Monks wearing robes is silly 
? When I think of the word "monk" (in relation to martial arts), robes are usually in the picture
? When I think of the word "monk" (in relation to martial arts), robes are usually in the pictureQUOTE (Ryll @ Jun 4 2009, 12:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Monks wearing robes is silly ? When I think of the word "monk" (in relation to martial arts), robes are usually in the picture
? When I think of the word "monk" (in relation to martial arts), robes are usually in the pictureI always imagined something more like this:
And less like this:
Maybe what you're thinking of is a 'gi', which are almost robe-like, but the last time I heard of someone trying to make robes that looked like a gi, the design was rejected for not being robes.
QUOTE (Ryll @ Jun 4 2009, 06:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
...I dunno, the latter picture looks like a guy you don't want to mess with.
Point taken though, gi were indeed what I had in mind.
Point taken though, gi were indeed what I had in mind.
I sort of have this image in mind when the monks try to fireproof thier leather armor with batting
Re Mallets: Actually, Mallets currently do have an affect on forging stats. It not only takes less time, but you are also more likely to get a 180 damage weapon with a mallet than without one.
Mallets have to be worth it, and they also can't break the system. Having mallets decrease the amount of comms used, or increase the amount of comms you get when you smelt something(system breaking) would be the most obvious thing for them to do.
Just like not every jewler needs a hammer, not every forger will require a mallet.
What the mallet does is really the least of the issues inregard to fixing forging.
If there's one thing that could be looked at, it is, in fact, forging.
Also, maybe places to bash/influence to 'even out' the fact that after a certain level, there's nowhere new to go? It's just one big circuit of the same places over and over and over?
I hate being in this grey area where it is 'influence or attempt to bash stuff too hard or not yielding enough exp'.
EDIT: Also, there are no useless afflictions - only slightly less creative people who do not know how to make use of said afflictions. Have you ever stopped to think that perhaps afflictions of a 'useless' nature prevent the curing of afflictions of a 'useful' nature by virtue of stacking up on the same balance or better, same herb or purgative or salve? IIRC, curing is randomized in IRE's engine - you will only heal a handful of afflictions over all others, and that's simply for pure balance's sake. Otherwise, it is entirely randomized upon applying, eating, or sipping a cure. This statement, however, is purely anecdotal - governed by testing I've done across all 4 IRE games. YMMV obviously, and the truth is subject to change, but I've never regarded any affliction as 'useless'.
EDIT2: Edited for civility's sake, because I don't want to go back to Trolling Anonymous Meetings every Tuesday and Thursday
Also, maybe places to bash/influence to 'even out' the fact that after a certain level, there's nowhere new to go? It's just one big circuit of the same places over and over and over?
I hate being in this grey area where it is 'influence or attempt to bash stuff too hard or not yielding enough exp'.
EDIT: Also, there are no useless afflictions - only slightly less creative people who do not know how to make use of said afflictions. Have you ever stopped to think that perhaps afflictions of a 'useless' nature prevent the curing of afflictions of a 'useful' nature by virtue of stacking up on the same balance or better, same herb or purgative or salve? IIRC, curing is randomized in IRE's engine - you will only heal a handful of afflictions over all others, and that's simply for pure balance's sake. Otherwise, it is entirely randomized upon applying, eating, or sipping a cure. This statement, however, is purely anecdotal - governed by testing I've done across all 4 IRE games. YMMV obviously, and the truth is subject to change, but I've never regarded any affliction as 'useless'.
EDIT2: Edited for civility's sake, because I don't want to go back to Trolling Anonymous Meetings every Tuesday and Thursday
QUOTE (Razenth @ Jun 5 2009, 03:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bleeding. From angels. Gives 40 bleeding and haemophilia. How in Nil is that useful?
Pretty much straight forward actually... you put a Great Rune of Bleeding on your symbol and then use it to jab your opponent. Invest angel with bleeding/paralysis... and just imagine the insane mana drain from clotting + focus mind... Absolve in absolutely no time!
