by Animaaal Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:22 am
Hmmmm....
first off I love this thread
......secondly.....
NPCs have a strange playstyle. Their combat aggressions are very generic. They do not wait for openings, they simply attack and react.
Quelana has her aoe castings true, but she also has other spells, most of which are interruptible.
Shiva may not know enough to backstab her casting attempts, but NPCs in general do not practice advanced evasive manuvers including Quelana. Which reminds me......
As far as I can tell, I've never seen Quelana roll. I've seen her walk into all my arrows and whatnot without ever rolling. Maybe I'm imagining it, someone please clarify.
This is only a mitigating factor in my decision.
Also, excluding undead rapport, she has a 29% chance of casting an aoe spell (considering she can cast everything she sells), and only a 14% chance of casting fire tempest. I'd also be willing to say there is even a smaller chance of her casting an aoe spell without being interupted, seeing as how Shiva will undoubtedly apply pressure to at least some extent.
With the numbers against her, I'd say she has a small chance of landing the required castings (well timed combustion pyros) to actually compensate for the pressure Shiva would undoubtedly apply.
With those things considered I say,
"Shiva wins 3 out of 5 times".(This is also considering its a 1 vs 1 fight with Shiva's body guard being out to lunch)
This pains me greatly as Quelana is one of my fellow casters...