Enhancements to engagement would be great:
The hangback command gets the axe.
Engage missile <target>: Starts engagement but attempts to maintain missile range as contested by your skill/stats. 'X' second(s) of extra roundtime to all RT action(s). Difficulty modified by number of foes contested by your Defending skill, armor hindrance, encumbrance and stats. Stealth/inviso eases the contest. Only missile range attacks are accessible.
Engage pole <target>: Advances to pole range and attempts to maintain pole range as contested by your skill/stats. 'X' seconds(s) of extra roundtime to all RT action(s). Difficulty modified by number of foes contested by your Defending skill, armor hindrance, encumbrance and stats. Stealth/inviso eases the contest. Only attacks made with a pole ranged weapon are accessible.
Engage without a modifier defaults to normal combat engagement and breaks missile and pole hangback modifiers.
Axe the current charge from pole to melee unless using a new command: Charge or Rush (if charge can't be utilized for both combat and magical items)
Rush melee <target>: Charge attack from pole to melee. Armor primary and secondaries can also rush from missile to melee.
Rush pole <target>: Charge attack utilizing the Attack command from missile to pole.
Why the extra second (or 2 or 3) for actions while in 'hangback'? To simulate the additional time spent on maneuvering out of close combat without trapping you in chain RT experienced during current hangback. You're also making yourself essentially untouchable by most mobs if you're succeeding the skill/stat contest.
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