I agree totally. If running away while flinging axes,daggers or stars is
okay then songs/spells should be no different.

And the most-used method of avoiding certain death by monsters (Zoning)
sounds like the biggest exploit to me (by their standards) yet is allowed.

>From: Ian Murphy <zigmo@...>
>
>I've been reading the messages about kiting but I have never done it. As of
>yet, I don't really have strong enough songs to perform it effectively.
>My question is: why is it an exploit? Certain songs/spells have a ranged or
>radius effect. What if I'm out singing (don't have a lute or mandolin yet)
>the Chords of Discord (hurts my throat) and killing beasties. While looting
>a corpse I'm set upon by a beastie that I feel is too tough for me. I begin
>to run from it. Getting lost, I run around in circles reading messages that
>the beastie winces and I occasionally take damage. Let's say that I
>accidentally kill the beastie before it kills me.
>Have I exploited a bug or not? I was running away the entire time. Is it my
>fault that the beastie is so enraged it will follow me to the ends of
>Norrath (or the nearest zone wall)? If this is exploiting a bug, what is
>the bug? Is the bug the fact that I have a song that can damage beasties at
>range or that I can run as fast or faster than some or that beasties chase
>you?
>What if I had a missle weapon and was singing Selo's Accelerando. Running
>backwards, I am faster than some beasties. By throwing daggers or axes at
>them I stay out of range and they take damage. Taking damage they will
>continue to follow me in which case, I will continue to lob whatever I can
>at them. Is this exploiting a bug? It seems like the same situation, but is
>now OK.
>I am confused and a little scared. Who decides where the fine line between
>clever and exploitation is? I fear to try new things only to discover that
>I've 'cheated' and will now be banned.
>
>Journeyman Plastos
>still wearing the sandals