On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Benjamin Jerrad Segal wrote:

>
> A warrior in my guild complains nonstop about the taunt cap being too low,
> and how he is unable to taunt off clerics/enchanters/bards at all when it
> counts most.

This is actually a gripe of mine too with nearly all the RPGs
I've seen. The way the rules work, the best strategy is for
everyone to concentrate on one opponent at a time, while the
extras beat on you. In real combat, that'll get you killed
real quick since the extras will be getting free shots at your
backside. I'd really like to see a CRPG with some sort of
engagement/disengagement system. Then the warrior wouldn't
have to taunt, he'd just step between the cleric and mob and
engage the mob in combat. If the mob turned to attack the
cleric, the warrior would get a free shot in for max or
critical damage. Yes this would require mobs to have better
AI, which IMHO is always a good thing.

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John H. Kim
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