A different take on #3

March 22, 2017 09:47AM
When I think of giant warriors in CF, I think back to old WWF fights with Andre the Giant. Some (comparatively) smaller guy comes up and punches him, or tries to trip him or whatever and they just bounce right off.

I think something similar to evade, except reliant on con (to also give the poor Dwarven warriors a break) would make sense. Something like a "XXXX braces himself against your bash, and it has no effect." Obviously it would only work on physical attacks, and the opponents size/weight/str would affect how likely it was to happen. Given those limitations.

That wouldn't fix the issue entirely, but I think it would at least add a nice perk to an otherwise sub-optimal build.

EDIT: I think this, combined with Rhyaldrin's idea re: upping the difference between low-str parry and high-str parry would put them pretty close to an even playing field. Still need to do something to tone down STSF a little bit I think (it's the only correct answer for Elf/Drow warriors.. there is nothing similar for giant builds).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/2017 09:49AM by Java.
Subject Author Posted

Saw a post about balancing warriors. Some thoughts.

The Forsaken(VIP) March 21, 2017 09:15AM

Re: Saw a post about balancing warriors. Some thoughts.

Isildur(VIP) March 23, 2017 06:37AM

Option #4

Quixotic March 22, 2017 01:14PM

A different take on #3

Java March 22, 2017 09:47AM

Furry giants

Luis March 22, 2017 02:16PM

Because then someone rolls a fire giant shaman and skies will cry (n/t)

Kstatida March 22, 2017 10:50PM

This is a cool idea. I said the same thing when Frosty posted the exact same idea on this thread. =) n/t

jalim March 22, 2017 09:55AM

I always knew Frosty was smarter than he looks. nt

Java March 22, 2017 11:20AM

:) (n/t)

Frosty March 22, 2017 09:57AM

I like the idea but a giant warrior is still going to get worked by quick races with gates. Just takes a bit longer. (n/t)

funnyone March 22, 2017 01:58AM

Just give them one more legacy at lvl40? Or two edges? (n/t)

xrus March 22, 2017 01:14AM

I think it could be as simple as making giants parry better.

Rhyaldrin March 21, 2017 04:14PM

Re: I think it could be as simple as making giants parry better.

demos March 21, 2017 09:25PM

Parry is Str based.

bloodmoon March 23, 2017 06:16AM

I thought riposte was dex based, not flourintine. (n/t)

Frosty March 23, 2017 09:10AM

It is.

Rhyaldrin March 21, 2017 09:31PM

This. (n/t)

Frosty March 21, 2017 09:39PM

I really wish they would do something like this. I recall people mentioning this ever since the dex change. (n/t)

Frosty March 21, 2017 04:57PM

Re: Saw a post about balancing warriors. Some thoughts.

Isildur(VIP) March 21, 2017 09:43AM

I think it's kinda perverse that elves are tankier than giants.

Murphy March 21, 2017 05:14PM

Re: I think it's kinda perverse that elves are tankier than giants.

Isildur(VIP) March 21, 2017 06:45PM

Yes, but as it is it leads to giants hiding behind elves if grouped. (n/t)

Murphy March 21, 2017 06:52PM

I always thought giants should have some kind of skill like evade but that used their strength and size to somehow deter the skill/spell/sup targetting them. I figured it would give SOME kind of balance back to giants. (n/t)

Frosty March 21, 2017 09:51AM

This is a cool idea. n/t

jalim March 21, 2017 11:10AM

yah, which is why i kinda like option 3

The Forsaken(VIP) March 21, 2017 09:50AM

fwiw, it's an across-the-board powerup to strong races; nothing gets weaker. txt

Isildur(VIP) March 21, 2017 12:29PM



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