No, actually that far back, nobody knew that trick yet..
I remember because I was pissed when people started abusing it, because I had already changed Gods.
Mine was strong against them because -nobody- was a very high level, and I had the highest wisdom level in the game at that time. It didnt kill in one hit, I just ran around the people in circles as they tried to run, swinging my sword at the same time. 2 RoTs at the time was unheard of also
so they couldnt get away.