Weapons and block

[Dynamics]

I think endurance should benefit all classes equally. Why should an archer invest points into endurance only to not benefit completely from what it gives? It won't upset the balance of the game terribly in my opinion. Block occurs quite rarely, but it could be life saving.

I'm aware I brought the whole real life argument in, but that was purely an example case for people who were wondering how exactly block would be brought about by a bow, staff, two handed sword or axe. It wouldn't be completely illogical for it to be implemented into the game.

I mean c'mon compare a mage staff to a equivalent of a fighter's axe/2handed sword...If you TRIED blocking with that it would break

I suppose I could argue that the mage could imbue a burst of magic into their staff making it temporarily unbreakable, or that Smith Karls had tempered all weapons with the same steel. It wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility in a game based on fantasy afterall.

But let's swing this back into the real question, and avoid discussing trivial details like whether or not it's "realistic." I'm just asking, would you find this more fair, and why?

[Lilian]

With the whole realistic-issue aside, I think enabling blocking to all classes would indeed be more fair. There is no reason to limit it to just meleeing characters other than the "realistic aspect".

Fighters and clerics already have higher defense than mages and archers, and they both get evade just like mages and archers do. (archers to a higher degree) Whereas, mages and archers (and exclusively 2H fighters) simply lack blocking altogether.

When a block occurs, it means no damage whatsoever. Adding this to a cleric who is already ridiculously hard to kill makes no sense to me. >_>

[azelz]

Lets just put it in a simple terms. it would be fair for all classes to have block . but i also agree with the one who said only certain weapons would have block. or maybe you can add it on ur weapon when u are enhancing your weapon. for archers in this case can add some sort of natural magic of som sort to block while mages use their magic and fighters and clerics can simply use their sowrds or shields. i completely agree adding block to all classes

[PwnageCleric]

why the fuck do mages need shield block anyways ? just spam skills be4 you die, you dont have to kill high lvl mobs.
And about archers, kinda same thing but you have more hp when a mob aggros you.

+ the block rate is about 5% maybe ?
which means 1 mishit per 20 ?

clerics/warriors usually take all those in 1 or 2 mobs, so 1 mishit doesnt do anything -.-

So i have no fucking idea what's the deal -_-
Anyways discussing such things in here is kinda pointless, None will pay attention to this and stuff. If you want something like that mail the Outspark's Fiesta team and they'll do it if they like the idea, if not, nothing will happen.
.....PointLess Thread...

[Lyoven]

and once this would be implented, clerics and 1h sword fighters would have an even higher block rate, because then they could block with the shield and even with their weapon

sure, id like to see my char block as well, and yes, some hits can be blocked with any type of weapon (even if a fragile crossbow would prolly shatter) but..

..but then i would also like to see my axe, which im wielding with huge swings - to do damage to all nearby enemys that are crossing its way =)

[MagesRequiem]

If you actually take a look at the higher leveled Wands and Staves you'll notice that they aren't made out of wood. Probably some kind of steel. So it would be quite easy for them to block. And another thing, Staves and Wands are what we Mages use to channel our magic power through. Without one we can not cast spells (with a few minor exceptions). So obviously they must be magical in nature and like I said before magic is stronger than any steel. Giving our weapons some sort of block rate would be completely fair. And Pwnage, we can't kill mobs that quickly. We can drastically reduce their health in a matter of seconds but not quick enough to kill them before they reach us unless their name is gray.

[rokaraged]

Even if the staff was made out of a the same metal as the staff, do you really think a small stick of metal backed by small flimsy mage arms can block a figther's REDICULOUSLY larger and heavier axe or 2handed sword who the fighter himself is very strong.