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WoT combat scenes are highly overrated. The non-OP fight scenes aresn't even scenes at all Bookwyrm Send a noteboard - 11/06/2011 12:59:50 AM
but a bunch of meaningless, nondescriptive titles for maneuvers. DESCRIBE THE FREAKING MANEUVER. WHAT THE HELL DOES KINGFISHER SKIMS THE POND EVEN MEAN! KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

Can you tell that I'm irked?
BOHICA - Go ahead, ask me what it means.
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Combat in the World of the Wheel Theon_Mavidante - 03/06/2011 04:34:02 AM 1917 Views
Well, Healing screws things up a bit. But Rand at the end of tGH comes to mind beetnemesis - 03/06/2011 05:20:57 AM 1315 Views
You mean tGH *NM* ursidae - 03/06/2011 11:13:04 AM 714 Views
Of course I did! And that's what I typed beetnemesis - 05/06/2011 09:12:45 AM 1115 Views
You mean "typed" *NM* Marshall - 11/06/2011 08:55:34 PM 510 Views
Clever girl... *NM* beetnemesis - 12/06/2011 01:56:37 AM 458 Views
Gawyn in the tower comes to mind. HyogaRott - 03/06/2011 01:12:55 PM 1080 Views
I find all of the non-channeling related combat implausible and over-dramatic RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/06/2011 03:51:35 PM 1437 Views
Gotta diagree HyogaRott - 03/06/2011 06:22:52 PM 1146 Views
The aftermath - but I don't think he really showed the chaos on a battlefield that well RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/06/2011 07:19:20 PM 1084 Views
That doesn't make them unrealistic... fionwe1987 - 03/06/2011 08:30:05 PM 1066 Views
I think it does make them unrealistic. Stylistic choices determine how these scenes are conveyed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/06/2011 09:24:21 PM 1269 Views
Ummm... fionwe1987 - 03/06/2011 09:55:46 PM 1084 Views
Come to think of it... Theon_Mavidante - 04/06/2011 05:16:55 AM 1332 Views
I think... fionwe1987 - 04/06/2011 06:31:17 AM 1033 Views
Re: Come to think of it... HyogaRott - 06/06/2011 02:34:42 PM 1010 Views
Hmmm... callandor1000 - 06/06/2011 06:43:23 AM 1107 Views
WoT combat scenes are highly overrated. The non-OP fight scenes aresn't even scenes at all Bookwyrm - 11/06/2011 12:59:50 AM 1042 Views
agreed Lo'oris - 11/06/2011 10:47:17 AM 1005 Views
Re: agreed Theon_Mavidante - 12/06/2011 10:48:49 AM 1010 Views
But they sure are fun to puzzle over . . . The Silver Snake - 21/06/2011 03:08:08 AM 1009 Views
Also, what's with the Military Costuming? Theon_Mavidante - 12/06/2011 10:53:24 AM 985 Views
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