Roll

Feonix · #1 07-23-2010, 04:57 PM

Ok, so lately I have been getting really annoyed by this roll feature. Why? Well, because whenever you get into a good fight people just keep running away with roll, and it gets really annoying after a while because if you both have the same class, then you'l basically never catch up to them....unless they're like really laggy. So post your ideas on how you think that the roll feature can be improved in this thread.

My idea is: Maybe make it so that each roll takes energy, like 10 energy per roll or something. Or you could just do it the easy way and add a delay time per each roll. In my head right now, I'm thinking perhaps 5-10 second delay.

And for those of you that don't know how to roll: Just hold onto or tap the F key, and move in any direction.

Soala · #2 07-23-2010, 04:59 PM

joel34 · #3 08-09-2010, 10:17 PM

Do a barrel roll or else you'll die.

DustyPorViva · #4 07-23-2010, 05:03 PM

Methods of dashing/rolling in games typically penalize the player to some degree so it's not used as an alternate mode of [faster] transportation, and instead used as temporary means of evasion. Usually it's by providing a sudden burst of speed that slows down and then ultimately leaves the player stopped for a moment before they can move again.

Seeya · #5 07-23-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Methods of dashing/rolling in games typically penalize the player to some degree so it's not used as an alternate mode of [faster] transportation, and instead used as temporary means of evasion. Usually it's by providing a sudden burst of speed that slows down and then ultimately leaves the player stopped for a moment before they can move again.

UN's roll is used for transportation, so Zone isn't being crazy having their roll resemble UN's.

DustyPorViva · #6 07-23-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Seeya

UN's roll is used for transportation, so Zone isn't being crazy having their roll resemble UN's.

Basing anything on UN is crazy.

Seeya · #7 07-23-2010, 05:56 PM

meh, it's just in the graal past all rolls that i've ever seen on servers have been used for transportation.

DustyPorViva · #8 07-23-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Seeya

meh, it's just in the graal past all rolls that i've ever seen on servers have been used for transportation.

You really shouldn't use other servers as a basis for standards. Use other games. Also, there haven't really been other servers like Zone, so it's not really fair to compare things like that. Zone is a server that I'm pretty sure is only about competition. There is no overworld to travel on or explore. Roll was probably only intended for combat... so it shouldn't serve any transportation purposes. Even games like Zelda where the overworlds are large and vast, rolling had mechanics in place to discourage it for being used for travel.

Elizabeth · #9 07-23-2010, 05:59 PM

stop sucking and kill them

dude2020 · #10 07-23-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elizabeth

stop sucking and kill them

Coming from someone who really doesn't know how this ruins Zone.

Elizabeth · #11 07-23-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dude2020

Coming from someone who really doesn't know how this ruins Zone.

not my fault u suck

dude2020 · #12 07-23-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Elizabeth

not my fault u suck

I kill them. It still ruins Zone.

DarkRenji · #13 08-02-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Elizabeth

stop sucking and kill them

is incorrect

pooper200000 · #14 07-23-2010, 08:16 PM

Maybe there could just be an ammo of 5? Too bad there isn't an option to choose to spar without rolling.

Seeya · #15 07-23-2010, 08:39 PM

Or simply have roll cost a lot of energy, say 50.