Feature wish list with rewards...

[Ginaria]

Hello all :)

I would like to finance some development projects... probably more players like to join and have wishes. Rewards will be splitted if more developers are participated at one task...

1.) Raise max level... level 99 cannot be the end of all...
Reward: 750k gp

2.) Character renaming possibilty:
Reward: 750k gp

(Ginaria perfumed her message with the scent of the Fragrant Cloud rose)

[Crush]

As a developer you have a different perspective on the game. Having ingame stuff matters a lot less to you. Your goal is no longer to collect stuff, it's to make a better game. Also, those people who are able to do these changes also have admin rights allowing them to cheat themself as much gp as they want.

When you want to bribe developers to do your bidding, you could try real cash

(By the way: My hourly rate for freelance programming or graphic design is 50€ - Pay me and I program you anything your want, except malware, spying tools, spam tools or real-life weapon systems)

[Chicka-Maria]

As a developer you have a different perspective on the game. Having ingame stuff matters a lot less to you. Your goal is no longer to collect stuff,

This is why I think It's important from my point of view that developers play the game to...This way they can get a meaning of what the players want and why.

Also, those people who are able to do these changes also have admin rights allowing them to cheat themself as much gp as they want.

When you want to bribe developers to do your bidding, you could try real cash

It does not mean admins should abuse these powers...just because someone has the power to do something It doesn't mean they should use it to their advantage.

also lol @ real cash.


regards,

[v0id]

Number 1° has been discussed several times already, and the conclusion is it won't happen as it would unbalance existing content and don't give real gameplay benefit to players.
Number 2° is emulated when necessary by GMs (e.g for offensive nicks). Allowing players to rename themselves could lead to several issues (how would GMs easily track past actions of a given player?)

[Crush]

(how would GMs easily track past actions of a given player?)

How would anyone track past actions of any other player?

You could be a total jerk and when everyone hates you, you just rename your character and nobody will recognize you anymore.

[v0id]

By that, I mean that GMs look at the GM log to decide which action to take against a given player, as warnings/bans escalate depend on that.

[o11c]

#2 is planned, and will in fact be necessary when stricter username validation is enforced.

However, I do not think it will be available directly to players - rather, players will have to ask a GM very nicely and have a good reason. For the newly-invalidated usernames, of course, no further justification will be needed.

[bell chick]

#2 is planned, and will in fact be necessary when stricter username validation is enforced.

However, I do not think it will be available directly to players - rather, players will have to ask a GM very nicely and have a good reason. For the newly-invalidated usernames, of course, no further justification will be needed.

stricter username validation sounds bad

[bell chick]

the game does need something beyond level 99. not sure what and i dont think levels are the answer but the games lifespan should be more than the 6 months it takes to reach 99

[Jenalya]

the game does need something beyond level 99. not sure what and i dont think levels are the answer but the games lifespan should be more than the 6 months it takes to reach 99

I agree. The illia quest was targeted at this, it is meant as repeatable challenge for high players. Also, the game has some replay value if you start new characters and play in a different style with them.

Regarding a higher level, it would break the balancing in many ways. Additionally, we already don't have enough quests to cover all the level range (there are levels with no quests available, you need some grinding in between).

[Chicka-Maria]

the game does need something beyond level 99. not sure what and i dont think levels are the answer but the games lifespan should be more than the 6 months it takes to reach 99

6 months? I been on this server for almost 4 years and I'm 93 lol

[WildX]

(how would GMs easily track past actions of a given player?)

How would anyone track past actions of any other player?

You could be a total jerk and when everyone hates you, you just rename your character and nobody will recognize you anymore.

This happens all the time with other games. There's nothing wrong if someone wants to start over with a new name. Except if it's a scammer, but scammers just make new characters/accounts and keep scamming there if they want to, there's not much anyone can do about that.

Name changes should be allowed IMO.

[Chicka-Maria]

I disagree, If people want to make a name change they should have the consequences of having to level again.

It's like having someone troll TMW and having a bad reputation and then all of a sudden BOOM name change "oh who is that person I bet they're a real gem".

When You make your character name and play the game you build a reputation on that character and whether its good or bad people have to live with it.

regards,

[WildX]

I disagree, If people want to make a name change they should have the consequences of having to level again.

It's like having someone troll TMW and having a bad reputation and then all of a sudden BOOM name change "oh who is that person I bet they're a real gem".

When You make your character name and play the game you build a reputation on that character and whether its good or bad people have to live with it.

regards,

That's not the only reason why someone would want to change their name though.

Anyway, a simple global announcement every time someone changes name should be enough. Like when someone gets married (in game of course). If it's an infamous person everyone will notice they changed name.

[o11c]

Anyway, a simple global announcement every time someone changes name should be enough.

A global announcement would be simple enough to implement, though in any case, it would be in the GM logs since it wouldn't be a level 0 command.