Battle Design Options

[bulmabriefs144]

Okay, so we have a sort of reactive system, where enemies try to guess moves and play strategically (according to their type, more strategically as the game goes on). And we have a counterspell system. And we have an elements system:

Melee
Ranged
(Some things like ghosts are completely immune to both physical, and flying things are probably immune to melee and earth)
Fire
Water
Thunder
Ice
Earth
Air
Light
Dark
(At least)

There should also be all kinds of strategies for bosses, including some puzzle bosses. Ummm let's see... VX has TP, but I think you can turn it off, at least in ACE. Do we want TP system?

[bulmabriefs144]

Oil would do little/no damage on its own, making it a status and counter effect.

Something like, (for most non-counter battles), if oil status is on enemy, weaken/strengthen this element. For counter battles, if you let it hit you, you take no damage, but if you counter it incorrectly, you're in a world of hurt.

There's no oil shield. Oil is kept back by other elemental shields (like water). Shields can be made only from the four major elements (mainly because the others have aspects that leak onto the user like oil dripping onto its caster).

Probably should have acid too. Acid dissolves in water, heats up and becomes more caustic, can probably be frozen, can probably be scattered by wind, cleans metal, etc.

And maybe sound.

We should also think about various status conditions. The major ones yes, but there's also stuff like being on a lower/higher elevation (the whole balcony thing). Probably should be a few weird ones, like not being able to save until you get it it healed.

This post has been edited by bulmabriefs144: Nov 7 2012, 07:05 AM