Game Mechanics: Offensive casts should not require pre LoS check

[Mr.Specter]

Let's make it so Helenkeller <Empire> -- formerly "Handpartytowel" known MQ2 user and distributor with multiple banned accounts -- can /target anyone without los and then nuke though 5 walls.

It'll be like VZTZ all over again with a mage pet on you having never even seen the person! Now we throw in some nukes,...

Great idea!

[Nirgon]

sorry you dont like classic eq pvp

[Syft-X]

Originally Posted by Mr.Specter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Let's make it so Helenkeller <Empire> -- formerly "Handpartytowel" known MQ2 user and distributor with multiple banned accounts -- can /target anyone without los and then nuke though 5 walls.

It'll be like VZTZ all over again with a mage pet on you having never even seen the person! Now we throw in some nukes,...

Great idea!

Your right I'd much rather be forced into a tight space with rogues who Backstab for 1-1.5k, but god forbide I get nuked for 500 every 4.5 secs

[Nirgon]

You realize that trying to cast a spell in a dungeon right now basically guarantees a tstaff swing to the face? You think that's good? I can deal with that now but 53 damage 2handers in Velious? Heh. Best of all, it isn't asking for a custom feature for balance, its a classic mechanic and it is needed sooner rather than later. Hopefully we can do all the z-axis stuff last, with the removal of LOS for casts sooner than later. Even still casters will certainly have it rough but will by no means be useless or even close with this fix.

If anyone is using mq2 they need to be banned, I do not care what guild they are in

A cheating outbreak that isn't squashed is the best way to create an empty server

[Haynar]

I need to get back to the revamp on pvp melee mitigation asap.

H

[Zalaerian]

Originally Posted by Haynar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I need to get back to the revamp on pvp melee mitigation asap.

H

You are a god damn saint

[Zalaerian]

Originally Posted by Syft-X [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Your right I'd much rather be forced into a tight space with rogues who Backstab for 1-1.5k, but god forbide I get nuked for 500 every 4.5 secs

This. Mage dmg is meh a best. Nukes are easily partialed, pet is easily proofed or CCd. If someone bitches about mages dmg on this server, they are an idiot

[Syft-X]

Originally Posted by Haynar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I need to get back to the revamp on pvp melee mitigation asap.

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I'm just saying I played a lot of MMO's and I'd be really hard pressed to find an MMO where pure casters got shit on this hard by melee's. Definitely wasn't classic EQ.

[Pikrib]

Originally Posted by Haynar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I need to get back to the revamp on pvp melee mitigation asap.

H

Pras!

I think I speak for everyone here besides Nirgon when I ask that you work on the PvP aspects of R99 before you work on things like buff timers or other trivial classic changes.

[Technique]

Originally Posted by Haynar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I need to get back to the revamp on pvp melee mitigation asap.

H

It's not even the mitigation so much as it is the hit rate. A melee in Kunark gear has an ~83% hit chance vs. a 255 AGI caster.

If I had to guess (and if p99's hit chance function resembles stock emu), then I'd say BaseHitChance is simply too high for PvP.