Talk:Combat

Um. There's 37 links to this non-existant article. Was this deleted at some point? - Greven 08:09, 20 March 2006 (CST)
 * no, there are probably 37 articles using the combat-stub template, that was recently invented I believe. -SolaPan 09:01, 20 March 2006 (CST)

Ok, I've put something in there that absolutely says nothing in the context of the combat-stubs. But since it means something totally different from the "combat" in skill descriptions, I am not going to keep it as a redirect (which was what I originally did to the article). -SolaPan 09:18, 20 March 2006 (CST)


 * Why does the stub exist at all? Was there something particularly wrong with the general stub template?  Is there even a reason for a "combat" article to exist?  --68.142.14.69 10:08, 20 March 2006 (CST)


 * Very good question, and I have no answer to most of it. I think there IS a reason for a "combat" article to exist, so people looking up that word when it occurs in skill descriptions can be directed to Attack.  But again taht's a different context than this Combat-stub business. -SolaPan 10:12, 20 March 2006 (CST)


 * If only the two "failure" skills use the term, then I don't think it's worth explaining. "Combat" has no meaning in those descriptions.  You can't attempt to hit something outside of combat.  There is no distinction being made.  I don't think the descriptions would change meaning even if "in combat" was dropped from the skills.  Are there other skills that say "combat?" --68.142.14.69 16:48, 20 March 2006 (CST)


 * Yes. Life Attunement comes immediately to mind, and there are probably others. 16:52, 20 March 2006 (CST)
 * And Life Attunement is probably the most important reason we want to make sure the meaning of "combat" is clear too. ie it doesn't include spells or other offensive non-attack skills. -SolaPan 16:56, 20 March 2006 (CST)


 * If there's something other than life attunement (or maybe, more than a couple others), then okay. But if it's just LA, then keep it in LA as a note.  --68.142.14.69 17:13, 20 March 2006 (CST)