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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 8449447" data-attributes="member: 71699">No, that's not what I am saying. Whiteroom analysis does not appropriately value defensive options. I can also see where difficulties lie.The problem put simply is that where decrementing life to zero equals victory, then on surface any amount of avoiding decrementing life cannot bring victory nearer. Designers have to think in terms of increased efficiency, losing the race less quickly, and creative use and utility. It is often difficult for players to calculate the true value of a defense at the table, so defenses you see most often used are those that fit well into the action-economy.Blur is an example of increased efficiency. I observe that it is hardly ever considered, yet casting it can save a great many more casts on healing spells. Counterspell is a great example of a defense that is widely used, because it readily fits into the action-economy. Another is the defense fighting style, which is often taken and certainly one of the top few fighting styles for value.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 8449447, member: 71699"] No, that's not what I am saying. Whiteroom analysis [U]does not[/U] appropriately value defensive options. I can [I]also [/I]see where difficulties lie. The problem put simply is that where decrementing life to zero equals victory, then on surface any amount of avoiding decrementing life cannot bring victory nearer. Designers have to think in terms of increased efficiency, losing the race less quickly, and creative use and utility. It is often difficult for players to calculate the true value of a defense at the table, so defenses you see most often used are those that fit well into the action-economy. [I]Blur[/I] is an example of increased efficiency. I observe that it is hardly ever considered, yet casting it can save a great many more casts on healing spells. [I]Counterspell [/I]is a great example of a defense that is widely used, because it readily fits into the action-economy. Another is the defense fighting style, which is often taken and certainly one of the top few fighting styles for value. [/QUOTE]

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