Why do enemies regenerate when I go airborne on them?

Yugoslav - Heavens Tear
Yugoslav - Heavens Tear Posts: 82 Arc User
edited January 2009 in Archer
Didn't see these topic and swepr the guides, question archer topic pretty heavy, and the issue is bugging me..

being able to fly and do damage from a distance, I could not belive that when I pick on oponents from above, they regenerate - is it something normal, should I just have to deal with it, is it a bug or do things change when you go to higher lvl.. It seems pretty dumb to have wing and not be able to kill somthing from the air..

thank you in advance..
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  • Kristoph - Lost City
    Kristoph - Lost City Posts: 2,016 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Well, there's a time limit. If you can't kill the monster within those few seconds they'll walk back to their spawn and regenerate.


    I don't know why they made it that way, but if you attack a monster from any place unreachable to them they'll do that, and that includes the air for land mobs. Works the same way with water monsters. You'll just have to kill from the ground.
    Wondering how much longer these **** packs are going to be around.
  • Zoe - Heavens Tear
    Zoe - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,814 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    That's so players can't cheat the game. If the monster can't reach you, you can't kill it. Makes the game too easy.

    For example, Sumor Camp. In that area there are tents you can stand on as you fight the monsters on the ground. If you attack a non ranged monster, it cannot reach you and does the regen thing so you can't kill it either. However if you attack the monsters with bows, they can actaully hit you, so they will not regen and you can kill them.

    You also do much less damage when you are in the air attacking non-air monsters. It's just not worth it.
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  • CyberMagix - Heavens Tear
    CyberMagix - Heavens Tear Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Wont be very fair if you can kill mobs when they cant even touch you=X
    That is probably the reason why they regen if the game determines that they cant hit you.
    There are some bosses that only has melee attacks and it would be making it too easy.
    Furthermore there may be the issue of balance. As the other races do not get flying gear before lvl 30.
    Imagine this:
    Blademaster see archer shooting from the air at Melee Boss A
    BM:What?! He can just shoot without taking damage while i have to gulp down pots just to survive!No FAIR!*complains to GMs or making pointless ranting topics on forums about how 'unfair' the elf race is

    See what i mean?
  • Yugoslav - Heavens Tear
    Yugoslav - Heavens Tear Posts: 82 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    yup, thank you very much..

    I still think they could balance that in a different way - I know this is fantasy, but is unfair to take away something as realistic as air to ground attacking (the favorite method of all the todays modern armies - U.S. especialy) when you have the resources - I think the half damage penalty is enough... But I understand that for the other races it would be unfair to have overgodly elves, as it is to me when i meet a barbarian in pvp. =)

    again, thanx for the info.. it was really bugging me..
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  • Onewingarrow - Lost City
    Onewingarrow - Lost City Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    If you got enough power you can kill it by the time it regenerates though
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  • stormhydra
    stormhydra Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Bosses? Most major bosses are in dungeons and you cant fly in dungeons. You can hardly jump, its just this pitiful, pathetic bounce.

    Realistically, shooting while flying would be a lot less accurate. Dmg/accuracy penalty anyone?
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  • Yugoslav - Heavens Tear
    Yugoslav - Heavens Tear Posts: 82 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    well.. if you can be accurate on a mount (and you can do it very well, ask the old mongols =) ) you can be while flying.. may i remind you - these elves are born with wings - so it cames natural for them...

    unfortunately - I recently found out that you cant jump in caves...
    think it through - Archers have low defence, low hp, cant jump/fly in caves, have a 50% proximitiy and 50% flying damage penalty and their enemies regenerate..

    I think the game is more fair to the BM (and everybody else, but I didn't played that classes for long so I'm not sure) than the arc...
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