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[Granite26]

Can't a knife do as much damage as a pistol at close range? And a sword a shotgun? Neither is particularly any harder to wield either, if you count loading and aiming the shotgun.

Normally Yes

However when you add that this is Sci-fi Weaponry you would think their ranged technology would be able to cross the gap a bit more.

See:  Dune

[magellan]

Dune has the "blaster makes shield and blaster go boom" excuse though.

BTW: anybody interested in playtesting 1.7?

[a1s]

is it out?

[magellan]

No.
I would rather send this one out to a few folks at first and get feedback, instead of sending it out into the wild with nobody looking over the shoulder to protect it
Dunno why, i just think there is some stuff seriously messed up *somewhere* but i can't seem to find it

[a1s]

sign me up.
aones [at] inbox {dot} lv

[magellan]

sent with thanks and regards

[Granite26]

Dune has the "blaster makes shield and blaster go boom" excuse though.

I'm not sure what you mean there...

I was just talking about the 'lasers and high kinetic weapons are blocked by shields, but slow, self propelled things can get through' (I.E. a knife attached to an arm)

[BishopX]

I'm interested

bishop32x [at] yahoo

[magellan]

In dune they use blade weapons because if you fire a dune blaster at a dune shield there is some feedback thingy.
the shield goes boom, killing the wearer (wich is good) and the blaster goes boom killing the guy shooting it (wich is less good)

Also thx bishopX (i assume that is a yahoo com, if it is it should be in your inbox)!

[Granite26]

yeah... I just watched the movie...  years ago...

[Neonivek]

Well also because the most powerful ranged infantry weapon in Dune attracts the Sandworms

The Sonic Blaster. Goes straight through everything and shatters enemies' insides. (By straight through, I mean buildings, walls, and vehicles)

[Sowelu]

Man, I'd want to set up blaster traps then.  Aim some blasters very carefully and conceal them in something you don't care about, and pull a string when the shielded guy comes by. 

[Ampersand]

Actually, that sort of tactic is used deliberately to nuke some power plants in the first book.

Also, while I'm not much of a programmer, I would like to offer some help in terms of design.

[Neonivek]

Though that isn't that the Blasters are so weak rather that the Melee weapons have the ability to go around their defenses.

It would be like saying a Knife is more powerful then the Longsword.

Which could be an interesting dynamic in the game where instead of simply giving melee weapons obscene damage scores that make you wonder why you should even bother with ranged, they could rather have the ability to bypass certain defenses.

[Ampersand]

Only problem with that being, at this point, there is no way to directly equip your team.