Haste and You... A guide to the misinformed.

[Greatguardian]

I've never seen <stal>, so i'm going to have to try that and see how it works. And I'm serious about that since you're the only person who hasn't talked to me like I'm a complete idiot.

<stpt> will create a blue arrow on your party list, allowing you to choose members for the target of a spell by scrolling up and down the party list itself with the arrow keys, starting at the person whom you were originally targetting.

<stal> is the same thing, but allows the arrow to move up and down into the entire Alliance list rather than being confined to your party.

Neither of these are affected by blinking, because you are not targeting a player. You are targeting their name on your party list. They were added in a patch a few years ago, and I've recommended them to every mage I've met since then. Unfortunately, most people are just too lazy to switch, and that does make them bad mages.

[Naturebeckles]

At least not in this thread.

Well, right. That's what I meant.

[Cream_Soda]

I've never seen <stal>, so i'm going to have to try that and see how it works. And I'm serious about that since you're the only person who hasn't talked to me like I'm a complete idiot.

yes you have

I've mentioned it more than once prior to his post and other people have mentioned it as well.

Unless you're just a huge selective reader.

[rog]

Unless you're just a huge selective reader.

That would seem to be the case.

Well, right. That's what I meant.

It's ok, because i was definitely thinking it when i made the post.

[RaenRyong]

I'm normally not an ass to people but when someone takes their time to write up a guide about the most important melee stat in the game, clearing its misconceptions and clearly explaining its use to players who perhaps were not convinced before and then you come in with the whole "you don't need haste, hitting harder > hitting faster, opinions > facts" view, I have to say something.

This is a guide thread - an informative thread. Everybody decides at what level they want to play (for instance, I don't play WAR even though it's technically the strongest DD - but I don't go around telling everybody that WAR being strong is just an opinion). If you don't want to swap gear, that's entirely up to you. If you never want to weaponskill, that's entirely up to you. Just don't advocate such styles of play in an informative thread.

[Naturebeckles]

<stal> doesn't take skill. But in light of learning about it, are you genuinely going to change your playstyle or become ignorant? I can accept a player who doesn't know any better, but I won't take any sympathy towards the one that does and refuses to admit they're wrong.

I'm not really sure what I'm wrong about. Choosing to not gear swap is my own personal game choice. It doesn't even make me a bad player. And it's not like I don't wear any haste at all. I just balance it out with other gear that has strong stats in other things so I don't have to gear swap. Some of you totally missed my sarcasm earlier, which made me bust out laughing. So, it's whatever I guess.

[Naturebeckles]

yes you have

I've mentioned it more than once prior to his post and other people have mentioned it as well.

Unless you're just a huge selective reader.

I meant before this thread and I largely ignore you because just like to hear yourself talk.

[rog]

Choosing to not gear swap is my own personal game choice. It doesn't even make me a bad player.

I'm afraid it does, actually.

[Alkalinehoe]

I'm not really sure what I'm wrong about. Choosing to not gear swap is my own personal game choice. It doesn't even make me a bad player. And it's not like I don't wear any haste at all. I just balance it out with other gear that has strong stats in other things so I don't have to gear swap. Some of you totally missed my sarcasm earlier, which made me bust out laughing. So, it's whatever I guess.

It really does.

[Cream_Soda]

I'm not really sure what I'm wrong about. Choosing to not gear swap is my own personal game choice. It doesn't even make me a bad player. And it's not like I don't wear any haste at all. I just balance it out with other gear that has strong stats in other things so I don't have to gear swap. Some of you totally missed my sarcasm earlier, which made me bust out laughing. So, it's whatever I guess.

Well, you're kinda right.

"bad" is subjective. So to you, you may not be a bad player.

To the majority, however, you're not going to find agreeing opinions.