Ascari Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 i dont know if this has been asked already but i'm just firing away I was wondering how the combat issue will be like? I read somewhere it was about cards. U pick 5 actions eg. Block Block Attack Attack Block and then the computer does it... I would rather have it controlled by me.. Does anyone have more information about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyamon Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 I do not know, if they are using cards... I hope not. But I know that they are using some kind of turn based combat system. This is so that players with cabe/DSL connections do not have an advantage over 56K players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 hmm i thoguht it was in real time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Maxx Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 I don't know how the combat system is in Everquest, but I'll gues it'll be alike. Not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 yeah greg, it is in real time. Basically you just each choose attacks like you would in a normal game. hotkeys are set up to use a certain attack, like punch. if "0" is you punch hotkey, you press 0 and when you are close enough you click it on the enemy and you'll punch them. that's how I read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 can we use force squeeze balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendjir Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 No, it isnt real time, it's turn based. But I think thats not really a problem, I liked the turn based system in Fallout 2, gives you more control over your actions. You can really role-play a character's style this way (ie. A very agressive wookie, who attacks all the time). But the main reason they put it in is to even the odds for the 56K users. From the faq on the station: 7.18 How will combat deal with Internet latency? To help mitigate latency issues, there is a queue used in combat. You do a move, and it goes in line, to be executed next time you have a default move coming up. The move you do may well have a delay (so if you choose the full circle sweep, you may not get to attack again immediately; you may have to wait 3 seconds, for example, and that's the danger of choosing that move). The queue is so you can stack moves for effect, and execute right after one another in the fastest possible way. So, there you have it: an action queue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 yes, it is queue-based, but that's different than turn-based. Final fantasy is turn based. Galaxies is not. Turn based is that whole FF attack style; this isn't. Even though queues are used, it's not turn-based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascari Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 i still dont understand! Is it just me or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Ok ok, try this. Think a turn-based fight style where you aren't just standing still looking like an idiot. You enter in your commands before you do them (like final fantasy), but you can still move your character around. you won't execute the command until you are in the proper locale to do it (ie if you tell your char to punch he won't do it until he is next to the person he is supposed to punch) so in a sense it isn't really turn-based or real time. it's somewhere in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 You see, this way there won't be as many lag kills as there were in Diablo style games. and god lag was a bitch in those. That and the black wall of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascari Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 that sounds reasonable... I would have hated a card game !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Yeah, I would have preferred straight out real time, but I understand the marketing value of this. And it's not that bad....at least compared to a true turn base....that wwould have really sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rommel Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 See i told you gaalgorth has the answers to all your questions! LOL Rommel Designer Manufacturer Meglomaniac Rich Bastard "Hey kid, wanna buy a blaster?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 and i thought MikeC was the best :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 haha...what can I say? I have a photographic memory when I read or see something I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 haha...what can I say? I have a photographic memory when I read or see something I like. Too bad I don't like school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascari Posted May 13, 2002 Author Share Posted May 13, 2002 Originally posted by Gaalgoth haha...what can I say? I have a photographic memory when I read or see something I like. Too bad I don't like school. Lol, i know the feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Oh the grades I could have...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Maxx Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Hehehe, ask me any skill in Diablo II and the skillfactors, but don't ask me any algebra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Well my sucking in algebra is mostly due to the fact that my teacher completely blew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAiNTx Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 Omg how is lightsabre combat going to be? I would like it like JK2, if its anything like turnbased it'll be GAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 From what little we know of the combat system I can almost guarantee you it will NOT be like JK2. But it won't be turn based either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascari Posted May 19, 2002 Author Share Posted May 19, 2002 Lightsaber battles in JK2 suck! ever tried MP? everyone is running backwards because the only swing that hurts is a backswing! not only that, but u can walk as fast backwards as u can forwards. I dont care what species u are but that aint possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaalgoth Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 Exactly. And lightsaber fighting will be just like any other kind of fighting in the game.....somewhere I posted on the whole card-like thing. It's more turnbased with the attacks and stuff, but not like final fantasy where you just stand there and wait for your turn. You sort of chos your moves in advance, and then the game executes them when the next chance is available. In the mean time, you can maove around as freely as ever. That's the way I understand it. And I agree, jk2 lightsaber fights blow. Maybe if there were more moves or it wasn't so much like jousting it would be good, but I would hate to see SWG have jedis fighting like jk2. No matter though, most of us will probably never have to worry about using a lightsaber. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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