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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6482700" data-attributes="member: 6787650">I agree with the mentality here, but not with the specific statement as phrased. Cases where it might still make sense to engage:1.) There are plenty of other targets available to the enemy besides you, none of whom is significantly better-armored than you are.2.) It is essential to take down the target now, regardless of HP loss ratios. (E.g. target is busy Fireballing or Dominating your allies.)3.) You have other defenses like Mirror Image/Blink which don't rely on AC.4.) You can engage without exposing yourself to that 50% risk of attack (e.g. ranged attacks vs. an Iron Golem). I know, I know, that's not how you were using the word "engage." <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />5.) You are buying time for your even-squishier ranged allies to take down the opponent. In this case, you engage but only Dodge, do not attack, and get hit 25% of the time instead of 50%.There's a subcase of #2 called "your stupid ideals get in the way." This can involve doing suicidal things like stepping between the princess and a charging Fire Giant, all the while muttering to yourself about getting too old for this kind of idiocy and this is not the right way to engage a giant and Princess Mirella had better not get me killed or I will make her pay for this whole stupid outing...Still, I like the way you think. It's a good way to live longer.</blockquote>

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