Fight skills w/ blindness

[Austinpowers]

During combat, or initiating combat, players who are blind, can still kick, pummel, hit etc etc.

[James Gamble (gamrillen)]

This isn't really a bug, but more by design. AustinPowers/Kailyn should we think about changing this behavior a bit?

[James Gamble (gamrillen)]

I read this wrong, converting back to bug.

[Dina (kailyn)]

It seems to me that a blinded player already in combat could logically continue to hit, kick, pummel, and so forth -- but it also seems that their success rate and damage should be reduced by at least half, since they can't see their target to land their blows skillfully.

A blinded player not already in combat shouldn't logically be able to start combat, imho -- it seems logical that any target that didn't want to be attacked could very readily slip out of the way of a blind attacker.

[Gatt (gatt)]

Needs a tester to verify current behaviour for all possible skills. Presenter in this format:

Initiating combat when blinded:

Kick - yes/no
Bash - yes/no
etc

Using skills during combat when blinded

Kick - yes/no
Bash - yes/no
etc

[Brad Tidd (ching)]

I agree with Kailyn that if a PC is already in combat they can pick a fight.
For MOBs their memory etc, still works when they are blind (should blind hide a PC from the MOB?)

Should fighters (or ninja) or other warrior types be able to learn 'blind fighting' which would allow them to fight more effectively while blind. (say lower penalties, OR even being able to quaff a 'cure blind' (red/blood potion from Grigis?) while blind?