Contents 1 Archive 1.1 Social 2 List of actions 3 Skill 4 Use command 5 Position 6 What haven't you done in a MMORPG 7 Movie action 8 Other combat

ArchiveEdit

siege weapon results

Getting hit by siege weapons will result in anyone in the area of impact to be sent tumbling and flying away. This gives the illusion of physics, but is actually a sequence of animations with the player turning in midair as if being thrown. The player lands on his side when hitting the ground.

formations

formations are considered actions that group multiple players or enemies together.

SocialEdit

• kiss
• hug
• dance 1-8
• poke
• pat on back
• embrace
• joke punch
• laugh at
• point at
• look at
• stare at
• glance at
• turn back to
• turn head to

List of actionsEdit

ID	Name	Type	Stats	Description
B0001	Standing
B0002	Walk forward
B0003	Walk backward
B0004	Walk left
B0005	Walk right
B0006	Jog forward
B0007	Jog backward
B0008	Run forward
B0009	Run backward
B0010	Sprint forward
B0011	Sprint backward
B0012	Crouch
B0013	Sneak
B0014	Crawl
B0015	Low crawl
B0016	Desperate crawl
B0017	Injured crawl
B0018	Roll left on ground
B0019	Roll right on ground
B0020	Roll left from crouch
B0021	Roll right from crouch
B0022	Roll forward from crouch
B0023	Roll backward from crouch
B0024	Roll forward from standing
B0025	Roll left from standing
B0026	Roll right from standing
B0027	Roll backwards from standing
B0028	Roll forward from jumping
B0029	Roll left from jumping
B0030	Roll right from jumping
B0031	Roll backward from jumping
B0032	Stand from crouching
B0033	Stand from rolling
B0034	Stand from crawling
B0035	Stand from sitting
B0036	Stand from lying on back
B0037	Stand from lying forward
B0038	Stand from lying on side
B0039	Jump from standing
B0040	Sit from standing
B0041	Sit from crouching
B0042	Sit from sneaking
B0043	Lie down on back			Horizontal and sloped surface, floor, ground
B0044	Lie down on left			Horizontal and sloped surface, floor, ground
B0045	Lie down on right			Horizontal and sloped surface, floor, ground
B0046	Lie down on chest			Horizontal and sloped surface, floor, ground
B0047	Lie on side from lying on back
B0048	Lie on side from lying on front
B0049	Lie on chest from lying on side
B0050	Lie on back from lying on side
B0051	Lean against wall standing			A casual lean on a vertical surface, wall, or tree
B0052	Lean against wall sitting			A casual lean on a vertical surface, wall, or tree
B0053	Lean against wall sneaking			Hugging wall with chest or back against wall
B0054	Lean against wall crouching
B0055	Sleep on back			Use on ground, bed, mat, sleeping bag
B0056	Sleep on chest			Use on ground, bed, mat, sleeping bag
B0057	Sleep on left			Use on ground, bed, mat, sleeping bag
B0058	Sleep on right			Use on ground, bed, mat, sleeping bag
B0059	Sleeping idle 1
B0060	Sleeping idle 2
B0061	Sleeping idle 3
B0062	Sleeping idle 4
B0063	Sleeping idle 5
B0064	Disturbed from sleeping 1
B0065	Disturbed from sleeping 2
B0066	Disturbed from sleeping 3
B0067	Wake from sleeping 1			Awake while lying on front, side or back
B0068	Wake from sleeping 2			Sit from lying on front, side, or back. Knees are bent in if on a floor or ground surface, knees dangling from edge of surface if on a bed.
B0069	Yawn 1			Yawn when waking from sleep
B0070	Yawn 2			Yawn when going to sleep
B0071	Yawn 3			Yawn when bored or under sleep spell
B0072	Yawn 4			Yawn when tired or under sleep spell
B0073	Idle sitting
B0074	Idle standing 1
B0075	Idle standing 2
B0076	Idle standing 3
B0077	Idle standing 4
B0078	Swimming 1			Wading
B0079	Swimming 2			Light breast stroke
B0080	Swimming 3			Fast breast stroke
B0081	Swimming 4			Light overhead stroke
B0082	Swimming 5			Fast overhead stroke
B0082	Swimming 6			Breast stroke underwater
B0082	Swimming 7			Foot paddle under water
B0082	Swimming 8			Swim left
B0082	Swimming 9			Swim right
B0082	Swimming 10			Swim backwards
B0082	Jump
B0082	Jump from walking
B0082	Jump from running
B0082	Tumble during jump			Requires acrobatics
B0082	Dive during jump			Requires running jump and no land 1 meter below self. If colliding with a solid surface, then count as impact.
B0082	Drown underwater
B0082	Die towards front standing
B0082	Die towards back standing
B0082	Die towards left standing
B0082	Die towards right standing
B0082	Die			Default, immediate death during any action
B0082	Die lying on ground			Limbs move, tense, and go limp
B0082	Die in air			Body goes in to rag doll mode
B0082	Die attached to something			Includes dying on spears, swords, whips
B0082	Die by pressure			Body struggles while gripped by giant fist, mouth, collapsing walls
B0082	Die by hanging			Body dies from being hanged by noose
B0082	High jump			Charged jump from holding down jump, slight height increase, hands in air to grab on to ledge surface
B0082	Grab on ledge surface			Includes beams, branches, horizontal ropes
B0082	Grab on vertical surface			Includes vertical hanging ropes, chains, vines, ladders, trees
B0082	Climb tree
B0082	Climb wall
B0082	Climb diagonal surface
B0082	Climb rope
B0082	Climb ladder
B0082	Hang from ledge
B0082	Rappel
B0082	Move sideways on horizontal surface			Hugging wall and moving to the side, or moving from one rope to another
B0082	Throw item
B0082	Use sling
B0082	Use bow
B0082	Use crossbow
B0082	Use slingshot
B0082	Tumble forward
B0082	Tumble backward
B0082	Tumble left
B0082	Tumble right
B0082	Collide on horizontal surface			From being tossed or thrown
B0082	Collide on vertical surface			From being tossed or thrown
B0082	Drag 1			After being tossed on a surface and continuing to move
B0082	Drag 2			After being pulled by a vine, rope or chain
B0082	Slide back while standing			From being pushed back by a spell
B0082	Slide forward while standing			From being pulled by a spell
B0082	Read scroll			Open and reading animation
B0082	Charge spell 1
B0082	Charge spell 2
B0082	Charge spell 3
B0082	Charge spell 4
	Charge spell 5
	Charge spell 6
	Charge spell 7
	Charge spell 8
	Cast spell 1
	Cast spell 2
	Cast spell 3
	Cast spell 4
B0	Cast spell 5
B0	Cast spell 6
B0	Cast spell 7
B0	Cast spell 8
B0	Sword attack 1
B0	Sword attack 2
B0	Sword attack 3
B0	Sword attack 4
B0	Sword attack 5
B0	Sword attack 6
B0	Sword attack 7
B0	Sword attack 8
B0	Spear attack 1
B0	Spear attack 2
B0	Spear attack 3
B0	Spear attack 4
B0	Spear attack 5
B0	Spear attack 6
B0	Spear attack 7
B0	Spear attack 8
B0	Staff attack 1
B0	Staff attack 2
B0	Staff attack 3
B0	Staff attack 4
B0	Staff attack 5
B0	Staff attack 6
B0	Staff attack 7
B0	Staff attack 8
B0	Bludgeon attack 1
B0	Bludgeon attack 2
B0	Bludgeon attack 3
B0	Bludgeon attack 4
B0	Bludgeon attack 5
B0	Bludgeon attack 6
B0	Bludgeon attack 7
B0	Bludgeon attack 8
B0	Axe attack 1
B0	Axe attack 2
B0	Axe attack 3
B0	Axe attack 4
B0	Axe attack 5
B0	Axe attack 6
B0	Axe attack 7
B0	Axe attack 8
B0	Two-handed sword 1
B0	Two-handed sword 2
B0	Two-handed sword 3
B0	Two-handed sword 4
B0	Two-handed sword 5
B0	Two-handed sword 6
B0	Two-handed sword 7
B0	Two-handed sword 8
B0	Two handed axe 1
B0	Two handed axe 2
B0	Two handed axe 3
B0	Two handed axe 4
B0	Two handed axe 5
B0	Two handed axe 6
B0	Two handed axe 7
B0	Two handed axe 8
B0	Whip attack 1
B0	Whip attack 2
B0	Whip attack 3
B0	Whip attack 4
B0	Whip attack 5
B0	Whip attack 6
B0	Whip attack 7
B0	Whip attack 8
B0	Use gun
B0	Parry axe left
B0	Parry axe right
B0	Parry spear left
B0	Parry spear right
B0	Parry sword left
B0	Parry sword right
B0	Parry staff left
B0	Parry staff right
B0	Block sword left
B0	Block sword right
B0	Block axe left
B0	Block axe right
B0	Block spear left
B0	Block spear right
B0	Block staff left
B0	Block staff right
B0	Block shield left
B0	Block shield right
B0	Deflect shield left
B0	Deflect shield right
B0	Attack position up
B0	Attack position middle
B0	Attack position down
B0	Block position up			Blocking from high attacks coming downward, including air attacks
B0	Block position middle
B0	Block position down
B0	Parry position up			Parrying from high attacks coming downward, including air attacks
B0	Parry position middle
B0	Parry position down
B0	Parried attack left
B0	Parried attack right
B0	Blocked attack left
B0	Blocked attack right
B0	Deflected attack left			Weapons and projectiles can be deflected off of weapons, armor, and shields
B0	Deflected attack right			Weapons and projectiles can be deflected off of weapons, armor, and shields
B0	Catch arrow left				B0	Catch arrow right
B0	Duck in combat
B0	Hit from left
B0	Hit from right
B0	Hit from front
B0	Hit from back
B0	Knocked to ground from left
B0	Knocked to ground from right
B0	Knocked to ground from center
B0	Knocked to ground from back
B0	Sitting on chair or bench
B0	Idling on chair
B0	Throwing item while sitting
B0	Throwing item while crouching
B0	Throwing item while jumping
B0	Petting animal
B0	Hitting animal
B0	Scolding animal
B0	Calling animal
B0	Raising weapon			Emote
B0	Chuckling			Emote
B0	Giggling			Emote
B0	Laughing			Emote
B0	Cross arms			Emote
B0	Shake head			Emote
B0	Nod head			Emote
B0	Surrender			Emote
B0	Point finger at			Emote
B0	Point arm at			Emote
B0	Nod head at			Emote
B0	Stare head at			Emote
B0	Snarl at			Emote
B0	Yell at			Emote
B0	Scream at			Emote
B0	Raise fist at			Emote
B0	Give The Bird			emote
B0	Yawn			Emote
B0	Stretch arms			Emote
B0	Flex arm			Emote
B0	Sigh			Emote
B0	Frustrated			Emote
B0	Scratch chin			Emote
B0	Scratch head			Emote
B0	Scratch butt			Emote
B0	Crack knuckles			Emote
B0	Roll head			Emote
B0	Roll eyes			Emote
B0	Thumbs up			Emote
B0	Thumbs down			Emote
B0	Point weapon at			Emote
B0	Turn back to			Emote
B0	Bow to			Emote
B0	Kneel to			Emote
B0	Pray to			Emote
B0	Worship			Emote
B0	Poke			Emote
B0	Offer to dance with			Emote
B0	Start to dance with			Emote
B0	Dance with			Emote
B0	Dance			Emote
B0	Offer to arm wrestle			Emote
B0	Arm wrestle			Emote
B0	Conversation 1			Dialog
B0	Conversation 2			Dialog
B0	Conversation 3			Dialog
B0	Conversation 4			Dialog
B0	Conversation 5			Dialog
B0	Conversation 6			Dialog
B0	Conversation 7			Dialog
B0	Conversation 8			Dialog
B0	Plow field	need:hoe		Farming
B0	Slash crops	need:sword, sickle, scythe		Farming
B0	Plant seeds	need:seeds		Farming
B0	Pick plants			Farming
B0	Pick fruit			Farming
B0	Pick fruit on ladder			Farming
B0	Gather on ground			Harvesting
B0	Gather on ladder	need:ladder		Harvesting
B0	Sweep floor	need:broom		Cleaning
B0	Wipe furniture	need:cloth		Cleaning
B0	Dust furniture	need:feather duster		Cleaning
B0	Dig	need:shovel
B0	Mine	need: pickaxe or mattock
B0	Chop tree	need:axe		Lumberjack
B0	Chop log	need:axe		Lumberjack
B0	Use anvil	need: blacksmith hammer, anvil
B0	Use saw	need:saw, logs
B0	Use planer	need:planer, logs
B0	Use band saw	need:band saw, logs
B0	Use dye vat	need: dye vat, clothing, cloth, thread
B0	Use bellows	need: bellows
B0	Light fireplace or campfire	need:fireplace or campfire
B0	Light torch	need:torch
B0	Light candle	need:candle
B0	Lay brick	need:brick
B0	Use object standing			Activate levers, switches, lanterns, doors. Arm position is medium or raised.
B0	Use object crouching
B0	Use inventory item with hands while standing
B0	Use inventory item with hands while crouching
B0	Use external item with hands while standing
B0	Use external item with hands while crouching
B0	Eat item while standing
B0	Eat item while sitting
B0	Eat item while crouching
B0	Drink item while standing
B0	Drink item while sitting
B0	Drink item while crouching
B0	Read item in hands
B0	Take item from wall
B0	Place item on wall
B0	Write on paper sitting
B0	Write on paper standing
B0	Smoke item			Cigars, cigarettes, pipes
B0	Play flute
B0	Play bagpipes
B0	Play violin
B0	Play piano
B0	Play chello
B0	Play guitar
B0	Play banjo
B0	Play harmonica
B0	Play drum set
B0	Play hand drums
B0	Play war drums
B0	Conduct music
B0	Cheer			Emote
B0	Applaud			Emote
B0	Whistle at			Emote
B0	Woohoo			Emote
B0	Shake hands with			Emote
B0	Punch shoulder			emote
B0	Pat back			Emote
B0	Slap			Emote
B0	Smack			Emote
B0	Backhand			Emote
B0	Power struggle			Push weapons together and release. Can use bracers if no weapon. Can use hands if both have no weapon active.
B0	Chokehold			Grappling
B0	Arm hold			Grappling
B0	Submission hold			Grappling
B0	Hands behind back			Grappling
B0	Struggle with hands behind back			Grappling
B0	Struggle with hands in front
B0	Struggle with back on ground			Grappling
B0	Struggle with chest on ground			Grappling
B0	Hold on ground			Grappling
B0	Headlock			Grappling
B0	Armlock			Grappling
B0	Shoulder lock			Grappling
B0	Neck lock			Grappling
B0	Push grappler to side	grapple:on ground		Grappling
B0	Kick grappler overhead	grapple:on ground		Grappling
B0	Neck chop			Grappling
B0	Use handcuffs	need:handcuffs, restraints, manacles
B0	Stomach punch			Brawling
B0	Head punch			Brawling
B0	Chest punch			Brawling
B0	Side stomach punch			Brawling
B0	Shin kick			Brawling
B0	Foot stomp			Brawling
B0	Knee kick			Brawling
B0	Uppercut			Brawling
B0	Jab			Brawling
B0	Backhand punch			Brawling
B0	Swing punch			Brawling
B0	Duel point			Dueling
B0	Duel salute			Dueling
B0	Duel point			Dueling, weapon is pointed at opponent
B0	Duel submit			Dueling, loser kneels
B0	Duel threat			Dueling, weapon is at opponent's neck when standing or kneeling
B0	Neck threat			Weapon is at neck of target
B0	Back threat			Weapon is at back of target
B0	Face threat			Weapon is at face of target
B0	Stomach threat			Weapon is at stomach of target
B0	Backstab			Weapon is stuck in to target's back
B0	Neckstab			Weapon is plunged in to neck from behind
B0	Stomach stab			Weapon is plunged in to stomach of target at front
B0	Jump attack	special attack		Automatic jump and attack downwards
B0	Strikethrough	special attack		Sliding slash forward, then turn to face back of opponent
B0	Sidestrike	special attack		Sliding slash forward and to side of opponent

SkillEdit

Many actions are disabled until a skill enables them to be used, such as tumbling or grappling.

Use commandEdit

The "use" command allows most items and objects to be interacted with without requiring a specific animation.

PositionEdit

Some animations can be consolidated by having crawling, standing or sitting positions work independently of the action of the arms and torso. Some actions can use a generic hand motion to note interaction.

What haven't you done in a MMORPGEdit

What have I never done or seen in an MMORPG? The ability to use imagination, cunning, quick thinking. I'd like to be able to hide somewhere, and nobody ever think to see me. In other games, if you've got the choice to hide up a tree, players are gonna check up trees, because they know that that's a feature of the game.

How about being able to, not only hide behind trees, but hide behind a wall, on top of a roof etc. I don't believe the player should be given the option to "Climb up tree", but he would need to use his own agility and skill to possibly jump up there. But certainly he shouldnt be given the "option" to climb up there.

This now give the player some more freedom when choosing a hiding place. The player should be able to use anything that would be possible in the real world, not because the option's there, but because the player made the option to hide there.

Just something to think about...

I think probably the one thing I haven't done in an mmorpg is be able to explore a world that's not one-dimensional in its proportions. When you die you can be ressurrected but there never seems to be an afterlife, possession of dead bodies, things that establish a spirit world at all. It's always hack, kill, sell, get back up, hack some more.

Possession

Yes.. that will be an interesting thing to do. In other MMORPGs, it is possible to take control of multiple NPCs. Once control of an NPC has been achieved, it isn't a difficult task to have them attack, defend, or do anything else.

It will also be possible to possess player characters. And why not? This is a commonplace thing to do in a pen and paper Role Playing Game. It is also common in other MMORPGs to take over NPCs. why not the other way around?

There will not be many NPCs that have the ability to possess player characters (since they generally do not have very many personal goals that they would even have a desire to use a player to accomplish (except the destruction of the players party)

Players will have the ability to possess other players, however. This can come int he form of ACTUAL possession, where the player is in a meditative state and literally takes "possession" of another player seeing the game from their viewpoint..... OR they may also simply gain CONTROL of a player they way they would of other NPCs, able to give them direct orders.

I've never possessed another creature (player/NPC/Animal) in a mmorpg. I've never taken anyone a prisoner either.

Mostly because its viewed as a bad idea to make a player lose control of his character in mmorpg's.

Movie actionEdit

Movies lack the randomness that occurs in real life and in games. While less realistic, it adds a sense of drama or plot, where good guys and bad guys win or lose for a reason. What are some examples of things that happen mostly in movies?

-Last ditch effort. The character is defeated, but pulls some stamina and invigoration out of nowhere to pummel the enemy into the ground. "Rocky"

-Desperation attack. The character is defeated and placed in a hopeless situation, but fights back and wins. "Rob Roy"

-Hidden energy. The character is drained of energy, defeated, and somehow manages to find tremendous energy to defeat the opponent. "La Blue Girl"

-Memory. The character is defeated, but a memory gives them motivation to continue, or snaps someone out of mind control. "Sailor Moon"

-Recall. The character is nearly defeated, but the words of an old teacher give renewed motivation to succeed. "Fist of Legend" "Star Wars"

-Superiority. The character is not only more skilled, but more confident, and correct about an arguement or dispute- he cannot be defeated by a novice. "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" "Revenge of the Sith"

-Determination. The will to win overcomes adversity. "Dragonball Z"

-Destiny. The character is destined to do great things, and does not succumb to random or meaningless death. "The Matrix" "Star Wars"

-Badass. The character has too much style, and therefore cannot fail a move or manuever. "Blade" "Vampire Hunter D"

-Bullet manuevering. Projectiles and explosions only occur near the character, never on the character. "Masters of the Universe" "Predator 2" "Star Wars" "James Bond"

-Low chance of survival = victory. Characters are outnumbered, but win through determination, luck, and attitude. "The Patriot" "Braveheart"

-Resurrection. The character will not die. "Friday the 13th" "Nightmare on Elm Street" "Halloween" "Child's Play"

-Lone survivor. The character is the only one left after a group has been killed, and survives. "Spirits Within" "Nightmare on Elm Street"

-Death when ready. The character only dies when important life goals have been fulfilled. "Cowboy Bebop" "Star Wars"

-Still not dead. The character should have died, but is only critically injured. "Alexander" "The Last Samurai"

-Didn't die at all. The character was trapped, sent to a new area, teleported, or replaced by a robot/clone/ghost/twin, etc. "X-Men" "Superman"

-Reincarnation. The character died, but now assumes a new form or appearance. "X-men"

-Luck. The character's skill is aided by extreme luck in order to use props, scenery, or timing to perform moves. "Jackie Chan"

-One liner. The character wins because of a well said one-liner. "Dirty Harry" "The Matrix"

-Morality. The character wins because he is right about something, or wrong about something. "Star Wars"

-Training. The character has more training, or has more ambition. "Highlander"

-Skill. The character uses precise moves with no error. "Elektra"

-Missing piece. The character is involved in or is part of some puzzle at the last minute. "The Fifth Element"

-Importance. The character is more important to the plot than anyone else, and survives. "Blade"

-Plot interference. Some other character or force intervenes. "Dogma"

-Prop. The character dies from being attached to a statue or falling in a vat of chemicals. "Batman"

-Item. The character succeeds by using an item that has personal meaning. "The Patriot" "Elektra"

-Vengeance. The character wins because of some past action the opponent committed. "The Punisher"

-Environment. The environment is used to trap the opponent. "Fantastic Four"

-Cave-in. The labyrinth of the opponent caves in, destroying the enemy. "Krull" "Red Sonya"

-Hiding. The character manages to escape the enemy by using terrain. "Empire Strikes Back."

-Instant Success. The character always succeeds in death-defying manuevers, narrowly escaping certain death, especially when closing doors, elevator shafts, crashing vehicles, or nearby explosions are involved, while a minor character would not be so lucky all the time. "Star Wars" "James Bond"

-Perfect aim. The character hits an intended body part without failure. "True Lies" "Sin City"

-Weakness. The character discovers a hidden weakness and manages to use it. "Independence Day"

-Befriend. An enemy becomes an ally in order to defeat a greater, more immediate threat. "Alien vs Predator"

Other combatEdit

Aside from DBZ, characters rarely pummel each other constantly. In books, description of combat can be awkward, either describing an intense struggle of skills, or minor details such as grazing an arm or stabbing through the heart.

In comics, characters have enough dialogue to describe their situation, taunt the enemy, make comments, and make use of the scenery such as using traps or scenery or calling henchmen, activating or destroying a destructive contraption, or using a knockout attack or a cave in to knock the opponent out.

In movies, the action is shown in fluid detail, from dodging, jumping away, deflecting, parrying, jump kicking, reversing an attack with another attack, etc. If there is a stab to a vital area, it's often accompanied by the oppponent saying some last words or information, or dying a dramatic death by falling over something, walking backwards, falling down a cliff, or activating a last minute spell or death trap.

In games, characters are given HP to represent how many hits they can take. But these hits are abstracted by HP. HP can represent a ton of blocks and parries, glancing off the armor, grazing or knocking someone's skin, dodging, etc. But it isn't shown in most games. Instead, you see the character taking a stalactite to the head, or a missile to the chest, or a slash with an axe. The HP says "he survived it somehow", which works fine in a pen and paper game where imagination can fill in the details, but in a video game it makes the character seem like superman with every hit.

You could make a game based entirely on dodging and deflecting attacks, with a lucky chance of hitting a vital area and causing severe bleeding or vital organ damage. But most people like to take hits. They like the survivability that HP gives them, and they like to take meteors to the head and cure the damage later. But you couldn't tell that in a story. "The hero took 5 slashes to the chest, healed, killed 10 kobolds, got hit twenty more times, healed, and kept going."

How can more movielike action be represented in a game? For one, you could actually show what combat is being abstracted in math based combat. Show the character dodging and blocking and parrying while taking minor scrapes and cuts. Large attacks, spells, and killing blows could be dodged instead of taking them, and show getting hit when the blow lands and does a critical or lethal hit. But most of the time, an attack will be intercepted by a block, a dodge, or another attack. Lethal attacks would require dodging, and maybe some would become easier to dodge with higher skill, such as a falling boulder or an ice shard.

What about dialogue and other actions? Taunting and threatening is an important addition to drama, and could be used to create tension before a fight. A swordsman can point his sword at a target, or a wolf can snarl at someone defensively. Someone more intelligent might deliver a monologue, a quote, an elaborate insult or extra information.

In the middle of combat, dialogue might be used to lower someone's reaction or wits. Someone could catch an opponent offguard with a comment, or persuade them not to fight, or bribe them.

The use of environment in combat can be based on commonly interactive thing in the world. Fire a powerful spell at a tree to knock it down, at a cave wall to cause a cave in, at a mountainside to cause boulders. Fire a flaming arrow into some liqour bottles or oil. Use a table or chair to block an attack as a distraction. Go under a table and come out the other side. Do some Solid Snake and Sam Fisher style interaction with different objects. Smash a wall or the ground as a giant and cause debris to fly. Send a chandalier crashing down, or parts of the roof when inside a building. The environment will usually harm the opponent in combat when activated in this way, but won't be activated in non-combat situations to precent abuse.

Opponents may have objects that are important to them in the midst of combat. An alarm bell would be important to a guard, who might take a couple its just to run and activate it. A wizard would distract a player with spells in order to run to an artifact that could grant more power or summon something. A dungeon keeper would set off traps that would cause extra mayhem for anyone inside. A nature spirit might turn a tree into an attacker or a moat into a water serpent.

There will be a system of blocks, parries and the like in UMMO. Some moves and dodges will even cause the player to physically change location.

Some dodges will even cause the target to become "untargetted" by the attacker, causing them to have to retarget the enemy combatant.

(some of theses systems will be implemented over time and not be immediately available)

When the Asian realms are brought Online, even more combat abilities will be unlocked in the gameplay.

Until then, it will be possible for players to have "special attacks" which include attacks to vital parts, even beheading and strikes to the heart. Strikes to the legs, arms,. etc.

these will have certain effects on the enemy's mobility, attack ability, or even cause fatal blows or knockout blows.

This will add a much more serious weight to combat in UMMO. It will lead to a much more violent and dangerous game. A game where death can almost come at any time depending on the level of the player and type of creature they are.

At the same time i cannot make the game unplayable, so there will be a slight element of what appears to be superman combat. Slashes wont always do everything they would in real life.

It will be difficult to balance realism with gameplay as far as the combat systems are concerned. But we will try our best during the Alpha testing to strike the balance that works best for the players involved and the realism we are trying to achieve.