Not the usual combat complaint

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Not the usual combat complaint

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This is a common comment:
jordancoles wrote:Combat is really boring right now, and there's potential to stalemate in a fight very easily.
Why do combat values have to be static? Under the same conditions you will always hit for the same exact damage, and your defense will always block a certain move.

My suggestion is that you add a random value to combat formulas. For example, making damage and/or weight -20%/+20% more or less effective for every move somehow. You could even make cooldowns -20%/+20% longer or shorter.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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loftar wrote:Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
Then why are all the cards randomed during combat. ;)
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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Of course it is, combat should never be a certainty.
Learn to love percentages and 2d8s :D
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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algeralith wrote:
loftar wrote:Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
Then why are all the cards randomed during combat. ;)
They aren't when you only run 5 cards, like everyone else.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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RNG is only fun when it is in your favour.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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It could be that when you have permadeath on the line, you tend to gravitate towards being safe.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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algeralith wrote:
loftar wrote:Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
Then why are all the cards randomed during combat. ;)
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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loftar wrote:Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
i have to agree. id rather not lose a character, losing months of work over a damn bad roll from a random number generator.
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Re: Not the usual combat complaint

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algeralith wrote:
loftar wrote:Because randomness in combat is not generally fun.
Then why are all the cards randomed during combat. ;)
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