Posted By Gunghoe at 10:49 PM - Thu Feb 23 2017
Power creep? if the game aims to be pseudo realistic. A bow is a bow, In real life a bow can kill just about as well, just not in range as a gun. I suspect that things will be some what similar from the murmurs I have listened to about this game.
It's funny people say that because if you look at real world technology, although you are right that a bow is a bow, a primitive "stone age" bow is absurdly less powerful than something like a modern composite bow. Not only are they more durable, have a stronger draw weight, lighter, easier to use, penetrate better..
Well.. okay actually the point makes itself pretty well. That doesn't just apply to bows either. Swords went the same way, swords used to be nothing more than glorified pounded metal and ended up as very easy to use, durable killing machines, and that advancement lasted right up through the renaisance. Guns should be an obvious, muskets were awful, you could miss someone standing right next to them.
Basically I foresee the same kind of technological improvements in CoE. If someone is in fancy steel armor they are probably going to not only be more well protected(less damage from weapons, less chance of bleeding or something) but they'll probably be able to move more fluidly than someone in an older but similar style of armor.
If you think about it though, game wise even a tiny improvement could be a big advantage. If the gameplay goes down to quick sword strikes and parrying I imagine a sword that you can swing 30% faster would greatly increase your chances of winning. You might be able to get a good hit on someone before they even have a chance to recover, kind of thing. So it might end up as "power creep" in some ways, without having to be as gamey as WoW or something.
A lot of things people think about real world technology is often a pretty big misconception, like people not being able to do anything but waddle along in steel armor because it weighed ten tons. It often weighed less than soldiers carry in to battle in modern times with how heavy firearms are and all their support equipment.