Patrician wrote:
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really annoys me how good tactics are considered an exploit what Thurvok brought up should work on mobs under a certain size if the party work together
The reason is it would trivialise many encounters if you could "trap" a mob with player bodies.
Agreed - and further you could *really* powerlevel casters or archers by just putting them behind (non-grouped) higher level melee people. If you could fully shield them, it would be zero risk which is (ostensively) one thing we are trying to avoid.
I agree it is not realistic, but I think it adds some excitement and uncertainty, and it gives snareing classes added utility.
It could be interesting to have LDoN like zones where such blocking was allowed. Obviously, we'd form protective shells around casters or fight in doorways or something so mobs couldn't get to the healer/nuker/slower - it reminds me of old school pen and paper D&D. Of course, it probably would be difficult to code just right - and it would give large races huge advantages as well as the "grow" line of spells - but it would be fun to try out.