Friday with Means - October 9th, 2009 - Parry and Riposte - Back from the dead!

[Klod9000]

If Yidira was as powerful as you describe it, I'd accept the MP prof to be fixed in regards to PvP and PvM

(For those who don't get it, try playing an MP, set fully buffed Yidira on a level 180 toon with reset NR, watch how often it lands its nano and then you are welcome to join in on our little discussion.)

Zip it! Am pees am teh overpoward.

Hey Means, does that parry/riposte (re)introduction means that melee advies are finally getting blockers (to patch that last square nanometer hole in their defense)?

[IHaveHugeNick]

More new features?

You guys are making more promises lately then every goverment on this planet has made alltogether since 1950s.

Honestly the more i read FWM last few months the bigger the ORLY? grows in my head.

[Herkulease]

Small update, big stuff.

I can't wait to get some hate-mail. 8p

Looking forward to all the nerfs, we need em. 8)

[Obtena]

Enforcers don't need any attention, they need a solid nerf or two.

Shades benefit the most I think, MA's also and maybe Keepers, if they have spare IP. Otherwise ... if you believe other melee users will get some parry, enough to get effective use from this special, I think your deluded.

[Aethyrguard]

Shades benefit the most I think, MA's also and maybe Keepers, if they have spare IP. Otherwise ... if you believe other melee users will get some parry, enough to get effective use from this special, I think your deluded.

Keepers really I think get the most benefit of any class. Parry/Riposte are two of 5 green combat skills a keeper has. The other two being psychology and tutoring. Not to mention the buffs they have and majority of weapons intended for Keepers which use those stats. I see this as a blanket Keeper fix for all Title levels. Weapons that were pointless now become uber.

[Hacre]

Keepers really I think get the most benefit of any class. Parry/Riposte are two of 5 green combat skills a keeper has. The other two being psychology and tutoring. Not to mention the buffs they have and majority of weapons intended for Keepers which use those stats. I see this as a blanket Keeper fix for all Title levels. Weapons that were pointless now become uber.

You don't have to wear parry/riposte weapons for parry/riposte to work.

Although having said that the IP for P/R has to come from somewhere (brawl)..

[wormx]

Ever read Dune? Ranged weapons become illogical after a particular point of technological advancement. Personal shielding devices can block any fast moving object. It becomes a task of slowing down an attack just before impact to get past the shield.

I have read and seen Dune (the movie from 1984), great stuff.

..

Read/watch Dune and watch Star Wars. Sci Fi and swords.

Any ranged weapons in Star Wars? I seem to recall a few...

[TheMekon]

Ever read Dune? Ranged weapons become illogical after a particular point of technological advancement. Personal shielding devices can block any fast moving object. It becomes a task of slowing down an attack just before impact to get past the shield.

Holtzman shields can be tuned to prevent any given velocity range, in the case of most personal shields it is that of firearms, which means that lower speed attacks can still pass through, though with it can be tuned to prevent melee attack also.

And we don't need to mention the interaction of shield and lasgun now... do we?

[Hacre]

I have read and seen Dune (the movie from 1984), great stuff.

Any ranged weapons in Star Wars? I seem to recall a few...

Yes. As well as swords.

[IHaveHugeNick]

The launch of Star Wars vs. Star Trek debate imminent.

[RedWatr]

umm...wow, very cool.

[madrid]

I love it when people try to talk about what should or should not be realistic for a video game and/or a sci-fi movie.

/me gets popcorn

[Alternity]

I love it when people try to talk about what should or should not be realistic for a video game and/or a sci-fi movie.

/me gets popcorn

/me gets us some soda

[IHaveHugeNick]

I love it when people try to talk about what should or should not be realistic for a video game and/or a sci-fi movie.

/me gets popcorn

Especially basing it on the oh-so-scientific Star Wars.

Lol.

[Aethyrguard]

Especially basing it on the oh-so-scientific Star Wars.

Lol.

Dune > all, that is all.

[Klod9000]

The launch of Star Wars vs. Star Trek debate imminent.

Quick, remodulate our pulse emitters to match their nanobot's frequency!!!!

[Mereditche]

Dune > all, that is all.

Yeah, yalmaha's with flapping wings. Want that!

[Aethyrguard]

Yeah, yalmaha's with flapping wings. Want that!

Ornithopters were created years before the first helicopter came in to existence

[Alternity]

I really hope you people understand sci-fi is bigger than dune, star wars and star trek.

I used to be a major SW fan and had just about every book released, then chewbacca died.. crushed by a moon sadly, and ofc Jar Jar came along.
I never managed to decide who I wanted to kill first Jar Jar or George Lucas, anyways Patton Oswalt and me see eye to eye on the matter.

Since the demise of SW I started reading some pretty intense sci-fi: The Gap, Nights Dawn Triology, Commonwealth Saga, The Void Triology, The Foundation Novels.

And those are only the huge space operas, you can live a lifetime in the tales those books tell, not to forget all the lesser series or stand alone books like:


Pushing Ice, Fallen Dragon, Ender's Game, Algebraist, Neuromancer, Count Zero, Cities in Flight and that's the ones I think are amongst the best, there are of course numerus other titles that lack somwhat in scope, character development or story line, but they make up for that by bringing something new to the table.


All in all I'd say The Gap & Nights Dawn Triology are amongst my 8 favorite books ever, and 8 of my most valuable possessions



/rant off

[Saetos]

Quick, remodulate our pulse emitters to match their nanobot's frequency!!!!

Multi-motor reflection sorting!