Yes, more of the classic time-tested stuff, and less of plastic improved and renamed versions.xdeath wrote:I would like some more classes, dungeons, monsters, spells, portraits, weapons, armours, etc.
But mainly more classes(priest, healer, or white mage please).
Same as how, they balance lack of survivability in other games.Drax wrote:How would you suggest balancing out mages lack of survivability?Whisper wrote:Make "Real hard" difficulty and in it limit ability to avoid all damage by strafing, "dancing". Maybe mobs can use counter-tactics to this, being faster to move and turn.
Even with 50 in staff defence, you wouldn't want Mages on the frontline (and you've gimped your mage). At the moment, that isn't much of a concern since on the backline they rarely get hit unless you get blocked into a corner. If you remove the 2x2, you're going to get hit. For your frontline, that isn't as much of an issue since they're probably tanky anyway. But having your mage inevitably die doesn't seem like a decent gameplay choice.Whisper wrote:Same as how, they balance lack of survivability in other games.Drax wrote:How would you suggest balancing out mages lack of survivability?Whisper wrote:Make "Real hard" difficulty and in it limit ability to avoid all damage by strafing, "dancing". Maybe mobs can use counter-tactics to this, being faster to move and turn.
Also, there is such skill as "staff defence". Ye, right - almost noone invests in it, because "dancing" as defence >>>>> investing any point in Defence skill for mage.
I'm not saying it'd be hard. I'm saying you're asking for a difficulty that removes strafing which means you'll get hit. Getting hit kills your mage; that isn't compelling game design.Whisper wrote:I asked to add this option to additional "Real hard" difficulty. If you have problem with mages survability - just dont play on this difficulty, play on usual "Hard" "Normal" or "Easy", already existing difficulties.
Keeping mages alive would be hard, but that's what i ask "Real hard" mode.
About compelling game design, i disagree that allowing any party to win any encounter (except few like Fighters challenge) with ease, just by strafing alone, - is compelling game design.Drax wrote: I'm not saying it'd be hard. I'm saying you're asking for a difficulty that removes strafing which means you'll get hit. Getting hit kills your mage; that isn't compelling game design.
I gree with you 100%! At least, I have to say that I don't find strafing a fun "tactic" or whatever, I think this reduces the game to just a doom clone (combat wise). So, why don't improve combat mechanics? What's wrong with that?Whisper wrote:About compelling game design, i disagree that allowing any party to win any encounter (except few like Fighters challenge) with ease, just by strafing alone, - is compelling game design.Drax wrote: I'm not saying it'd be hard. I'm saying you're asking for a difficulty that removes strafing which means you'll get hit. Getting hit kills your mage; that isn't compelling game design.
With level 1 party without level ups - full Willpower for fighters and full Str for mages - you can basically finish game easily, though would take more time.
If this tactic gets limited on Hardest difficulty, i would figure how to play and survive my mage. Also this would make Staff defence useful, because how many people this skill now? Around 0? Sounds like broken skill design if one of skills is almost never used except maybe full mage parties.
