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The "feel" of a weapon
Amathe
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When I upgrade a weapon, say, getting a new sword, in some games the experience of using that new weapon is more tangible to me than in other games.
Especially in EQ, when I got a better weapon it seemed like I could really tell the difference. Not just in terms of the numbers, but in some other sense.
In most games, unfortunately, unless the weapon has a proc, the experience is much the same - other than numeric values.
This could all be my imagination. But even if it is, something triggered that imagining, and I would love to see that something brought back.
Especially in EQ, when I got a better weapon it seemed like I could really tell the difference. Not just in terms of the numbers, but in some other sense.
In most games, unfortunately, unless the weapon has a proc, the experience is much the same - other than numeric values.
This could all be my imagination. But even if it is, something triggered that imagining, and I would love to see that something brought back.
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In EQ/WoW/Older games, the only thing that felt different was the numeric damage. A sword felt just like a hammer felt just like a dagger felt just like an axe, etc. Nothing changed by switching weapon types, etc. The only difference being, like you said, weapon processes and such.
I was always trying to get swords, just because I liked the concept of swords over say a dagger/mace, but that was just purely for aesthetics... they all played/handled exactly the same way.
I guess two-handers felt different based just on the slow/long delay between attacks. So, I'll give you that one.
I've found that modern games like GW2, etc., do a much better job making weapons have different weights and feels to them... although I hate the way that game binds your skills to the weapon type.
I think the issue here is using the word "feel" vs "notice". EQ was very good about noticing a tangible difference between weapons, gear, etc.
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Because of this, I love swinging big hammers and getting that solid CRUNCH sound.
Big, pretty explosions......
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As well,especially noted in FFXi since we had to fight mobs a lot higher level meaning way less accurate was that missing with a dagger didn't feel so bad,but miss with a slow 2H and it felt like an eternity to hit again.
Even more noticeable if fighting a tough solo fight,where one miss with a 2H and you feel like "oh man i'm dead".
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Then because a 2H could cause more detriments it also suffers the cause of missing ,less accurate,while the dagger is far more accurate making up for dps over time.
Better yet,add that one or two added animated or scar/dmg effect to the models to show the type of damage,yeah a lot more work but hey ,i am waiting for ONE developer to give us THAT GAME,we can actually brag about.
Sadly too much pressure on this team we are expecting a production that would mimic the kind of money Blizzard makes,well even Blizzard is not producing games they could afford ,so not like we should expect way too much from Pantheon.
Sadly since we have literally thousands of studios and NOBODY is wiling to produce that true AAA,i will likely be dead before i get to see that magical game.
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