i was just sitting and thinking about MMORPG in general (i go ahead and say im not saying this should be fore PS.. i mean if they wanna use it fine) and about what i would put in a mmo (im just kinda desgning one on paper as a hobby) this just seemed like the most pertinant place to put it
To the point... what if the game randomly picked a home town first? home town serving as a template *IE the people of aladon are mostly farmers... so if the computer picks that you are most likely gonna start out with basic skills in farming.* and you could later in the game say
\"Im the mage from Aladon\"
\"Wow Aladon? i thought just farmers came from there?\"
\"Yeah Generaly\"
And then randomizes race *also based on said template.. again IE aladon doesnt make many of X races.. its almost totaly Y race with some Z race in the outlying hills* adding a dialouge \"im the dwarf from aladon\" \"wow i thought aladon was just humans?\"
also randomizing appearence and race *this is loosly based on template.. skin shade and height would be the only thing i can imagine being affected by it* so you can say \"wow you look aladonian if im not mistaken?\"
and then randomizing gender and the rest of your apearence and stats just randomly.. i mean in life you get what you get right? i didnt sit in the womb going *click**Click* ok i\'ll be yadda dadda and such in such... with 2 levels in hide in shadows and 5 levels in armourshith* i came to be what i am based on the random factor of where i was born my \"stating stats\" of genetics *ie i was born into a family where men have big hands are muscular and left handed/left brained by nature . however i randomly only got the half the muscularity.. i have small hands and suck at math.. i am right brained and right handed*
So unlike my fathers side of the family i am not good at the same things.. its all random and what you do with it.
They are good at heavily physical things.. i was born good at things that required finesse and agilty.. versus my familty that could do things with brute strength (yet i still just picked up carpentry but its a mix of both i guess o.O)
so im saying why not just have a \"create character\" button in a rpg at some point? based on the things stated above, you\'ll become what you will.. very RP if you ask me.. normaly in games you dont have to \"cope\" you create what you consider \"the perfect uber character\" and play it to its end.. but maybe you intel is low.. but you really want to be crystal way then you must cope and study twice as hard this way \"im on a quest to be a healing preist.. yet its very hard for me\" ir maybe you become something you didnt eveision at the games beginning
(most games you know what you\'ll play going in and so everything is \"expected\" this was just a thought how to add suprise to mmo)
not saying it should be done here in PS or anywhere or that fact.. just seemed like food for thought
