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FA Discussion => General => Topic started by: Lithium on December 15, 2005, 09:01:45 pm

Title: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Lithium on December 15, 2005, 09:01:45 pm
Walrus posted the first screen shot of the new system.

(http://thematrixonline.station.sony.com/images/en/forum_posts/CR20_001.jpg)

I am concerned about the hotbar. Discuss.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Anonymous on December 15, 2005, 09:09:36 pm
Yea just about everyone including me who saw that on the thread asked for more than one hotbar at once.  Its only necessary now.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Fuse on December 15, 2005, 09:31:13 pm
whoa..
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Tbone on December 15, 2005, 09:43:09 pm
I dunno...looks like they are turning it into every other MMO now. Are the animations not going to line up anymore? You can throw movie making with fights out the window.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Anonymous on December 15, 2005, 09:49:34 pm
Interlock is still going to be interlock.  Just not Multi interlock.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Manic Velocity on December 15, 2005, 10:03:19 pm
*takes screenshot into the bathroom*

Give me 30 minutes or so.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Styan on December 15, 2005, 11:35:56 pm
Now are you gonna go and pretty that screenshot up or should even bother asking...

yeah... after about 50 milliseconds of thought, and the time it took me to type <----that, i decided i don't wanna know so never mind manic... :p
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Anonymous on December 16, 2005, 12:47:29 am
TMI Manic...TMI. lol

Well the rumor mill is at a high.  Bonopi pmed me that the QA is tentatively schedualed for next week and they planned their Player Event for the 23rd of Dec.  How he got this info is anyones guess.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Kosila on December 16, 2005, 04:24:57 am
Quote from: ""
*takes screenshot into the bathroom*

Give me 30 minutes or so.


lol Manic, did you analyse it well? :p

Quote from: "Tbone"
I dunno...looks like they are turning it into every other MMO now. Are the animations not going to line up anymore? You can throw movie making with fights out the window.


That screenshot may be only the initiation of interlock. Maybe the "line up" of abilities come after this initial hit. I'm guessing that because they said they're "not taking away interlock" and that the "animation between moves is going to be shorter". So each move will still have a start and end before the next.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Manic Velocity on December 16, 2005, 09:41:07 am
The hotbar does concern me.  If we have to reserve half our hotbar just for basic melee attacks, then they really need to consider re-tooling the way the hotbar works.

I'm glad they're getting rid of the, what Orien called the "Rock, Paper, Scissors" animations.  Where it shows each character rolling a number and their chosen abilities clashing together.  That was the first thing that ever bugged me about combat.  It always got in the way of the fighting.

The green targeting reticles are awesome.  This way you can actually see who is fighting who in a massive battle.  I'm surprised this wasn't implemented in the current system.

I'm betting we'll get QA on either tuesday or thursday of next week.  Those have so far seemed to be the set dates for when they release a patch or hotfix.  Walrus should post a new "Looking Glass" this afternoon.  No doubt he'll be digging into his bag of subtle hints.
Title: Re: Combat 2.0 Screenshot
Post by: Anonymous on December 16, 2005, 12:26:53 pm
Yea hotbars seem to be on everyone's mind right about now. Let's hope they don't screw up the game with this though, you know know what could happen when they turn it into anoter generic MMO.

Quote from: "ManicVelocity"
*takes screenshot into the bathroom*

Give me 30 minutes or so.


Oh, Manic: http://quagmire-who-else.ytmnd.com/
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