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Re: Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs
Adam Wiggins wrote:
> Etc etc...the attributes of the shield are not only single-bit values, but
> they do not have a 'best' value. It's simply up to the character to
> decide what is most effective for them. And a player who is well aware of
> these interactions is going to do better overall: for example, being smart
> enough to put away their hide shield when faced with an opponent wielding
> a razor-edged katana, or knowing to throw their metal shield at that mage
> standing in the corner casting those nasty 'heat metal' spells.
Unfortunately, most muds are not sufficiently detailed in thier
simulation
that there is any significant different between them. Take CthulhuMud
for
example. True to its ROM/diku heritage it allows many things to be
wielded as a shield. When a player does this, two things happen - there
is a vary small increase in thier overall 'armouredness' which gives a
corresponding very small reduction in the amount of damage they take
from
an attack and they have a chance (depending on shield skill and the
attackers skill) of completely blocking any incoming attack that can be
blocked by a shield (a few weapons and some spells cannot). Generally
the ammount of damage a shield can take is related to its weight, but
with no
consideration of the materials and attack forms involved.
Other than magical effects and weight there is really very little to
differentiate between different shields within the game system. As far
as
the game is concerned you either have something to use as a shield or
you dont (which allows two handed weapons, dual wield and improves your
spell casting). In most situations, the best shield is the one that you
are wearing at the time...
Mik
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- Thread context:
- Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs, (continued)
- Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs,
Spin spin#triode,net.au, Thu 16 Sep 1999, 22:39 GMT
- Re: Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1#142 - 4 msgs,
Travis S. Casey efindel#io,com, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 17:47 GMT
- Re: Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs,
Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt hhs#cbs,dtu.dk, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 17:48 GMT
- Re: Tactical Interest Was Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs,
Adam Wiggins adam#angel,com, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 23:21 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs,
Par Winzell zell#alyx,com, Tue 17 Aug 1999, 22:25 GMT
- [MUD-Dev] Designing fun sims. (was Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs),
Ola Fosheim Grøstad olag#ifi,uio.no, Tue 17 Aug 1999, 22:25 GMT
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