Suggestions for a better tmw
Posted: 23 Oct 2008, 01:37
here is a list of the things that i believe would make the mana world a lot better:
friends list- being able to add people as friends, check to see if their online, and see where they are
private message- a message system that allows people to talk to each other privately no matter where they are
Guild system- a system that allows players to join and make guilds
Player info screen- when a player clicks on another player a screen should pop up that shows thier level, guild, stats, etc.
Other ways to make money instead of killing monsters- there could be a lot of different methods for players to make money in tmw, such as mining, fishing, logging, etc..
mining- player buys a pickaxe, goes to a cave/mine, and clicks one the wall to begin mining inorder to get minerals
fishing- player buys a rod, goes to a body of water, clicks it and begins to fish
logging- player buys an axe, clicks a tree and begins to chop it and collects logs
professions and the ability to make items- the ability to use items to make items, such as tailoring, blacksmith, carpenter, cooking. as players use these skills they get better at doing them and allows them to make better items
Tailoring- using wool and the like collected from fluffys and possible some plants inorder to make clothing
Blacksmithing- using minerals collected by mining inorder to make weapons and armor
Carpenter- using wood to build items(i.e furniture if players where able to build houses)
Cooking- using collected raw food (meat, fish, etc.) to cook food that could be used to heal.
cheaper dye- currently dye is very expensive and hard to get, i believe that a players ability to look the way they want is very important and dye should be cheap and easily obtainable.
cheaper potions that instantly heal- i dont know about anyone else but i never use health potions cause they seem pointless cause it takes some time for your health to go up they are too expensive
Transportation- ways to instantly travel between cities
Weapon aguments/power ups- Ways to increase a weapons strength through magical power ups that the player buys, also an elemental system that makes fire power ups hurt ice monsters more and etc.
tutorial area set up for new players
health bars under monsters while fighting
houses- when the world is big enough players should be able to buy/build homes, this would add something for the players to save up for other than new weps and armor and add a whole new edge to the game, example of a mmo that allows houses is ultima online which does it quite well(trust me, i was in a guild once in it, we had a huge guild house, training house, and i hosted parties at my house. we even planed to build an arena where players could fight and others could bet on matches but unfortunatly i was younger and didnt have money so i couldn't play anymore on that server since it was a pay server.)
follow player- allows players to follow someone(right click follow)
Changes to the world
Tulimshar:
Monsters- i believe that all monsters should be removed from the city, the city should be more of a social place and less of a place for players to kill things.
Southern desert- i believe that the sandstorm should be removed and possible moved to the western desert because the transition to city to desert is wierd and the sandstorm is annoying, also the sandstorm could be set on intervals(on off posible randomly or by time). Another change that I believe should be done is the monsters should be switched with the monsters that are currently inside the city and the monsters in the desert should be in a new cave or in the area between the desert and the woods
Residential area and market- I believe that the npcs in the market should be moved and the market should be an area set aside for players to sell buy and trade with one another(with it against the rules to try get people to buy items outside of the market cause its kind of annoying having people trying to sell stuff to me while im training), and the trader, bleacher, and haircutter moved into the residential area with their own shops(the bleacher in a tailor shop). The residential area should also have a few npcs walking around it because it seems like a ghost town over their. The lady that gives you items for monster points should be changed to a gaurd who says that the kingdom is dangerous and in exchange for killing monster and making it a safer place he will award u with items.
Western area- the west desert that leads to the woods should have the scorps and snakes removed to make it safer and a road should be put in, also it could be lengthened.
Snow region-
way in- the magical girl who takes you there should be removed, im assuming she is only temporary since the world isnt complete yet and the snow region is on another continent so in her place for now could be a dock with a boat in the east water in the woods with a guy offering to take you there for free. there could be another dock set up were the ice is in the water east of where the magical girl in the snow region.
spock and kirk- seriously do i really have to say anymore
rudolf and santa slimes- i believe they should be changed to snow and ice slimes respectivly
These are the things that i believe would make the game a lot more enjoyable and possible even attract more player, i might add a few more things later when i think of them. I would like to hear what you guys think of these ideas, all criticism is welcome.
ps. i do intend on helping this project soon, but for now im too busy writing a book
Update*:
monster specific drops- bats shoulld not drop bug legs they should drop bat wings, maggots should be the only ones to drops maggot goo, etc.
*also some of the quests need to be tweaked, such as the red stingers one, because the reward is the crappy bow, but in order to get it you need to be at a higher lvl inorder to kill red scorps, so noobs who want to be an archer cant complete the quest and by the time they can complete it they would have already bought a bow. i would suggest having it be 5 or 10 normal stingers
*and how could i forget, we really need graphics for boots and gloves, cause seing everyone walking around bare foot is wierd
friends list- being able to add people as friends, check to see if their online, and see where they are
private message- a message system that allows people to talk to each other privately no matter where they are
Guild system- a system that allows players to join and make guilds
Player info screen- when a player clicks on another player a screen should pop up that shows thier level, guild, stats, etc.
Other ways to make money instead of killing monsters- there could be a lot of different methods for players to make money in tmw, such as mining, fishing, logging, etc..
mining- player buys a pickaxe, goes to a cave/mine, and clicks one the wall to begin mining inorder to get minerals
fishing- player buys a rod, goes to a body of water, clicks it and begins to fish
logging- player buys an axe, clicks a tree and begins to chop it and collects logs
professions and the ability to make items- the ability to use items to make items, such as tailoring, blacksmith, carpenter, cooking. as players use these skills they get better at doing them and allows them to make better items
Tailoring- using wool and the like collected from fluffys and possible some plants inorder to make clothing
Blacksmithing- using minerals collected by mining inorder to make weapons and armor
Carpenter- using wood to build items(i.e furniture if players where able to build houses)
Cooking- using collected raw food (meat, fish, etc.) to cook food that could be used to heal.
cheaper dye- currently dye is very expensive and hard to get, i believe that a players ability to look the way they want is very important and dye should be cheap and easily obtainable.
cheaper potions that instantly heal- i dont know about anyone else but i never use health potions cause they seem pointless cause it takes some time for your health to go up they are too expensive
Transportation- ways to instantly travel between cities
Weapon aguments/power ups- Ways to increase a weapons strength through magical power ups that the player buys, also an elemental system that makes fire power ups hurt ice monsters more and etc.
tutorial area set up for new players
health bars under monsters while fighting
houses- when the world is big enough players should be able to buy/build homes, this would add something for the players to save up for other than new weps and armor and add a whole new edge to the game, example of a mmo that allows houses is ultima online which does it quite well(trust me, i was in a guild once in it, we had a huge guild house, training house, and i hosted parties at my house. we even planed to build an arena where players could fight and others could bet on matches but unfortunatly i was younger and didnt have money so i couldn't play anymore on that server since it was a pay server.)
follow player- allows players to follow someone(right click follow)
Changes to the world
Tulimshar:
Monsters- i believe that all monsters should be removed from the city, the city should be more of a social place and less of a place for players to kill things.
Southern desert- i believe that the sandstorm should be removed and possible moved to the western desert because the transition to city to desert is wierd and the sandstorm is annoying, also the sandstorm could be set on intervals(on off posible randomly or by time). Another change that I believe should be done is the monsters should be switched with the monsters that are currently inside the city and the monsters in the desert should be in a new cave or in the area between the desert and the woods
Residential area and market- I believe that the npcs in the market should be moved and the market should be an area set aside for players to sell buy and trade with one another(with it against the rules to try get people to buy items outside of the market cause its kind of annoying having people trying to sell stuff to me while im training), and the trader, bleacher, and haircutter moved into the residential area with their own shops(the bleacher in a tailor shop). The residential area should also have a few npcs walking around it because it seems like a ghost town over their. The lady that gives you items for monster points should be changed to a gaurd who says that the kingdom is dangerous and in exchange for killing monster and making it a safer place he will award u with items.
Western area- the west desert that leads to the woods should have the scorps and snakes removed to make it safer and a road should be put in, also it could be lengthened.
Snow region-
way in- the magical girl who takes you there should be removed, im assuming she is only temporary since the world isnt complete yet and the snow region is on another continent so in her place for now could be a dock with a boat in the east water in the woods with a guy offering to take you there for free. there could be another dock set up were the ice is in the water east of where the magical girl in the snow region.
spock and kirk- seriously do i really have to say anymore
rudolf and santa slimes- i believe they should be changed to snow and ice slimes respectivly
These are the things that i believe would make the game a lot more enjoyable and possible even attract more player, i might add a few more things later when i think of them. I would like to hear what you guys think of these ideas, all criticism is welcome.
ps. i do intend on helping this project soon, but for now im too busy writing a book
Update*:
monster specific drops- bats shoulld not drop bug legs they should drop bat wings, maggots should be the only ones to drops maggot goo, etc.
*also some of the quests need to be tweaked, such as the red stingers one, because the reward is the crappy bow, but in order to get it you need to be at a higher lvl inorder to kill red scorps, so noobs who want to be an archer cant complete the quest and by the time they can complete it they would have already bought a bow. i would suggest having it be 5 or 10 normal stingers
*and how could i forget, we really need graphics for boots and gloves, cause seing everyone walking around bare foot is wierd