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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 499708" data-attributes="member: 537">Re: Re: Feat: Power StrikeI don't really see the point of making comparisons in terms of one-on-one duels between two PC-class characters -- by this logic, feats like Cleave and Great Cleave would be useless. Heck, if you want to specialise in melee duels, you don't use Spring Attack. You take Improved Disarm and Improved Trip, and use a spiked chain. And let's not even mention the flying, improved invis'd sorcerer....Most of the time, a PC will be facing off against monsters as part of a team, and that's what this feat is designed for. If you're fighting giants and dragons, you don't want to make full attacks if you can help it. You may dish out lots of damage, but it leaves you open to the same thing in return, and usually the monster can take it better than you can.Readying a trip or disarm attempt is perhaps the canonical way to deal with somone bouncing around with Spring Attack. You can still do this even if someone has this feat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 499708, member: 537"] [b]Re: Re: Feat: Power Strike[/b] I don't really see the point of making comparisons in terms of one-on-one duels between two PC-class characters -- by this logic, feats like Cleave and Great Cleave would be useless. Heck, if you want to specialise in melee duels, you don't use Spring Attack. You take Improved Disarm and Improved Trip, and use a spiked chain. And let's not even mention the flying, improved invis'd sorcerer.... Most of the time, a PC will be facing off against monsters as part of a team, and that's what this feat is designed for. If you're fighting giants and dragons, you don't want to make full attacks if you can help it. You may dish out lots of damage, but it leaves you open to the same thing in return, and usually the monster can take it better than you can. Readying a trip or disarm attempt is perhaps the canonical way to deal with somone bouncing around with Spring Attack. You can still do this even if someone has this feat. [/QUOTE]

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