I for one do not find staves to be terribly overpowered--maybe because I am not

constantly pulverized by Kodiak. But I will have to agree with others who have objected to

certain uses of 'push'. I for one think that macros designed to push someone multiple times

are a little over the top. However, forcing push to be a balance skill probably limits LM's

more than is appropriate. If you want a balance-only push, you have thrustkick. Push needs to

have some advantage over thrustkick, as it (push) is harder to pull off.

The solution I would like to offer for discussion is for push to have its own balance. You

would still be able to link push to your other macros, put you would have to wait a second

or two before pushing again.

One other point I'd like to make is that an LM making themselves a place of relative safety

by setting up a bunch of staves is really not that different from options that other

professions have but typically do not use.

I, for instance, could create a 'death zone' using traps and other skills. I tend to find,

however, that when I do that, my enemies simply avoid those areas--and I am too aggressive to

simply wait for them to deal with it or qq. LM summon gives loremasters a bit of an

I do not have, perhaps, but LM summon is a different discussion entirely.

Written by my hand on the 19th of Leaflost, in the year 1130.