Actually, instead of parry I would love to see bards get riposte. Not a
woefully overpowering request considering how poor our offensive and
defensive cap out. That would more differentiate us from the plain vanilla
melee skills we get (duel/dodge), and besides, even if we got it, ya know
they would cap it low. ;) Parry is too common place!

As for binding issues - most of your agony goes away when you get a 29th+
cleric in the group, which incidentally happens about the time running back
becomes... inconvenient at best - this coming from someone who has more than
once awoke from his cazic dirt nap in Halas or Kelethin. :)

-GW
<Tork@Nameless>

PS: I read on here someone petitioned about hell levels, asking if it was a
bug, etc. I found it enormously funny that I had done the same. I was
quite shocked to get a non-visible admin tell me "I'm really sorry, but its
a shortsighted attempt by Verant to slow leveling. Its not a bug, its just
poor design." And for once, I agreed with a GM.