Fundamental Game Play Issues

[Feynman]

Nothing like watching yourself get raised, eat an aoe and swap back to being dead on the ground. Just make raise switch you to the idle stance and allow instant running already.

I agree with this in terms of functionality. But in terms of aesthetics it probably wouldn't go over well. It would look...bad is the best word I have right now, to go from dead to standing instantly. And aesthetics are a big motivator. If the game just looked bad there would probably be fewer players.

[Sparthos]

I agree with this in terms of functionality. But in terms of aesthetics it probably wouldn't go over well. It would look...bad is the best word I have right now, to go from dead to standing instantly. And aesthetics are a big motivator. If the game just looked bad there would probably be fewer players.

If they want to keep the aesthetics then make the whirly raise animation a moment of invincibility until you've disengaged or allow people to toggle it on or off.

[Feynman]

That would work. Or treat the character kind of reverse from the way a mob that just respawned is. You know when a mob respawns and it doesn't aggro or link for a few seconds. Just make the raised character "invisible" to the mobs for a few seconds. In effect the same thing you said really.

[Kaisha]

.....or just fix Tractor so you can be nowhere near AoE when you get up.


Also, after having 2box'd for four months, I've had a new pet peeve: /follow not working on invisible targets

Why? I can lock camera and auto-run into the target which is exactly how /follow essentially works (without the camera lock), so I don't see why the command equivelant is locked off in that situation.

[Coldbrand]

How about the fact that you're discouraged to attack monsters now as you're much too busy staring at their heads for a little exclamation mark set before you're allowed to fight them. Doesn't THAT make for great gameplay?

[Alhanelem]

It's been said before but i'll say it again just for kicks:

Ditch the stupid raise animation already.

Nothing like watching yourself get raised, eat an aoe and swap back to being dead on the ground. Just make raise switch you to the idle stance and allow instant running already.

No need to ditch the animation, just need to make it (and all other animaitons for that matter) not lock your movement.

[Modoru]

.....or just fix Tractor so you can be nowhere near AoE when you get up.


Also, after having 2box'd for four months, I've had a new pet peeve: /follow not working on invisible targets

Why? I can lock camera and auto-run into the target which is exactly how /follow essentially works (without the camera lock), so I don't see why the command equivelant is locked off in that situation.

Because you can't see invisible people [ideally].

[Sekundes]

Just want to say that I agree with Byrth on this. I'd be okay with delaying new stuff if the old stuff was just fixed.

I understand how much time and resources programming takes but honestly it's worth it. If these issues were fixed I'd say it'd be worth more than the last year of updates. A culmination of horrible game mechanics can make an interesting game a chore to play. It's difficult to like a game that drives you up the wall half the time. These changes are long over due.

[Modoru]

While we're at it, I wanna point out that I hate how you can't drop 10 feet between ledges on the way to Ordelle's Caves [and many other examples], but you drop down a frickin' cliff and onto imps in Uleguerand Range [A].

[Quetzacoatl]

Have Absorb-Stat Spells stack with Cruor Buffs already.

Not that they get used anymore except in the backline when weakened, but jesus, a year having neglected this is worrysome.