Tal,Aug 3 2005, 01:12 PM Wrote:None of the paladin's undead skills work on other players. They did in Beta but was taken out because it was seen as overpowered. Which is sad really because I think that was the last time we were feared in PvP. :)
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Undead were changed to Foresaken moreso because they were overpowered, and not really because of Paladins "owning" Undead players, who are really the only ones who benefitted from the players being Undead. Priest, while having Shackle Undead, would not be able to use Psychic scream or Mind Control again Undead, so for them there is no real advantage to players being Undead.
Consider, most Undead would rather have a weakness against one class (Paladin) and have advantage versus several other classes, and be immune to Polymorph, Sap, Charm, Fear, Mind Control and Drowning (Imagine doing Onyxia or Magmadar with undead tank - it would make current Fear Ward look balanced). Consider that AoE fear is one of the most important CC tools in large-scale fighting, and you start to see how powerful it would be.
But JUST giving paladins ability to attack Foresaken with anti-undead skills and not giving Foresaken any benefits of actually being undead would be kinda retarded.