Mmmk, first of all, I really don't think this update is as bad as people are making it seem; I am a seasoned veteran of the game before you go jumping to conclusions thinking I don't have a firm grasp on how 'beautifully simple' the current combat mechanics are. There are only two problems I have with the proposed new combat system, but to me they are quite glaring problems, to the extent where they threaten to jeopardise my overall opinion of it.
The first is that whilst I was fighting some (what are currently) higher level NPCs, I was getting damaged through the respective deflect curse; my response to this is: are you kidding me? I hope this is only a temporary hitch; there's a difference between making combat more about skill and simply making it more strenuous.
My second is that I take issue with the abolishment of the special attack system; there has been no attempt whatsoever to integrate the special attack system into the adrenaline bar; it's just been scrapped completely. What I think would work better is if (and don't hold me to these figures because I'm not entirely sure of them, we'll say they're figurative for all intents and purposes) for example, you get 10% special attack back every 30 seconds. The current Armadyl Godsword special uses 50% special attack, meaning it would take 150 seconds to naturally acquire the energy needed to perform the special. Why not integrate this into the adrenaline bar by having the special attack use up 50% of adrenaline (instead of having an all or nothing scenario with Ultimate abilities (I'm not saying scrap Ultimates, just let us keep special attacks)) and then the Armadyl Godsword special having a cooldown of 150 seconds on top of the circa 1.5 second global cooldown. At the moment, is there really any point buying anything more expensive than a Bandos Godsword? Aren't all four of them now just exactly the same, so it makes logical sense to get the cheapest?
Anyway those are my only two problems
The first is that whilst I was fighting some (what are currently) higher level NPCs, I was getting damaged through the respective deflect curse; my response to this is: are you kidding me? I hope this is only a temporary hitch; there's a difference between making combat more about skill and simply making it more strenuous.
My second is that I take issue with the abolishment of the special attack system; there has been no attempt whatsoever to integrate the special attack system into the adrenaline bar; it's just been scrapped completely. What I think would work better is if (and don't hold me to these figures because I'm not entirely sure of them, we'll say they're figurative for all intents and purposes) for example, you get 10% special attack back every 30 seconds. The current Armadyl Godsword special uses 50% special attack, meaning it would take 150 seconds to naturally acquire the energy needed to perform the special. Why not integrate this into the adrenaline bar by having the special attack use up 50% of adrenaline (instead of having an all or nothing scenario with Ultimate abilities (I'm not saying scrap Ultimates, just let us keep special attacks)) and then the Armadyl Godsword special having a cooldown of 150 seconds on top of the circa 1.5 second global cooldown. At the moment, is there really any point buying anything more expensive than a Bandos Godsword? Aren't all four of them now just exactly the same, so it makes logical sense to get the cheapest?
Anyway those are my only two problems
05-Jul-2012 14:10:45
