What should be done about stamina in tournaments?

[Sivrik]

Ok, basically I think a lot of people have been complaining about the use of macing in tournaments and the fact you can't do anything to counter your opponent when you are out of stamina. Which of the following should be implemented?

[Sivrik]

Oh and by the way if someone can think of another option to add im always open to putting it in the poll or making a new one. Suggestions welcome!

[Teknix]

i want to change my vote. dont change it at all.

[TwoTon]

i got one, allow regular refresh potions only and a limit of 5 or so.

[Sauron]

LoL if you don't have enough stamina than tough luck. If they let that slide what's next? unlimitted arrows for archers?

[Sivrik]

How is that even remotely the same? You can bring like 200 arrows before the fight and youll be set. Last I checked you can't bring any amount of total refresh potions before the fight...

[Derrick]

Just as an information item, at the beginning of each tournament match, players hunger is set to an empty stomach.

[Sauron]

It's not your opponents fault you didn't eat. Shouldn't "level" the playing field unless it's some special tournie. If it's a duel then whoever comes prepared shouldn't be penalized just because your opponent joined a tournie without being prepared.

[ironfistmax]

You people fail to realize that after eating 10 or so pieces of food, you can't eat anymore and then you are stuck in the same spot the whole duel. Eventually you run out of mana healing yourself and lose to that and that alone. It has nothing to do with coming prepared.

So all a macer has to do is precast heal for 5 minutes, wait for you to get stuffed, then just slowly drain your mana without you ever really having the ability to go offensive since he can just step one foot away and avoid your weapon hit. It's almost next to impossible to kill someone with pure magery alone unless your opponent really sucks.

[TwoTon]

i like the empty stomach gig

[Derrick]

It's not your opponents fault you didn't eat. Shouldn't "level" the playing field unless it's some special tournie. If it's a duel then whoever comes prepared shouldn't be penalized just because your opponent joined a tournie without being prepared.

Not at the beginning of the tournament only, at the beginning of each Match. If you fill yourself up in match one against a macer, you wouldn't otherwise have anyway to regain stamina in round two, three, four. This is right along the same lines as filling health and mana before each round.

[Lothain]

Not at the beginning of the tournament only, at the beginning of each Match. If you fill yourself up in match one against a macer, you wouldn't otherwise have anyway to regain stamina in round two, three, four. This is right along the same lines as filling health and mana before each round.

So if this is the case, how big of a difference would five more stam regains be, anyway? Maybe a macer would just have to precast gheal for 10, instead of 5 minutes?

Can you get stam from the little fish in tournaments?

[BloodyBandage]

Addressing the stamina issue might be like trying to cure a symptom rather than the disease. Perhaps it is precasting Greater Heal during duels that is throwing everything off and not the stamina?

[kill drizitz]

Addressing the stamina issue might be like trying to cure a symptom rather than the disease. Perhaps it is precasting Greater Heal during duels that is throwing everything off and not the stamina?

quoted for truth. stop allowing people to hold it for a certain time, AND allow unlimited amount of food to be eaten.

[ironfistmax]

You can’t realistically expect staff to monitor each duel to make sure people don’t hold Gheal for 3 seconds or more. Also keep in mind, half the time 2 duels are going on at the same time, which would require 2 staff members to be present for each tournament. That is asking too much.