Heat seeking magic spells and arrows that bend around trees.

Hello Lords and Ladies.

After much back and forth with my in game friends and rl family members that play SoTA I was wondering how everyone else felt about not being able to dodge magic spells and arrows?

I think it would add more of a skill factor to both pvm and pvp, but I am unsure if it is too late to be changed.

Has this been discussed I wasnt sure how to search for it (yes, I see the search bar). If this is a repost... a thousand apologies.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

 

No thanks.

Regards,

 

Well, the biggest issue is the lag, you are hit before you see the arrow, you just do not know it But if you see someone starting casting a spell you can hide behind obstacle and if you are fast enough, you will not get hit. The timing is problematic due to lag and possibly animations not in sync with what is really happening,

If they manage to reduce lag significantly, it would be cool to be able to dodge attacks.

 

Cover is supposed to be coming in soon I believe and spells aren't really supposed to track their target when fully implemented.

 

Best news ive heard all week.

 

Care to expand a little on that, sir?

 

Sorry, i was saying i don't think arrows & spells should bend around things. I'm guessing stuff bending around etc was one of chris spears ideas? Sounds like something he'd think of.

 

It's just one of those "let's get it working first" things I don't think there was ever any plan for ranged attacks to track their target. As it is almost all attacks always hit. It doesn't matter if they're ranged or melee. It's just because combat is still at a very early iteration.

 

spot on

 

This makes me hopeful and pleases me infinitely.

Thanks Bow! How was the party?

 

If you're referring to the ball it's not until next weekend. I'm just about done decorating though.

 

I lol'd.

A picture is worth more than a thousand words for sure.

 

In a related topic, it would be nice to be able to use other mobs as cover. i.e. If I am fighting an elven fighter with an elven archer behind him, I don't think he should be able to shoot through his compatriot without at least causing him some damage.

 

Exactly when does something move from early iteration to "we can't/won't fix this"?

Playing the early iteration card seems to be a convenient long-running excuse around here, IMO.

 

Thats just Bowen, but you mean only good do you Bowen ?... the devs have been more straightforward recently, on some issues... truth is we'll never have a good server like WoW or others... cause we put all the funding money on buying "dev packs" to "save time" which is a very common error in indie MMO developpement. If it isn't the case and all the money went into the dev team, then someone has a bit of explaining to do as to why the "server bill hits so hard".

We should have developped a real lord British game from the start, instead of going for the "shinies" and the "precious"...

but hey, its just a game, its just 6 million dollars...