Posted by LouZiffer on October 25, 1999 at 08:25:47:
In Reply to: Maps, models, suggestions posted by Zoma on October 25, 1999 at 05:11:37:
Health, poison, speed, damage are useful, but some like Salamander and Bear seem pretty useless. Also, hatchets should be a lot more powerful since it is real hard to hit someone with them.
I agree that The Salamander (regeneration) rune isn't quite as useful as the others, but with IMO with the right strategy it can be made useful. Finding a place to hide and heal is probably the most important thing to do when you have this rune. That works very well for me on maps where bandages are scarce or non-existent.
I think the Bear (strength) rune makes the hatchets extremely worth-while. When you have the bear rune, you need to find ways to close ranks with your enemies and fight them hand-to-hand. They'll have a very hard time shooting you up close, and you can have your way with them with the hatchet (whether thrown or swung at them).
The runes aren't particularly balanced for sure, but they also don't affect the game to the point where you can't kill someone who has any particular one and take it from them.
Nice well thought out critique, btw. :)
LouZiffer