[thomasskis]

The bugs in this game lead to some of the greatest gameplay of all time.

I think the best bug was the movement possibilities during spell casting from breaking animations. It created one of the most complex and amazing PK (PvP) dynamics of any MMO to exist.

The complexity of being able to move only so much to still get your cast off, and being able to slightly fast-cast or hold long delay-casts to "outplay" your opponents created so much depth to duels it was incredible.

Even after all these years I can still remember the Arc cast I would do, it was the keyboard combo: Hold Left -> Hold Z -> X -> tap/hold up to control the radius Then Hold Right -> Hold C -> X -> tap up to reverse the arc to return to where you initiated the cast so the spell could go off.

Man I miss this game, I hope someone creates a wonderfully buggy remake someday!

[thomasskis]

If anyone remembers the days when guys like "Rookie" or the UD's figured this out and mastered it, what a time to be alive! Good ol' AB wars... :)

[thomasskis]

Wow I had to go on a nostalgia tour and I found a Rookie classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwpujtVM6R8

Bugs really made this game one of a kind, it's sad it would be so hard to replicate. The way he uses strafing and delay casting on corners to fight odds is amazing.

I still remember my hands shaking when I was in PK fights like this in my youth. The consequences of death made fighting so much more intense in this type of MMO.

[celdon25]

The late Anti Parazi (Reckful) figured it out way ahead of his time, before Rookie. He’s still considered to be the best of all time.