Hi Dark, Makes sense. In Sryth, for example, there are battles where you only fight until the character is knocked out or surrenders. In a case like that you'd definitely want to be able to specify if this were non-lethal combat or lethal combat. However, if all combat is lethal or non-lethal it makes no sense to have both commands.
For example, in DC Universe all of the heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc refrain from lethal combat. A battle continues until the villain is knocked unconscious or is otherwise unable to fight. In such a case a kill command would not make any sense because the hero in question would ignore it and simply knock the enemy foe unconscious. Bottom line, as you say commands should only be used and added to a parser if it has some specific use. If it makes no sense for a particular game why add it? :D Cheers! On 9/2/12, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Kieth. > > I agree where kill hit and attack all do the same thing in combat, however > if a text game had a decent tactical enough system, several combat verbs > might be useful for tactical reasons, ---- though of course in that scenario > > the player would be told about such verbs in the documents. > > Kerkercruip for example has a parry and dodge command, but these do very > different things, and if for instance you try to parry a great axe with a > tiny dagger, it would be just as effective as in real life, ie, not much. > > So, while I fully agree on simplifying commands, the question for me is > always "does this command serve a purpose that no other command serves" For > > example, if you had a game where combat could be lethal or none lethal, you > > might indeed need a specific kill command in addition to attack to indicate > > when you were actually going for a fatal strike, but if all combat is > lethal, probably kill would be no use. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
