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I don't like the jumping forward idea. It takes us to uncharted territory for Thay and outside the lore that Thayan and others really enjoy sticking to.
As for the jump back and total reboot?... I've been there before. The server I played on most before coming here did a total reboot (and hundred year jump) when we came out of beta and switched to CEP 2.2. There were some that fussed but it was not put to a vote, the admin decreed this would happen. EVERYONE lost their PC but we were able to play their descendants. I think it would be neat to maybe play the ancestor of one or two of mine if we do a total reboot. Yeah, having all your PCs scrapped is a bitch. But really, think about it. One or even a few going back in time from a time bubble or whatever seems "doable" but how many PCs are on Thay now? That's a lot of people who would have been miraculously transported back in time... and not all of them would be in the same place for the "bubble" to catch them.
I know a reboot would upset some of our playesr, but it would start everyone on even footing, Thayan wouldn't have the hassle of having to do the time jump for all current PCs. Also, TheSupremeForce made a good point when he said...
I guess my question to those who say they would leave if we rebooted is this:
If you had to go to another server what level would you start at? What sort of "notoriety" would you have? Would you be known by all or just another face in the crowd? I think, unless you play on other servers, you'd be in the same position you'd be in here; starting levels and no idea who is who character wise. So... what's the difference in a reboot and playing with players you already know or leaving to go to a server where you don't know the players and are still starting level?
I'm all for the reboot... or a time warp, though I think the complete reboot would be easier. But.. I'll stick around and play regardless of what you decide T. I enjoy the players and the staff here and whether we trudge on from here to new territory, jump back in time or do a complete reboot, the players and staff won't change nor will my enjoyment on Thay.
As for the jump back and total reboot?... I've been there before. The server I played on most before coming here did a total reboot (and hundred year jump) when we came out of beta and switched to CEP 2.2. There were some that fussed but it was not put to a vote, the admin decreed this would happen. EVERYONE lost their PC but we were able to play their descendants. I think it would be neat to maybe play the ancestor of one or two of mine if we do a total reboot. Yeah, having all your PCs scrapped is a bitch. But really, think about it. One or even a few going back in time from a time bubble or whatever seems "doable" but how many PCs are on Thay now? That's a lot of people who would have been miraculously transported back in time... and not all of them would be in the same place for the "bubble" to catch them.
I know a reboot would upset some of our playesr, but it would start everyone on even footing, Thayan wouldn't have the hassle of having to do the time jump for all current PCs. Also, TheSupremeForce made a good point when he said...
Quote:NWN is at the point where its remaining players are more likely to "try" a PW where everyone's on the same foot. There's little incentive to try something new if the PC's running around on it are all ten to twenty levels higher. I'm not saying that people don't do that at all, but "new" servers tend to open with huge numbers for basically that reason.
I guess my question to those who say they would leave if we rebooted is this:
If you had to go to another server what level would you start at? What sort of "notoriety" would you have? Would you be known by all or just another face in the crowd? I think, unless you play on other servers, you'd be in the same position you'd be in here; starting levels and no idea who is who character wise. So... what's the difference in a reboot and playing with players you already know or leaving to go to a server where you don't know the players and are still starting level?
I'm all for the reboot... or a time warp, though I think the complete reboot would be easier. But.. I'll stick around and play regardless of what you decide T. I enjoy the players and the staff here and whether we trudge on from here to new territory, jump back in time or do a complete reboot, the players and staff won't change nor will my enjoyment on Thay.