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Kuiper7986

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Above the Surface
« on: May 10, 2003, 07:46:05 am »
As I know that the game is entirely underground, this is a new fascinating concept, it seems cool to me from the very beginning but I do think there should be a so called,\"Surface,\" to the planet. If you keep going up and up you should reach the \"Surface.\" The \"Surface\" is where to Gods no longer have control over the monsters are extremely hard to kill, I mean only the players who travel in groups and have high experience can travel. Still no pk\'ing but will still be very challenging because almost anything goes other than that. The monsters are super hard to kill, but you will reap great rewards, like find new kinds of plants and herbs, new types of ores for weapons and armours. I don\'t know, I\'d just thought it\'d be interesting to have that. Oh yeah and the only way to go to to the surface is if the gods let you through :) and you must complete a very very difficult and rigorous quest to be let through to the \"Surface.\"
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2003, 12:41:59 pm »
I do beleave there is going to be a surface although i could be wrong

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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2003, 02:14:26 am »
As stated in http://www.planeshift.it/setting_overview.html :

\"Stone Labyrinths

The Bronze Doors, located along the perimeter of the first level, access the Stone Labyrinths, a complex of both natural and artificial caves as ancient as the
town itself. It is sure that some of them lead to places similar to Yliakum and even to the surface, but nobody ever came back to report such a discovery. Most inhabitants are sure that some of these caves lead to places similar to Yliakum, and others even to the surface, but nobody has ever come back to report such a discovery.\"

I know there have been several discussions on what should be on the surface, but no one has come to any conclusion.  I doubt it will be settled until quite late in the game\'s development.

Personally, I think it would be cool to have a medieval-type feudal system on the surface.  Think of it this way:  there are all those people that want to have PvP, and it might work out well this way.  When you reach the surface, you can choose to join one of the established kingdoms, or perhaps even start your own (likely far, far away from everyone else though).  Then you can choose your job, similar to the underground Planeshift world.  Only in this case, you are trying to help your kingdom become wealthy and prosperous.  I imagine there would be (to some people\'s delight) very large scale battles, as one kingdom attempts to siege another kingdom\'s castle.  Such sieges back in the medieval period would last for months, and I think it would be neat if in this case it could last for like a week in real time.  It would be more organized fighting that just everyone running out on a field and see who wins, there would be more strategy to it.

Just an idea i\'ve had for awhile  8)

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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2003, 02:20:21 am »
Good idea it would be cool to have to complete a quest to reach the surface and be able to fight PvP
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