ctn2003 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) I don't like helmets being worthless, The way helmets are now i just sell them or take them off so i can see my characters face. Having helmets have a bonus vs crits well give players a small choice at the begging of the game. Well you spend your small amount of gold on a helmet for your character or well you save it for something else? like food or to rest? Now i understand their are magic helmets in the game but their rare and wont be found tell way later on in the game. Icewind dale 2 had the same problem. Edited September 27, 2014 by ctn2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt516 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Don't personally think bonus vs crits would work in this system - a +5 Deflection would do about the same thing though. Either way, unenchanted helmets shouldn't be worthless. That's just silly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderon Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Don't personally think bonus vs crits would work in this system - a +5 Deflection would do about the same thing though. Either way, unenchanted helmets shouldn't be worthless. That's just silly. If there is going to be an armor bonus for non-magic helmets then shouldn't there be a penalty for reduced vision and head turning as well... Nomadic Wayfarer of the Obsidian Order Not all those that wander are lost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwars Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 If there are helmets then there should be a bloody reason, mechanically speaking, to wear them in my opinion. It's not a freaking tie, helmets exist for a practical reason after all. It should do something. 4 Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensuki Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I think they should give something too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 A small deflection bonus sounds about right. 1 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist II Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I agree with helmets should have something. I'd also like to see other headwear have something as well. I see a lot of hoods in the beta and it's be good to have something on them. It feels worthless when you pick them up and see no bonuses on them at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensuki Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Reducing the crit range or something would be enough (that doesn't make you harder to hit, just harder to crit). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkathellar Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I actually think they should remain as they are. Magical helmets should give bonuses, but since mundane ones aren't interesting, I'd rather they remain a cosmetic decision. That, or Obsidian should give them an invisibility switch, as per Divinity:OS. "Make helmets invisible," is an almost ubiquitous mod in fantasy CRPGs at this point, and it's that way for a reason. If I'm typing in red, it means I'm being sarcastic. But not this time. Dark green, on the other hand, is for jokes and irony in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elerond Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I think helmets could be changed so that they give +1 - +2 DT and -1 - -5 to accuracy. Which gives them role that isn't fully cosmetic but don't make them too overpowered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morhilane Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'm currently checking enchanting and the BB Fighter's helmet can't be enchanted. Which means we can't make our own enchanted helmet. I personally think they should allow at least +skill increase on helmet, would make them a bit more useful beside decoration. Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensuki Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 There are hats that give bonuses as well, so I'd say that's a fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I think helmets could be changed so that they give +1 - +2 DT and -1 - -5 to accuracy. Which gives them role that isn't fully cosmetic but don't make them too overpowered. That could even be a range. Simple little helmet? Just +1 to DT (Or a minor Deflection bonus... whichever). Full, face-covering helmet? Significantly higher defense bonus (+5 or so), but now a -2 or -3 penalty to Accuracy. I dunno exactly how this plays out in real life with helmets, but you could even do an increased penalty specifically to ranged accuracy. I would think melee accuracy would be less of a problem, since it's harder to see a little pinpoint target you're trying to hit from 30 yards than it is to see where a body is from 2 feet away. *shrug* Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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