[PvK]

Originally posted by Bayushi Tasogare:
... Perhaps. I see apple-and-orange as 'different but roughly equal'. I don't see much equal in PoD vs. VQ. Is Immortality THAT much more important, and hence costly? (honest question here) ...

"Comparing apples and oranges" means that they are different things, so they can't be compared directly, so as to say an example of one is simply better than an example of the other.

Immortality is very important and unique, especially for something that can make an impact by fighting to the death. The more of an impact it can make, the more important it is. The more abilities (like drain strength and etherealness and immunity to poison and cold) it has built-in (so no loss on (un)death), the more important immortality is. The VQ gets a lot of bang for its no-risk death, and it used to get even more, when buff-giving paths were also cheap.

While the PoD doesn't have Ethereal, he DOES have a base protection of 12 vs. the VQ's 0. This to me is a plus to the PoD, since in MP at least people have to be crazy not to be using magical weapons against the VQ.

It's a great plus for the PoD, but the PoD still has to choose whether to use an Ethereal robe, or to stack even more protection on top of his natural skin.

People do not have to be crazy not to be using magical weapons against a VQ, because it's not easy to get magical weapons on troops, and the VQ may well be choosing the fights, anyway. What the VQ does well is wipe out most troops, especially living ones. You don't have to be crazy to use troops.

PvK

[ June 12, 2004, 05:03: Message edited by: PvK ]