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Thread: [WIP] Taekkyon 2020
Hi, hoping to share some experience and whatever, and just ask some questions.I've not played the mod so this comes from a purely speculative point of view having just read the thread.
  • Modified body
  • Stronger limbs and abs
  • Stronger wrists and ankles
  • Fractures
  • Higher dismember threshold (fracture threshold too)
  • Slightly longer reaction time
  • Self damage


Some things that jump out at me are the modified body. How exactly is it modified? Is it in terms of size or just a precursor for the changes you state afterwards? Stronger limbs, abs, wrists and ankles leaves you with it just being standard dmt on chest and head joints? Curious as to the logic behind this given that a large part of tk has always been dismembering limbs as a form of defence. My concern here is that the idea is to make people more aggressive, but it could potentially have the opposite effect when they realise that they don't need to worry about their limbs breaking on blocks. I feel like there is an argument both ways but if there's any confusion I think recent meta has shown us that people will always favour a defensive tactic.
Frac tk has always been present as a niche thing, and a novelty, with the reason being that taekkyon has always been the mod where you get booms and cool replays. Fractures have a tendency to ruin that, so I'm curious about your thoughts on that aspect.
A minor increase to dmt is always welcome in tk tbh, but in combination with a limbs I wonder to what degree it becomes a short form grappling mod.
RT being longer is again, always welcome. TK requires thought and anything that impedes that has always been counter intuitive in my eyes.
Self damage is one of the things that acts as a deterrent in ErthTk. People don't (didn't) generally like it as it was seen as harsh. If you goal is to create a popular taekkyon mod then self damage may not be the way to go, from experience, however if your goal is simply to make a fun mod then I agree, self damage is wonderful. I just think you may need to clarify your goals, as there are conflicting messages.


Food for thought, I've not played taekkyon competitively in years, so all of this comes with a solid dose of "whatever gramps".
Last edited by Erth; Mar 27, 2020 at 04:38 PM.
She/They

Yeah, I only don't like erthtkv2 because of the mod's name. Make it "tkv2," and the mod will instantly become more popular. This is a valid reason as the name of the mod is still an important feature that no one seems to have yet discussed.