What about in the near future?
May i kindly ask how u will try to achieve this?
Too strong in PvM or PvP?
Just because there's a way to counteract something doesn't mean it's still not overpowered.
#1 how many highly illegal items constitutes a "multitude"
We can go through it over and over, but its
hee. There's dozens of posts detailing the discussion. If we really really have to rehash the issue, let's meet there.Agreed.
This must be the Wed joke of the day
. Next they/you will want all weps's to have the same mods, make it so ea character is the same in Str/Dex/Int, no hybrid characters.
.. Come on quit crying already. As the PvP'rs tell us Trammies ALL the time "Deal With it" & we do.And this is where the logic of the consumate Tamer is fatally flawed.
Note to self: Don't turn my back to JD
no hybrid characters.QUOTE]
another great idea
You didn't answer my question.
There aren't any classes in this game. Animal taming is a skill, not a class. Any character can use this skill.
It's a generalization, not a specific term. You know, like Dexxer, Mage, Archer, etc. Which still doesn't answer the question, just brings up your well known pet peeve.
I think they already took it, and it wasn't an oral reading either.Note to self: Don't turn my back to JD
Animal taming is not the I win button. Sorry, but it's just not. Animal tamers die just like any other character. There are no be all end all characters. There are strengths and weaknesses to any character type.
You're skipping over the statement that brought up this tanget:
You are making the very wrong assumption that player character melee are designed for the sole purpose of being damage soaks or "tanks". UO melee characters are offensive in nature. They are close range "nukers" to use the generic MMO terms you like to throw around. Animal tamers provide the damage soaks. The high HP distractions for high end PvM.
It's not an assumption. It's an assertion that they should be. There's no reason that I've seen anyone give as to why a meleer that can take down a greater dragon in seconds can't survive just as well in a PvM situation. Having a Tamer when a tank is needed shouldn't be a requirement, but an option. A warrior with the skill invested in Parry & Bushido, along with items designed solely for defensive purposes should be able to tank just as well.
What role do you want to see the animal taming skill provide in the game if not that of providing a damage soak? Also, you would then like to see melee damage reduced and defense buffed to fit your vision of how UO should work?
Breath damage from a greater dragon [wild] against 70 fire resist, does around 60 damage. The breath damage is based on the remaining hp of the dragon. The normal formula is (Base damage=HP/10).
Why does there have to be only one class, character type, skill, whatever you want to call it, that can do this? It should be an option to choose from, not a requirement. UO is set apart from every other game by it's freedom of choice in what type characters we have and the skillsets they have. The simple fact that Tamers & their pets are the only viable tanks in the game goes against that same freedom.
If that was what was required to maintain the "balance", then so be it. I know I'm far from alone in preferring to play my meleer above any other character, and I'd like to be able to use him. If it has to be a choice between being able to deal massive amounts of damage but having little defense or being able to absorb massive amounts of damage but have damage dealt cut down, I'd be more than willing to accept that.
The problem is that UO is a game where you are free to do what you want (at least in felucca) provided you respect the ToS. If you want to mine, fish, trade,... in felucca, you can If you want to hunt in felucca you can do it too, be it with or without pet.
Here is why that can't be done: UO isn't a class based game. If you let a player character add a skill or skills that allow them to act as a "tank" someone will simply pair that ability up with the highest damage offensive skill creating a super character. A game wrecking unbalanced offense/defense template. We see that all the time as far back as the game goes. PvP is inundated with this type of character as it is.... Give them the ability to do to PvM what they already do to PvP and how long before the majority of characters in the game are one build?
That's no reason it can't be done. Anything is possible, especially in UO. It's just a matter of figuring out how to make it work.
It isn't for me, anyway.
Excuse me for expecting a meleer to actually, well......melee. You know, give as well as take? Not have to fight as if he's in a jousting tournament.
If that was the way I felt on the matter, you'd know it. Of that I'M pretty sure.
