Re: CF: Cone spells for electricity

[Mark Wedel <mwedel@scruznet.com>]

John Cater wrote:
> 
> I would really, REALLY, like to implement a cone spell for electricity, for
> electric dragons etc to cast.
> What I am looking for really is something equivalent to burning hands/icestorm

 Implementation should be fairly easy - I believe the cone spell logic is fairly
abstract, so extending it with another type should be pretty easy.

 I don't have a problem with this being an ability monsters can have, but I
don't like the idea of players having it.

 Right now, electricty is one of the more difficult attack types to get immunity
against.  If given to players, the need/desire for immunities for this will
likely increase, which will decrease the effectiveness of lightning spells in
general.

 The other point is that I don't really want to see all the different attacktype
with the same attack forms - I think it is more interesting if the attack types
are different.  Having cone, bolt, and explosive ball spells of all the
different attacktypes would reduce some of the uniqueness.  I think it would
also reduce gameplay - if you have all the same variations of all the spell
types, it becomes a simple matter when you encounter some creatures which
element you use.  But, if for example, your choice was fireball, cone of cold,
or lightning bolt, you may need to at least think a little bit which one will
work best.
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