Dreaming (2D world)

[Entamis]

Originally posted by Dyari
i mean if you go to jail (and i think a lot of people will ) you just stand there and get bored.. (or maybe talk your way out but that is another idea ) so, to still keep people on PS there should be a little game like cards or something so maybe perhaps put a magic book there, where people can play the 2d world game this way you might even have fun going to jail

Heh, any jail-game should be possible to play outside the jail. It would be weird otherwise. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Abemore
On a similar note, I kind of always thought it would be neat if the same MMORPG could be played in 3D, 2D, and maybe even text-based (or at least the CrystalSpace ASCII renderer).

Having a 2D option (for the entire game, not just a dream) would allow many more people to join in regardless of their pc specs.  And they could seamlessly interact with the people running the 3D client.

Then again, maybe this is easier said than done.

I think it is.
I\'m not an expert in these things, but I think it would be possible to make a 3D version with pre-rendered backgrounds, you know, like Final Fantasy 7-9. But developing 2 or 3 clients at the same time would be a pain, they have enough work with one, so it propably won\'t happen.
CrystalSpace ASCII renderer? Heh heh, it would look cool, but I doubt you would be able to see anything in all the rubbish.

[Draklar]

Originally posted by Toadhead
I realy like 2D MMORPG\'s and the best would be an Planeshift in 2D :P:P

well... you\'re few years late... the 2D Planeshift is so old that no one has it anymore it seems

[Toadhead]

Was there a 2D planeshift???

hm..


I didn\'t even know that  8o
Was that game created by the same makers as the new 3D PS? Or just an totaly different team..?
And was it an MMORPG or just an RPG? On the PC or on a console?? I wanne know that  lol

[Draklar]

same team, on PC I guess.... that\'s all I know

[Tanyo]

It WILL be cool!
And It will be Super if we could make a completly NEW dream bu ourself, Learning this skill will cost abaut 200k Trias
But its worth learning!

[Slovenian Man Ilja?]

Originally posted by Toadhead
the dream world would need quests, shops etc. that would be cool

What are you stupid or somthing , why shops if you buy somthing in a dream , you won\'t have it in the real world , try to think uslless

[Feador]

I think a dev would cry if you tell him to make a second game in the game that uses a totally different enginge, but....

I love the idea of dreams in planeshift.
All you who played pen and paper RPGs should know why.

I think it would go much too far to include a whole 2D world for dreams, but maybe you might just give a message or maybe a short video scene of a dream after you slept.

You might get quests like this, get known to important people, increase stats(if you are very lucky), ...

[dfryer]

if you buy something in a dream , you won\'t have it in the real world

Well, if you\'re trapped in the dreamworld and need to achieve some quest to get out, or gain information, you might need to \"buy\" things in the dreamworld.  Perhaps some magical items could make the transition between the two states - after all, if a dream-state can do physical harm, then anything\'s possible.  Keep in mind that we\'re talking about a magical world in which things like dreams might be more significant than they are here.

[ForteX]

Originally posted by Slovenian Man Ilja?
What are you stupid or somthing , why shops if you buy somthing in a dream , you won\'t have it in the real world , try to think uslless

Wow wow wow... easy there boy! Don\'t offend the other members will ya? Thank you.

Anyway,  this would not only be coding-wise difficult but would be hard also in theory. It would be like coding a whole new game and that would surely decrease the growth of PS. If there was a dream world, would be easier if it were 3D, which would mean a lot less coding. Anyway, I don\'t see any real purpose on the dreams besides having weird things happening to you. I mean, you have got quests, monsters, guild wars, merchants, mining, etc... =3
I vote for \"improve planeshift a lot before dreaming about strange addons\" got it? dreaming ahaha... cof cof... *ahem*.

[taltiren]

It would be simpler and still cool if you could go to sleep and have a random dream (maybe a small minigame) where the outcome of the dream gives some small modifier for the next day.

A dream where you are a master thief could give a bonus to stealth skills, or a dream about defeating hordes of enemies could give a morale bonus.

You could even have dreaming while logged off, which could help keep down the number of AFKers on the servers.

[Adeli]

As interesting as it would sound, the dreams would get tedious, and it would be far too much work for the devs.