On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Kimes, Dean W. wrote:

>
> What, John made a mathematical error? I am flabbergasted! Its actually
> safer than 1.414x by a long shot so long as you are 1.414x melee range from
> them when you turn. They follow an arc inside the corner as you turn it,
> not being smart enough to lead you and get the advantage of the triangle.

Heh. I'd deleted this from my post as being too obtuse. A
little bit of inaccuracy saves a ton of explanation.

> [ ton of explanation deleted :-) ]
>
> the trees as they run into them but you will not be. This allows one to
> outrun some Mob's without using accellerando in heavily forested areas if
> the MOB is close to your speed (like orcs). I call this scraping the tail
> off on a tree. Of course one miscalculation where you run into the tree and
> they are on top of you.

Also, if you fall as you run down a slope, that seems to put
some extra distance between you and the mob.

--
John H. Kim
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