Arcane Nexus

[Velusion]

Archonsod said:
Sounds like you have a problem with the players rather than the spell.

I'm not sure I understand this comment. Are you refuting my observations that players do generally act like that... or telling me I need to play with more egalitarian players?

Archonsod said:
A combined war pact would be a better idea, until either the casting player was defeated or the spell was removed. Unless the power balance is way out of whack, then even the power of AN won't be sufficient against such an alliance.

That seems to be the default for when AN is cast. But I have to disagree with your assumption - the power of the AN is usually enough to fight off everyone combined. Remember it's usually only cast by players fully aware that everyone will attack them... so only someone in the top three will usually even try it and they will be ready. And by this time he might only have one or two fronts to worry about - a player across the map can't reach him easily.