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Mitro Jellywadder · 12-11-2001, 10:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by toriuxik:
It depends on your playing style and preference. Mages are brute idiots, clerics are tricky.

hehehe...I think you mixed up the mages and clerics.

quote:
Originally posted by Worm:
It is unfair to allow the mage the advantage of preparation but not the cleric!

That is the specifics of the class, nobody is giving the mage the unfair advantage. It just happens to be part of his arsenal.

quote:
Originally posted by Worm:
Look, I'm not even going to believe for a second that you played through the whole game with a lower resistance contingency set. The contingencies only are used once you reload from dying or if you have played through the game prior. Yea a mage would kill with the contingency!

No, but once I gained chain contingency, it was set to (25% hitpoints) target: nearest enemy 3 x Abi's Horrid. I'm not saying I never used the 3 Lower Resistance contingency, but like you said, only when I knew a battle where I needed it was coming. My contingency was set to stoneskin at the same 25% of my hitpoints.

Okay. Both are powerful, but (you saw that coming didn't you

) if both a mage and a cleric (of high levels) got any equipment they wanted, the mage would win 99% of the time. Spell trap soaks up 30 levels of spells cast at them. Example: 15th level mage. A spell sequencer loaded with three second level spells and a minor sequencer loaded with the same spell could do a total of 10d4 for a total of 6 rounds, that's 60-240 points of damage. Not to mention, it could possible disrupt your attempts to cast spells or even to neutralize the acid (exactly what spell does that?)

and while your attempting to neutralize it, your cleric is still going to absorb the next spell too.

Blade barrier is nice, but it would only eat through one stoneskin per round. Not quite devastating is it?

The major problem with pitting the two against each other is the lack of spell protection removers with the cleric class. Mages can strip any protections, while clerics can't.

Ahhh..My vote stays with the mages. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

12-11-2001, 10:07 PM	#46
Mitro Jellywadder Quintesson Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Florida Age: 54 Posts: 1,016	quote: Originally posted by toriuxik: It depends on your playing style and preference. Mages are brute idiots, clerics are tricky. hehehe...I think you mixed up the mages and clerics. quote: Originally posted by Worm: It is unfair to allow the mage the advantage of preparation but not the cleric! That is the specifics of the class, nobody is giving the mage the unfair advantage. It just happens to be part of his arsenal. quote: Originally posted by Worm: Look, I'm not even going to believe for a second that you played through the whole game with a lower resistance contingency set. The contingencies only are used once you reload from dying or if you have played through the game prior. Yea a mage would kill with the contingency! No, but once I gained chain contingency, it was set to (25% hitpoints) target: nearest enemy 3 x Abi's Horrid. I'm not saying I never used the 3 Lower Resistance contingency, but like you said, only when I knew a battle where I needed it was coming. My contingency was set to stoneskin at the same 25% of my hitpoints. Okay. Both are powerful, but (you saw that coming didn't you ) if both a mage and a cleric (of high levels) got any equipment they wanted, the mage would win 99% of the time. Spell trap soaks up 30 levels of spells cast at them. Example: 15th level mage. A spell sequencer loaded with three second level spells and a minor sequencer loaded with the same spell could do a total of 10d4 for a total of 6 rounds, that's 60-240 points of damage. Not to mention, it could possible disrupt your attempts to cast spells or even to neutralize the acid (exactly what spell does that?) and while your attempting to neutralize it, your cleric is still going to absorb the next spell too. Blade barrier is nice, but it would only eat through one stoneskin per round. Not quite devastating is it? The major problem with pitting the two against each other is the lack of spell protection removers with the cleric class. Mages can strip any protections, while clerics can't. Ahhh..My vote stays with the mages. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]