Detect Evil

derfo · August 25, 2009, 04:56:39 PM

conversely i suggest that detect good works as detect evil does

BrittanyPanthas · August 25, 2009, 05:06:10 PM

It does indeed work on invisible creatures.

Dhund · August 25, 2009, 05:34:51 PM

Shouldn't it be a cone directed infront of the character? It seems it acts more as a complete radius around the Paladin.

BrittanyPanthas · August 25, 2009, 08:44:45 PM

It is a complete 360 degrees. However, its a smaller distance than the PnP cone.

Every scripted attempt at the gigantic cone I've seen was pretty faulty though.

N/A · August 25, 2009, 08:48:53 PM

I think it is fine as long as people do not use it to track down a stealthed person in an area full of evil people and creatures because many evil NPCs are not registered by DE.

ExileStrife · August 25, 2009, 11:47:04 PM

Quote from: Snoteye;142189It should work on invisible creatures. >.>

Long ago, this was purposely changed because it was being exploited by IVANDUR REYNOLT (I think). I think it was decided that it is not supposed to work on invisible or hidden creatures.

TheWastesAreFrozen · August 26, 2009, 02:13:00 AM

Well, my suggestion remains the same. I suppose that's left for internal discussions though. This isn't PnP and encounters (adding in a player list) make this 'radar' a little flaky IMO.

ScottyB · August 26, 2009, 06:09:23 AM

Due to the penalties for assisting evil-doers, Paladins must have their Detect Evil ability to be plausibly reliable and available. No to the cool-down.

Detect Evil should definitely not return the NAMES of unseen creatures, but a "presence" is still reasonable, I think.

I've always liked the idea of Paladins' eyes glowing, though, so maybe if they use it more than twice within 30 seconds then their eyes glow white for a couple seconds? >,>

Dr Dragon · August 26, 2009, 06:10:27 AM

Detect evil on a hidden creature doesent show a name just "You sense a faint aura of evil"

TheWastesAreFrozen · August 26, 2009, 06:21:20 AM

What about a 5-10 second delay where their eyes glow or something before revealing evil auras nearby? This would allow people to avoid it without spamming no duration potions

BrittanyPanthas · August 26, 2009, 06:37:14 AM

I'd only be for the delay if it worked like the PnP equivalent, which means that you'd immediately get information on the presence or absence of evil in the area, without any specifics until the delay is over.

10 minute long potions aren't 'no duration', and they're quite cheap. Not to mention the fact that they usually drop in huge stacks during quests and aren't desired by most people. -.-