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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6720965" data-attributes="member: 6681948">I think there are three key discussions that need to be had with this player (though whether they will stick is anyone's guess).First, read the whole ability.&nbsp; Honestly, haven't you been crushed back down enough yet?&nbsp; Talk to someone while building your character to make sure that ability does what you think it does.&nbsp; Someone WILL look at it eventually and correct your misconceptions, so get it done up front and avoid being saddled with a build that isn't what you thought it was.Second, if you want to build an &quot;optimized&quot; character, they tend to be pretty focused.&nbsp; This fellow branches out all over the place.&nbsp; If you want high hp and tons of skill points, it's not a Sorcerer.&nbsp; If you want massive spell power, sacrificing two levels to get Evasion and reducing access to your most powerful spells to get more hp isn't going to achieve that.Third, consider your group.&nbsp; Let's assume you DO find that game-breaking combo out of sources accepted by the group.&nbsp; There will be a vote called, and history shows the overpowered combo will be voted out.&nbsp; So your game-breaking genius will be rewarded with a pat on the head, congratulations for breaking the game, and the need to build a new character which is not so unbalanced.&nbsp; Build what you will have fun playing, because anything overpowered will be voted back into line with the power level the group is comfortable with anyway.Yeah, he probably should have learned this on his own by now, but clearly he has not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 6720965, member: 6681948"] I think there are three key discussions that need to be had with this player (though whether they will stick is anyone's guess). First, read the whole ability. Honestly, haven't you been crushed back down enough yet? Talk to someone while building your character to make sure that ability does what you think it does. Someone WILL look at it eventually and correct your misconceptions, so get it done up front and avoid being saddled with a build that isn't what you thought it was. Second, if you want to build an "optimized" character, they tend to be pretty focused. This fellow branches out all over the place. If you want high hp and tons of skill points, it's not a Sorcerer. If you want massive spell power, sacrificing two levels to get Evasion and reducing access to your most powerful spells to get more hp isn't going to achieve that. Third, consider your group. Let's assume you DO find that game-breaking combo out of sources accepted by the group. There will be a vote called, and history shows the overpowered combo will be voted out. So your game-breaking genius will be rewarded with a pat on the head, congratulations for breaking the game, and the need to build a new character which is not so unbalanced. Build what you will have fun playing, because anything overpowered will be voted back into line with the power level the group is comfortable with anyway. Yeah, he probably should have learned this on his own by now, but clearly he has not. [/QUOTE]

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