On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Kimes, Dean W. wrote:

>
> Did you see Brian Hook's posting on camping? I think the dirk is the
> perfect example of why Brian is wrong. Dvin always has it so its camped
> even more because campers know they can run and sell it and come right back
> for another one easily.

Yes, I tend to avoid buying from people I don't know because
many of the folks selling stuff are probably kill-stealing
campers who do nothing but monopolize a spawn site all day.

> Also of note, I've found that speed is much more important than most people
> seem to espouse. While the damage/speed ration is important, I think speed
> is even more important than that. I have had little trouble with casters
> for quite some time using a fine steel scimitar. The ranger in my group at

To interrupt casters with dual wield, you not only want a fast
primary weapon, but a secondary weapon that is fast but of a
different speed (to minimize the number of synchronized
attacks). I haven't been able to determine if the damage you
do has any bearing on your chance to interrupt. The messages
usually go by too quickly for me to do any useful research on
it. :-(

--
John H. Kim
kim@...