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Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:22 am
by Grey
New players are often confused by the inability to use bows they equip. Well, disallow it in the first place. One of the pre-requisites on the item should be to have the Shoot talent.
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:31 am
by reverend
Either that, or create a basic 'shoot' talent in a generic category:
0/5 - can't use bows
1-4/5 - use bows with < 100% base damage
5/5 - use bows with 100% base damage
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:54 am
by Grey
Seems unnecessary when it can be bought for 8 gold in Last Hope...
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:59 pm
by marvalis
Yeh give them a nice little flavor text to go with it:
For bows: "You have no idea how to use this stick with a rope on it."
For slings: "You do not know how to use this rope with a piece of leather in it"
Or something more creative than what I came up with.
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:05 am
by TheRani
Alternately, you can just give everybody the Shoot skill by default and save us all 8gp.
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:33 pm
by Zonk
TheRani wrote:Alternately, you can just give everybody the Shoot skill by default and save us all 8gp.
Yeah, I definetely agree with this. Would it look a bit weird/ugly to start with a talent you might never use in your hotkey list? Perhaps. But the way it's currently handled is to me even weirder.
Re: Don't allow bow/sling equipping without Shoot talent
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:40 pm
by Grey
I don't see anything wrong with it. It already happens in the Arena.