Crouching / Kneeling

  • So, on one of the loading screens since the new update today, a picture depicts a crouching / kneeling pirate. Thoughts?

    IMO- I would love it! Would make dodging bullets and slashes a blast!

    Edit: if this isn’t the first time this has happened, and I’ve overlooked this, I’ll take my slaps gladly.

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  • The idea has been thrown around a few times and the developers are looking for a way to implement a crouching feature, it's just not on top of the list of new features.

  • @lt-swag-johnson ah right! Good to know, thanks :)

    I bet even something as simple as crouching would be tough to just throw in, given the balance of things, but man, I’d love to see it coming in!

  • @kaloudz said in Crouching / Kneeling:

    @lt-swag-johnson ah right! Good to know, thanks :)

    I bet even something as simple as crouching would be tough to just throw in, given the balance of things, but man, I’d love to see it coming in!

    I agree, @kaloudz, let's hope we'll get a little more sneaky stealth options in the near future. Crouching would be a great addition, as long as our mermaids won't give away our location.

  • You mean the loading screen where the Pirate is rubbing his legs looking at his new [mod edit] toy?

  • @biter-wylie Ahoy there!

    Make sure we are keeping things appropriate, as per Forum Rules.

    Thanks!

  • Sorry if I offended anyone’s prudish sensibilities.

  • This is the first time I've heard the idea (although I'm sure that it has been brought up before).

    I like it. Hand-to-hand combat could use more nuance: thrusts/blocks/parries/ripostes..... there's a lot that Rare could add to spice up the sword-play. Why not duck/crouch?

  • @kaloudz There was also a loading screen in Black Powder Stashes that showed a pirate crouching to look at some mermaid gems. The question is, will we see one in the update that's after Dark Relics ?

  • @kaloudz Maybe it’s an emote you will be able to get from the store when it releases.

  • http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/D6FQLH3DK4lPO/giphy.gif

  • @kaloudz I see this a lot like the clothing that gets used in photos. It could be added to the game but more likely the person making it just thought they needed something new to make it look cool. I wouldn't get your hopes up too much.

  • @knifelife said in Crouching / Kneeling:

    @kaloudz Maybe it’s an emote you will be able to get from the store when it releases.

    I think that this is the most likely scenario, IMO. Also, kudos for beating me to the topic - I had noticed this myself yesterday and was just about to make a post about it.

  • @galactic-geek GG! Long time!! Yeah I agree with the above, most likely an emote or something, but damn I’d love to see it added :/

    There’s been a number of times I’d have made great use of a crouch when cannons are flying. Lol.

  • Commence the teabagging.

  • Maybe crouching could be an emote in future, but I can't see our characters being able to crouch anytime soon. That would involve our character having an even smaller hitbox and with the hit-reg issues we see now, that seems unlikely.

  • @br0crastinat0r said in Crouching / Kneeling:

    Commence the teabagging.

    I think this right here might actually be the reason for why it's not in the game - if so, I'm all the happier for it. Teabagging is for gutter trash.

  • I can't remeber any situation where I would had a benefit from kneeing or crouching. Not as long as bunny hopping is the move you need to do. Sigh.

  • @viperishemu2992 dijo en Crouching / Kneeling:

    This is the first time I've heard the idea (although I'm sure that it has been brought up before).

    I like it. Hand-to-hand combat could use more nuance: thrusts/blocks/parries/ripostes..... there's a lot that Rare could add to spice up the sword-play. Why not duck/crouch?

    The game is already complex, and, this is a NAVIGATION GAME, NOT a Hand-to-Hand one, if crouch were available, it must be an emote.

    Seriously... if you want swordplay, just play a medieval game and blunt there.

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/517342328512446484/609996914699534337/Yo_soy_Carne_de_Canon.png

  • @el-kape said in Crouching / Kneeling:

    @viperishemu2992 dijo en Crouching / Kneeling:

    This is the first time I've heard the idea (although I'm sure that it has been brought up before).

    I like it. Hand-to-hand combat could use more nuance: thrusts/blocks/parries/ripostes..... there's a lot that Rare could add to spice up the sword-play. Why not duck/crouch?

    The game is already complex, and, this is a NAVIGATION GAME, NOT a Hand-to-Hand one, if crouch were available, it must be an emote.

    Seriously... if you want swordplay, just play a medieval game and blunt there.

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/517342328512446484/609996914699534337/Yo_soy_Carne_de_Canon.png

    It's a navigation game? Yes, and it's also a hundred other types of game. It's a fishing game, a puzzel game, a social game .... (+100 things later) ... and a combat game.

    The combat is pretty basic. But so is the navigation for that matter. If either can be improved (even a little) and made more enjoyable then why not do it?

    This is a HAND-TO-HAND GAME, NOT a Navigation one ...
    Seriously... if you want sailing, just play a Sailing Simulator Game and blunt there.

    You see what I did there? I reversed your argument so you can hear how silly it sounds when put in perspective!

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