Test Release Notes - April 7, 2010 - Discussion

[Edward Edgemenace]

Congratulations on doubling your guild. I never said for you to change your opinion, only that it contradicts with facts. I guess we agree to disagree. Good day.

[Zapron]

The facts:

In the old mechanic F1-F6 represented each individual weapon category.

In the new mechanic F1-F4 represent specific weapon slots where the player can allocate any weapon type.


Those are the facts and they alone are neither positive or negative.


Pros vs Cons of the new mechanic:

Pros:
Players can assign multiple weapons of the same type to their bar if they so choose.

For example a player might choose to slot a rapier in F1 and a broadsword in F2. Using the rapier when fighting a single enemy and the broadsword when fighting multiple enemies affords the player an advantage that they did not have under the old mechanic.

Cons:
The player is limited to four weapons. This is a disadvantage because the player cannot have all 6 weapon types immediately available to them at any given time.




Personal Opinion:
I prefer the new mechanic over the old one because from my point of view the pros outweigh the cons. I rarely foresee needing more than 2 or 3 weapon types during any one battle, so that isn't really a big negative for me. The flexibility being able to switch weapons on demand is ideal.