Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks


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Ziggurat Zagger

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Post Tuesday, 15th October 2013, 17:58

Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks

Just a suggestion, while "blind" creatures with gaze attacks should be prevented from using them while blinded. It seems weird to me that something that can't see can "gaze at me" to cause some attack to happen (Perhaps trying to use a gaze attack could shorten their blinded duration some instead)
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Post Wednesday, 16th October 2013, 09:02

Re: Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks

At least basilisk gaze works by you looking at it (although strangely it doesn't work if there are monsters blocking LoF) so blinding it shouldn't help.

I can't remember which other attacks are described as "gaze" in-game.

Halls Hopper

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Post Wednesday, 16th October 2013, 10:16

Re: Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks

For example, there is various "eye" monsters. Or ghost moths.

Mines Malingerer

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Post Wednesday, 16th October 2013, 11:00

Re: Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks

Yeah makes sense for those guys since invisibility works too. I suppose dazzling spray should blind even monsters with see invisible (except maybe jellies since they don't have eyes).

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Post Wednesday, 16th October 2013, 11:56

Re: Proposal: Blindness prevents gaze attacks

Kalma wrote:I suppose dazzling spray should blind even monsters with see invisible

It does.

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