Posted by Sometime Player on November 19, 1999 at 14:39:53:
In Reply to: Spear Specs: I know spear specs already have impale (great skill IMHO) but they lack something that has troubled me. A spear, like a javelin, was made to thrown. So they should get a skill called javelin, where they can throw the spear a room or 2 away, posted by Orolon on November 19, 1999 at 08:06:22:
I know of two muds which have implemented ranged weapon systems. (I'm sure there are tons more; these are just the only ones I've come across.) Armageddon (armageddon.org 4050) allows use of bows, spears, and throwing daggers, and may have some ranged spells (I've never played a spellcaster there.) Avendar (avendar.ender.com 9999) also has bows and thrown daggers, and a number of ranged spells. Generally, the way I've seen "mob tracking" implemented is that standard mobs will begin tracking you, and sentinel mobs (those that can't move) won't track you, but you can't hit them with more than one ranged spell. I do think that a good implementation of this can add to tactical combat, and might give rangers some more interesting things to do.