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Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Syzerian on October 22, 2004, 10:56:40 am

Title: Friend list alternative
Post by: Syzerian on October 22, 2004, 10:56:40 am

I have been thinking about this for a while and thinking it would be a good unique sort of friends list.
Ok, it would go sort of like this

Mental Link - Allows you to talk directly to that person no matter where they are, be able to sense them while they are close (within 50 metres or so) by seeing them through walls and such.

Spiritual Link - Allows you to see your friends health and you are able to tell exactly where they are and see them through walls, although no direct verbal contact can be made with this person unless you are within games default talking radius of eachother.

You may only have one of those links with each person.
There are still some things that still need a little fine tuning as in there is not much point in the spiritual link being able to sense where they are no matter what as with the mental link you could just ask where they are. This still would be quite a good way of dividing your adventuring buddies from your social buddies.

I also thought up some messages for when your friend logs in/out

Spiritual
Log in - A fimiliar feeling rises inside of you
Log out - You feel divided by an unexplainable force

Mental
Log in - A fimiliar presence grows in your mind
Log out - Shadow moves through your mind and quickly passes

All types of comments and criticism are welcome

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Post by: Cyberchu on October 22, 2004, 11:03:53 am

How would you chouse which link to use on which person. Also if you have a lot of buddies anyone of them could stalk you

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Post by: Altharion on October 22, 2004, 01:25:15 pm

not that fond of the suggestion but i think we should have an unique way of having friends/friend list.

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Post by: Cyberchu on October 22, 2004, 01:37:17 pm

I think that it is fine as long as both players concent to the link as well as being friends

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Post by: zinder on October 22, 2004, 05:07:54 pm

I think its a nice idea to mask the OOC-tool friend list with an IC concept. But i think each link should have also a penalty, since you gain a considrable advantage. For example a recently used link can wound you if the other dies.

Second i dont like the see-through-wall-effects you suggest. A sense of direction is imho better. Maybe with an idea of distance.

Edit: The advantage i mean is everything you gain besides knowing who of your friends is on.