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<blockquote data-quote="Doctor Proctor" data-source="post: 4560635" data-attributes="member: 78547">This I think is where the key disconnect is coming from.&nbsp; The way I view it, the Wizard would probably know if his Shield would be effective or not.&nbsp; Basically, he's seeing an attack coming and thinking &quot;Oh no, I'm ****ed&quot; and bracing for it, or he's thinking &quot;Wow, he's going for an overhead smash.&nbsp; If I can just put my shield up now I think I can block it.&quot;It's like catching a football or something.&nbsp; You can tell when the ball is coming down where it's going to land, whether you need to catch it in the chest or reach, and whether you need to speed up or slow down.&nbsp; You can also tell when it's so horribly under or overthrown that there's no hope of getting it and you don't bother sticking your hands out at all.&nbsp; The Wizard is the same, he should know whether or not he can get the incantation and hand-waving off in enough time to make a difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doctor Proctor, post: 4560635, member: 78547"] This I think is where the key disconnect is coming from. The way I view it, the Wizard would probably know if his Shield would be effective or not. Basically, he's seeing an attack coming and thinking "Oh no, I'm ****ed" and bracing for it, or he's thinking "Wow, he's going for an overhead smash. If I can just put my shield up now I think I can block it." It's like catching a football or something. You can tell when the ball is coming down where it's going to land, whether you need to catch it in the chest or reach, and whether you need to speed up or slow down. You can also tell when it's so horribly under or overthrown that there's no hope of getting it and you don't bother sticking your hands out at all. The Wizard is the same, he should know whether or not he can get the incantation and hand-waving off in enough time to make a difference. [/QUOTE]

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