Alright, I know this will elicit the usual comments about arrogance, but...

Alright, I know this will elicit the usual comments about arrogance, but...:
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Posted by The Arcane on December 15, 1999 at 13:43:00:

In Reply to: Not my best fight... posted by Merry on December 15, 1999 at 12:00:34:

> <540hp 346m 411mv> flee
> c tele

Constructive criticism: this is bad.

Everyone's first instinct is to flee, but this is an incorrect instinct for many classes. If you can word, the command you should type should be c 'word'.

flee/word or flee/tele has two serious disadvantages, one general, and one applicable in this specific case.

1) Flee can fail--you can PANIC! and that might cost you the only command you can get in between bashes/trips, and thus cost you your life.

2) Fighting a warrior, flee means he gets an extra parting blow, potentially a deathblow. If, say, you'd parried that last MANGLE, his parting blow would likely have killed you when the flee went through.

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You are wholly correct and I thank you for the tip, Arcane :) n/t Merry 14:12:29 12/15/99 (0)

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Comments:	> > > <540hp 346m 411mv> flee > > c tele > Constructive criticism: this is bad. > Everyone's first instinct is to flee, but this is an incorrect instinct for many classes. If you can word, the command you should type should be c 'word'. > flee/word or flee/tele has two serious disadvantages, one general, and one applicable in this specific case. > 1) Flee can fail--you can PANIC! and that might cost you the only command you can get in between bashes/trips, and thus cost you your life. > 2) Fighting a warrior, flee means he gets an extra parting blow, potentially a deathblow. If, say, you'd parried that last MANGLE, his parting blow would likely have killed you when the flee went through.

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