0007713: Floating ball & chain - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0007713	Valley 1	Suggestion - Spell Ideas		May 10, 2012 1:28 pm	May 11, 2012 10:58 am

Reporter	Penumbra	Assigned To
Status	considering	Resolution	open

Summary	0007713: Floating ball & chain
Description	When cast, a ball of energy hangs from the players center of mass on a chain. It follows lose physics of how the player moves. It would mostly be behind the player when running, and would move down when you jump, and then swing up and over if you change direction. This would be an interesting tactical spell. This would be a channeled spell, that is pretty cheap. You could maintain it for less than the average mana regeneration rate. When it damages and enemy, it takes more mana.
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Internal Weight	Feature Suggestion

Penumbra May 10, 2012 4:33 pm reporter ~0023986	Think "Hammerfight"

Remliel May 10, 2012 6:47 pm reporter ~0023998	An interesting idea, but man would that be tough to use with the kinds of situations I always find myself in... Melee is a dangerous proposition at best as it is.

7foot_sativa May 10, 2012 10:31 pm reporter ~0024007	When reading your post, I was thinking of this more on the lines of how some Castlevania games let you wiggle the whip/chain around in the direction you point if you held the attack button. And it just follows the mouse. But your way could work too, maybe more awkward feeling at first(I found Hammerfight to feel really awkward). I'm all for more melee, as that's what I usually use.

Penumbra May 10, 2012 10:37 pm reporter ~0024008	Well, whenever there are two interpretations of an idea, I say "go with both" You should add the Castlevania whip idea as its own suggestion.

GauHelldragon May 11, 2012 5:23 am reporter ~0024020	I thought the way they have it work in Terraria worked really well. It swings out in the direction you attack in when you first attack, and then just falls to the ground/obeys physics for as long as you keep the mouse button down.

Penumbra May 11, 2012 9:58 am reporter ~0024037	The idea here is for a passive weapon that lets you use other abilities at the same time, albeit with reduced mana regen. People were suggesting the "option" which would do a similar job, but for ranged attack. This would be a melee version that also requires some skill.

Izumi5 May 11, 2012 10:58 am reporter ~0024043	If it is going to be implemented, how long the range of this "melee" spell would be? If it's too long, it will just make things easier, not tactical. If too short, it will simply be like other melee spells. The balancing will be crucial. Or it can be with very low damage such that it become just for fun.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
May 10, 2012 1:28 pm	Penumbra	New Issue
May 10, 2012 4:10 pm	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> Feature Suggestion
May 10, 2012 4:10 pm	tigersfan	Status	new => considering
May 10, 2012 4:33 pm	Penumbra	Note Added: 0023986
May 10, 2012 6:47 pm	Remliel	Note Added: 0023998
May 10, 2012 10:31 pm	7foot_sativa	Note Added: 0024007
May 10, 2012 10:37 pm	Penumbra	Note Added: 0024008
May 11, 2012 5:23 am	GauHelldragon	Note Added: 0024020
May 11, 2012 9:58 am	Penumbra	Note Added: 0024037
May 11, 2012 10:58 am	Izumi5	Note Added: 0024043