Hand to hand Combat in an MMO
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Damn, I'm definitely no MMO veteran but uh....none?
MMO's typically don't have the most interesting combat in the world when it comes to straight up hitting stuff, as in clicking on a guy and waiting for your character to whack them to death.
Though there are games like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Not an MMO and not an RPG, though its pretty massive (32v32 max I think) and the melee combat is insanely detailed.
MMO's typically don't have the most interesting combat in the world when it comes to straight up hitting stuff, as in clicking on a guy and waiting for your character to whack them to death.
Though there are games like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Not an MMO and not an RPG, though its pretty massive (32v32 max I think) and the melee combat is insanely detailed.
How do you define "good" hand to hand combat, as opposed to either "bad" hand to hand combat or other armed combat?MorganL4 said:
I enjoyed playing a Monk in EQ, which is similar in melee skill as a Ranger, but also had Feign Death (to drop aggro) and Mend (instant self heal).
Also, I enjoyed playing a Monk in DDO, which was about building combos for finishing moves that acted like spells and had Wholeness of Body (channeled self heal).
So, it wasn't the fact that the Monk class was fighting unarmed in either game that made it appealing to me, rather it was their other abilities, such as self healing.
Speaking of Age of Wushu, if anyone wants a closed beta key, send me a PM. Only Americans can use it though.
On topic: For hand-to-hand combat to be good in an MMO, developers have to put the focus on it. Age of Wushu is about martial arts, so the focus is on hand-to-hand. You don't need an MMO's to see how that works. Just look at Sleeping Dogs and Jade Empire. Also Rockstar's Bully is a solid example of hand-to-hand being the prioritized combat mechanic.
On topic: For hand-to-hand combat to be good in an MMO, developers have to put the focus on it. Age of Wushu is about martial arts, so the focus is on hand-to-hand. You don't need an MMO's to see how that works. Just look at Sleeping Dogs and Jade Empire. Also Rockstar's Bully is a solid example of hand-to-hand being the prioritized combat mechanic.
Do the brawl and martial arts styles in DC Universe Online count?
I was never impressed with brawl (probably 'cos I didn't like tanking in that game), but martial arts (due to an extremely fast block-break ranged attack that was difficult to react to) kicked ass in pvp.
I was never impressed with brawl (probably 'cos I didn't like tanking in that game), but martial arts (due to an extremely fast block-break ranged attack that was difficult to react to) kicked ass in pvp.
