PlaneShift
Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Zeonire on September 30, 2003, 01:36:52 am
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If you ask me, I am going to be so pissed when CB comes out and all the files get reset (no guild, no money, no weapons, that\'s right! NO NOTHING!) Is there any way that tria and rubies can wind up being the same somehow and we all can just keep what we\'ve worked for FOR A YEAR? You devs have to know that you\'ll be losing a big number of your player when CB comes out since they all know they\'ll lose everything...
-Zeonire.
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You really think people will leave because they lose a couple of crystals and some swords?
I somehow seriously doubt that.
If it was up to me I would also just wipe the entire db. The db for CB probably has a complete different structure. What\'s the point of going through all the hassle of transferring player accounts to the new db for a pre-alpha tech demo.
I\'d say leave it and just get rid of all the old accounts.
But this has been talked about in other threads allready, just go there.
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Somethings must be sacrificed for the way of the new. I wouldn\'t mind if they wiped out the database. I\'m gonna be like Vengeance on this one,
Why keep working a tricycle when you can work on a car?
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Pretty much the only reason there are gems in the game right now is to give those people that are really bored something to do besides walk around and chat. That\'s all, they were just put in there to keep people entertained until CB comes out. ;)
There has been talk about some of the very active players to be able to keep their stuff, but as mentioned before there are like thousands of accounts and trying to convert them all over to CB is just a waste of time. I\'m sure the devs would rather do something more fulfilling, like work on making Planeshift a reality :)
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Aye no one here will flee because they lost some items... We know better than that :D We here know that planeshift will rule this universe when it comes out, so we can be patient and we can wait, and like Xan said, them crystals were only a way to keep the people safe from boredom. They served their purpose well :D
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When they released MB, there was discussion about wiping the database when new versions come, and the devs said that the database will be wiped many times when the versions change.
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hmmm, how come i remember it being said that the crystals are there just to have something to do. i was fully aware (and probably most players) that in the next release there\'ll be no crystals and (probably) no other items from this version. - that\'s nothing new :D
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Indeed. If you\'re going to be \'so pissed\' about losing something that will have little or no purpose later in development, you shouldn\'t be playing a Tech Demo.
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n00b...
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Originally posted by Xalthar
n00b...
If you don\'t have anything better to say, best say nothing, Xalthar! X(
I don\'t think that the devs should keep accounts for certain players only (maybe just the nick and pass, but not the inventory). They either should wipe the enitre database (bad idea) or keep it (good idea, with some way of marking only accounts that have been used in let\'s say the past month for transfer to CB).
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Why is it such a bad idea?
You never know, the devs might actually need to reset everything. Your characters have to be remade anyway, if certain at-creation-bonuses will be implemented.
People think they\'re losing something they worked for. Crystals were never meant to be worked for. They\'re a distraction, a way to keep players entertained untill the next release, and a tool for bugtesting. Same goes for weapons.
Believe me, you\'re not losing out. You\'ll just be equal with everyone else who is starting the new version. That is fair.
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Originally posted by Skizzik
If you don\'t have anything better to say, best say nothing, Xalthar! X(
I say what I want to say... And instead of telling him all the reasons why I think what he said was stupid, I just summed it all up in one easily recognizable word...
if that is to such an offence, I could write half a page about why I said what I said...
Have a nice day...
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No need to write half a page, but simply saying \"n00b\" is an insulting comment. However much he is a n00b in your opinion, I\'d rather nobody start any dispites here, \'kay? :)
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It is only insulting if you choose to look on it that way :P
If he read the last line of the forum rules:
? All forum participators are required to know exactly when Xalthar is being sarcastic.
:P
oh, come on, a little dispute now and then (even though it\'s over such a rediculous thing such as this) is a welcome relief.. at least IMO :P:P
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/me slaps Xaltar on his fingers
Erm, mogura, technically I WOULD be losing out... I\'ll lose my headstart.
Even though crystals were never meant to be worked for, a lot of people still worked for them (and the weapons, don\'t forget those puppies).
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Originally posted by Skizzik
/me slaps Xaltar on his fingers
Erm, mogura, technically I WOULD be losing out... I\'ll lose my headstart.
Even though crystals were never meant to be worked for, a lot of people still worked for them (and the weapons, don\'t forget those puppies).
Your reward/headstart/whatever will be that you helped out the devs, and that is about all we can do just now :) Personally I don\'t give a rats arse for my heap o\' crystals, since I wasn\'t really online because of them..
asking for more is childish...
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As the Molecular Blue race ends, people should line up at the start for Crystal Blue. No need for a headstart- if you\'re an active, enthusiastic player, you\'ll undoubtedly push into the lead (if that\'s what\'s really important to you).
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Originally posted by Zeonire
NO NOTHING!
I\'m not sure how a client that is exponentially deeper than the current one can be called \'nothing\'... don\'t you understand that once Crystal Blue comes out having a couple mugs won\'t mean squat?
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Originally posted by Drilixer
Originally posted by Zeonire
NO NOTHING!
I\'m not sure how a client that is exponentially deeper than the current one can be called \'nothing\'... don\'t you understand that once Crystal Blue comes out having a couple mugs won\'t mean squat?
So true... Just imagine running around with a mug when there\'s lots of other stuff and things to do!
I can hardly wait for CB :) (And for my new computer, for that matter :rolleyes: )
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I think they should wipe the db even if they dont want to, itll encourage new ppl to play knowing that there wont be ppl that have amazing swords when they have butter knives. And as for the guilds that np, the members are usualy listed on the website so the guild leader will just find all the players and reinvite them.
Yet another thing about wiping the db is that some ppl were forced to use long names because some person that hasnt played since may took it. And players that were forced to use a race they didnt want will be able to get the race they want with their name that they are acustomed to. I could prob list a lot more advantages but now i gona list the disadvantages, some ppl will lose a few crystals and items, booohooo.
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It will also be an exercise in conformity. While some people may not like it, it must be done. Even if not for CB, it will have to be erased for some future version of PS. If we just kept hanging on the old data, we\'ll end up with a bunch of whiners who don\'t want to loose their uber characters when the \"final\" release of PS comes out and a db wipe is essential (a possibility). If we do it now, and for each release, they will get used to it. And if they don\'t, no one will make them stay.
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the DB should definately be erased, but I would be quite upset if, when PS is ready, i go to create a character, and find the name i have used since CB has been taken by someone else.
Jest my two cents, Jessyn
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i agree everything should be wiped. i also think that we hould be able to reserve names.
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Yeah thatd be cool the reserving names thing. Just none of you reserve Waylander or Cadoras allright