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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
I would like to second that, and ask why the Ancient Banner was removed (it'd be nice to have, at least in the RPG version of the era)
Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
I noticed that Lavinian legionnaires have melee--blade.
They should have melee--pierce, because gladii were historically used more to stab enemies than to slash them.
They should have melee--pierce, because gladii were historically used more to stab enemies than to slash them.
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Well that should go into the Imperial development thread; Ageless just complies all the eras together.
What about the thieves' melee attack? They have a dagger, which *stabs*, further emphasized by the weapon special, back*stab*. They have a blade attack. It's strange how you would complain about a UMC era while there are so many instances in Default which use the same thing.
Note that blade doesn't meaning 'slashing' and pierce 'stabbing'. They just describe the weapon type.
EDIT: okay, now imagine a thief back*stab*bing a cavalryman. That just sounds wrong to me. It's definitely blade.
What about the thieves' melee attack? They have a dagger, which *stabs*, further emphasized by the weapon special, back*stab*. They have a blade attack. It's strange how you would complain about a UMC era while there are so many instances in Default which use the same thing.
Note that blade doesn't meaning 'slashing' and pierce 'stabbing'. They just describe the weapon type.
EDIT: okay, now imagine a thief back*stab*bing a cavalryman. That just sounds wrong to me. It's definitely blade.
Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
Honestly, I don't play usually the default, because I find it silly and illogical for my idea of dwarves.elvish_sovereign wrote:Well that should go into the Imperial development thread; Ageless just complies all the eras together.
What about the thieves' melee attack? They have a dagger, which *stabs*, further emphasized by the weapon special, back*stab*. They have a blade attack. It's strange how you would complain about a UMC era while there are so many instances in Default which use the same thing.
Note that blade doesn't meaning 'slashing' and pierce 'stabbing'. They just describe the weapon type.
EDIT: okay, now imagine a thief back*stab*bing a cavalryman. That just sounds wrong to me. It's definitely blade.
Thieves as well are not logical, but I wasn't thinking of them at the moment.
It is just a suggestion, not a complain.
By the way the thieves as well could be fixed as you pointed out.
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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
But that would throw off the balance of all the eras made so far! Thieves will now be strangely strong to cavalrymen, horsemen, and drakes, and now strangely weak to woses, skeletons, and ghosts. WINR. Gameplay trumps realism every time. Sorry.
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What?! I didn't suggest any change. I pointed out that it'd be completely wrong if we indeed changed it.By the way the thieves as well could be fixed as you pointed out.
Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
Ok, then I'm happy if the Legionnaires only and not the thieves will have melee--pierce.elvish_sovereign wrote:But that would throw off the balance of all the eras made so far! Thieves will now be strangely strong to cavalrymen, horsemen, and drakes, and now strangely weak to woses, skeletons, and ghosts. WINR. Gameplay trumps realism every time. Sorry.
If we want to argue, a skeleton, a wose or a ghost shoudn't be weak against a dagger like that used by the thief, so what's the problem?
Nothing strange.
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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
elvish_sovereign wrote:But that would throw off the balance of all the eras made so far! Thieves will now be strangely strong to cavalrymen, horsemen, and drakes, and now strangely weak to woses, skeletons, and ghosts.
Congratulations. You just bolstered my argument. Yes, a skeleton should be stronger to pierce than blade.MattDakka wrote:If we want to argue, a skeleton shoudn't be weak against a dagger like that used by the thief.
You'll have to talk to Turin then. He's the creator of the era, and (if I'm not mistaken) still maintaining it.MattDakka wrote:Ok, then I'm happy if the Legionnaires only and not the thieves will have melee--pierce.
Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
Ehm I said that a dead bone creature is not affected by pierce, take as example DnD skeletons, not very vulnerable to piercing weapons like arrows and daggers.elvish_sovereign wrote:elvish_sovereign wrote:But that would throw off the balance of all the eras made so far! Thieves will now be strangely strong to cavalrymen, horsemen, and drakes, and now strangely weak to woses, skeletons, and ghosts.Congratulations. You just bolstered my argument. Yes, a skeleton should be stronger to pierce than blade.MattDakka wrote:If we want to argue, a skeleton shoudn't be weak against a dagger like that used by the thief.
You said that the thief would be weak against skeleton, and I said that is normal that a pierce weapon is weak against a tree, a skeleton, or a ghost.
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That is already included ingame, but, WINR. A thief is good as it is. He doesn't need any changes.MattDakka wrote:Ehm I said that a dead bone creature is not affected by pierce, take as example DnD skeletons, not vulnerable to piercing weapons.elvish_sovereign wrote: Congratulations. You just bolstered my argument. Yes, a skeleton should be stronger to pierce than blade.
You said that the thief would be weak against skeleton, and I said that is normal that a pierce weapon is weak against a tree, a skeleton, or a ghost.
About the Legionairre, if slashing is more effective, why would you stab.
And, WINR [acronym=G*D D*MN*T]GDMT[/acronym].
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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
WINDND. If you want to use that argument skeletons should have 100% blade and pierce resists then. On the contrary skeletons have a 60% resist to pierce and only a 40% resist to blade.MattDakka wrote:Ehm I said that a dead bone creature is not affected by pierce, take as example DnD skeletons, not vulnerable to piercing weapons.
You said that the thief would be weak against skeleton, and I said that is normal that a pierce weapon is weak against a tree, a skeleton, or a ghost.
We're arguing two different things here. You are arguing that pierce should be weak against the aforementioned units. That's true. It is. I'm arguing that if we change the thieves (and all corresponding cases, like archers, assassins, anything with a "stabbing" weapon) it will disrupt gameplay, as currently thieves are not weak to those units because they have blade rather than pierce. Am I clear?
Again, WINR. No one will buy your arguments because they are all based on realism. This is a game. We are not creating an alternate world. Gameplay is all that matters.
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Gameplay can follow realism, realism is not necessary enemy of gameplay, and realism should be ever sought, if possible.elvish_sovereign wrote:Again, WINR. No one will buy your arguments because they are all based on realism. This is a game. We are not creating an alternate world. Gameplay is all that matters.MattDakka wrote:Ehm I said that a dead bone creature is not affected by pierce, take as example DnD skeletons, not vulnerable to piercing weapons.
You said that the thief would be weak against skeleton, and I said that is normal that a pierce weapon is weak against a tree, a skeleton, or a ghost.
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Because in reality stabbing with a gladius proved to be more effective than slashing.LightFighter wrote: That is already included ingame, but, WINR. A thief is good as it is. He doesn't need any changes.
About the Legionairre, if slashing is more effective, why would you stab.
And, WINR [acronym=G*D D*MN*T]GDMT[/acronym].
It's pretty simple.
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You really won't give up, would you?MattDakka wrote:Because in reality stabbing with a gladius proved to be more effective than slashing.LightFighter wrote: That is already included ingame, but, WINR. A thief is good as it is. He doesn't need any changes.
About the Legionairre, if slashing is more effective, why would you stab.
And, WINR [acronym=G*D D*MN*T]GDMT[/acronym].
It's pretty simple.
WINR, and it stays that way.
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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
Incorrect. Rather realism follows gameplay. If the gameplay proves to be fitting, then realism can be applied. There already so many things in Wesnoth that are not realistic. It strikes me as strange that you seem to ignore those things and simply pursue this matter. If you want gameplay to follow realism, why don't you attack those areas as well?MattDakka wrote:Gameplay can follow realism, realism is not necessary enemy of gameplay, and realism should be ever sought, if possible.elvish_sovereign wrote: Again, WINR. No one will buy your arguments because they are all based on realism. This is a game. We are not creating an alternate world. Gameplay is all that matters.
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Because of this along with WINR and gameplay disagreement, your argument is invalid (at least to me).
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Re: Ageless Era - Released Version 4.3
Well isn't this off-topic? If you want to have a debate about it, make a new thread somewhere else, but please stay on topic. Anyway, I will not change the Legionnaire's attack to pierce, unless you can come up with a good reason on how it would improve the balance.
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