Siege equipment and Siege servers "Now a political campaign"

[Jarlek]

This would be good. Then all arbalest my old friends can stop using their scifi lazergun and make these instead.

What would be wrong with that? You would still need 2 people to make an equipment chest, spend some time throwing materials on the c-site, and the reload time and aiming would be longer. The balistae would also be either stationary or slow moving. No kiting at all. What's the problem then?

[BlindGuy]

What would be wrong with that? You would still need 2 people to make an equipment chest, spend some time throwing materials on the c-site, and the reload time and aiming would be longer. The balistae would also be either stationary or slow moving. No kiting at all. What's the problem then?

None, I would almost love to see these being mobile, spawnable, and use 3 slots, firing...I dunno, bolts maybe, to make the 5th slot, and a 2nd guy needed to guard you/bring more ammo. I have a personal dislike of the arbalest, since it is a 19th century weapon, and the balistae could replace it.

[Jarlek]

None, I would almost love to see these being mobile, spawnable, and use 3 slots, firing...I dunno, bolts maybe, to make the 5th slot, and a 2nd guy needed to guard you/bring more ammo. I have a personal dislike of the arbalest, since it is a 19th century weapon, and the balistae could replace it.

I say it should be a constructible item, like the catapult, not an item you can "throw down" like the siege shields Gotta get dem HEAVY balistas, not the puny small ones!

[BlindGuy]

But catapults fill that role...maybe constructable, but low materials, so they are relatively fast to build, can be built by the spawnd gear of just 2 men, and can maintain a rate of fire to make them viable.

[Jarlek]

But catapults fill that role...maybe constructable, but low materials, so they are relatively fast to build, can be built by the spawnd gear of just 2 men, and can maintain a rate of fire to make them viable.

Catapults is for anti-building, ballista should be anti-infantry/anti-catapult (or other siege equipment). Basically shooting more in a straight line, no (or very small) AoE, faster fire and doesn't destroy walls (or at least, not as well as catapults).

[BlindGuy]

Well, needs modelling now, since we got the usage sorted

[Andy]

I like diversity in seige.
YES equipment.
YES ladders.
I approve.

[Herkkutatti]

I like diversity in seige.
YES equipment.
YES ladders.
I approve.