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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:43 am 
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If word was limited other spells would gain usefulness, like teleport, which would be kind of refreshing.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:51 am 
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It's like resurrection v. raise dead. One is just better and that's how it should be.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:45 am 
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The argument "how it should be" with no actual basis is not a very good argument. A better argument might be to explain why it should be that way, and what benefit it brings to the table for being that way. Word of recall's only benefit is to get people out of situations in which they are hosed, which usually means that there's way too many situations in the game where people are hosed beyond a chance at doing anything about it. Getting bashlocked is one of those.

Considering fleeing is pretty spammable (and it should probably be limited to a flee attempt per round) as well, there's a reason why bash is way too strong: it's one of the few reliable ways to bag a kill.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:33 am 
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Sargas wrote:
The argument "how it should be" with no actual basis is not a very good argument. A better argument might be to explain why it should be that way, and what benefit it brings to the table for being that way. Word of recall's only benefit is to get people out of situations in which they are hosed, which usually means that there's way too many situations in the game where people are hosed beyond a chance at doing anything about it. Getting bashlocked is one of those.

Considering fleeing is pretty spammable (and it should probably be limited to a flee attempt per round) as well, there's a reason why bash is way too strong: it's one of the few reliable ways to bag a kill.


Why do you keep referring to bash affecting word of recall in this context? If you are bash locked, you can't quaff word vials anyway.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:45 pm 
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Sargas is to bash as D-A was to magma. It's just his thing


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:46 pm 
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That's actually not quite an accurate comparison. D-A was straight wrong about magma. Sargas actually has a point about bash.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:36 pm 
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Magma is actually pretty scary too. Just..not as terrifying as DA made out.

Magma will [REDACTED] up some half-elves and humans. Especially now that most melee chars won't have protection.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:59 am 
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Sargas wrote:
there's a reason why bash is way too strong: it's one of the few reliable ways to bag a kill.


And I feel as though it should be harder to PvP. It's just too simple. Bash. That's the be all and end all of "tactics".


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:39 am 
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Except it isn't unless you're a newb who dies to level 5 giants.


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 Post subject: Re: Word of Recall
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:43 am 
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The level 5 giant was me. And I won because of bash.


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