Castle Paradox

Moogle1 · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject:

What I'm looking for is a different defense stat for each status effect. It's not the same as percentage-based elemental modifiers, though that would be nice, too (and it's not completely unrelated, since you could use all of your elements for different status effects).

I'm not sure what you mean by percentage as a base stat. Can you explain this?
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msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

Imagine a system where you could choose percentages as the base stat for calculating damage. Right now, if you choose to have attacks inflict a percentage, the base attack and base defense stats are ignored. Wouldn't it be better if the percentage you chose merely took the place of the attack stat, and then you could go about choosing a defense stat to counter-act this attack?

Okay, maybe an example will explain better. Say there is an enemy with 1000 HP and 80 Ctr (the unused stat). I have an attack set to cut the targets HP to a quarter (HP=25% of current), but what this really would mean is that it is set to hurt 75% of the target's current HP. Then this would only be used as a starting point for the attack, it's base attack stat. I then set its damage calculation to 'normal: ATK-DEF*.5'. Then I set the base DEF stat to Ctr. This enemy would take 750-40=710 damage from the attack.

This would allow certain enemies to have a 'good' defense against certain kinds of effect spells, I think.

Moogle1 · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:49 am Post subject:

Oh, right. Yeah, that'd be nice, too.
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Raekuul · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:36 am Post subject:

msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

You can fake counter attacks for enemies using spawning (if you leave enough empty enemy slots). But by 'good' defense all I really meant was that the enemy would be less affected by the attack than other enemies, not that the defense would be a particularly 'good' thing.

Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:46 am Post subject:

If there is no last boss, then what exact reason are you building your characters up for? Unless you're playing Dungeons and Dragons where you're meeting on a continual basis to continue your character's life, then there really is no reason to build a character if there isn't a nasty boss that you have to fight at the conclusion of your quest.
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Mr B · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 382

Ah, but do we need a final boss, or do we need a final challenge?

I completely agree that an RPG needs a final challege of some sort or another -- it's almost the whole point of the game, on the tactical level. My main beef is that the final challege is generally translated into one final battle against one single character -- this limits a lot of design strategy.

But yes; there definitely needs to be an ultimate challege of some sort or another.

Leonhart · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Philippines

How about a final challenge that involves having the player use ALL of the skills he learned throughout the whole game? It could take place in just one room...
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chris98 · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject:

Love your new Avvy Leonhart! LOL. So true!
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Leonhart · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Philippines

Thanks!

I'm a big fan of Barbie... Ha ha ha!

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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:33 am Post subject:

Leonhart · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Philippines

Well, it was a joke..... so don't be. Big grin

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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject:

Leonhart · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Philippines

I'm picturing the first Legacy of Kain, where Raziel learned how to wall-climb, throw projectiles, push boxes, and swim. The final challenge can be the room itself, in where Raziel has to use all of his skills to get to the exit of that final room.
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chris98 · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:37 am Post subject:

Actually, the first Legacy of Kain was Blood Omes for the PS1. I've got it. It's pretty fun! It details how Kain became a Vampire and Fucked up the land of Nosgoth, driving Ariel insane. Incredibly hard though...
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