TOPIC: Must haves for 2013

Another issue: The +2 Bracers of Defense have a slot of Mainhand, so they show up with all the weapons.

If the magnetic effect is to impede movement I wonder if Boots of Free action or the Defender set bonus will be an effective counter.

Harlax wrote: If the magnetic effect is to impede movement I wonder if Boots of Free action or the Defender set bonus will be an effective counter.

Excellent point. This is why I wanted to start this discussion early, so we might be able to hash out any possible trickiness we can be prepared for.

Or we could have two boards for fighting the monsters. One magnetized and the other not.

Rafiq

Or...it could be an electromagnet (which can be turned on and off at will).

Why don't we just suspend a cat in a box with holes at the bottom above the slider board.

ian ferguson wrote:

Harlax wrote: If the magnetic effect is to impede movement I wonder if Boots of Free action or the Defender set bonus will be an effective counter.

Excellent point. This is why I wanted to start this discussion early, so we might be able to hash out any possible trickiness we can be prepared for.

Well, that's my theory - that both of those effects will work to counter magnetic impediments. But we'll see, I guess. I suppose it would most depend on whether Jeff is interested in nailing long-term players by bypassing their gear (I think pretty much every long-term player has SOME freedom of movement effect). For example - during the Sea Lich year, there were all kinds of movement impeding effects underwater, but they were covered by the Boots of Free Action, while that year's token run also heavily skewed to giving newbies the ability to get around some of the problems with common/uncommon gear. I feel like that's what we're seeing here.

The key thing to remember about boots or free action/defenders set bonus (and this year amulet of the wind )is its not just movement impairing effects its hold, slows and other hindrances. The broad definition of hindrances is why these items are so powerful IMO. I think its arguably one of the most important powers in the game and I try really hard to have it in every build.

So, if silver weapon damage can't be healed/regenerated by lycans, does that mean they can't regenerate that round, or that they can't regenerate more than the non-silver weapon damage?

henwy wrote: Why don't we just suspend a cat in a box with holes at the bottom above the slider board.

Because we would forget to feed it.

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

henwy wrote: Why don't we just suspend a cat in a box with holes at the bottom above the slider board.

Because we would forget to feed it.

Works for me.

Rafiq wrote: Or we could have two boards for fighting the monsters. One magnetized and the other not.

Rafiq

We would just us our wooden tokens (like our +2 Short Sword) then.