Spears In The Game (POLL)

[Docterrok]

answer above.

[Timber Wolf]

9 minutes ago, Docterrok said:

answer above.

I didn't vote, because I'm completely indifferent on this subject. 

[Mortan1234]

1 hour ago, Timber Wolf said:

I didn't vote, because I'm completely indifferent on this subject. 

fair enough. voting is optional.

[JAFO]

@selfless and @Ohbal convinced me.. spears would bring bring nothing challenging/interesting to the game, other than making self defense easier. So I vote 'no'.

[strigon]

On 5/11/2017 at 8:51 PM, JAFO said:

@selfless and @Ohbal convinced me.. spears would bring bring nothing challenging/interesting to the game, other than making self defense easier. So I vote 'no'.

Not in its current state, maybe, but once they're added, it opens the door for new possibilities.

Consider a wolf's intelligence. They're cunning animals, and if one really wanted you dead - as they seem to in the game - it would not be a difficult task for one to accomplish, much less a full pack.
With a spear, however, the game changes; they can't just lunge directly at you, or else risk being impaled. They'd have to flank you, distract you, or strike while you're weak. These are behaviours that - I would argue - would make the game more compelling. But, as it stands, they would make the wolves more or less 100% lethal.

If you had a spear, it would no longer be a case of brandishing whatever fire source you have while running away; you'd have a real confrontation to work through, with real decisions to be made. Whether, for example, to use your spear or torch. A torch would be more intimidating to the wolves, but it provides no real defense. A spear, however, would.

Now, of course, these changes wouldn't be to everyone's taste, and I'm not even necessarily saying they should be in the game. I am, however, saying that they could most certainly bring something challenging or interesting to the game.

[Willkwi]

46 minutes ago, strigon said:

Not in its current state, maybe, but once they're added, it opens the door for new possibilities.

Consider a wolf's intelligence. They're cunning animals, and if one really wanted you dead - as they seem to in the game - it would not be a difficult task for one to accomplish, much less a full pack.
With a spear, however, the game changes; they can't just lunge directly at you, or else risk being impaled. They'd have to flank you, distract you, or strike while you're weak. These are behaviours that - I would argue - would make the game more compelling. But, as it stands, they would make the wolves more or less 100% lethal.

If you had a spear, it would no longer be a case of brandishing whatever fire source you have while running away; you'd have a real confrontation to work through, with real decisions to be made. Whether, for example, to use your spear or torch. A torch would be more intimidating to the wolves, but it provides no real defense. A spear, however, would.

Now, of course, these changes wouldn't be to everyone's taste, and I'm not even necessarily saying they should be in the game. I am, however, saying that they could most certainly bring something challenging or interesting to the game.

If we actually saw improvements to the wolf AI beyond see-and-chase, sure.