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Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Under the moon on December 15, 2006, 03:07:59 pm

Title: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Under the moon on December 15, 2006, 03:07:59 pm
"I am in the dark place with bridges....."

How many times have we all heard that?

The point is, most new players have no idea that they are dead, nor where they are or what they are supposed to be doing. I suggest changing the DR loading screen to say quite bluntly that "You have died, and are now in the Death Realm. You must now find your way back to the world of the living."
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: zhai on December 15, 2006, 08:59:42 pm
Isn't there a tutorial message when you first enter the DR (just like when you first suffer damage of any kind)? I'm almost sure...
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: zorbels on December 15, 2006, 09:02:37 pm
Quote from: zhai
Isn't there a tutorial message when you first enter the DR (just like when you first suffer damage of any kind)? I'm almost sure...

Yes there is.  :)
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: miadon on December 15, 2006, 09:15:20 pm
Even if you stuck a huge sign saying You are dead ,blah blah... with bright coulours flashing arrows pointing to that message and a voice saying "YOU'RE DEAD!!", there will still be some people whoo will say "huh what happened, why am I here?"
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Garile on December 15, 2006, 09:39:35 pm
hmm true but then again those tutorial messages are somtimes so annoyingly basic that anyone who has played these kind of games is useally blinking them away before realizing this time it did say something important ;)

Have to say it's almost always the annoying people who didn't even notice themselves dying
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: neko kyouran on December 15, 2006, 11:51:40 pm
Quote from: DaveG
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, please don't blame the game when you screw up. 

I miss him.
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: peeg on December 16, 2006, 12:32:45 am
I miss him.

Me too - and still noone has told me where DaveG's gone :<
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: dying_inside on December 16, 2006, 10:49:26 am
This is not the result of  general "lack of game" its the result  of human stupidity.
If we shoved a huge neon sign that followed them everywhere and was about ten miles in each direction  that read "Oi you! Your $^%#ing dead already! get it!?" We'd still be left with "omg y i her watz dis plac plz! MAH BRAIN CNT COMPUTE!"
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Quitarias on December 16, 2006, 07:52:33 pm
make the entire dr's skin made of mesages "YOU ARE DEAD" and have bright yellow neon mesages pop up every two seconds
AND make the loading screen when you get out "YOU HAVE DIED AND NOW YOU LIVE AGAIN SO DONT RP IMORTAL"
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: zanzibar on December 17, 2006, 02:52:23 am
The Death Guardian will give you such information when asked the right question, as will most players.  Besides, should a player always know everything?
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Under the moon on December 22, 2006, 05:55:29 am
Quote
(22:49:13) Untar says: Am I dead?
(22:49:13) Death Guardian says: You speak strangely, I'm not interested in that.
(22:49:22) Untar says: Where am I?
(22:49:22) Death Guardian says: You speak strangely, I'm not interested in that.
(22:49:42) Untar says: Is this the Deathrealm?
(22:49:42) Death Guardian says: You speak strangely, I'm not interested in that.
(22:50:10) Untar says: How do I get out of here?
(22:50:10) Death Guardian says: You speak strangely, I'm not interested in that.
(22:50:35) Untar says: Thank you. You have been a great help.
(22:50:35) Death Guardian says: You speak strangely, I'm not interested in that.

Indeed.
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: zanzibar on December 22, 2006, 06:14:48 am
I'll have to try it myself at some point.  I remember him giving responses for those questions when he was new.
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Nikodemus on December 22, 2006, 03:12:48 pm
He did.
But often NPCs don't remember what they once did. I suppose its because some things are tweaked and so we have unwanted effects.. Personally i can't unerstand how it is a few things are left messed up after they were messed up and arent fixed, before new things are made or messed up too.
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Kalika on January 04, 2007, 02:19:09 am
ahaha thats great underthemoon


(maybe the death guardian is jsut there to look pretty??)

 :whistling: ehehhehheh...maybe it wouldnt hurt...well maybe jsut an eensy weensy bit...to give some of the npc's better erm.... conversation?

i have no attention span. absolutely none. and i remember the whole reason i stopped bothering to do quests is becuase my mind is not capable of stooping down to the level that i cna understand what the hell im supposed to do, since the npc's sure dont help much. but then again, im more about bashing heads in then i am about solving quests and waht not
/me giggles and licks her paws

ahahah there is a ton of rpers on here who im sure would be more than willing to offer a few statements for consideration...
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Bartholin on January 04, 2007, 06:26:14 am
ahaha thats great underthemoon


(maybe the death guardian is jsut there to look pretty??)

 :whistling: ehehhehheh...maybe it wouldnt hurt...well maybe jsut an eensy weensy bit...to give some of the npc's better erm.... conversation?

i have no attention span. absolutely none. and i remember the whole reason i stopped bothering to do quests is becuase my mind is not capable of stooping down to the level that i cna understand what the hell im supposed to do, since the npc's sure dont help much. but then again, im more about bashing heads in then i am about solving quests and waht not
/me giggles and licks her paws

ahahah there is a ton of rpers on here who im sure would be more than willing to offer a few statements for consideration...

/me  listens to the crickets chirp as nobody replys to Kalika
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Kalika on January 04, 2007, 07:52:23 am
hmmm sorry to be  :offtopic:

but i found that a TAD rude Bartholin.

oh and you replied :) so thank youse  :flowers:
Title: Re: Yes, you are dead.
Post by: Krann Omins on January 05, 2007, 04:10:30 pm
here's an idea that's too much work-- if one could see him or herself falling from an impossible height down to where they start in deathrealm i think folks would get the message, manipulating camera angles would add to coolness effect...

and in case it was never mentioned--as it's obvious & really so likely lowest of potential prorities, --but i would like to see different poses for genuine falling & getting up..

[and i know it's off topic but no better spot to lead into the point] --when one falls enough, especially enough to take a lot of damage, they should be unable to move for a moment as they get back up.. --even tho we run & land on out feet it stands to reason that the times half one's hp is lost they aren't keeping the same pace the instant they land.. landing on your feet would realy impede motion if that landing got you that hurt... so landing like a fall, & needing about a second to get up & still be able to run makes more sense... wow i gt off topic... time to make tiny text

NPCwise tho, i think we would all rather they had better convo skills, especiallly deaths guardian & nearest npcs to spawn points...
but would you rather that or cool falling to dr animation?-- i say that. just wondering if anyone would choose differently.. i say that as in i rather that than a falling animation