Dagger instant draw

[Paul]

I solved most problems and coded it. Remaining problem is what hotkey should be used or how it should be triggered. We don't have customisable game keys yet so just setting a fixed hotkey might annoy people.

[Macropus]

The moment you scroll up on your mouse wheel, boom, the dagger is in your hand and ready to strike.

So why need a button for this, if we're talking about just quicker weapon draw?

[Paul]

Because quick drawing is dropping your previously wielded weapon for a significant faster drawing of a dagger. It's seperated from the normal weapon change stuff. I can make it left ctrl for now.

[Jarold]

So you drop your main weapon, let's say Great Maul, for the instant draw? To me that sounds good so you don't have ppl explliting it by hitting then insta hit dagger.

[Haboe]

Because quick drawing is dropping your previously wielded weapon for a significant faster drawing of a dagger. It's seperated from the normal weapon change stuff. I can make it left ctrl for now.

My teamspeak key xD

Why not just a letter? Like B or N 

[Butan]

Because quick drawing is dropping your previously wielded weapon for a significant faster drawing of a dagger. It's seperated from the normal weapon change stuff. I can make it left ctrl for now.

Really neat gameplay option Paul!!! Kudos to you.

So we couldnt quick draw a weapon twice in a row since we would have only one weapon left in our hands ? Nice, because if it was too easy to spam it would look stupid.

[Necrorave]

How about make the drawing of a dagger chamber weapons?

I don't see how this could be abused too badly.  (Maybe macro weapon changing)

I think it would add a nice effect to the game.  It wouldn't leave you completely defenseless, but there would be no worries of an instant attack.

EDIT: I see a change was already made.  I guess I was too late!

[Butan]

How about make the drawing of a dagger chamber weapons?

I don't see how this could be abused too badly.  (Maybe macro weapon changing)

I think it would add a nice effect to the game.  It wouldn't leave you completely defenseless, but there would be no worries of an instant attack.

EDIT: I see a change was already made.  I guess I was too late!

Since a real chamber would be more effective (attacking is better than just drawing), I dont see how it could be unbalanced so would be a nice little touch to this new gameplay option (and would really feel classy as fuck).

[Mikhos]

I really like the idea of the instant draw at the cost of dropping your previously held weapon. +1 good idea.

[Rico]

Apparently it already got added in the last patch. Could the dagger users among you give some opinions if it's a useful feature and give hints how to benefit from it?

[XyNox]

Experimented with this some hours yesterday.

When approaching people with a dagger, people usually use holds or feints to make chambering as hard as possible. With the quickdraw however, you can switch to the dagger immediately and it is ready to strike withing a few milliseconds. This allows for quite a neat combo for me as an archer:

Run at people with bow ready. People will think "OMG stooped archer ! Archer cant block with bow". People will just swing without using holds or feints and then POW, I use the quickdraw and chamber the swing a few milliseconds later. Thats how fast it is.

There is a "cooldown" however while drawing a bow and some short period after so you cant instaswitch after just releasing an arrow. It also doesnt seem to work when you are hit. I am further investigating this, possibly you can chain it with some neat nudges.

[Utrakil]

What is the
" you are to off-balanced to do the dagger quickdraw"
about??

[FrugFrug]

To stop you from swinging and then immediately quick-drawing and getting another one in.