>I'll agree 100% that the full loot was kind of lame. Not
>disputing that in the least. However I'm not sure there is any
>such thing as an over-the-top gang of a fully wanded invoker
>who is trying to raid your cabal. I just felt this should be
>pointed out.

I wouldn't call trying to get your item back raiding a cabal, but that's really semantics.

I'd probably agree with you, except, invoker on the other side. What should have been his most crushing spells in that fight did 0 damage. Frankly, I have to respect the balls on invoker who'd even try to fight 3 people (one with insect swarm) when one on the other side is also an invoker. I think that's actually one of the worst kinds of fights anyone can get into.

I have to look at situations like that and ask (not you specifically)... do you want to only fight massive gangs? Because no one rational is going to take the least risk they might die in fighting you if you treat your enemies that way. If I, IC, see something like that and then later have to fight one of those characters, and I think I can take them... I'm rounding up some people to gang them just to make sure, because I know what I'm not even getting my pies back if I'm wrong.