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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:53 pm 
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This may be the jaded side of me speaking, but you should have seen combat before they slowed it down the first time. If you think it's fast now. Well... *chuckles*

As other's have said, slowing it down further would remove so much of the risk already involved it would almost seem boring. Combat should get your adrenaline pumping a bit.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:13 pm 
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I dug up a log from like 2000 just to illustrate my point.

Code:
A dour male human starts to concentrate.

You trip a dour male human and he goes down!
A dour male human is momentarily stunned as he hits the ground hard. 
 

A silvery-haired male human appears in the room.


A pale male half-elf appears in the room.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

You chop at a dour male human's head, leaving a big scar across his face! 
You slash a dour male human's mouth, knocking out a few of his teeth! 
You chop at a dour male human's chest, causing a deep gash. 
A dour male human dodges a spirit steed's attack.
Crosis slices at a dour male human's chest, DISEMBOWELING him! 
Crosis strikes suddenly, slicing at a dour male human's chest!  Some GUTS fall! 
A spirit steed scratches a dour male human.
A dour male human dodges a spirit steed's attack.
Drathios pierces at a dour male human's head.  a dour male human falls with a blank look on his face! 
A dour male human is DEAD!!
You hear a dour male human's death cry.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

A statuesque male human gets a gigantic magari yari from an imperial crimson paenula.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

Drathios dodges a pale male half-elf's attack.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper


A pale male half-elf fades into existence.
A pale male half-elf's deadly wrath lightly hits Drathios's chest. 
Drathios dodges a silvery-haired male human's attack.
A silvery-haired male human fades into existence.
A silvery-haired male human's magic power hits Drathios's chest. 
A silvery-haired male human's magic power lightly hits Drathios's head. 
A silvery-haired male human's magic power starts Drathios's chest on fire. 
A silvery-haired male human's magic power starts to melt Drathios's chest. 
A silvery-haired male human misses Drathios.
A silvery-haired male human's magic power starts to melt Drathios's chest. 
A pale male half-elf dodges Drathios's attack.
A pale male half-elf parries a spirit steed's bare fist!
A pale male half-elf's deadly wrath hits a spirit steed's right arm. 
Crosis slices at a pale male half-elf's head, causing a small but painful wound. 
Crosis slices a pale male half-elf's chest, cutting a small but painful, wound. 
Crosis slices at a pale male half-elf's chest, causing a deep gash. 
Crosis slices a pale male half-elf's chest, causing a gaping wound! 
A pale male half-elf dodges a spirit steed's attack.
You chop at a pale male half-elf's head, leaving a big scar across his face! 
A pale male half-elf dodges your attack.
A pale male half-elf parries your attack.
You chop a pale male half-elf's mouth, knocking out a few of his teeth! 
A spirit steed misses a pale male half-elf.
You chop a pale male half-elf's mouth, knocking out a few of his teeth! 
You slash a pale male half-elf's windpipe, resulting in a shower of BLOOD! 
A pale male half-elf dodges your attack.
Overall, a pale male half-elf looks pretty hurt.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

A statuesque male human wields a gigantic magari yari in his hand.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

A silvery-haired male human's mocking tongue drives you to attack him!
Dark tendrils of energy crawl up isaias's lance!

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

A silvery-haired male human dishonorably kicks, sending dirt flying into your eyes.  YOU CAN'T SEE! 

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper
His feet aren't on the ground.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

A pale male half-elf flies south.

<<<<shortly there-after>>>>>

A statuesque male human yells 'Guards! A ntscular male human is trying to murder me!'
Drathios's charge misses a statuesque male human.
Tenrei starts to concentrate.

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

Drathios pierces at a statuesque male human's chest, causing a gaping wound! 
A spirit steed scratches a statuesque male human.
Crosis strikes suddenly, slicing at a statuesque male human's chest!  Some GUTS fall! 
Crosis slices a statuesque male human's head, tearing open a bleeding wound! 
Crosis slices a statuesque male human's jaw, breaking it with a loud *SNAP*
A statuesque male human sprints south.
A statuesque male human has fled!

{100%} { 74%} {100%} 5 silver, 6 copper

......

A statuesque male human yells 'Gubrds! A muscular male human is trying to mureer me!'
Drathios's charge does UNSPEAKABLE THINGS to a statuesque male human!
A statuesque male human is DEAD!!
You hear a statuesque male human's death cry.


That was Galus and Ulrich, at the time they were both master+ Galus may have been GM, I can't remember, and Isaias a GM mercenary. Our group of four was a barbarian, a priest, and two swashbucklers, so most of those hits are with one handed weapons as well. Combat under the old code usually had a clear cut winner decided after three rounds maximum. What we have now is so much longer than the way it used to be.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:04 pm 
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Thank you Nate for clearing things up.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:05 pm 
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Yeah. That's if everyone didn't die from one shot kills before melee even really got going.

Double cleave
Triple backstab
Double ambush (melee edition)

I mean...owned.


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