Quote (Safmy @ Oct 21 2010 05:52pm)
There was a time when Hybrids were characters that would kill via casting until mana runs out then deal melee damage to regain mana (via mpk or level up) then back to casting. A good hybrid could do both melee and casting damage at a powerful but almost equal magnitude.
To me a stable character does not define Hybridism, it defines a stable character. In my simple world hybrid is a character dealing damage in both casting and melee weapons. I know it has lost its meaning over time but I retain the original concept.
And the definition stable also comes into play when mentioned. A stable team has sums of unstable characters that build the stability, I.E a healer/caster/melee etc. A stable character is a character that on its own can form a lesser degree of a stable team. Furthermore I tend to plan ahead for my climb, 90% of the time it would be solo, therefore I build my character around self sufficiency and survivability (maximised against speed of course). If I am relatively certain a group is around the corner, I would save little to whatever my team mates would have covered and focus on the missing link (in terms of gears and stating).
*whistles cheerfully*I love you saf.
Quote (DeafBoy @ Oct 21 2010 07:06pm)
No one does the Melee/Casting thing anymore, simply because it would take extreme gear to make that viable. And most peoples builds are based off catacombs now in groups so you have Melee/Healers, Tanks, Full Melee, and casters.
I do. I try to be sneaky about it though. Else people might suspect I suck less than they think I do.
Quote (jlhromeo @ Oct 21 2010 07:16pm)
Well, looks like this will be getting closed soon, although I can tell the intentions were good, the community has once again failed to rally together.
I classify a hybrid much like Rex does, in fact I like his definition, it seems to make a lot of sense to me at least. I will quote him, perhaps more can see what I see.
Simple, and yet effective. Well worded, even though I am sure there are more options, this seems to sum it up for me anyways.
Also before anyone can make fun of me and my gear, it sucks, a level 1 Toad could do more damage with a Cracked Candle than I could. Saved you the trouble of bashing on me. Continue on.
Honestly, his definitions were the first thing in the topic that made me think that perhaps there are those who can look beyond the cookie cutter builds of turn-based LS, and into the current day. I'm afraid I can't admit such publically though, as it's a confirmed fact that I hate him to the depth of my soul.
*Sings Green Acres theme song...*This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Oct 22 2010 01:45am