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cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Topic started by: Moofed on August 09, 2011, 10:48:05 pm

Title: Horse Variety
Post by: Moofed on August 09, 2011, 10:48:05 pm
All the armored horses have essentially the same speed / maneuverability ratio. See on this chart (https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au-iZerx_eEYdDZaS0ZwWlpKVy1fZ1U3YThYYVEyekE&hl=en_US#gid=2) how the lower difficulty horses have varied speed and maneuverability, but from the destrier on up it is not varied at all.  Speed is always a point or two less than turning ability and that's it. A very boring progression.

I'd rather see armored versions of the courser and arabian. Like so:

Charger
hit points: 120
body armor: 45
difficulty: 5
speed: 44
maneuver: 37
charge: 38

Cataphract Horse
hit points: 120
body armor: 40
difficulty: 5
speed: 37
maneuver: 46
charge: 34

Also, there is no reason to have 4 horses at difficulty 3.  I suggest taking the Steppe Horse (which no one uses anyway) down to difficulty 2, and the Sumpter to difficulty 1, each with appropriate nerfed stats. Then having 1 point in riding will not be entirely pointless.
Title: Re: Horse Variety
Post by: Baggy on August 10, 2011, 05:29:57 am
+1 For the chart
Title: Re: Horse Variety
Post by: rustyspoon on August 10, 2011, 11:10:48 am
I would just love to see a lower-tier heavier horse. Something between the rouncy and the destrier. For 1h and 2h cav there just isn't really a choice at lower tiers.
Title: Re: Horse Variety
Post by: Overdriven on August 10, 2011, 02:12:12 pm
Nice chart  :D

I'd agree on this.
Title: Re: Horse Variety
Post by: Moofed on August 11, 2011, 05:26:08 pm
I would just love to see a lower-tier heavier horse. Something between the rouncy and the destrier. For 1h and 2h cav there just isn't really a choice at lower tiers.

I used to have a Heavy Rouncey and she was great.  But then horse heirlooms were rebalanced a few patches ago.  :cry:  There isn't a lot of space for a whole new tank-class horse between the rouncey and the destrier.  I'd rather see the rouncey with 4 more armor points and cost a bit more gold.  That would also open up space for changing the steppe horse in to a difficulty 2 horse.

I guess this thread should have gone in the game balance forum.