Combat

[Arberdark Messenger]

Ok im not sure if this has been posted b4 or if it is covered in faq, if it has plz dont hold it against me lol.
how is combat going to work , is it turn based or does it have one shot kill capabilty?????plz post and let me know
thanx
Arberdark Messenger

[Slitherrr]

Currently, that's pretty much under discussion. From tidbits gathered from the boards, it's gonna be pretty much turn-based, but better... Which shows how much we know.

[Micah]

Lol

[BelDragos]

The Staff is still working on the in-house test scheduled to run in about a month. The release for Beta should be in the spring. They would rather find the bugs before we do.

[Dyson]

I like the description "turn-based, but better." Fun and simple.

[Slitherrr]

Yes, thank you Dyson, our "Teaser team" at Brickhouse spent many long hours on that one...

[Thirty]

There are a few things known about combat, such as:
Shields will take skill to use, just like real shields.
Armor will slow you down, making dodging harder.
Super weapons and armor wont be all that super compared to the skill of the person using it, the skill will make more difference than the stuff.

[Useless]

so... we are talking about not hand-to-hand real-time beat the crap out of eachother fighting, eh? more like the style they use in D&D,Ultima,FF 1-9, etc?

hmm... oh well... blood is blood, eh? PLEASE tell me there is blood and dead bodies!

there should be the allowance of carcasses for a certain period of time after death and different stages of decomposition.... I know it would probably be a pain in the ...well, you know... but it would be REEEAAAALLLY cool and would draw a larger fan base for the game...

oh yea...I like people to know when I have kicked their but... >=Þ ... I think being able to stare at their dead carcass for a little while would allow for two things: one, it would let me gloat and make my ego soar.... two, it would allow for burrial and memorial services... especially for original players... =) ... we should remmeber them always in the course of the game...

[BelDragos]

With the numbers of players in the game you would think things would get very unsanitary having corpses laying about. It would also give the Undead Lords an unfaif advantage if they would follow us animating our battle victories and sending them after us again and again.

Ick!!

[Thirty]

Well, I know combat isnt quake like, with the winner being the one with the best twitch skill and internet connection. It semi-automatic I understand, you can do some things, but dont have to do everything. You can choose different tactics at least, like offensive, mostly defensive, or mixed.

[Slitherrr]

Well, I didn't mean turn-based like FF, more like EQ where you have to wait a bit between your attacks. Thirty is correct about the shields/armor/etc, also, stamina will play a large part, especially for casters, who will take stamina to control the mana and bend it to their will. As for actual abilities and specifics... ::Shrugs::