Thoughts on future combat systems.

[sabinati]

the biggest problem i see with combat is that it's over too fast

[Chakravanti]

Well I actually don't really. All my information is second hand and observatory. It's just that you really can't have #3 without #1. There's no rhythm to keep.

[Potjeh]

The system is fine, the interface is not.

[sabinati]

The system is fine, the interface is not.

oh yeah, this as well. even with multiple hotbars.

[Chakravanti]

I mean the way I see it is that it's not about hitting or missing. You match the strike to their defensive manuever/stance/style/wtfetc. and an 'average' hit shouldn't do much if any damage past appropriately garbed players even at large stat disparities.

It should be a occasional moment when you suffer a hard hit or so successfully defend that it gives you an attack boost (parry/counterstrike/riposte/wtfetc.). Perhaps high dexterity would allow you to more powerfully captiolize on such events or recover from a heavy blow.

The previous strikes should leave you at a disposition to regain some ground. I think that this concept exists in the current combat system but that it's just a bit repetitive and quick.

I think combat could be slowed down quite a bit, each round made more critical but more likely to be a stalemate/draw exchange.

[DatOneGuy]

Perhaps high dexterity would allow you to more powerfully captiolize on such events or recover from a heavy blow.

Not purposefully ignoring the rest of the post but yes.

More stats should affect combat, would be very nice. Strength is too easy to get and it's too easy to go rambo insane to just end up fucking your character for 'combat effectiveness'.

I've always wondered why dexterity doesn't matter.

[Jackard]

the biggest problem i see with combat is that it's over too fast

nearly every combat story on this site is incredibly boring because they involve one side facerolling the other

[burgingham]

I like checkers better than poker.

More money in poker though.