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« on: July 21, 2008, 05:02:50 am »
I like this Idea. Just some thoughts:
there is the problem of straight line paths, but maybe this can be offset by requiring carts and vehicles to use static roads (im a noob, so i have no clue if they exist, and if there is a banking system, disable access from multiple location so that people have to travel with carts to other places to do large scale buy/sell). I think that the abilities could be developed, but shouldn't be implemented untill the game is more stable, and the experience is more aesthetically developed. There already seems to be problems with (baked in shadows?) in the first town, [insert name], especially involving the trees, so I can foresee how good intentions can complicate the game's development, hampering bug fixes before it can handle the challenges. That doesn't mean don't develop it, just don't add it to the public releases for a while.
other thought:
people will keep using populated paths, so I doubt the straight line paths would disappear, as for the world, Itd be a pity if it turned all dirt or paved and and jugs and artifacts were everywhere. This is an Idea that would have to be implemented very carefully.