ARENA: Fatigue/Wounds (was Re: ARENA suggestion)

From: bonder@netcom.com (Bruce W. Onder)

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1993 15:58:41 +0000

Mitch Gunzler (gunzler@netcom.com) wrote:
:  Hmmm, to *really* do this right, you'd have to have some sort of challenge
: limiting instruction ("DUELS 2"=Fight twice before next run), but I think
: the current system of having to repost challenges that occur (especially
: open) will do a pretty good job of keeping people from accidentally fighting
: too often.

Or just limit fights to one per day.  :)

: One problem with the full-blown-wound system, besides the programming
: burden (Hi, Scott!), is that it would tend to encourage heavy armor
: (at least) and, to some extent, big heavy weapons to teach other folks
: not to mess with you ("Hey, Fancy Dancer, they said I lost that bout but
: I haven't seen you in a week!  Ran home to Mommy, or what? - Brutus").

Well, Bezold Braveheart just had a bout with Thugo, who was so loaded down
with *something* that he practically collapsed after his first swing!

And of course, heavy armor isn't exactly *unheard of* in a combat PBeM!  :)

: And the arena is apparently already biased away from quick&light types.
: (According to posts here, I hardly have a sufficient database to say.)

True.  However, my guy isn't a STRENGTH hog.  He's prettymuch as fast as he is
strong, and he's doing okay now that the bugs are gone (although I *hope* that
fighters now realize they should WIELD their dropped weapons again after the
match!).

:   Mitch

Bruce
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References

Re: ARENA suggestion
gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler)
Tue, 14 Sep 1993 14:41:35 +0000