Re: patch 2.08 is out
Oh, paralyzation gets more interesting than that.
Suppose an SC goes into battle with a raised Astral + Fire shield, Personal Luck, Ethereal, Mirror Image, Mistform, Invulnerability. He becomes paralyzed and cannot move. Opponents continue to strike him: Some of THEM are paralyzed. Due to his awesome armor rating, and many protective spells, the opponent is unable to hurt him, but many enemies set themselves on fire and die trying to kill this paralyzed, immobile target. Eventually, the others decide they've had enough, break, and flee.
Now the battlefield consists entirely of two paralyzed sides that stare at each other, both unable to move: The routing Messages flash for both sides, yet neither can clear the field because all are immobilized.
Eventually, your SC is auto-killed because the battle drags on indefinitely....and paralyze appears to NEVER WEAR OFF. Ever! If it did, the paralyzed sides would eventually unparalyze and clear the field.....but they never do!
In this particular case, an SC that uses Astral Shield in the presence of paralyzers may as well be signing his own death warrant, because while paralyzation is deadly, it's not an instant game over....unless you manage to paralyze somebody while paralyzed!
[ February 16, 2004, 20:52: Message edited by: Norfleet ]
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