Re: DM - Jim Smith's Slasher

From: mauricia@bu.edu (Anthony Mauricia)

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:17:46 +0000

David Ondzes (picasso@bass.bu.edu) wrote:
:
: (much stuff deleted)
: >
: > I think the main difference in what Dave and I are saying is what is
: > important in minute 1... I say decise, and he doesn't necessarily agree...
: >
: > John White
: > johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu
:
: I have spoken to the original game designer (Ed the Troll) and
: he told not use decis with a slasher, it totally mess up his
: attack, what good is it to attack first if you are going to make
: a wild swing ? A slasher with decis will suffer in all other areas
: except he might be a bit quicker.
:
: One other difference between John & I views about slashers is
: the intial design. John's slashers have more DFT then SPD, thus
: giving better attack and worse decisiveness. My slashers have
: a higher SPD then DFT, thus giving me more decisiveness and less
: attack. Are fighting strategy show this. John comes out as
: quick as he can using decis, letting his naturally higher
: attack suffer. I come out with my best attack and do not
: enhance natural speed.

A word on Ed the Troll, although Ed was the original game designer and all,
 the version of DM played today is very different than the version Ed,
 created.  According to Chuck, a programmer and mgr. of Happy Slashers, Decise
 affect is a minimal reduction to the att., while the bonus to the dec. is
 larger.

-Tony (aka. Horrible)
	DM 18,45,54

References

Re: DM - Jim Smith's Slasher
picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes)
Thu, 19 Nov 1992 04:11:36 +0000