"Philosophical" questions, What is a cheesy method? Bug or feature? Options

[Vuki]

I created this topic to discuss the "philosophical" aspect of the game. We can discuss here questions like:

- is a modification really needed or not?
- is something cheesy or cheeting or just a clever trick?
- game balance
- is an actual gap a bug or a feature?
- and so on ...

This topic will be maybe a bit too theoretical but I do not think it is a problem. We need such a place - as the discussions from the last 2-3 weeks prove it.

This post has been edited by Vuki: Aug 11 2008, 08:34 PM

[Kerkes]

one other thing.. It is stated in IA readme that "this mod has some of the hardest battles......for experienced players.....etc" Personaly I don't know why Sikret even bothered with blocking possible exploits. What I mean, who actually uses stuff like that? We wanted a challenge, now we have it, and again, some of the threads are crawling with "tactics" such as: set time trap, summon something, attack it so that time trap triggers, kill everything because creatures immune to time trap may not be immune to TS from time trap if they have not triggered it themselves. YIPPPEEE! I laughed my ass of when I read this. I'd actually like that traps be removed from game, along with spell shield, but this is probably for another thread. And magic lasso from planar warden upgrade - save vs.breath at -2 or die instatly due to suffocation and being a coward:)

thieves detect illusion vs SI:div - imo yes, as a hla . I'd keep it this way for ordinary skill. Not to soon, and you don't see mages casting that often later in game anyway. It is a bit overpowered skill early in game.

I agree with Raven, there's much diveristy in IA, even some extra spell-like abilities.

This post has been edited by Kerkes: Aug 12 2008, 06:32 PM

[Raven]

one other thing.. It is stated in IA readme that "this mod has some of the hardest battles......for experienced players.....etc" Personaly I don't know why Sikret even bothered with blocking possible exploits. What I mean, who actually uses stuff like that?

Yes, I know what you mean. I used to wish Sikret spent the time he spends blocking exploits on making new content instead (I'm sure he wishes he could do it too). But not everyone sees the game the same way; like it or not lots of players will resort to the exploits if they are available, and if I had spent as much time on a mod as Sikret has with IA, I would probably hate to read reports glorifying cheap methods and want to block them as much as he does.

some of the threads are crawling with "tactics" such as: set time trap, summon something, attack it so that time trap triggers, kill everything because creatures immune to time trap may not be immune to TS from time trap if they have not triggered it themselves. YIPPPEEE! I laughed my ass of when I read this. I'd actually like that traps be removed from game, along with spell shield, but this is probably for another thread.

Agreed. Fortunately IA keeps Spell Shield (and its various bugs) largely under control.

This post has been edited by Raven: Aug 12 2008, 07:39 PM