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Re: Diablo - Phase Spell - It Can Be Very Important

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From: Desslock
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 00:00
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Susan wrote:
> 
>         Contrary to some comments about this spell, Phase, I have read
> one can use it to randomly teleport their character through a wall
> into another independent room that your character _may_ have never
> been in before.
> 
>         Last night I was playing my Singe Player game and was presented a
> dungeon L5 with stairs into it but no stairs leading down to L6 or
> stairs leading up to the town.  However the auto map and two views in
> the dungeon clearly showed there was more dungeon I needed to reach
> somehow.  One location especially had a very thin wall between it and
> where my character was.  I kept buying Phase scrolls (for lack of
> nothing better to try) and the first 3 phased me to a different point
> in the same room.  The fourth phase moved me through this wall into
> the new dungeon region.  I was able to complete not only that dungeon
> level but also the quest I was on for the Magic Rock that fell from
> the heavens for Griswold and, of course, I found the missing stairs
> tool.
> 
>         I am specifically pointing this out because most people I have
> read on the subject think the Phase Spell is useless or very limited
> in tactical purpose and this is a good example of a critical use.

-- 
hmmm, I'm still skeptical that there was no way around to the stairways
without using phasing - but I thought I should point out that there is
an easier way to use "phasing".   All you have to do is target the area
you want to move to with the mouse curser and "right-click" - it will
allow you greater control over where you appear.

Desslock.

I still think phasing (and teleport - why are there 2 of these spells?)
are pretty useless.
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Subject: Re: Diablo - Phase Spell - It Can Be Very Important
Date: 1997/01/23
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