kenshindono on 22/5/2002 at 21:01
do you guys play with the best attack always option on or off? ive been playing with it off beause it adds a little more to the dull combat system but im really starting to not see a point to it. Do you guys play with it on or off and is there ever a point to use the weaker attacks
^_^x KD
cleverhandle on 22/5/2002 at 21:26
I always have best attack = off. There's not much point to using a weaker attack if you only have one decent weapon, but if you are proficient in multiple weapons, you can pick the best weapon for the situation. One on one, my knight will use his axe for the better damage (using chop) unless their physical attacks are very strong, when I switch to sword and shield. But against multiple opponents, a good slashing weapon lets me move back and forth to box out the extra opponents. I've heard that the long reach of spears along with a backwards moving thrust attack lets you keep tough opponents at bay as well, though I've never had a character to test it out.
There's really some decent potential in the combat system itself - the problem is that you rarely fight more than one creature at a time, so terrain and location are pretty much a non-issue.
