My world just stopped there for a moment, but I think I'm getting a grasp at things again. While I got kicked in the junk big time, I also think it is great to see cf changed in a way that causes a big yay from the majority of the pbase! Afterall, no amount of overpowered prep makes it fun, if there is no one who enjoys logging on to make me use it
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Here, I am making comparisons between fighters who did in fact have the necessary knowledge for having preps up.

Warrior vs. AP
I think the anti-paladin gains a significant powerup, even with reduced haste, he has a major advantage over the previously hasted, now non-hasted high end warrior.

Warrior vs. thief/assassin
Stealth class gets the shaft in this one. If you assume that both have the means to get themselves some haste, it is no longer possible to get the suprise advantage, since being able to prepare for a fight is less of an issue.

Warrior vs. bard
I think the warrior gets major shaft here. One of the very few ways for a warrior to beat down a bard solo, is to outdo them in melee well enough to permalag them untill death. I fought Seltun with Gharahka, as a duergar with damroll around 60, dual wielding iron axes hasted, and I had hard time outmeleeing him (might have had haste too). If the possiblity of having haste advantage over a bard is taken away from a warrior, I think the fight becomes a no-brainer. Even more so for rager bards (I know their redux got tweaked down, but it still makes it impossible to kill one solo since their melee defense is just overwhelming).


I need to wake up in 3 hours, I will think of more.

I would like to hear the imm comments (especially nepenthe's) on what you think of my observations, and are these things you had in considerations.