No XP for Archers
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JesterOI
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No XP for Archers
Hardly seems fair that an archer making a kill from an extreme range doesn't get XP for doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing...
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I have to agree with the Jester on this one. The range is a little too small. Archers and mages need to attack at a certain distance because they aren't tanks, and they usually get clobbered quickly if they find themselves in melee. I agree with the basic idea behind the range penalty; I just feel that it's implemented a bit too severely.
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I do believe the reasoning is that there is bug that allows you to kill a mob at extreme range without taking any risk, so they made the XP range shorter to make sure the enemy was aware when getting stuck with arrows.
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i'm not too keen on not getting xp at a long range. suppose i was a sniper in the military and nailed a mark from 1000 yards on a hilltop. just because he didn't know i was around doesn't mean it doesn't count. its just that you have to take some advantages as you get them. i haven't met up with very many mobs that didn't immediately take notice that i hit them with magic missle or other ranged attacks from a long distance. most times than not mobs go out of their way to find and kill me no matter what i do.(gnolls for example will chase you out of the pits even if u go invis) the only difference is that i don't get xp until i let them close into dangerous proximity.
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That is the one thing that bother me about online games.
But a warrior or archer that doesn't use their distance weapons from cover is going to be overwhelmed. Many a real battle has been won because the other side couldn't reach the ones firing at them.
I realize allowing it can be exploited... but it also doesn't make sense to never allow a character to take advantage of cover.
Maybe configure it so there is a chance the mobs wont find the character firing arrows and spells from a long distance right away ?
I think that would be more in keeping with Heroic adventures.
Sometimes the mobs spot the ones firing at them quickly and sometimes not.
But I don't think they should automatically spot them.
But a warrior or archer that doesn't use their distance weapons from cover is going to be overwhelmed. Many a real battle has been won because the other side couldn't reach the ones firing at them.
I realize allowing it can be exploited... but it also doesn't make sense to never allow a character to take advantage of cover.
Maybe configure it so there is a chance the mobs wont find the character firing arrows and spells from a long distance right away ?
I think that would be more in keeping with Heroic adventures.
Sometimes the mobs spot the ones firing at them quickly and sometimes not.
But I don't think they should automatically spot them.
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