Posted by Montolio (once an IMM) on May 3, 2000 at 10:02:02:
In Reply to: Just a thought how about ranged weapons in CF (text) posted by Bacrie on May 2, 2000 at 19:48:38:
Ranged weapons are a very nice idea, in theory. I may be wrong (Imms, even ones that left a while ago, are not perfect), but I do believe that they are already coded into CF. However, the landscape of the game itself does not lend itself to ranged weapons.
Ranged weapons would allow you to shoot either an opponent in the same room as you, or send a weapon (arrow, dagger, etc.) to an opponent in a room next to you. The problem with this is that not all rooms are the same size. While the rooms in Galadon are but a few meters across, the rooms on Eastern Road are a few kilometers from side to side. It would be impossible for a ranged weapon to exist that would be able to shoot such distances, unless you bring in such things as ballista and cannon. Even then, how do you take into account the distances?
As I said, ranged weapons would be a wonderful thing. However, it is nigh impossible to take these factors into account to make ranged weapons realistic.
-Montolio