RE: Steem Monster Rules - 101 (Your Monster Levels Matter)

[jazzhero]

Cool tutorial, Davemccoy. I found your tutorial on SM discord #strat-chat. Learned some new stuff here, thanks!

Just wondering about an ability - snipe. Does it not trigger when monster is on first pos? I noticed that Jester above did not attack and so did the Fire Beetle on Kickstarter video when they went front & center. But on Jester's case, there were no ranged/magic opponents left to attack while Fire Beetle (round 6 onwards) still had a ranged monster to fight.

Comments

[davemccoy]

First, thank you @jazzhero... and yes you noticed right... Snipe will not attack melee (I don't think he will attack first position, but Matt hasn't explained that to my knowledge. Its a very cool wrinkle imo, and think it will make for good strategy both using it and defending against it. Here's the description from @yabapmatt:

Here's the link:

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@steemmonsters/steem-monsters-gameplay-mechanics-revealed

[jazzhero]

Thanks for the reply! That makes sense - ranged monsters not being able to attack first pos/melee spot. I better keep that limitation in mind when strategizing :)

The kickstarter gameplay video is still odd though. I wonder if it was just an early bug. The Fire Beetle did not snipe the ranged Water Elemental at the back.

[davemccoy]

I'm not positive, but I think the rule is also that you can't attack from the 1 spot... The reason he gave is it would be like having an archer standing nose to nose with a brawler in a real fight... No way to get the arrows out and shot before he beats the crap out of you :D

[jazzhero]

Lol, indeed. I first assumed snipe would be like sneak that lets monsters attack from anywhere. But your example is spot on and totally makes sense from a brawl perspective. Thanks for sharing your insights!