Discord
Changelog
02-13-2014, 06:47 AM
I think the notoriety system is potentially the most interesting part of this server (well, now that there are sufficient dms to indulge my machinations and schemings, that status is beginning to be challenged).
I'm often playing more for the notoriety points than the xp (though, the xp might give me enough levels to survive the repercussions of my own schemings... or, at some point I might find that they did).
I would happily turn off xp for double notoriety for a month here, or there.
What I would even more happily do is to turn off the xp gain associated with PC/DM RP awards (as well as preaching to npc's awards or asking about rumors awards) and instead convert those to double notoriety awards.
If anything, that would only discourage powergaming/farming/grinding players from considering the option... because it takes some crazy patience to grind-preach.
It might also be interesting to allow a !not-xp option... to allow players to grant a double-notoriety bonus for RP, which explicitly grants no xp... which ought to be pretty straight forward to script and potentially a low-impact way to test the overall server impact this whole option might create.
(I do have to admit... I'm on the fence of the idea of lvl 18-20 having the option to collect double notoriety by sacrificing xp... on the one hand, at that point they should be able to become more notorious more quickly, on the other hand... it relieves the players, to some limited extent, from having to concern themselves with notoriety all along the way at lower levels... I know not a superior answer.)
I'm often playing more for the notoriety points than the xp (though, the xp might give me enough levels to survive the repercussions of my own schemings... or, at some point I might find that they did).
I would happily turn off xp for double notoriety for a month here, or there.
What I would even more happily do is to turn off the xp gain associated with PC/DM RP awards (as well as preaching to npc's awards or asking about rumors awards) and instead convert those to double notoriety awards.
If anything, that would only discourage powergaming/farming/grinding players from considering the option... because it takes some crazy patience to grind-preach.
It might also be interesting to allow a !not-xp option... to allow players to grant a double-notoriety bonus for RP, which explicitly grants no xp... which ought to be pretty straight forward to script and potentially a low-impact way to test the overall server impact this whole option might create.
(I do have to admit... I'm on the fence of the idea of lvl 18-20 having the option to collect double notoriety by sacrificing xp... on the one hand, at that point they should be able to become more notorious more quickly, on the other hand... it relieves the players, to some limited extent, from having to concern themselves with notoriety all along the way at lower levels... I know not a superior answer.)