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[slicknick99]

perhaps the occasional thunderstorm with huge bolts of lightning in the distance!

[MisterWillow]

perhaps the occasional thunderstorm with huge bolts of lightning in the distance!

Really like this idea.

Imagine it's night, the cloud cover obscures the moon. You can see only a few feet in front of you, but you can hear battle-cries and the sounds of metal grating and then a bolt of lightning arcs through the sky, revealing a mass of soldiers clamouring in the throes of war, and an enemy soldier running right toward you.

The light fades after an instant, and the footsteps draw closer. You can't see what makes them, but you know the enemy is near. Then, another flash and you realise they're upon you, mere inches from you. They bring their weapon down over your head, but you deflect.

Darkness again. You swing, but cut only through air. Another bolt tears through the sky and you see your opponent only by their outline. You swing again, they guard, and counterattack. You take a blow, but are hardly wounded enough to retreat.

The light fades, and you both are still. When the next flash occurs, you hit them in one side, then the other. They deflect the third blow, but you recover as the night consumes you both again.

Suddenly, you hear a war cry and raise your weapon instinctively, parrying a strike, and attack in kind, connecting with something soft. A wet thud is heard and when the lighting comes again, your opponent lies on the ground, motionless, and you run toward the battle still raging...

Admittedly, something like that might be entirely impractical from a gameplay standpoint (especially with the UI as it is---though that's not discounting the ability to turn it off). Still, something similar would be epic.

[S_JL33]

This is quite possibly the best fan idea I have seen for this game. I imagine it could work like in AC3's MP, where each map has different day/weather variations. i.e day, night, snow, windy, etc

It's quite possible for the devs to implement if they haven't thought of it already.

Why thank you Fatal Feit - I'm glad every has the same enthusiasm as me. The trailer showed variations in itself but this was just light vs dark with the viking scaled in beautiful hill tops whereas the Samurais were almost disguised in the night. Rain and lightening would definately make this game a world beater IP

You guys are getting it! ;D yes exactly!

The excitement is real !

perhaps the occasional thunderstorm with huge bolts of lightning in the distance!

Exactly !! I hope they incorporate forests. Purely for the samurai faction, add in additional darkness. The enemy team could flood them out with rains of lightening bolt arrows. Would be epic !

[MajorCynik]

Hi All,

Just a quickie. I sure hope with this being next gen that they have the ability for use of dynamic weather effects. How great would it to engage in battle under the moon when it's muddy pooing with rain. Having arrow sore down which are set alight in the forests.

Some nice weather effects would be great, really enhance the gritty atmosphere. Battling in a muddy field and all slip-sliding a little making things a little trickier may be interesting.

I sure hope this is a feature as Samurais would tend to attack at night to kill within the shadows.

You're thinking of Ninja's rather than Samurai. Samurai would be bold as brass and front you up no problem, no hiding in shadows, where's the honour in that?

[S_JL33]

Really like this idea.

Imagine it's night, the cloud cover obscures the moon. You can see only a few feet in front of you, but you can hear battle-cries and the sounds of metal grating and then a bolt of lightning arcs through the sky, revealing a mass of soldiers clamouring in the throes of war, and an enemy soldier running right toward you.

The light fades after an instant, and the footsteps draw closer. You can't see what makes them, but you know the enemy is near. Then, another flash and you realise they're upon you, mere inches from you. They bring their weapon down over your head, but you deflect.

Darkness again. You swing, but cut only through air. Another bolt tears through the sky and you see your opponent only by their outline. You swing again, they guard, and counterattack. You take a blow, but are hardly wounded enough to retreat.

The light fades, and you both are still. When the next flash occurs, you hit them in one side, then the other. They deflect the third blow, but you recover as the night consumes you both again.

Suddenly, you hear a war cry and raise your weapon instinctively, parrying a strike, and attack in kind, connecting with something soft. A wet thud is heard and when the lighting comes again, your opponent lies on the ground, motionless, and you run toward the battle still raging...

Admittedly, something like that might be entirely impractical from a gameplay standpoint (especially with the UI as it is---though that's not discounting the ability to turn it off). Still, something similar would be epic.

I'm feeling this. Although I feels it's more for a movie. I'd love there to be cut scenes before the battle whereby we could incorporate the above. Battles lining up with rain pouring only visible by the lightening strikes in the sky. Charging at each other... then the battle commences. Also at the end of the battle a cutscene of the final 2 players hacking at one another. With the leader of the faction holding up the others head lol

[slicknick99]

I don't think lightning should actually strike down on people or anything like that, it should be merely aesthetic to go with the rainy/muddy battle scenario. Also do you think fog could be cool? or would it make things to difficult?

[MajorCynik]

Also do you think fog could be cool? or would it make things to difficult?

Fog could be cool. I think it would only work on a larger open area though.

Lightning should definitely NOT be striking players though. This is not dungeons and dragons after all

[RangerNarco]

In the easiest when you take sun on your back you could take advantage of it. You can take advantage or be disadvantaged by every lighting and weather.

[S_JL33]

I don't think lightning should actually strike down on people or anything like that, it should be merely aesthetic to go with the rainy/muddy battle scenario. Also do you think fog could be cool? or would it make things to difficult?

Definately agree with this. No way would I want this to be an element of the battle. Purely for aesthetics.

Some nice weather effects would be great, really enhance the gritty atmosphere. Battling in a muddy field and all slip-sliding a little making things a little trickier may be interesting.


You're thinking of Ninja's rather than Samurai. Samurai would be bold as brass and front you up no problem, no hiding in shadows, where's the honour in that?

True. But samurai were still cunning with their force. I'd imagine they'd suit the night even on the battlefield

[Cinnalex]

Hi All,

Just a quickie. I sure hope with this being next gen that they have the ability for use of dynamic weather effects. How great would it to engage in battle under the moon when it's muddy pooing with rain. Having arrow sore down which are set alight in the forests. I sure hope this is a feature as Samurais would tend to attack at night to kill within the shadows.

Just a thought I had..

YES! That would be fantastic, when i was learning Kenjutsu, it was mine and my sensei's favorite time to practice in the rain. It always looks the coolest in the rain. Also i hope there is a fight taking place in the snow, snow is my favorite type of weather.