Announcements - Asheron's Call 10th Anniversary Event Preview
We thought everyone might enjoy seeing just ONE of the things we have coming to Asheron's Call for our 10th Anniversary.
Make sure you head over to http://ac.turbine.com/ to check out the exclusive teaser!
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Frelorn AC Community Relations |
Developer Comments
Q: I guess I should abandon mace now in favor of sword?
A: The Two Handed Combat skill will allow the use of any two handed weapon.
Sev~
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Severlin Senior Game Engineer |
Q: The damage seems pretty unbalanced.
A: Two handed weapons do indeed strike twice because of their animation, but they are balanced around that fact. One of those two hits will not do the damage of a single hit weapon.
Sev~
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Severlin Senior Game Engineer |
Q: So it's a totally new skill then? So will they do more damage than one regular hit? Or will it essentially do half + half ?
A: We are currently testing two handed weapons to do damage equivalent to 110% of sword DPS, divided between the two swings. So the two handed weapon will essentially do two hits, each at 55% of what a sword might do. The exact number might change.
Of course you give up the protection of a shield.
In addition some two handed weapons have a "Cleave" effect. Each strike also hits an additional creature in the 90 degree attack arc in front of you. Because PvP players might not want this effect if they are grouped some two handed weapons (usually the piercing types) don't cleave.
Sev~
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Severlin Senior Game Engineer |
Q: So a "Cleave" weapon will have over double the effective DPS of sword, rather than just double, assuming two mobs are in front of you?
A: Against multiple foes if you line up the cone, yes. Against bosses or smart players, no.
It is very early in the process though, so just to be clear the exact damage numbers could change.
Sev~
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Severlin Senior Game Engineer |