Siege Weapon Tooltips

Enodoc · November 2015

Currently, tooltips on siege weapons tell you one thing; that weapon's Toughness (HP). There are a number of other things that would be useful to see in a siege tooltip:

Damage: We know that a Keep Wall Masonry Repair Kit restores 2,500 HP - it says so it its tooltip. It's great to know how much damage is repaired, but we also need to know how much damage is being done. All other weapons show Damage, so siege weapon tooltips need to show Damage as well.
Range: It would be good to know the minimum and maximum Range of each siege weapon, so we can plan effective attack and defence strategies.
Radius: Ability tooltips show the radius they will affect when cast; siege tooltips should also display the Radius they will cover. This would help determine what to use against groups of different sizes.
Reload: Time in seconds for the siege weapon to be reloaded. Combined with Damage values, Reload time would be very useful for planning efficient siege strategies.

lolo_01b16_ESO · November 2015

Would be a nice addition, but I think it's impossible to provide a range, as it depends on the height difference between you and the target area.

Enodoc · November 2015

lolo_01b16_ESO wrote: »

Would be a nice addition, but I think it's impossible to provide a range, as it depends on the height difference between you and the target area.

Hmm, interesting point. The different siege weapons still have different ranges from each other though (I think treb has the longest), so it would be good to see something that indicates that. Perhaps the value for range could assume flat terrain for comparison purposes, and then any height differences would be down to the operator to assess. Or maybe Trajectory would be a better detail to see, as that could include the firing arc, the height, and the horizontal distance:

So for example, for a Catapult using the values in this diagram:
Trajectory: Angle: 75°-60°, Height: 4.7m-3.7m, Range: 5m-8.7m