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Old May 3rd, 2004, 03:03 PM

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Funny how some people react sometimes : on the ground that a VQ is beatable they dismiss the issue of its/her unbalance.
We aren't talking of strategies against VQ, but about balance and variety in Pretenders.
That a VQ is overpowered is just obvious when you compare her to other or only look at her abilities.
If someone can claim and demonstrate "Well, my Druid ( )is as much powerful/useful than a VQ" (using same point cost)we could progress. Else competitive MP will be plagued by VQs and people of bad faith that don't see any issue with this ...
Let's also propose a temporary fix : ban'em !
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Old May 3rd, 2004, 03:45 PM
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Default Re: Possible way out of the V.Q. Problem

I have said this before - If you do not believe the VQ is unbalanced then you either have never met one in a Multi-player game with someone who knows how to use them (Norfleet, Catquiet etc...)or you yourself use them most of the time. One question for those VQ Users - do you not want more of a challange?? I play multiplayer to be challanged how about you?? I think it is time to ask the developers this question. What do they think??
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Old May 3rd, 2004, 04:19 PM
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Let's also propose a temporary fix : ban'em !
Why ban them? Make a mod and use it in MP games.
I'm for increasing their overall and path cost.
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Old May 3rd, 2004, 04:26 PM

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Most of the players won't use mod in MP, cause none can assure these players does the mod to advantage them or however, which is their balancing skill.

So on it's better for all us to tell there our complaints, and wait for Devs to answer there, and to change something in the next patch, if they choose to.
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Default Re: Possible way out of the V.Q. Problem

The VQ is immortal and can easily become an SC, and she's not too expensive either. It should be pretty obvious why a cheap immortal SC is overpowered.
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I'm calling your bull**** here Norfleet. She's immortal, and won't lose any magic paths for a death.
So get rid of the enemy dominion. You have to do that anyway. A VQ which can't leave its own dominion while you gradually chip the dominion away and move in isn't doing any harm to you. If it's not hurting you, it's not accomplishing anything. It'll have to come out to play sometime.
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[quote]Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
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You guys are like some puppy worrying a pooh cuddly.
The insults make you look really mature.


Insult? Just thought it was merely a descriptive turn of phrase. At least that was how I meant it at any rate. Didn't realize also that you could glean maturity from one sentence posted on a board. Guess I should have written something like "You guys fuss about the Vampire Queen too much." But wait, somone might find that insulting as well and question my maturity yet again(curious that you find my maturity a subject of interest). So what is a person to do? Guess I had better not express any opinions then. They could be interpreted as insulting as well!

Seriously though,I just like the image evoked from the phrase I used. Didn't realize you found insult in such things so easily. My apologies to everybody. It's stuff like this that keeps me from posting on Boards usually. I I find this board to be exceptional in lack of taking things out of context, petty bickering, arguing for the sake of arguing, and petty, personal comments that I fail to find has any relevance on the topic at hand. But I guess there are always exceptions. Oh well, I will content myself to sitting on the sidelines and just reading the Boards. Take it easy.
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