December Developer Roundtable - The Art of Combat with Chris and Adam
307Community Manager Ben “Kilsin” Walters sits down with Creative Director Chris “Joppa” Perkins and Associate Game Designer Adam “Tehom” Mostel to discuss the Art of Combat for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.
0:00 Intro
1:10 Differing Combat Styles of NPC Types
5:58 Using Terrain to the Player’s Advantage
7:54 Accessibility and Combat Tells
9:57 Can NPCs Adapt with Dispositions
10:55 Will Pets Be Automated or Controlled
11:44 The Support Role in Pantheon
15:55 How do you Balance Support Classes
17:53 Will Perception Play a Role in Combat
20:57 Is Colored Mana Still a Concept in Pantheon
21:24 Enemy Reactions to Spell Effects or Physical Combat
25:04 Damage Calculation Discussion
26:58 Capability of Flex Roles
29:49 Handling Trivialization of Content
34:00 LAS Impact on Combat
37:22 Durability Loss on Death
38:08 Raid Content Difficulty
42:52 Click Effects on Items in Pantheon
43:43 Physical Damage Types
45:23 Infamy System and Content Monopolization
48:46 Enchanter Control Power
49:31 Enchanter Charmed NPC Power
50:59 Player Abilities Backfiring
51:55 Enchanter Charm Range
53:03 Melee Player Animations
53:27 Dwarves Immune to Disarm
54:06 Mitigation or Avoidance Tanks
54:42 Epic Quests or Epic Weapons
55:35 Monk Weapon Capability
56:01 AoE Attack Limitations
56:25 NPC Spell Access and Control Skills
57:29 Caster NPC Combat Logic
58:36 New Combat Info to Excite Players
1:03:50 Outro