06-15-2005, 12:05 AM
Excellent post about CTF, I agree on most of your points, but want to expand a bit on a few. most notably the bit on mages as an offencive strike force =D
One of the more efefective flag groups I've been in contained three mages, one for the flag, and two to distract/ set off the frost trap/ wreak havok with the offence. We'd go up to the second or third story where people hardly go, target the defenders, cast ou Mana shields (left down because they draw attention) and charge in. save the frost nova for the run out, and polymorph on the way in, also have to target the earthbind totems that are usually there with fireblast. and use improved counterspell to silence a defending caster. The best part is thatthis can all be done while running full tilt, even the sheep if you have presence of mind.
On defence a frost spec mage is amazing, even with only a few points of permafrost you can run alongside the flag bearer not actually doing damage, but keepig him at a crawl untill your friends show up, or you can blink ahead and sheep him if they are not a shapeshifter.
Mages are also far more durable than most people percieve, as long as you have MP you will survive. use every trick you can to regain MP, from potions, to the conjured mana agate, I went engineering and have a minor recombobulator which gives me ~200 HP and MP. all these can extend the long run with the flag. Or long walk as it usually turns out to be.
One of the more efefective flag groups I've been in contained three mages, one for the flag, and two to distract/ set off the frost trap/ wreak havok with the offence. We'd go up to the second or third story where people hardly go, target the defenders, cast ou Mana shields (left down because they draw attention) and charge in. save the frost nova for the run out, and polymorph on the way in, also have to target the earthbind totems that are usually there with fireblast. and use improved counterspell to silence a defending caster. The best part is thatthis can all be done while running full tilt, even the sheep if you have presence of mind.
On defence a frost spec mage is amazing, even with only a few points of permafrost you can run alongside the flag bearer not actually doing damage, but keepig him at a crawl untill your friends show up, or you can blink ahead and sheep him if they are not a shapeshifter.
Mages are also far more durable than most people percieve, as long as you have MP you will survive. use every trick you can to regain MP, from potions, to the conjured mana agate, I went engineering and have a minor recombobulator which gives me ~200 HP and MP. all these can extend the long run with the flag. Or long walk as it usually turns out to be.