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A suggestion and request on regards to animations...

I think it would be VERY nice if there were at least three animations for meelee attacks, instad of a static "same attack" every time.

Just to spice up your life, have one show more of a sideways swing (think swinging a baseball bat), diagnol, and maybe also vertical (a "clobber" type move if you will). Then have the animations play randomly when the attack command is used for meelee weapons.

The way I envision the animations it will work for both blunt and slashing... but for piercing you of course need a "stab" animation, and maybe a 1 handed slash (as opposed to the above 2 handed) for a "small weapons" attack. (Daggers etc)

Bleh, just tossing out ideas I have... I hope they make partial sense.

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Just as a point of note...

Tribes can so tell where you hit...

haven't you played teh Duck hunt map for Tribes1?

It fires a buncyh of 'bots' through the sky, and it tells you where you hit them
(used for sniper practice)

Head, front back
torso, front back
right arm, left arm, rigth leg, left leg...

I think those are the only parts it has.. but it can still tell just fine.

I dont know if that functionality was added to Tribes2 or not... but I bet it was.

so area damage is probably entirely possible, the only thing is, it would Mean that JI would have to pretty much entirely recode the damage system.

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Body-specific damage is really just a waste though...

Why would anyone aim anywhere else if its just going to do less damage?

Just have it the way it is in T1.

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Well, obviously, people are going to aim for the head...

The whole point is to make other people not hit yours...

This should lessen trapping, as well as making fighting into more of a jump-around type of thing, rather that standing still, wacking at each other.

Also, have we forgotten archers and beam? It will make accuracy even more important.

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But uh, see, in Tribes 2, if you stand right next to somebody (oh say, swinging distance of a sword), you'd have to be pretty bad not to be able to hit their head.

And I don't want to be hopping around like a bunny in my 100 pound platemail trying to hit someone in the head.

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Anyone know the rules to making particles? =)

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Registered: Mar 2001
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Yeah, at sword range, you should be able to hit head. But, this will make people jump around a bit. Fighting might actually get interesting again! :-)

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