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Game Balance Discussion / Unfair advantages to throwing?
« on: July 14, 2013, 10:43:41 pm »
I don't want to start a war against thrower players and claim their class should be nerfed. Really. But I'm going to say why I feel throwing weapons are (that's what I feel) generally overpowered.
I'm fine with their damage or accuracy. I know there's a team that takes care of the general balance of the game and fixes these things and does it well. It's about other things that I find extrange.
First of all I play 90% of the time mixed ranged (xbow or hunting xbow) and 1 handed- shield. I have seen how most xbows become 2-slots (hunting being the only 1-slot) and that most 2-h or polearms takes 2 (even 3) slots. At the same time ALL throwing weapons takes a single slot so you are allowed to carry four stacks of them: you can carry with you 16 throwing spears, 12 jarids, 12 throwing axes, 32 shurikens (just to point out few examples). This is not realistic or historical at all, and can be a pain for the rest of the players (a xbowman carries 24 spending 4 slots too). It have great impact on the game. The balance may require that many throwing uses 2-slots so people don't abuse them.
Another fact I find annoying is the weigh of throwing weapons (average 3) compared to bolts: the bag of bolts weights 6 and the archer's arrows 10 (
. It doesn't feel right and don't know what's the reason behind this.
Well, this is not even a suggestion for changes. I was just pointing some facts that I don't understand (and I've been thinking for a while to find a reason), and annoys me. So I'd be happy if someone just tell me the reason for that advantages to throwing and not simply blame on me.
And thanks in advance
I'm fine with their damage or accuracy. I know there's a team that takes care of the general balance of the game and fixes these things and does it well. It's about other things that I find extrange.
First of all I play 90% of the time mixed ranged (xbow or hunting xbow) and 1 handed- shield. I have seen how most xbows become 2-slots (hunting being the only 1-slot) and that most 2-h or polearms takes 2 (even 3) slots. At the same time ALL throwing weapons takes a single slot so you are allowed to carry four stacks of them: you can carry with you 16 throwing spears, 12 jarids, 12 throwing axes, 32 shurikens (just to point out few examples). This is not realistic or historical at all, and can be a pain for the rest of the players (a xbowman carries 24 spending 4 slots too). It have great impact on the game. The balance may require that many throwing uses 2-slots so people don't abuse them.
Another fact I find annoying is the weigh of throwing weapons (average 3) compared to bolts: the bag of bolts weights 6 and the archer's arrows 10 (
. It doesn't feel right and don't know what's the reason behind this.Well, this is not even a suggestion for changes. I was just pointing some facts that I don't understand (and I've been thinking for a while to find a reason), and annoys me. So I'd be happy if someone just tell me the reason for that advantages to throwing and not simply blame on me.
And thanks in advance