hate to get tells from me.This was not a weapon that does fire damage. It was the cabal weapon.[/quote]I have no problem with it being powerful. I agree that its good for the game.
Should they be able to 1-shot mages/necros? Sure.
Should they be able to 1-shot "adventurer" classes? Perhaps.
Should they be able 1-shot a damage designed warrior class? A slight chance.
Should they be able to 1 shot a tanking designed warrior class? ABSOLUTELY! BRILLIANT!

I invite rogues and hellions to contact me OOC and see how your skills stack up to this cabal skill - If I decide to log on again.

Don't use the recall command? Seriously, there's no reason to separate yourself from your pet.

He is thinking RE means Resist Elements, which it might, but i don't know.

I *had* no idea.