Please no? Static Quests and their right to exist
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:14 pm
Reading the "Please no" thread...
(you can move this there if you want Japheth
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It is a matter of fact that quests which will be done only once by a single char or a group of chars will be performed by GMs no matter what scripts can do. The quotient of benefit and amount of work would be too low.
However, I am currently researching what quests a capable of with some extensions to the script language. A side effect of this work is that a more or less huge quest is taking form which up to now has no monsters in it but mostly riddles. i. e. you have to use your brain. Also I don't expect anybody to solve it within a month or even a longer period of time.
But most important this quest is not of the "Get the ultimate weapon" type, its purpose is mainly to tell a story. You, the player, can choose if you want to be a part of this story or not. Also it will become more and more difficult as you play along and maybe you will come to a point where you will need help by other characters
Other static quests will be written to populate the island and have NPCs to interact with, creating or better supporting the atmosphere of a fantastic world.
So, simply put: Look forward to static quests and be surprised
Regards,
Vilarion
(you can move this there if you want Japheth
)It is a matter of fact that quests which will be done only once by a single char or a group of chars will be performed by GMs no matter what scripts can do. The quotient of benefit and amount of work would be too low.
However, I am currently researching what quests a capable of with some extensions to the script language. A side effect of this work is that a more or less huge quest is taking form which up to now has no monsters in it but mostly riddles. i. e. you have to use your brain. Also I don't expect anybody to solve it within a month or even a longer period of time.
But most important this quest is not of the "Get the ultimate weapon" type, its purpose is mainly to tell a story. You, the player, can choose if you want to be a part of this story or not. Also it will become more and more difficult as you play along and maybe you will come to a point where you will need help by other characters
Other static quests will be written to populate the island and have NPCs to interact with, creating or better supporting the atmosphere of a fantastic world.
So, simply put: Look forward to static quests and be surprised
Regards,
Vilarion