Honestly, BC's more useful things are one-shot jobbies that require no curing of any kind. Wind, for example, and knockdown. I admit that they make it far better than BM, but if you took those out, I'm interested to see what people think makes BC good.

Pulp > Haymaker
Crush legs > Legtendon
Riposte > Coule

BM is crap. We all know. BC, apart from knockdown and wind, is, I think, only so good in comparison to BM.

You do know that fractured skull gives stupidity that can only be cured by applying arnica. You also have the ability to knock items, even if they have fist sigils, out of your opponent’s hands. Your limb afflictions are far superior to what Blademasters have. Last, if the specialty did not have a good bit going for it you would not be one.

However, elemental runes are what really causes deep resentment among other players since it effectively negates half of the physical protection of other classes. If Elemental runes were made to only convert 1/4 of the damage into elemental damage, then that would solve a lot of complaints regarding damage, i.e. Geb's original post.

She could be doing it for the RP!

Har, I already suggested we should be able to lop off arms, and if you got both arms chopped off, then you can't apply salve and is technically screwed. Unless you're a Healer of course. And slicing off a leg should knock you to the ground and unable to stand until it's cured.

Geb, warrior damage is definately not too high, just grab some of the large amounts of skills and tactics to stop|resist|prevent|slow warrior attacks and you'll be just fine.

As an imperial merian in a dress you'll have about the lowest con of all races in the game, plus an elemental weakness, you really can't expect being able to tank an artied up warrior with over 20 strength and godlike, runed up elemental swords for any amount of time, without using rebounding, parry, shieldstun, stances and hindering. If anything, he should be doing more damage to you.

Thorgal, I have all of the tactics, resists, and skills to prevent warrior damage. I fight many warriors toe to toe without a demesne. I would mop the floor with you, if you would like to test your skills.

Amazing how you talk so much stuff, but I have never seen you defeat anyone in battle.

*note To make it clear for you, I am telling you to put up or shut up? Fight me and let's see how good you are Thorgal. I will fight you outside of a demesne, only using 2/3 of my skills against you.

Thorgal, I have all of the tactics, resists, and skills to prevent warrior damage. I fight many warriors toe to toe without a demesne. I would mob the floor with you, if you would like to test your skills.

Alright... -does a double take-

I believe you just negated your entire argument and purpose of this topic.  I was under the impression you did not want to have Knights upgraded too much due to your inability to fight them and take damage.  Yet here you're saying you fight them all the time just fine, or at least not with the extreme amount of trouble I was under the impression you were having in previous posts to this topic.

If anyone is going to have severe problems fighting knights, thorgal is right, it's you.  The way your race is setup with the stats and disadvantages, knights are you worst nightmare.  Quit your bitching.

Now back to the topic.  Last month I briefly attacked Geb.  I probably got off 3-5 combos before he ran, didn't appear to give him any trouble.  He was in such little trouble that he had time to talk to me while I was attacking.  To make it even worse, Daevos was hitting him too.  It's hard to argue that blademasters are not underpowered when a supposedly weak race is tanking 2 knights without blinking.

Geb, I'm sorry buddy, but your arguments are crap.  You may not *like* fighting knights, but you apparently don't have any problems with them.  And you of all people *should*.

*note To make it clear for you, I am telling you to put up or shut up? Fight me and let's see how good you are Thorgal. I will fight you outside of a demesne, only using 2/3 of my skills against you.

I hear many warriors complain about their problems harming each other, but they do not take into acount the damage some of us soft targets receive from their attacks. Here is an example:


2861h, 4849m, 4730e, 10p, 11960en, 20074w exkb- equilibrium|balance-Free!
With a focused look, Daevos strikes at you with a exquisitely crafted draconic
broadsword. You are pricked in the gut and bleed slightly.
2017h, 4849m, 4730e, 10p, 11960en, 20074w exkb- equilibrium|balance-Free!
With a focused look, Daevos strikes at you with a exquisitely crafted draconic
broadsword. Daevos strikes into your gut, which opens up and pours blood in a
pool at your feet.
1157h, 4849m, 4730e, 10p, 11960en, 20074w exkb- equilibrium|balance-Free!|HEALBALANCE

That combo did 1704 damage to me. Considering that my max health is only 3006, he did over 57% of my health in one combo. I put this forth just so that the full picture can be seen when warriors request for greater offensive abilities or a decrease in everyone else's defensive abilities.