Minotaur's horns


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Post Friday, 3rd May 2013, 00:34

Minotaur's horns

So I am trying (unsuccessfully as always) to beat the game with the easiest combo in the game (MiBe). I am getting relatively decent with it but I have a question. I know that Minotaurs get an special attack with their horns. Does training Unarmed Combat help this? Is there ever reason to train it, if so?

Thanks for helping out someone who has been playing this game for years and is still totally terrible at it.

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Post Friday, 3rd May 2013, 00:37

Re: Minotaur's horns

No, only train unarmed combat if you plan to fight without a weapon.
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Post Friday, 3rd May 2013, 00:39

Re: Minotaur's horns

Thats it devs, look at yet another poor misguided soul.

It's time to bite the bullet and change the name of "Unarmed Combat" to "Fisting" so as to avoid any more confusion.

(No, Jaega1, it will not help.)
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Post Friday, 3rd May 2013, 00:44

Re: Minotaur's horns

"Boxing"
"Fist Fight"
"Hand-to-hand"
"Wing Chun"

do you guys have any other ideas
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Post Friday, 3rd May 2013, 05:02

Re: Minotaur's horns

pratamawirya wrote:"Boxing"
"Fist Fight"
"Hand-to-hand"
"Wing Chun"

do you guys have any other ideas


Since we don't have "Swordfighting" but "Long Blades" I would just use same naming convention and change it to "Fists & Legs" or something. ("Tentacles" for octopodes?)

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Post Saturday, 4th May 2013, 08:14

Re: Minotaur's horns

"Empty Hand" (the literal translation of Karate)

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Post Saturday, 4th May 2013, 08:31

Re: Minotaur's horns

wizzzargh wrote:Thats it devs, look at yet another poor misguided soul.

It's time to bite the bullet and change the name of "Unarmed Combat" to "Fisting" so as to avoid any more confusion.


And will it help, even a little bit? The whole situation is illogical, and merely changing some names won't change it.

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Post Saturday, 4th May 2013, 08:48

Re: Minotaur's horns

if it's really a problem it could just be added to species description, something like "...their horn attack improves with level"
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Post Saturday, 4th May 2013, 21:33

Re: Minotaur's horns

Magipi wrote:
wizzzargh wrote:Thats it devs, look at yet another poor misguided soul.

It's time to bite the bullet and change the name of "Unarmed Combat" to "Fisting" so as to avoid any more confusion.


And will it help, even a little bit? The whole situation is illogical, and merely changing some names won't change it.



I was being facetious. Was that not clear?

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You see, the 'joke,' as it were, is that "Fisting" is a term for a particular sexual act, rather than martial arts, and as such confusion would indeed be exacerbated by this name. This is an example of verbal irony, from which I believe humor is commonly derived.
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Post Sunday, 5th May 2013, 00:13

Re: Minotaur's horns

wizzzargh wrote:
Magipi wrote:
wizzzargh wrote:Thats it devs, look at yet another poor misguided soul.

It's time to bite the bullet and change the name of "Unarmed Combat" to "Fisting" so as to avoid any more confusion.


And will it help, even a little bit? The whole situation is illogical, and merely changing some names won't change it.



I was being facetious. Was that not clear?

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You see, the 'joke,' as it were, is that "Fisting" is a term for a particular sexual act, rather than martial arts, and as such confusion would indeed be exacerbated by this name. This is an example of verbal irony, from which I believe humor is commonly derived.


more like marital arts

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Post Sunday, 5th May 2013, 01:54

Re: Minotaur's horns

Annonith wrote:
pratamawirya wrote:"Boxing"
"Fist Fight"
"Hand-to-hand"
"Wing Chun"

do you guys have any other ideas


Since we don't have "Swordfighting" but "Long Blades" I would just use same naming convention and change it to "Fists & Legs" or something. ("Tentacles" for octopodes?)


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