RPZip wrote:
Er... no, they can't.
Yes, they can. It happens to me frequently. Not once or twice here and there. Frequently.
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Blind lasts ten seconds. A cap takes ten seconds. They have to blind, then click the flag. If you're spamming a Shock you should be able to come out of it in time to prevent the cap.
Don't forget that you also wander around while blinded, changing both your position
and the direction you're facing, and they can cap flags out of your LoS by standing on the outside of a tower just within range to click on the flag. Just standing there hammering on a shock button is not enough. It
might be, but then again it might not. It's been my experience that the Rogue is more likely to get the cap after Blinding you than you stopping him, especially with server latency.
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Sap is a valid concern, but they can't do it once you're in combat and a totem at the base of the flag should delay them long enough for the cap to not go off even if they do destroy it.
Blind, cap, Vanish, prevent re-caps while you wait for the cap to turn. It's that simple. You waste time looking for the Rogue who has nothing to do but avoid you, and if the Shaman (or whoever else) turns their attention to the flag, the Rogue can do whatever he feels like out of stealth. It doesn't have to be Sap if he can't get out of combat.
As for totems, you can easily LoS a Searing Totem behind tower walls in AV, I watch that happen all the time. Magma Totem is a problem for the Rogue, but if he disposes of it
before he Blinds you (which is what the smart ones will do, and what I was implying), it's a non-issue. Again, it's been my experience that the Rogue is far more likely to get the cap in this manner than not.
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With that said, though, Polymorph is just as bad (12 seconds) and doesn't require the Mage to be anywhere near you or out of combat, and I almost never see them try to pull that off.
Because you can watch Mages walk up the stairs of your tower and prepare accordingly. Polymorph can also be prevented, at least temporarily. Hence why Mages will generally just try to kill you first like normal instead of Polymorphing you (not at all difficult unless you're Resto).
Unless you're constantly laying Magma Totems, you've got no idea the Rogue is there until he opens up on you. And even if you
do know he's there, you can't prevent Blind.
Edited, Jan 21st 2008 7:11pm by Gaudion