Greetings Ladies and Gentleman! I´ve just seen the PvP stream, Tiy and Molly did a while ago. I really like the combat mechanics of the game (attacking, blocking and a healthy bit of dodging). It´s not "spam left mouse-button to win" like it had worked in Terraria. So I´ve seen that Tiy, often jumps over Molly, when she uses here shield. So what I´ve thought is, a "Full-Body-Protection-LaserShield" like it is present in "Super Smash Brothers". So the Pro, (+) and Contras (-) of the Shield could be: Pros: + Getting "Full-Body Protection". (Not meant to be fully protected! It just reduces the incoming damage, like it works with every other shield too, which is already implemented.) + It will be a lot harder for players/foes who are ranged, to kill you. + It could spend light when used. Contras: - It´s using energy. So this shield is a bit more of an advantage for players who are going to play with melee weapons. (I think that would be fair ). - You can´t change direction or move, while using the shield. - The longer you use it, the smaller it gets. So it just protects even worse. So that´s it! Feel free to post your ideas! See you later!
Scientists are researching real force fields that simulate the Magnetic Field that protects the Earth, to protect shuttles. So what about a real scientific Force Fields? It would divert harmful projectiles (but not everything would be complete stopped). Note: I don't think lasers would protect you from damage, since they are just made of intense light.
The problem I'd see with OPs idea is, ironically - mentioned by him himself. If it's so great that we have actual combat requiring some finesse with parrying, dodging etc it would be counter-intuitive to allow even short-lasting 'protect from everything, everywhere' protection. Having force fields would be nice but I'd rather have such just as some sort of energy & kinetic force deflection screen - a sci-fi version of a shield.
Sounds good! But the "Laser Shield" wouldn´t protect you fully too. It just reduces the damage done to the player, like it works with the already implemented shields. "Laser Shield" was just an example. I didn´t know how to name it, and so I´ve thought everything with "Laser" in it, sounds cool! I wanted to be one of the cool kids outside!
There is parrying and dodging in the game. And the "Laser Shield" wouldn´t protect you fully. It´s just like the already implemented shields. It doesn´t make players invulnerable, it just reduces the damage that´s done to the player. And like said, the longer you´re using the shield, the smaller it gets and the damage won´t be reduced through the shield anymore. Also you can´t move while using this shield, and it´s using energy too. So if you´re playing melee, you can´t hold down the right mouse-button the whole time, and if you´re the kind of ranged player type, you´ll just waste your energy, if you´re hold it down. So it would be dumb, to activate this shield if it´s not really required, or you´ll just die. That´s what I´ve meant with "Laser Shield". I just didn´t know how to name it, so I just go with "Laser Shield". Pretty unspectacular, but I hope no one minds!
