Plz Remove To Hit Checks vs Objects

[magicjtv]

There's no reason why an attack against a crate should miss.

 

ty

[JetMalakai]

What if it's a ninja crate?

[Fan Mail]

Wouldn't this mess up the pylon fighting squads?

[quixoteprog]

8 hours ago, magicjtv said:

There's no reason why an attack against a crate should miss.

 

ty

That really depends on how far away you are from the crate. And there is always the possibility you ran into the infamous alien in "crate form".

[Steampunkette]

ToHit checks are hard coded to have a 5% automiss and a 5% autohit. The target is irrelevant.

[Chuckers]

Mimics... don't forget them. 

[Razor Cure]

Throw a ball of paper at say..your door, 10 feet away. Do it enough, you will miss it. That said, I kinda agree that it is annoying. Also how TOUGH some doors/crates\/etc are. Provost Marchand has a mission with 5 doors, and if you are a low damage AT, it can take awhile. Also..Mole Machines.

[Chance Jackson]

On 10/11/2019 at 2:00 PM, Steampunkette said:

ToHit checks are hard coded to have a 5% automiss and a 5% autohit. The target is irrelevant.

Don't the vanguard dummies have tohit checks removed? 

[Rylas]

As someone who constantly misses trash can shots, I don't understand why shooting at crates would be any different.

[0th Power]

17 minutes ago, Rylas said:

As someone who constantly misses trash can shots, I don't understand why shooting at crates would be any different.

you don't have super powers...

[Cooltastic]

On 10/11/2019 at 6:02 PM, Razor Cure said:

Throw a ball of paper at say..your door, 10 feet away. Do it enough, you will miss it. That said, I kinda agree that it is annoying. Also how TOUGH some doors/crates\/etc are. Provost Marchand has a mission with 5 doors, and if you are a low damage AT, it can take awhile. Also..Mole Machines.

Now go stand at the same door(in melee range) and punch it 1million times. How many punches do you think will miss?

[Steampunkette]

30 minutes ago, Cooltastic said:

Now go stand at the same door(in melee range) and punch it 1million times. How many punches do you think will miss?

Carpenters hit their own thumbs when hammering nails, occasionally.

 

And sometimes when you swing at an object, you might hit it, but the hit glances off, not actually harming the thing you're swinging at beyond light paint chipping.

 

And sometimes when you swing at an -unsecured- object, you're just gonna push it around rather than doing any serious damage.

 

Different stuff happening. But I doubt you've ever punched your bedroom door so hard it exploded into dangerous shrapnel and knocked everyone within 12 feet on their butts.

[Coyote]

16 minutes ago, Steampunkette said:

I doubt you've ever punched your bedroom door so hard it exploded into dangerous shrapnel and knocked everyone within 12 feet on their butts.

 

I tried, but I could only manage about an 8' radius 😉

[biostem]

47 minutes ago, Cooltastic said:

Now go stand at the same door(in melee range) and punch it 1million times. How many punches do you think will miss?

It seems odd that you would want to take real-world scenarios and extend them into the game, but only in very specific cases.

 

Obviously we have to *not* do this with regard to our character's getting shot or stabbed, though.  Maybe make the to-hit chance vs static object be 95% while out of combat... but while you're in the heat of battle, with a demon or robot trying to tear your head off, your aim might be a little off sometimes...

[Heraclea]

What I find intriguing is the way that stone obelisks, desks, crates of ancient artifacts or DNA samples all manage to explode when destroyed. 

[Rylas]

2 hours ago, 0th Power said:

you don't have super powers...

You don't know my life!

[Steampunkette]

5 hours ago, Heraclea said:

What I find intriguing is the way that stone obelisks, desks, crates of ancient artifacts or DNA samples all manage to explode when destroyed. 

Action movie logic. Everything is constantly on the verge of exploding and just needs the right impact. 

[Cooltastic]

14 hours ago, biostem said:

It seems odd that you would want to take real-world scenarios and extend them into the game, but only in very specific cases.

 

Obviously we have to *not* do this with regard to our character's getting shot or stabbed, though.  Maybe make the to-hit chance vs static object be 95% while out of combat... but while you're in the heat of battle, with a demon or robot trying to tear your head off, your aim might be a little off sometimes...

Yes, it does seem odd doesn't it. *rolls eyes* Maybe read the quote I was replying to and you might realize I only said what I did so they would understand that it can go both ways.

[Cooltastic]

15 hours ago, Steampunkette said:

Carpenters hit their own thumbs when hammering nails, occasionally.

 

And sometimes when you swing at an object, you might hit it, but the hit glances off, not actually harming the thing you're swinging at beyond light paint chipping.

 

And sometimes when you swing at an -unsecured- object, you're just gonna push it around rather than doing any serious damage.

 

Different stuff happening. But I doubt you've ever punched your bedroom door so hard it exploded into dangerous shrapnel and knocked everyone within 12 feet on their butts.

Now your just grasping. I said stand in front of a door and punch it. I didn't say anything about hammering nails. And if your swings are glancing off a closed door you have some real issues.

 

Btw, I could absolutely care less about this topic. I only made a comment after reading what I thought was a silly comment. No need to white knight. I'm out.

Edited October 13, 2019 by Cooltastic

[Steampunkette]

That comment made my eyebrow rise so hard it left my face...

 

White Knight? Seriously? Jeeeeeeze...

[Leogunner]

Luke Skywalker and Lando agrees. No one should need the force or extreme luck to blow up an object. 

[EmmySky]

20 hours ago, Cooltastic said:

Now go stand at the same door(in melee range) and punch it 1million times. How many punches do you think will miss?

Ive managed to miss my mouth with my coffee and that's melee range.  Maybe I should stop crane kicking the coffee?