slot rebalance

[Stormcrow]

I would propose moving to a system that uses .5 slots as well. this would allow for a greater variety when choosing weapon loadouts. Many items wouldnt change their slot value at all only crappy items would be .5 slots and better items would be more slots depending on the item group.

For example:
barbed arrows- .5 slot
bodkins arrow- 1 slot
bastard sword- 1.5 slots
Great sword- 2 slots
bolts- .5 slot
steel bolt- 1 slot
old heater sheild- .5 slot
board shield- 1 slot
war darts- .5 slot
jarids- 1 slot
yumi/horn bow- 1.5 slot
long/rus bow- 2 slot


Examples of builds under new system:

2h archer

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Barbed arrows- 1/2 slot
Barbed arrows- 1/2 slot
horn bow- 1.5 slot
bastard sword 1.5 slot
= 4 slots

Long bow archer

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bodkins- 1 slot
longbow- 2slots
scrimtar- 1 slot
= 4 slots

 For horses i would propose that you get 1 base slot and any horse over 1 slot would cut into your 4 weapon slots. The 1 horse slot however cannot be added to the weapon slots to make 5 slots. Heres an example to try and make this clear.

sumpter = 1 slot        4 weap slot + 1 horse slot - 1 slot sumpter = 4 slots left for weapons
courser = 1.5 slots    4 weap slot + 1 horse slot - 1.5 slot courser = 3.5 slots left for weapons
charger = 2 slots       4 weap slot + 1 horse slot - 2 slot charger = 3 slots left for weapons

Horse xbow build

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light xbow- .5 slot
steel bolts-1 slot
steel bolts-1 slot
scrimtar- 1 slot
arabian warhorse- 1.5 slots
= 4 weapon + 1 horse slot

These are just ideas but i think alot more could be done to improve the current slot system. Obviously my system isn't perfect either
 but it would make class selection and weapon choices more interesting as well as give value to lower ranked items.

[CrazyCracka420]

I agree, having 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, etc for some items would make a lot of sense...would be very cool to see, and you could get a lot more customization with load outs.  The dev's/balance team would have to put in a lot of thought and effort to re-balance everything though.

I don't think your horse slot should cut into your weapon slots though. 

1.5 for courser
1 for 1h sword
1 for shield
2 for lance

You'd fuck over every horse lancer who has shield/1h skill.  And would be an indirect buff to pure polearm/cav builds.

[Stormcrow]

You'd fuck over every horse lancer who has shield/1h skill.  And would be an indirect buff to pure polearm/cav builds.

No i wouldnt. sheild/1h can would just have to choose a lower rank sword or board that uses a half slot. ie a heater shield or a short sword.

polearm cav would have to choose between using a 2 slot(heavy armor) horse or having a decent secondary polearm for when they are dismounted.

you could also make light lance into a 1.5 slot weapon

[OssumPawesome]

maybe a few 2hers and poles could be 1 slot, but heavy bastard is a fucking wayyyy good weapon to give away for only 1 slot.  I think the idea behind limiting the 1 slot weapons you can use as backup for archers/cav/long pole users is a solid one and handing them the heavy bastard is a bit silly.  Give em the practice longsword for lulz.

[BlueKnight]

Votes have a funny shape now lol...

[Latvian]

Votes have a funny shape now lol...

i will be first to say it looks like penis

[Moncho]

Id love to get some slot rebalance: why if you go 2h you can choose any (except the great maul) to take 2 slots, making it possible to have a sidearm (and same goes for most polearms), whereas for shielder, to get a top tier equipment you need 3? It is something that has annoyed me for a long time. I can go hybrid archer/2h or archer/pole with the best weapons for my class, but if I want to go archer/shielder I have to deliberately choose a lower tier shield, ie I am even more nerfed (as if needing skill points in PS, Shield, PD, WM for sure and then maybe dropping the last ones into athl wasnt enough...)
Buff me!

Oh I thought it looked like

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