You continue to miss the point.

Yes, rituals are part of your skills. Yes, you are entitled to use

rituals in a fight. But.....

People are also entitled to AVOID your rituals if possible. Pilling in and

out of rituals is and has has been fair game. I think it is the pinnacle of

absurdity that mages whine about people who won't fight toe-to-toe in

mists and rituals. If they don't stay in your rituals, you must take

you rituals to them, or learn to deal with it.

Mobility has always been a disadvantage for mages, but the best fighting

mages have always been those who ARE mobile. If you issue a challenge to

someone, you have no right to expect them to always come to you.

Written by my hand on the 30th of Hindyear, in the year 1111.