Archer Tower and Cannon Accuracy

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Originally Posted by PvtLeeOwned

Just a thought on archer towers and cannons. Ever been impressed by how accurate they are? They never miss. But why? I think things would get interesting if these two single-target defenses had some limitations. The way I suggest to implement this is movement speed. If any attacking troop is moving at greater than 20 movement speed (effective speed, so rage and haste would be a factor) then the archer towers and cannons would not target them while they are in motion. I would rather have these defenses know their limitations and not waste shots, as opposed to have them simply miss outright. If a stopped troop is fired upon and starts to move, it would be hit. Again, no missed shots. Just the requirement that troops be moving at 20 or slower to be effectively targeted.

Before informing me that this would be OP, remember that every troop stops frequently to attack, and there are also lots of other troops potentially on the battlefield at any given time. Perhaps higher level defenses attain higher tracking speed. It's just an idea for a new dynamic.

OK, pile on people.

Haha yeah. I've noticed that many defenses, when firing at a quick troop such as Hog Rider, often have their projectiles curve to hit them. It must be magic or have some interesting physics to do that. :smirk:

Your proposal would definitely make the game much more interesting, and realistic. However, I disagree with the fact that the defense should stop targeting the troop while it's moving. Otherwise, the defense would constantly switch between attacking troops that are only stationary. If the current cannon/archer tower AI were to be changed, here's what I would propose:
1. The defenses are only able to target troops within their radius, as always.
2. When a defense fires a projectile, the projectile flies in a straight path. If the troop moves out of the way of the projectile, then it does not collide with the intended target.
3. However, if another troop were to move into the linear path of the projectile, then it would collide with whatever troop that happened to be.
4. If a another troop were to move into the way of the projectile as it is fired at a stationary troop, then the shot would collide with that troop.
5. If the projectile never hit a troop, then it would (for the cannon) continue to fly in a straight path to the edge of the forest, or (for the archer tower) hit the ground.

However, this request may not get good responses from the public, since it is important that a cannon continue to attack a golem or other tanky troop, only to be interrupted by a barbarian passing in front. I think this would be a logical update, but not too popular of one.