08-20-2004, 02:33 PM
nobbie,Aug 20 2004, 01:48 PM Wrote:Spellcasters are already limited by the "Blood Mana" curse (Succubi, Baal), provided their Mana level is higher than their Life level.The blood mana curse is weak and feeble compared to iron maiden. Aside from it not being castable on you if you have more life than mana, it can't kill you (won't reduce your life below 40hp afaik?) and it only removes the mana cost of casting from your life, rather than reflecting the amount of damage you do back with a multiplier. Most sorcs need not even bother consider it, plus if you stand behind your merc there's a fair chance you'll get hit by the defence-reduction curse instead.
That said, I think your idea of the oblivs being able to cast slow missiles instead is a great one, although as always that's a double-edged sword because of the strange things it does with some spells (such as firewall). Those with a lowish nextdelay will also be able to hit more than once much more readily.
You don't know what you're talking about.