For what must be the hundredth time now, "prone to causing backroutes" is not a binary
To be fair, I never said it was a binary. I just said that every skill
can cause backroutes, which is true; I didn't quantify that statement to any extent. Saying "all planets are big" is a true statement, even
before you begin comparing their sizes relative to one another.
Yes, every skill can cause backroutes, that doesn't negate the fact that some skills (or some specific implementations thereof) are far more prone to it than others.
Again, where in my previous statement did I imply that this is not the case?
However, to discuss the point (since you've brought it up again): in any level, any given skill's proneness (or not) to backroutes is dependent
entirely on:
a) the layout of the level
b) the skills provided
It is
impossible to say "skill X will definitely cause a backroute in
any level."
And, whilst it
may be possible to say "skill X is more likely to cause a backroute than skill Y," even with that statement -
more information is needed (specifically, the two points just listed).
What I'm getting at here is that a skill's backroute proneness is, in fact, impossible to quantify without giving actual, irrefutable evidence which demonstrates it. All we have to go on at the moment is anecdotal stuff, which could be misremembered.
For instance, Bashers rarely come up as an example of a backroute-prone skill, but that's because it's relatively easy to block a Basher backroute, so such cases are not likely to be remembered. Walkers, however, are
much more difficult to predict and design a level around; I can imagine that levels go through several fixes to guard against Walker behaviour, so therefore such cases are far more likely to be remembered and discussed, giving a falsely inflated impression of their "backroute proneness".
Finally, if something has come up "hundreds of times", it's likely because it hasn't yet been brought to a satisfactory conclusion
I haven't yet been convinced that any one skill is more likely to cause a backroute than any other skill, due to lack of evidence. No amount of being
told that's the case is likely to change my mind. It does, however, keep it open to
being changed, with a compelling enough set of examples.
3) Water [can stop the laserer]
No idea where you got that from...
Ah, my mistake. I made an ass out of u and me, there
OK, so there are
4 ways to attenuate an (effectively) infinite laser