The Beast vs the Darkness

[Cherie]

I remember other mmos that allowed open world duels, tank duels were all the rage. I have fun memories of /shouting "Tank FIGHT!" and people come running to watch. We got bored before raids so we'd do dumb stuff.

One in particular, it was the main tank from our raid versus a tank of a competing guild. That fight took for freaking ever lol...

That's why tank fights are so epic. Deeps fights are like the black and white japanese samurai movies. The two deeps stand apart, staring each other down and BOOM! one is dead instantly and one stands barely alive grinning. Tanks are different. Get your popcorn and your chair. It's more like watching two sumo fighters bouncing bellies. What happens when a unstoppable force meets a unmovable object?

Though, personally, I think the darkness would win or leave their victim wanting to die. Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjZuykKY1I

[DragonFlyy]

I remember other mmos that allowed open world duels, tank duels were all the rage. (snip)

I remember witnessing two healing classes in Everquest 2 duel. It was a templar vs. an Inquisitor. (both cleric sub classes). That fight lasted around 45 minutes before I had to go to bed. My wife stayed and watched. Said it lasted another 30-40 minutes before both parties just decided to call it a draw. She said it was fun to watch since both classes have a way of recovering from near death. The best part is, they both had spells that slowed the other down so they had time to regen mana for more heals. It was insane. The Inquisitor was more DPS than the Templar, but the Templar had better heals so they balanced out.