Player customization

WildCard · Post by **WildCard** » 31-03-2003 21:24

Hello all.
I am new to DB so go easy on me if you see me fooling around on the servers.

After playing for a while I had an idea. (Dont shoot me if someone has mentioned something like this before.)
It seems that clans asign roles to their players such as Defender, Midfielder and Attacker. Why not implement a real "Player class" system?

Defenders could have more Health, move a bit slower and perhaps have a more powerfull hammer.
Midfielders should be default. Like all are now.
Attackers could have more speed, slightly less health and more stamina. Maybe faster charge time to shoot also.

This would make player styles more unique.

Another idea could be to have an amount of points to asign to various skills.
Lets say that you start with 200 points that you distribute on certain skills/abilities. Lets say for kicks that you need to pay 50 points to max a skill.
Example skills:
Speed - Health(2xpoints used) - Stamina - Passing - Shot power - Shot Accuracy

Example player:
John "Cannonball" Doe
Speed: 30
Health: 40 (80)
Stamina: 20
Passing: 20
Shot Power: 50
Shot Accuracy 40

That was just to give a general idea.
Perhaps all this is more suited for the Single Player part of DB?
Would be fun if you could earn points as you play.

maybe I am just a n00b and I should shut up now.

So... what do you think?

Regards,
WildCard
-Born to be Wild-

frostymoss · Post by **frostymoss** » 31-03-2003 21:36

The way it is now is it takes player skill for a position. Also customization without a master server would also be known as major cheating ;P

WildCard · Post by **WildCard** » 31-03-2003 21:41

hmmm.. Yeah I suppose it would open up a door for cheaters..

Perhaps this would be fitting in the Single Player part of DB?

SpikeBall · Post by **SpikeBall** » 31-03-2003 22:50

Its better the way it is. Or you know any sport where attackers are faster than defender? Or defense is stronger? It all depends of the athlete (or the player on DB).

Post by **DavidM** » 01-04-2003 04:56

ya, the idea is old, any we decided not to do it

you own skill is all you got
and most players can only handle one position anyway
few play 2, nobody 3

Surge · Post by **Surge** » 01-04-2003 05:18

i play all 3.. i just suck at 2 of them...

WildCard · Post by **WildCard** » 01-04-2003 08:11

DavidM wrote: ya, the idea is old, any we decided not to do it

you own skill is all you got
and most players can only handle one position anyway
few play 2, nobody 3

Ok fair enough.

Cyph · Post by **Cyph** » 01-04-2003 11:53

I'd still quite like to see a mutator for this, anyone who can write one.

frostymoss · Post by **frostymoss** » 01-04-2003 21:12

Surge wrote: i play all 3.. i just suck at 2 of them...

ahem...just 2?

Surge · Post by **Surge** » 01-04-2003 21:16

*glare*