big_M on 23/5/2021 at 18:42
Hm, I knock them out if they are annoying, but I always try to not overdo it. I think a map with every guard knocked out just kills the atmosphere.
But it's an interesting topic. Do you think the blackjack is overall too powerful?
Personally I'm divided on this. On one hand I think yes, it's absolutely too powerful. Knocking a guard out is almost always successful, you can knock out as many as you like, and a knocked out guard is basically dead (he never wakes up). On the other hand I don't really see how one could improve it without braking the game-play. Making it harder to knock out a guard would probably just result in more reloads. Guards that wake up after some time would add a time pressure element to it which could also be annoying, but might also be fun. So, I don't know, but I think it would be cool to have an additional gaming mode with a less powerful blackjack.
I'm sure though this topic must have been discussed many times, haha.
downwinder on 24/5/2021 at 00:58
i knock everyone out,so i can have a peaceful time looking for secrets/loot
blackjack is not overpowered in my view,as mission author can make it impossible to backjack guards due to helmet or just plain unblackjackable,now the shadow jack is op due to 100% shadow while active in hand
cheese, lol on 30/5/2021 at 23:59
Quote Posted by big_M
On the other hand I don't really see how one could improve it without braking the game-play.
I think a good start would be making it harder to run up to a patrolling guard without alerting them. The ambush is not a very useful tactic in Thief, and perhaps it should be.
