Gameplay ethics

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 12:16 pm

I have to agree with Megatoerist, in wars etc. a legion or army quite often sent out scouts in order to assess the enemies numbers.

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 12:43 pm

The "fog of war" is there for two reasons only:

To prevent the game from crashing due to massive video overload.
To prevent you from seeing into unexplored parts. BG can't handle line-of-sight exploration. Obviously, every normal person can see further than the "fog" when outside on a clear day.

Cloudkilling Firkraag when he's off-screen is totally unrealistic. Dragons are supposed to have sharp senses. Unless Firkraag has some hearing defect, he should be able to hear some Mage chanting Cloudkills only 30 yards away in some eerily quiet, resounding cavern.

Actually, it's too bad that none of the enemy spellcasters employ Farsight or Wizard Eyes. Or set loads of Skull Traps, Symbols, Delayed Blast Fireballs or Glyphs of Warding around their lair... That's what I'd do if I was a spellcaster with the word "TARGET" practically written across my forehead.

average joe · Post by **average joe** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 2:32 pm

I tend to say "to each his own." if you enjoy cheesing your way through the game fine. i don't respect it, but who cares. i like a challenge, so i tend to avoid cheesy tactics or bugs that one can exploit.

In reply to Xyx's last post...yeah, that would be rad if the other opponent npcs of the game did a little scouting and preparation themselves.

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 2:48 pm

In my opinion the way a person plays a game is his choice. I said this in another board but got flamed because I was 'siding' with cheats. IMO as long as a cheat is done at home instead of online I am happy. However my opinion is also that if a person can't beat a game fairly they are not true 'gamers'. If a person beats a game then cheats thats fair. They completed the game and can do what they want.

StillSouth · Post by **StillSouth** » Mon Jul 30, 2001 12:16 am

Cloudkilling Firkraag when he's off-screen is totally unrealistic. Dragons are supposed to have sharp senses. Unless Firkraag has some hearing defect, he should be able to hear some Mage chanting Cloudkills only 30 yards away in some eerily quiet, resounding cavern.

Actually, it's too bad that none of the enemy spellcasters employ Farsight or Wizard Eyes. Or set loads of Skull Traps, Symbols, Delayed Blast Fireballs or Glyphs of Warding around their lair... That's what I'd do if I was a spellcaster with the word "TARGET" practically written across my forehead.

Good point, but if you read the script Firkraag is so amzingly sure of himself that he wouldn't give a **** about anyone near him doing anything. The idiocy of him just standing there after the spell is cast is another thing.

Also, you have to fight your way through legions of 'Grunts' to get to the big bad dudes, so i guess that was them preparing. Again, the fact that nobody runs off and tells them is a little more unrealistic.

Just thought i'd add my 2 cents.