Monster Combat Behaviour

[ambrosia]

1) every mob have a ranged attack to counter kiting strategy. Related to point 2

2)every mob have a kind of territory, where they return when they move too far away. This against kiting too, and to permit a succesful flee. If a mob bounce to you and spawning zone just come closer, that bug is already solved.

1) I realized kiting kiting no longer works with this game on day one, but there's no good rationale for abolishing it in the first place, it was a good challenge and a skillful aspect of the game. OK, even if they are going to abolish it, they should've done better rather than give everything the ability to hurl projectiles.

The initial development team kept making these poor thought-out solutions to tweak things that didn't matter, in the end they either bring out more problems or lead to poor gameplay. My two cents anyway.

2) That bouncing thing is fixed I guess, but the territory problem is still apparent. I taunted a maidenbug from like 5 yalms away and it's standing still staring me in the face because I'm standing outside its cave.

[Betelgeuzah]

1) I realized kiting kiting no longer works with this game on day one, but there's no good rationale for abolishing it in the first place, it was a good challenge and a skillful aspect of the game. OK, even if they are going to abolish it, they should've done better rather than give everything the ability to hurl projectiles.

It made balancing and designing content hard.

[ambrosia]

It made balancing and designing content hard.

Add a strong regen, mix in other aggroing mobs nearby, faster mob walking speed? When we are talking about kiting only a small number of high-level mobs were concerned. They had a host of solutions, instead they chose to give everything ranged attack and that affect gaming experience across all levels.

[Betelgeuzah]

Add a strong regen, mix in other aggroing mobs nearby, faster mob walking speed? When we are talking about kiting only a small number of high-level mobs were concerned. They had a host of solutions, instead they chose to give everything ranged attack and that affect gaming experience across all levels.

Whatever, really. They are going to tune down the power of the attacks. It's as good as anything. If you just want to run away you can, but if you want to kite the mob will keep pounding on you until you die.

[Abriael]

1) I realized kiting kiting no longer works with this game on day one, but there's no good rationale for abolishing it in the first place

Besides the fact that it looks absolutely retarded?

[Alcide]

Besides the fact that it looks absolutely retarded?

Kiting with a ranged class can be quite fun

[Abriael]

Kiting with a ranged class can be quite fun

And still look absolutely retarded. "hey, look at that archer doing the crayfish dance!"