The PvP Playtest

[grimslade]

The terrain and range favor the melee slayer, obviously, but the pew-pew-Pelor vs wizard is interesting.
And I concur with B.T., rogues best be sneaking or ,at least, be faster running away than the Mora-pala-din.

 

[Li Shenron]

I hope that the players alternated among the characters, and it was not always the same player playing one class in a series of contests.

Overall I don't mind the bias in favour of the Fighter. Who else should be best at fighting?

 

[Stormonu]

So while the wizard was plinking away for 2-5 damage (average of 3) every round with Magic Missile, the fighter was blasting him for 1-13 (average of 7) every round with a crossbow.

...I-I >erm< I somehow missed that Reaper works with ranged weapons. I don't know how I feel about that, other than violated in some way.

 

[CleverNickName]

...I-I >erm< I somehow missed that Reaper works with ranged weapons. I don't know how I feel about that, other than violated in some way.

I know, right?

 

[I'm A Banana]

Also works on spells, if you're a cleric or wizard!

 

[jadrax]

Also works on spells, if you're a cleric or wizard!

Indeed. If you are a Slayer Wizard, Ray of Frost actually does more damage if you miss than if you hit, although I don't think that fact is going to make its critics any happier.

 

[CleverNickName]

Indeed. If you are a Slayer Wizard, Ray of Frost actually does more damage if you miss than if you hit, although I don't think that fact is going to make its critics any happier.

Yeah, that "damage on a miss" hole just keeps getting deeper...

 

[jadrax]

TBH, the hole is probably more that Ray of Frost (and indeed any attack) should really do damage, but a Damaging Root spell is problematic balance wise.