How exactly are some comparing forcefields to lich or transmigration? They are absolutely and nothing alike, the latter two are methods of dieing and not loosing experience from it, with lich having some other bonuses and negatives as well as being stoppable. Forcefields is only a barrior that converts health damage to ego untill burnt out, it doesn't stop you from loosing experience when you die, or anything even vaguely like that. And Burnout is not only telekinetics, telepaths can burnout as well, and honestly why would the affliction stay after you have died?

Forcefield costs nothing to put up besides locking a channel.

And yet Hex Sense costs 10p. :boggle:

Forcefield doesn't stop bleeding, or wound damage or afflictions or any of that crap, i mean it really should since your not actually getting hit.

When I suggested the skill, I included the 10p cost because of the neat/powerful potential it gives for wisp traps. I was hoping it would be one of those defense that stay after death (like powermask, aethersight, etc), but alas, it isn't yet. Once it is, it will be worth more (at least to me).

However, I have used this with paralyse hexes in villages (to snag people running out of sanctuary) and had a great deal of success with it.

I'm not saying the costs, or anything of the sort, I was simply boggled at how people were comparing it to lich or transmigration in earlier posts. And also wondering such as some prior why burnout lasts after death

Feel free to remove forcefield alltogether, if it comes down to it I'd rather die than burnout. I never use it.

EDIT: But then I'm not your average mage I guess..

Dont you dare get forcefield removed

I called it a combo of lich and surge because 1)it gives you more effective health, and 2)You can burn out your forcefield, then vitae, then die. So you get three deaths, sort of like lich. Makes sense to me... Lich is naturally better for obvious reasons. But whatever, sorry to have confused you

Having forcefield burnout isn't a death, your likely to die after that, but that isn't a death, so thats one, if you die after vitaeing (assuming its up) that time thats two and pray, wheres three?

Edit: for tenqual to not fill this thread up with my posts. But if that was his intent, how exactly is loosing experience 3 times compared to lich in any shape or form with forcefields?

1) You lose xp from burnout.
2) Exp from dying and Vitaeing.
3) Exp from dying and praying.

Don't lose defs from burnout though, meaning you can get away pretty well, especially if you're in an Aqua/Geo demesne with whirlpool, currents or rubble going on.

Well in a sense you do, i'm not sure if the psionic defences work if you lose burnout, pretty sure they dont.

You lose any access to your channels but don't lose regular defs.

If you get this removed I will be so peeved off. I can only bash when I have forcefield. I just kind of die otherwise.

Whats the difference between burnout and losing a debate to a mob?

Shattered ego lasts 10 minutes. Burnout lasts 1 hour.

2940h, 3028m, 748e, 10p, 13600en, 14590w eSilrx-

You double over in pain as your stomach virtually collapses.
The forcefield around you flares, absorbing all damage.
You gasp as a headache cleaves into your skull like an axe.
You've burned out your psionic ability.

2940h, 3028m, 0e, 10p, 13600en, 14590w eSilrx-

Someone fix this! I even lost experience.. I hadn't thought to twirl staff after I got out of the arena..

Wonder what happens when you heartstop with forcefield up...

I'd try that but I'm SO tired of being burnt out.

I don't mind losing experience from burnout, just not that much.. it should be halved at least.