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#1 Jan 18 2008 at 7:49 AM Rating: Decent
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I was fighting in a large group of players in a BG the other day trying my best to pick off clothies and thought of a concept for a move that would be very nice, albeit potentially "overpowered," but cool nonetheless.

We've all seen the movies where the hero sneaks into the enemy compound and picks off the guards one by one, knocks them out or covers their mouth, disarms them and drags them out of sight. I think a similar move for a rogue would be very appropriate.

A move where you could sneak up on one of your opponents and drag him into the bushes (sort of a reverse Shadowstep)and wail away before any of his teammates realized he was gone. In pvp it could be very effective at maintaining alone time with cloth wearers, or pulling a healer out of range. In solo pve and instance play it could bring some great additional CC - perhaps the rogue could pull a single mob away from the group without aggroing the rest of the mobs. Of course it would have to have a long cooldown and/or an "out of combat" requirement, but I think it could be a nice versatile move to add some additional utility to the rogue class that fits in with the lore.
#2 Jan 18 2008 at 7:57 AM Rating: Decent
Isnt this more or less Cheap Shot with the concept of dragging someone into a bush? Plus, what if there are no bushes around? I guess you couldnt use the skill then. hehehe
#3 Jan 18 2008 at 7:57 AM Rating: Decent
that does sound like fun.
#4 Jan 18 2008 at 8:05 AM Rating: Excellent
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I wish we had an ability similar to a knife in the ribs. Not like Ambush or anything, but sneaking up behind a guy, grabbing him over the mouth to muffle any screams, and just sliding a knife right between his ribs into his lungs so the air can slowly drain out.

Yeah. That'd be neat.

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#5 Jan 18 2008 at 8:50 AM Rating: Good
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The Demea of Doom wrote:
I wish we had an ability similar to a knife in the ribs. Not like Ambush or anything, but sneaking up behind a guy, grabbing him over the mouth to muffle any screams, and just sliding a knife right between his ribs into his lungs so the air can slowly drain out.

Yeah. That'd be neat.

/psycho mode off


I'm afraid of you.
#6 Jan 18 2008 at 10:14 AM Rating: Decent
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I'm afraid of you.


As are we all.

Just don't make eye contact, and you might survive this encounter.
#7 Jan 19 2008 at 11:31 AM Rating: Decent
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I'd like a throwing move where if someone is next to a wall you could throw your knife at them and the knife would pin their cape/shirt them to the wall for x seconds. Could be very handy in WSG. :)
#8 Jan 19 2008 at 12:35 PM Rating: Decent
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Kinda silly because you could pull someone off a cliff. It'd kill you, but hey, it would kill them as well.
#9 Jan 19 2008 at 12:38 PM Rating: Decent
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And sadly all of these things are impossible to program, which is why rogues aren't like ninjas :/
#10 Jan 19 2008 at 4:42 PM Rating: Default
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And sadly all of these things are impossible to program,


Um.
Knocks the target back for X seconds.
Thrown weapons immobilize the target for X seconds.
They've done it before.
#12 Jan 21 2008 at 10:25 AM Rating: Decent
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dont know if im scared or turned on >.<


Fixed
#13 Jan 21 2008 at 10:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Oh, yeah. Blizzard doesn't want to give any class or race a knockback ability, remember? That was why they nerfed that epic PvP mace so that it just had a stun proc instead of a send-you-flying-through-the-air proc.

So, I think any possible Splinter Cell maneuvers are going to stay strictly on the Xbox and in your dreams.
#14 Jan 22 2008 at 3:48 AM Rating: Decent
So then explain Psychic Scream/Howl of Terror, etc.

I guess running away isn't the same thing as getting knocked back :P
#15 Jan 22 2008 at 4:03 AM Rating: Decent
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Psychic Scream is an AOE fear. Knockback is that thing you sometimes see on instance bosses and rare mobs where a character is physically catapulted into the air. Like the hydras in Mara, or Luzran in Ghostlands.

It would be easily abusable in BG's, especially Arathi Basin, because you could just knock someone off the cliff near GM. Or when dueling, you could kick them out of the arena and win by default.
#16 Jan 22 2008 at 3:48 PM Rating: Decent
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I want to see an ability something like duel, but it turns both the rogue and the person it is used on invisible, so they can duke it out one on one :P
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