Originally posted by Arhael
I don't see how attacking with lightning a group of Jedi standing in one place proves Vitiate's awareness of entire battle. It's just an AOE attack, it doesn't demonstrate good awareness during a fight.
Actually Vitiate acted like a PRO in this contest; he didn't grant the Jedi Strike Team a chance to charge him, he quickly bombarded the entire Jedi Strike Team to submission and this was a good decision on his part.
Originally posted by Arhael
In any case AOE is unwise. Vitiate will be lucky to overpower any single opponent with concentrated attack, spreading it on several opponents will reduce potency.
Vitiate's powers aren't easy to handle even for any other individual in the mythos or should expected to be. If Vitiate bogs down the entire Team 1 with his powers, his companions would have ample time for eliminating Team 1.
Originally posted by Arhael
That does not prove anything.
I disagree.
Originally posted by Arhael
But actually Jedi team has the same problem here. Revan demonstrated his incompetence, when instead of helping his team mates to quickly get read of guards, he bull-rushed Vitiate alone. On top of that we know that Vitiate can overpower Revan for sure. So unless Luke and Yoda can babysit Revan or boost him with battle meditation/battle-meld, it is a 2vs3 fight.
Revan and his companions couldn't risk a continuous battle against hordes of Vitiate's powerbase with Vitiate continuously augmenting his minions in the process. Revan had decided the entire course of action prior to the actual duel; he would keep Vitiate busy for a while and his companions would attempt to seal the throne room and join him in his effort to assassinate Vitiate.
Unfortunately for Revan, Vitiate was too powerful even for combined might of Revan, Meetra and Scourge and didn't foresee Scourge's betrayal. This have been noted in the novel.