some ideas for better balance - please read
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 9:24 am
That everyone have to start as an miner is sad.
you should give every race an own tool for start (and perhaps a bonus on this skill too)
it would help to bring a better job balance (in the moment you find 100 smith but not one lumberjacker)
and it would make the races more realistic
as exempale
Humans = should start as Lumberjacker
Orks = The most Orks are Hunter, so they should get an little armor and a sword
Hobbits = The most hobbits have there own garden or a little farm, and they like to eat
so they should be farmer (start with flail,scyth, an a bit weed and cabbages)
Lizzards = Live in Water and like fish, they should become a fishing rod (and perhaps a
bonus on there fishing skill)
Dwarfs = like to work under the earth, so they should still work as miners
Elves = hm i dont know, perhaps herblore but perhaps somebody have a better idea
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change the sell prices
in the moment you get 18 gold for a lute in the shop. Thats to many! lower the price (ca.10 gold) or they should be harder to make.
the yellow fish are harder to catch than the grey so they should bring more money (2 gold)
the price for books are fine now but perhaps some runes should be more expensive than other. Runes like qwan, sij they are used for very powerfull spells so they should be more expensive.
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when a mage cast a spell he ever whisper some magic words and make some movements with his fingers.
so they should have one free hand or a magic wand in the hand to cast spells.
so mages cant use 2 Shields (i never heard a story over a mage with shields).
(helped against pk´s)
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the ogger(trolls) and the demons should be walk slower.
they are very big and heavy. and that make the work of archer more easy
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a few monster should use magic
demon skellets should use a fire spell
beholder should use sometimes! Paralyse
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a few spell ideas:
leach life (lev mes) = take the heal of your enemy to heal yourself (ca 1/5 of life)
haste = you could walk faster a short time (2 or 3 seconds) to escape an enemy (need a lot of mana so people use it only when they realy in trouble)
silent = the target should be silent for a few seconds (target cant talk and cast)
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spell level
some spells should be only able if your chars intelligence is high enaugh (would be different mages and fighters better)
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i know not all are real new and that they are much work for the programmers but they would helped to bring a better balance in the game
you should give every race an own tool for start (and perhaps a bonus on this skill too)
it would help to bring a better job balance (in the moment you find 100 smith but not one lumberjacker)
and it would make the races more realistic
as exempale
Humans = should start as Lumberjacker
Orks = The most Orks are Hunter, so they should get an little armor and a sword
Hobbits = The most hobbits have there own garden or a little farm, and they like to eat

so they should be farmer (start with flail,scyth, an a bit weed and cabbages)
Lizzards = Live in Water and like fish, they should become a fishing rod (and perhaps a
bonus on there fishing skill)
Dwarfs = like to work under the earth, so they should still work as miners
Elves = hm i dont know, perhaps herblore but perhaps somebody have a better idea
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
change the sell prices
in the moment you get 18 gold for a lute in the shop. Thats to many! lower the price (ca.10 gold) or they should be harder to make.
the yellow fish are harder to catch than the grey so they should bring more money (2 gold)
the price for books are fine now but perhaps some runes should be more expensive than other. Runes like qwan, sij they are used for very powerfull spells so they should be more expensive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
when a mage cast a spell he ever whisper some magic words and make some movements with his fingers.
so they should have one free hand or a magic wand in the hand to cast spells.
so mages cant use 2 Shields (i never heard a story over a mage with shields).
(helped against pk´s)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the ogger(trolls) and the demons should be walk slower.
they are very big and heavy. and that make the work of archer more easy
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a few monster should use magic
demon skellets should use a fire spell
beholder should use sometimes! Paralyse
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a few spell ideas:
leach life (lev mes) = take the heal of your enemy to heal yourself (ca 1/5 of life)
haste = you could walk faster a short time (2 or 3 seconds) to escape an enemy (need a lot of mana so people use it only when they realy in trouble)
silent = the target should be silent for a few seconds (target cant talk and cast)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
spell level
some spells should be only able if your chars intelligence is high enaugh (would be different mages and fighters better)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i know not all are real new and that they are much work for the programmers but they would helped to bring a better balance in the game