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cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Game Balance Discussion => Topic started by: Leshma on June 11, 2012, 11:27:13 pm

Title: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Leshma on June 11, 2012, 11:27:13 pm
I've made similar thread somewhere but I'm too lazy to update it. Anyways idea is to:

1) Make all bows 1 slot
2) Make all arrow quivers 2 slot
3) Double amount of arrows
4) New quiver weight - 2*currentweight*30% (not realistic at all I know but it's there to stop archers from running)
5) 1 free PS per 2 PD
6) Make all shorter polearms and twohanders 1 slot

Combined with upcoming weapon mastery overhaul, which will hopefully give ranged hybrids more WPP to toy with, this might fix the main issue most people hate , kiting.

I think that currently archers are pretty weak compared to strongest classes like 2H and lancer cavalry. Barely skilled lancers can pick off archers of same skill levels easily and most armored twohanders can survive a lot of body shots, unless they are running straight to an archer and having agi build.

Loomed archers are still strong but those players are really good at this game so they shouldn't be argument that archery is strong, because it isn't.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Lactose_the_intolerant on June 11, 2012, 11:34:49 pm
*waiting for a leshma buff 1h thread  :twisted:*
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Corsair831 on June 11, 2012, 11:38:20 pm
i'm impressed that you are admitting archers are weak as a 2h player leshma.

i think your changes seem pretty sensible. btw, what is the weapon mastery overhaul going to do ?
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Leshma on June 11, 2012, 11:50:23 pm
*waiting for a leshma buff 1h thread  :twisted:*

Depends.

So far, every pole/2H nerf is indirect 1H buff. Also chadz said they are considering speeding up the game which is also 1H buff. If that doesn't happen, some damage buff would be okay.

Currently 1H stab is shit but cmpx will fix that. Also with 1H+shield you can use a crossbow or throwing weapon. Or have backup 2H/pole. I'm aware that 1H weapons are still weaker than poles/2H in battle but it seems that is about to change.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Leshma on June 11, 2012, 11:51:35 pm
i'm impressed that you are admitting archers are weak as a 2h player leshma.

i think your changes seem pretty sensible. btw, what is the weapon mastery overhaul going to do ?

I'm not sure. I'm hoping it will nerf free WPF to the ground but grant more points to people who have high WM.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Adamar on June 11, 2012, 11:56:36 pm
2 slot quivers would remove the option to use a shield with a blade, wouldn't it?
Making sure that all archers have only 1 quiver is a good thing, but not at the expense of slots.

about nº 6, maybe only bastard swords, a longbowman with anything bigger seems weird.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: BlindGuy on June 12, 2012, 12:03:27 am
ALL BOWS 1 SLOT
Quivers 1 slot. Max 1 quiver.

To see how it works, try Vikingr mod, archers are VERY powerful, but they can only bring 1 quiver. It works well.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Zisa on June 12, 2012, 12:05:52 am
no.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: BlindGuy on June 12, 2012, 12:06:28 am
no.

Well thought out. Really deep rationale.


Twat
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: mcdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:12:19 am
I am not in favor of an archer buff/hybrid. I did a build where I had 8 pd and 6ps with 125 wpf in archer and 95 in 1h. Used a MW horn bow, +1 bodkins, and +1 langes messer. I generally got a lot of kills and this was when archery was nerfed into the ground.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Leshma on June 12, 2012, 12:16:21 am
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2 slot quivers would remove the option to use a shield with a blade, wouldn't it?
Making sure that all archers have only 1 quiver is a good thing, but not at the expense of slots.

about nº 6, maybe only bastard swords, a longbowman with anything bigger seems weird.

Not really, because all swords up to longsword are carried on the hip, sheated. Longsword is just slightly longer than bastard sword, no reason to exclude it.

I think that staff should be made into archer weaponry, just like most shorter two directional polearms. It would look kinda weird

Shielder/hybrid is a joke but I guess it can survive if certain cheaper shields are made into 0 slot. Only dedicated shielder/archer I know is KamTam.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Lactose_the_intolerant on June 12, 2012, 01:27:52 am
Depends.

So far, every pole/2H nerf is indirect 1H buff. Also chadz said they are considering speeding up the game which is also 1H buff. If that doesn't happen, some damage buff would be okay.

Currently 1H stab is shit but cmpx will fix that. Also with 1H+shield you can use a crossbow or throwing weapon. Or have backup 2H/pole. I'm aware that 1H weapons are still weaker than poles/2H in battle but it seems that is about to change.

this makes no sense i was a far more effective polearm/thrower hybrid just because i didnt have to invest in shield, i had more PT and more wpf in polearm and throwing and 7 ath
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Zisa on June 12, 2012, 04:18:13 am
Well thought out. Really deep rationale.


Twat
yes, because we need ten thousand more posts about why hybrids were a problem pre-patch, and I should put a lot of thought into the same reply every time.
Twunt.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on June 12, 2012, 06:36:59 am
yes, because we need ten thousand more posts about why hybrids were a problem pre-patch, and I should put a lot of thought into the same reply every time.
Twunt.
I'll do it for you.  :D

Hi, I'm Zisa, I suck at twohander and is mad people with way less PS and wpf than me still beat me 'cuss I suck, so make everyone without more wpf and PS than me only carry one khyber knife, that way I can use the excuse of people with more WPF and PS having more WPF and PS and I can cry and commit suicide when the khyber knife users own me.

did I do good?
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Fuma Kotaro on June 12, 2012, 06:42:37 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVC_g68nUpo&feature=BFa&list=LLDJTPyk-1kMYgDk8cd00H8A
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Zisa on June 12, 2012, 08:08:53 am
I'll do it for you.  :D

Hi, I'm Zisa, I suck at twohander and is mad people with way less PS and wpf than me still beat me 'cuss I suck, so make everyone without more wpf and PS than me only carry one khyber knife, that way I can use the excuse of people with more WPF and PS having more WPF and PS and I can cry and commit suicide when the khyber knife users own me.

did I do good?
Nope.
All your clan names look like euro stuff to me, never seen you. Course, you could be one of those nutless smurfs. have no fear, we have them in NA too, and it is probably just a matter of time before I have to correct an injustice and then enjoy a vacation on the euro servers.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Bobthehero on June 12, 2012, 08:13:13 am
*waiting for a leshma buff 1h thread  :twisted:*

Leave that to me ;)
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Bulzur on June 12, 2012, 12:29:20 pm
I can already do a decent archer/2h hybrid.
I'm sorry but i don't think we need all thoses changes. Nor do we need a buff for us.
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: BlackMilk on June 14, 2012, 06:23:18 am
18/18
5if
6ps
6athl
6pd
6wpm

equipment: Horn bow, 2 stacks of arrows and a mace/onehander
its perfectly viable but archers prefer to go 15/30 or 18/24 or some other cheesy build nowadays
Title: Re: Buff archers/hybrids
Post by: Bulzur on June 15, 2012, 02:28:33 am
18/18
5if
6ps
6athl
6pd
6wpm

equipment: Horn bow, 2 stacks of arrows and a mace/onehander
its perfectly viable but archers prefer to go 15/30 or 18/24 or some other cheesy build nowadays

Please tell us how you split the wpf between archery and the melee. Because that's the definition of an hybrid, being "proficient" with two sort of weapons, not just carrying a 2h mace with 1 wpf and 6 PS.

Your 6 WM, 6 PD build needs all it's WM in archery, so nothing is left for the melee.
I personnaly used a 15/24 5 PS 5 PD 7WM, and had as much WP in archery as yours (with less minus since less PD) and 73 wpf in 1h (or 2h, whatever you use). That's the start of an hybrid. If you want 6 PS, go for xbow, for shotgun shots. Archery really needs a lot of wpf.