What's with all the stake hate?

[Jarold]

Give them a weight of 60.

[Azlanek]

Yes! More things to laugh at. Seems like a good addition.

[obitus]

nah its just going to make teams and players camp more, like the old ladder days.

they should take up more slots.

[Zaren]

Stakes are amazing......finally a feasible cav defense for  archers and those guys...Though they do have the problem of killing ANY cav as soon as the cav touches the stake(friendly or enemy)


I propose that it matter on the speed the cav hits the stake

[Paul]

Ozin demanded horse blood for his creation, so the insta kill for this patch. Maybe he lets me do a more sophisticated approach to damaging horses or does it himself next patch. I think some function of horse speed at the moment of intersecting with the stake prop, horse armor, horse anim, maybe riding skill and positioning. One the other hand, math - not even once. So we just might throw some dices instead.

[Penguin]

Ozin demanded horse blood for his creation, so the insta kill for this patch. Maybe he lets me do a more sophisticated approach to damaging horses or does it himself next patch. I think some function of horse speed at the moment of intersecting with the stake prop, horse armor, horse anim, maybe riding skill and positioning. One the other hand, math - not even once. So we just might throw some dices instead.

Instant kill seems fine to me. Cav shouldn't complain, and if I had it my way it would be instant kill for riding full speed into any immovable objects like walls and trees, not just stakes.

[Arathian]

Give hitting stakes a normal, standard damage then make it HEAVILY dependent on speed. Imagine it like a reverse bump.

Also, for the love if god, don't allow the stakes to kill until they are fully deployed.

Awesome addition. Love it.

edit: apparently, steaks are something you eat, steaks are something you impale stuff with. Woops.

[En_Dotter]

I like the concept of stakes but they cover a large area for one slot item. Either increase slots requirement (3 imo) or reduce size by 2 or 3 times.

[Banok]

I think alot of it is because horses insta-die even at 1 mph, but im guessing thats a coding limitation rather than intentional so it will probably get balanced via upkeep or some such.

[Kafein]

That would be an excellent moment to buff the heavy glance !

[KingBread]

Superb idea best patch need adjustment. Mod alive.

[agweber]

Give them a weight of 60.

Honestly I think this is a better solution than just increasing slots. If you leave the slots at one and then increase the weight, than these are still feasible defense mechanisms for archers and what-not, but it should be obvious that an archer is going to have a hell of a time carrying a bundle of sticks on their back up the side of the mountain to their camping position.

Also, on top of all of the other threads complaining about this, do make a maximum per team or per player to be placed in a given round.

Just my two cents.

tldr; slots is a balancing mechanism, weight is a realism mechanism. gogo weight increase.

[Kafein]

Honestly I think this is a better solution than just increasing slots. If you leave the slots at one and then increase the weight, than these are still feasible defense mechanisms for archers and what-not, but it should be obvious that an archer is going to have a hell of a time carrying a bundle of sticks on their back up the side of the mountain to their camping position.

Also, on top of all of the other threads complaining about this, do make a maximum per team or per player to be placed in a given round.

Just my two cents.

tldr; slots is a balancing mechanism, weight is a realism mechanism. gogo weight increase.

cRPG, I present you :

Someone intentionally typing "bundle of sticks"

[CrazyCracka420]

I think you meant unintentionally?  Even if it was intentionally, it was a good pun.

Also, 1 slot seems awfully low for this...I think it should be 2 slot like a siege shield, or if it's 1 slot, reduce the size in half. 

Also LOL at the insta kill on plated cav walking as slow as possible into it.

[Penitent]

This should definitely be 2 slot. 
Also, buff siege shield.

Yes, its a good defense to protect archers from cav, but that doesn't mean that archers should necessarily be the ones to carry them.  Make them 2 slot and use some teamwork!