by Georghiu Leonte » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:25 pm
Bleh..alright I was being a little too blunt. I don't do things unsafe. I have never been stopped by a player or a herald.
Bash is a relative term. To me Bash or Check implies full tilt. I am not a herald and I think Heralds would have trouble with this rule, but maybe I am wrong. You bash or check someone (by my definition) in an attempt to knock them down. I 'bash' (when not going full tilt, against a rear shield) in an attempt to push. Is it unsafe? Thats a herald's job to call. If they ask me/tell me to stop I will. Has it happened yet? No. Will I stop if they ask me to. Yes. But Bash and Check are pretty subjective.
3.5.4.1. A Shield Bash is defined as using a Shield to strike an opponent from a distance further than two steps away.
3.5.4.2. A Shield Check is defined as using a Shield to strike an opponent starting from a distance less than two steps away
If a bash and check are defined by distance..fine..but Distance X Mass X Acceleration = Meaningless ****. So to me these definitions assume someone is moving with the intention of knocking someone over..or in my terminology full tilt. (If I am wrong I would love to be corrected..because that would mean rear shields would be pointless and unbalance the game)
Also:
3.5.4.3. A person may not Bash or Check an opponent's rear quadrant. Shield pushing or incidental contact in an opponent?s rear quadrant is allowed.
Perhaps I did not speak clearly with my post, for that I apologize. I should of defined it as pushing. But then again this comes to a Heralds disgression. Does pushing imply you press one shield against another and then push. Or push forward, then make contact and continue to push? It seems like a cass of BOW being ambiguous to allow the Heralds to run the game, which I think is a good thing.
As far as saying 'hurt'. You are correct I shouldn't of uses that word, as it does reflect that this game is extremely unsafe and its players aren't safety minded. That is definitely not me thinking a post through. However as I said previously, I fight safely..and if ever I am on the field with a herald and he has a concern I would be happy to hear it. I do not want to 'hurt' people. However, in a full contact game (relatively so) people are going to get pushed around and hit with swords. That is part of this game. To imply getting hit with a foam sword isn't 'hurt' is simply wrong. The swords don't feel delightful, or else we would allow a head as a target.
I apologize for the wording of my previous post. I agree this game should be safety minded to an extent. People shouldn't try to hurt people, or knowingly flex the rules to allow people to get hurt. At the same time, you see an opening and you swing. You see a shield at the front and you bash. You see a shield on the back and you 'push' (as opposed to my previous terminology). People will get hurt. Play safe, or leave the field. I play safe.
Pushing someone from a rear shield will get people killed in game, which could 'hurt' them. A hopefully hurt their pride enough they realize one of two things. A) They should be more aware of who's behind them, or B) Hanging a shield on your back does not mean you can ignore the fact you have a giant blind spot, your back.
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