07-24-2006, 02:26 PM
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Just pointing out a few ways of dealing with the stuff you noted.
Blunt vs Slash vs Piercing weapons. In guild wars, and various other games, you could armor up better or worse against various weapon types: axes / spears / swords / daggers, etc.
Projectile (missle/arrow) Physics: For Oblivion, if it makes contact and 'sticks', it counts as hitting. If its deflected by various objects in the way, it misses. If your aim stinks, you're very likely to miss, though not guaranteed to.
Guild wars Physics: Autoaim only on the vector at the time of the shot. So if the enemy zig zags or strafes, or your arrows / projectiles are slow, they've got a fair chance of dodging without any inherent character abilities involved.
A flying dragon *could* get too tired to fly and breathe fire all the time, thus landing some of the time, or make strafing runs at ground level, if you design your creatures that way. Thus, melee aren't (*$&#, but they'll have to be crafty and patient. Also possible to have the "hijack" type manuever grappling onto the flying creature and attacking melee while its in flight (possibly having a harder time maintaining flight). Pity the warrior that falls off at great heights though...