I love this idea. On 6/29/15, Grace <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > That is actually a really great idea! I really like the structured way > that quests work in sloe but am having issues figuring out where exactly > to progress once getting to the mainland. It's too bad that there is > less structure on the main land as I would guess that I am not the only > one overwhelmed by figuring out where to go and what to do next. > > Regards, > > Grace > > On 29/06/2015 7:29 PM, dark wrote: >> Hi. >> >> I haven't played Alteraeon in a while, and it's not because I have >> anything against the game, it's because with the clerric reshuffle and >> massive changes I'm not sure where to start or what to do with Thelok, my >> clerric warrior. >> I did consider starting a new character, particularly to perhaps try a >> different job like primary necro or druid, however I don't want to lose >> the good few hours work I have put into getting Thelok through all his >> levels and quests and I don't want to abandon Thelok and all of that. >> >> I was having a think about this problem and an idea occurred to me >> regarding secondary characters. >> >> Namely, using the Alteraeon account system for legacy characters. >> >> Suppose when you reach level 30 and get to Ralnoth city, you have the >> option of creating a son or daughter for your current character. >> >> When you create a child character, that character starts off on Slo at >> level one and you can play her or him and progress as normal choosing >> whatever classes you like. When that character reaches level 30 and also >> gets to Ralnoth you can go to see your characters father and mother and >> then have a choice. Either you can continue with that character, whereupon >> the child and the parent are both now two characters the player can play >> in the game, or, you can have the child "recount their adventures and >> settle down" This means your child character tells their parent all about >> the adventures they've had, but then decides the adventuring life isn't >> for them and goes off to do a more standard job. >> >> If you choose this option, you effectively perminantly kill the child >> character, however because the child has told their parent all about their >> adventures, they impart a certain proportion of their accumulated xp to >> their parent, perhaps half. >> >> This system has several advantages. It would mean that players who'd >> already progressed in the game could try out other class combinations and >> yet not abandon their old faithful characters completely, it would also >> mean that both new and old players could bennifit from changes to Slo, >> Kordon and Arcase. Also thematically, it would use the account system for >> a rather fun purpose, (you could stick in details of your original >> characters' npc spouses and/or home in ralnoth for kicks). >> >> If people (especially dentin), don't like this idea, fare enough, however >> it is something that has always occurred to me in long running online >> games, that sometimes it'd be nice to go back but I don't necessarily want >> to let my old characters go. >> >> All the best, >> >> Dark. >> >> There is always more to know, more to see, more to learn. The world is >> vast and wondrous strange and there are more things benieth the stars than >> even the archmaesters of the citadel can dream. >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. >
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