Homard | Thu 14-Jun-12 02:49 PM |
Member since 10th Apr 2010
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#45870, "Seriously?"
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I think you're missing a few key notions at work here.
1. You have a lot of ranger experience, more than 90% of the MUD, probably. When you have that sort of experience, you become aware of the class's weaknesses and know how to exploit them. It makes total sense that you were able to take an assassin and kill a bunch of rangers. You know how they work.
2. You're giving assassins way too much credit. In skilled hands an assassin can be extremely dangerous. For someone who is new to the class through someone who is average with the class they will lose against any skilled player playing any class much of the time. Obviously lowbie assassin against lowbie invoker goes to the assassin, but by the time you're at hero any skilled player should be able to crush most assassins.
3. Mark of the Prey is an awesome skill, but you seem to be neglecting a couple of important limitations it has. You can't stalk your mark, so that entire avenue of your arsenal is out of the question. Secondly, if you're marking someone that means you're not using another command. Most of the time for assassin v. ranger that means you're in civilization. If you're marking him you're not tripping him, which may (depending on how far you are from the woods) be the wisest course of action. By marking him you're basically expecting the fight to go into the woods where the ranger (despite what you say) has the advantage. Now, if you're marking in combat you're giving up a lagging move, a damage move or a malediction to land that mark. Anyone who's played a few assassins will tell you that often times one command is the difference between winning and losing a fight, so that's big.
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(EDITED) Re: Mark of the Prey. Could we discuss changin...
[View all] , Alston, Thu 14-Jun-12 10:26 AM
One change i would love to see with mark,
Iklahn (Anonymous),
14-Jun-12 06:33 PM, #46
Sold. Done. (n/t),
Daevryn,
14-Jun-12 06:58 PM, #48
Dude, the assassin died. Was the Mark that god-awful po...,
Quixotic,
14-Jun-12 07:31 PM, #50
Lesser Troll. n/t,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 07:35 PM, #51
Per Ray, he is stoned out of his gourd. I advocate clea...,
Quixotic,
14-Jun-12 09:01 PM, #54
Here is my line of thinking,
Iklahn (Anonymous),
15-Jun-12 05:15 AM, #55
Sure,
Quixotic,
15-Jun-12 06:23 AM, #56
Just like people are telling me that a ranger needs to ...,
Alston,
15-Jun-12 08:38 AM, #57
RE:adaptation,
Quixotic,
15-Jun-12 10:48 AM, #58
Not all ranger can do the things you sited. Most can't ...,
Alston,
16-Jun-12 09:14 AM, #63
RE: Not all ranger can do the things you sited. Most ca...,
Daevryn,
16-Jun-12 09:57 AM, #64
I'm just pointing out that not all rangers have the ski...,
Alston,
16-Jun-12 03:52 PM, #67
RE: I'm just pointing out that not all rangers have the...,
Daevryn,
16-Jun-12 07:38 PM, #68
What I am pointing out is that MotP cancels out the ran...,
Alston,
16-Jun-12 09:15 PM, #69
Its not that cut and dry,
Iklahn (Anonymous),
15-Jun-12 04:42 PM, #59
As a nexus ranger going against battle, you have it the...,
Quixotic,
15-Jun-12 09:59 PM, #61
RE: Dude, the assassin died. Was the Mark that god-awfu...,
Daevryn,
15-Jun-12 09:43 PM, #60
RE: logic,
Quixotic,
15-Jun-12 10:04 PM, #62
RE: Dude, the assassin died. Was the Mark that god-awfu...,
Marcus_,
16-Jun-12 10:00 AM, #65
RE: Dude, the assassin died. Was the Mark that god-awfu...,
Daevryn,
16-Jun-12 10:23 AM, #66
Assassin Magic,
Tsunami,
17-Jun-12 12:30 PM, #70
What about ambush if the assassin is blinded? ,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 08:14 PM, #52
Thank you kindly good sir. NT,
Iklahn (Anonymous),
14-Jun-12 08:41 PM, #53
RE: (EDITED) Re: Mark of the Prey. Could we discuss cha...,
Daevryn,
14-Jun-12 01:52 PM, #10
I do see it. And I think it's over powered for an alrea...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:37 PM, #17
Shamans,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 02:40 PM, #18
I don't fight shamans with any character. :) Run away! ...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:44 PM, #20
Yeah,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 02:51 PM, #24
Seriously?,
Homard,
14-Jun-12 02:49 PM #21
I assume every assassin I fail to dirt kick has marked ...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 03:28 PM, #27
Don't dirt kick.,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 03:34 PM, #28
Yes dirt kick.,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 03:57 PM, #30
Well,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 04:37 PM, #33
Return to what?,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 04:48 PM, #36
After,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 05:10 PM, #40
I'll give you time to think about this. :) n/t,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 05:19 PM, #42
Ah,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 05:25 PM, #43
You assume a lot.,
Homard,
14-Jun-12 04:16 PM, #32
Gee I wonder why?,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 04:39 PM, #34
Again, you assume.,
Homard,
14-Jun-12 04:44 PM, #35
I never said it's an I win. I said it's an I quit. Also,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 04:56 PM, #38
Incorrect.,
Homard,
14-Jun-12 05:13 PM, #41
Here I think is the disconnect:,
Daevryn,
14-Jun-12 04:03 PM, #31
Hold that thought. I want to find something for you. b...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 04:50 PM, #37
Well I can't remember the character, but Ambush is not ...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 05:00 PM, #39
RE: Well I can't remember the character, but Ambush is ...,
Daevryn,
14-Jun-12 05:55 PM, #45
Having played a few rangers...,
Balta,
14-Jun-12 05:47 PM, #44
RE: (EDITED) Re: Mark of the Prey. Could we discuss cha...,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 11:19 AM, #1
To your points.,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 11:36 AM, #2
If the assassin had no chance ...,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 11:58 AM, #3
My suggestions do not give an assassin no chance.,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 12:29 PM, #4
Average players,
Tac,
14-Jun-12 01:18 PM, #5
You troll.,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 01:27 PM, #6
You lost to an assassin in the woods with your ranger.....,
Tac,
14-Jun-12 01:51 PM, #9
RE: You lost to an assassin in the woods with your rang...,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 01:59 PM, #11
Talking rangers is fun....,
Tac,
14-Jun-12 02:21 PM, #12
Thank you for pointing out the weakness of rangers make...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:23 PM, #14
I think the solution is to play evil ,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 02:51 PM, #23
Two things. Look at the PBFs Ranger's vs Assassins and....,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:24 PM, #15
PK Stats,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 02:36 PM, #16
So what you are saying is Assassins come out on top and...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:43 PM, #19
No...,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 02:50 PM, #22
I'm not sure how you are doing it but see what the numb...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 03:04 PM, #25
Sure,
Tsunami,
14-Jun-12 03:25 PM, #26
I'm was hoping for over all, but thanks and...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 03:35 PM, #29
You don't get it. You didn't read what I wrote.,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 02:21 PM, #13
And what advice ...,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 01:36 PM, #7
Assassins are at the very least equal to any ranger in ...,
Alston,
14-Jun-12 01:50 PM, #8
After you deleted an animist that had third attack...,
TMNS,
14-Jun-12 06:57 PM, #47
Animists need the option to go evil :) n/t,
Malakhi,
14-Jun-12 07:27 PM, #49
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