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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 26, 2011, 05:16:34 am »

Digglez continues to repeat his same old argument of pointing out correlations without attempting to even explain the causation.

Is he trolling??   

my high wisdom modifiers

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Closed Requests / [Unban] PieParadox

« on: May 26, 2011, 04:06:29 am »

Hi I've been playing on the north american servers for a while but I'm not sure if this is the right server. (server is called NA_crpg with 100 ppl max). Occurred at 8:50 (Central) on May 26.

Well today I was banned permanently (first ban ever) from the server because I teamkilled someone. Yes, I did it intentionally. However, the server had just changed to a unfinished map, a castle floating in the sky. I knew that the map would be changed so I kicked someone off the edge to their death. I was then promptly banned from the server by Hospitaller_DarkWulf. A while ago (yesterday?), we had gone to that map when I was kicked over the edge and multiple people were also doing it. I wouldn't have kicked someone for fun if no one had done that yesterday since no one had got in trouble yesterday. Sorry for the teamkilling and I would truly appreciate being unbanned from the server since I don't cause many problems. Thanks.

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Closed Requests / [Unban] PieParadox

« on: May 26, 2011, 03:55:19 am »

Hi I've been playing on the north american servers for a while but I'm not sure if this is the right server. (server is called NA_crpg with 100 ppl max). Occurred at 8:50 (Central) on May 26.

Well today I was banned permanently (first ban ever) from the server because I teamkilled someone. Yes, I did it intentionally. However, the server had just changed to a unfinished map, a castle floating in the sky. I knew that the map would be changed so I kicked someone off the edge to their death. I was then promptly banned from the server by Hospitaller_DarkWulf. A while ago (yesterday?), we had gone to that map when I was kicked over the edge and multiple people were also doing it. I wouldn't have kicked someone for fun if no one had done that yesterday since no one had got in trouble yesterday. Sorry for the teamkilling and I would truly appreciate being unbanned from the server since I don't cause many problems. Thanks.

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NA (Acre) / [Unban] PieParadox

« on: May 26, 2011, 03:48:37 am »

Hi I've been playing on the north american servers for a while but I'm not sure if this is the right server. (server is called NA_crpg with 100 ppl max).

Well today I was banned permanently (first ban ever) from the serverbecause I teamkilled someone. Yes, I did intentionally team kill someone. However, the server had just changed to a unfinished map, a castle floating in the sky. I knew that the map would be changed so I kicked someone off the edge to their death. I was then promptly banned from the server by Hospitaller_DarkWulf. A while ago, had we gone to that map when I was kicked over the edge and multiple people were also doing it. I wouldn't have kicked someone for fun if no one had done that yesterday since no one had got in trouble yesterday. Sorry for the teamkilling and I would truly appreciate being unbanned from the server since I don't normally cause many problems. Thanks.

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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 24, 2011, 08:13:46 pm »

That's all irrelevant.  The steel pick is a short weapon which, unless you know how to use it, is difficult and ineffective.  A good example of this is Paroxysm, who just described the build in exactly the way one who's inexperienced with it would presume it needs to be played.  I played with a warhammer (similar damage and length) for a long while in medium-heavy armour + huscarl and was quite effective.  I didn't have high agi but generally well-balanced builds (18/18, 15/21, etc.).  It's easier to kill with a short weapon than people seem to suppose - it just requires a change in tactics. 

Even when one is quite good with the class one may not actually find it fun.  I moved away from short 1h weapon with the new patch and haven't gone back.  It's not because I'm more effective now, or because of aesthetic value, but because the pick has just one dominating tactic that must be used if it's to be effective.  Other load-outs, such as my current sword+board combo, are often more interesting to play. 

The point of this thread is that the pick's primary weakness, its length, is not significant enough to balance out its exceptional speed and damage.  People have proposed to decrease its speed, decrease its damage, or to perhaps even remove the weapon altogether.  I'd prefer a speed decrease and a slight length increase, in turns making the weapon more tactical and giving it more tactical options.  If all one has in response to these ideas are weak syllogisms about anything overpowered being therefore universal then they should leave this thread now.

Wow, very well put... haha

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Guides / Re: Archer Build - Hybrid focus

« on: May 24, 2011, 09:11:33 am »

PieParadox

Which polearm do you use?

Well I discontinued my build and retired at level 15 because archery didn't pertain to me.

I used the military scythe, which is a rather small polearm and it gets in the way when you pull back on the bow. He shifts his back so that the top of the polearm juts into the crosshairs.

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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 24, 2011, 08:59:20 am »

So far as I've seen, most good players refuse to use it because they hardly get any respect for it. But yes I do think that the bec de corbin is now one of the best weapons... My heirloomed poleaxe is a slight disappointment now...

I think the problem with it is mainly its damage of 33 pierce. My poleaxe doesn't even do that much damage with a thrust.
I think that increasing its length and decreasing its damage might be a good compromise.

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General Discussion / Re: Are these crashes, lags, RGL errors, and more crashes noticed by Developers?

« on: May 24, 2011, 05:12:45 am »

Nowadays I'll watch people teleport around, people falling off horses suddenly disappearing and appearing behind me...

Then I'll see people jumping off a ledge only to fall through the floor, while they actually have not, appearing two seconds later.

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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 24, 2011, 01:33:32 am »

I'm hardly raging but answering his points with my own.

And you still haven't given any argument as to why it may or may not be overpowered... You just restated what you said before.

Edit: Every post that suggests the steel pick to be too strong has been a rather detailed argument... I have yet to see any long argument supporting the pick other than Kalam's informative post.

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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 23, 2011, 11:40:47 pm »

Uh? Your opinion has exactly the same value as mine. I don't think it is overpowered. It is strong, yes, but it only stands out because most other 1h weapons are pretty weak. If you don't think kicks and crushthrough weapons are counters against shielders, then you should practice more. And if you have problems against 1h pick users WITHOUT shields, then you should learn to feint.

I'm not sure where you're deriving about the 1h pick non shield users being hard to fight from my post... Also the advice is hardly new. Feinting isn't even that effective against them cause they can hit you quickly enough if you try to feint and if they're a decent player. And chances are they are not a new player if they are one handing the pick voluntarily without a shield.

Also, what I meant was that kicks and crushthroughs are not very effective or viable strategies. Both are highly situational.
For example, the kick is slow and chances are  they can dodge since they will be circling and hugging you. And only a few weapons have crushthrough and those are slow, being out spammed by the pick.

Edit: Also, Digglez, how about you actually try to have a constructive argument instead of saying "qq moar get better n00b."

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Game Balance Discussion / Re: Steel Pick..?

« on: May 23, 2011, 07:42:04 pm »

Just because you don't like using it personally doesn't means its not overpowered... It still requires skill to use even if it is too strong.

Edit: Kick and crushthrough weapons are hardly a counter to it, also.

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Game Balance Discussion / Steel Pick..?

« on: May 23, 2011, 06:46:59 pm »

I'm not a pro at this game, but almost everyone says the steel pick is too strong, even from day 1 I started playing. I don't really see any cons to using it, other than its short range, but that really isn't a problem for good players who can duel closely... Ideas?

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General Discussion / Re: How to Profit

« on: May 21, 2011, 09:32:13 pm »

1. Buy another copy of Mount and Blade Warband.
2. Create a new character.
3. ?????
4. NO PROFIT!!!!!

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Guides / Re: Archer Build - Hybrid focus

« on: May 21, 2011, 08:00:29 pm »

So far my biggest problem with my polearm hybrid is that the polearm literally is in the crosshairs... Its annoying and I have to use first person

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Guides / Re: To Pie

« on: May 21, 2011, 08:48:52 am »

Haha thanks rum for the great and detailed information. Really cleared up a lot for me. Good readable guide.