Report 1642

Special Report #1642
Skillset: Kata Skill: StancePausing
 Org: Nekotai Status: Completed Dec 2007
Furies' Decision:
Sol2
Problem: This is requested from a guild member: Currently, there is no way to
pause a stance when using forms - whenever a form is performed, the stance WILL
progress to the next stance. Being able to do so will be good for testing as
well as for bashing. As a note, I agree with my guildmember (thus this report),
but I also note that the admin have previously said this is quite a bit of
coding work for something that currently can be achieved by using out-of-form
actions to bash. Generally speaking, therefore, if coding resources are needed
elsewhree, this is not a priority. But it definitely is a good-to-have mechanic.
Solution #1: Create a syntax to pause stance progression when NOT engaged in
 combat with an adventurer (When masochistic). For example, KA
 STAYSTANCE. Will return an error (You cannot do this now!) if
 user is already masochistic. This will prevent the stance from
 progressing even when forms are being performed, whether the
 forms are performed on oneself (for testing) or NPCs (for
 bashing). Once masochism is triggered, the pause effect ceases,
 and the 8s countdown to stance dropping resumes.
Solution #2: As solution 1, except that when masochism is triggered while in a
 paused stance, make the masochism itself immediately drop the
 monk to the none stance (as though they had entered KA CLEAR).
Player Comments:
---[Shedrin on 3/29 @ 17:48 writes]:
Not sure that it's intended to be able to stick to one stance for bashing,
though I can see how that'd be annoying as generally consistency is preferred.
---[Xenthos on 3/30 @ 12:39 writes]:
When I asked about this, Shedrin, I was told that it is intended to be able to
stick to one stance for PvE-- you progress the stance to what you want, and then
as long as you only hunt it doesn't progress onwards. So being able to stick it
intentionally at a level (and the sticking goes away when you lose maso) just
streamlines the process.
---[Xenthos on 3/30 @ 12:39 writes]:
To be clear, they said "don't use forms and hunt without them because it is
mechanically the same". But it would be nice to be able to use forms for PvE
too.
---[Shedrin on 3/30 @ 18:18 writes]:
Then sure, sounds fine.
---[Shuyin on 3/31 @ 01:24 writes]:
Ok
---[Wobou on 4/18 @ 03:36 writes]:
Sounds good.