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Changelog
09-13-2012, 11:23 PM
I wanted to give this some more thinking before posting, but the posts just seem to keep flying by on this one, so I hope this isn't too incoherent :)
A few items to consider:
How many new players are there actually out there, considering how old the game is? We seem to get a couple every few months from other servers who last a bit, then just sort of wander off. I don't think we'll end up with an influx of new players either way, just because there aren't that many out there. Maybe there are some out there, but that's my opinion.
I know different players are motivated and enjoy different things in playing, so I do respect all the comments that have been made. I'm really happy to see so many people commenting, because that shows people are invested in the world.
For me, while it is fun to achieve goals with characters and move up in rank, whether as a wizard, or in a legion, or temple or guild or what-not, the biggest reason I like playing on the server is the fun I have with role-playing with other players, and the storylines I've been lucky enough to take part in, both big and small. There are a lot of amazing players and DMs here that are amazing and fun to play with. The reason I've not retired Melody is simply because I absolutely still have a blast role-playing her. The point of a game, after all, is to have fun. :) And I'll admit, I'd be crushed if I lost the chance to keep being able to role-play her, whether in a future Thay or a past Thay. It's not the notoriety, or faction items, or gold and such that drive me in that regard. So if through whatever "send back" happened, she started from scratch again, that'd be fine with me.
I think whatever direction our host decides to take with the server, all players should take a look at their player vaults and clean out any characters that they won't be playing. And if there is a "time warp" of sorts, I think there should be a definite limit as to how many characters (one maybe?) each player can bring back in time (even if it is a bring back to start from scratch), so to speak.
I can understand the difficulty in the 'role-playing' aspect of things with a "time warp" as opposed to a total "re-boot". On the other hand, any time a player brings in a new PC, there is already some challenge with that, so I'd say this isn't insurmountable. Some common things about Thay might be known (names of cities, or zulkirs, the rank of Red Wizards, etc.) but a lot wouldn't be. And if the number of PCs sent back is limited, that would help with that a bit. Just don't have them remember anything about the other "timeline". Otherwise, you'd have PCs remembering facts left and right about what happened in Thay's past, which would influence a bit how it was played in the new "time warp" time line. Ask the players (and there are great players on this server) to role play them as new PCs arriving in Thay as best they can.
And the fairness comments from others (and the amount of work involved in scripting and such that would go into a major transfer of PCs back and such! ) are certainly important things that need to be considered too.
I agree with comments from others about this being our wonderful host's server, and that our gracious host has put a lot of time and energy into the server, and we all should be grateful for having had the opportunity to play here. The fact that our host is asking for input from the players is just another sign of how much he cares about the server and players on it. With all the work he's put into it, I think really he needs to go in whatever direction he thinks would be best for the server and also most fun for him too. :)
I think that's enough rambling from me, for now. I would like to say thanks to everyone I've had the opportunity to roleplay with thus far, or whose events I was lucky enough to take part in. It's been fun, and I look forward to the future (or is it the past, or... arggh, time travel makes my head spin :) ) on the server, whatever direction it takes.
A few items to consider:
How many new players are there actually out there, considering how old the game is? We seem to get a couple every few months from other servers who last a bit, then just sort of wander off. I don't think we'll end up with an influx of new players either way, just because there aren't that many out there. Maybe there are some out there, but that's my opinion.
I know different players are motivated and enjoy different things in playing, so I do respect all the comments that have been made. I'm really happy to see so many people commenting, because that shows people are invested in the world.
For me, while it is fun to achieve goals with characters and move up in rank, whether as a wizard, or in a legion, or temple or guild or what-not, the biggest reason I like playing on the server is the fun I have with role-playing with other players, and the storylines I've been lucky enough to take part in, both big and small. There are a lot of amazing players and DMs here that are amazing and fun to play with. The reason I've not retired Melody is simply because I absolutely still have a blast role-playing her. The point of a game, after all, is to have fun. :) And I'll admit, I'd be crushed if I lost the chance to keep being able to role-play her, whether in a future Thay or a past Thay. It's not the notoriety, or faction items, or gold and such that drive me in that regard. So if through whatever "send back" happened, she started from scratch again, that'd be fine with me.
I think whatever direction our host decides to take with the server, all players should take a look at their player vaults and clean out any characters that they won't be playing. And if there is a "time warp" of sorts, I think there should be a definite limit as to how many characters (one maybe?) each player can bring back in time (even if it is a bring back to start from scratch), so to speak.
I can understand the difficulty in the 'role-playing' aspect of things with a "time warp" as opposed to a total "re-boot". On the other hand, any time a player brings in a new PC, there is already some challenge with that, so I'd say this isn't insurmountable. Some common things about Thay might be known (names of cities, or zulkirs, the rank of Red Wizards, etc.) but a lot wouldn't be. And if the number of PCs sent back is limited, that would help with that a bit. Just don't have them remember anything about the other "timeline". Otherwise, you'd have PCs remembering facts left and right about what happened in Thay's past, which would influence a bit how it was played in the new "time warp" time line. Ask the players (and there are great players on this server) to role play them as new PCs arriving in Thay as best they can.
And the fairness comments from others (and the amount of work involved in scripting and such that would go into a major transfer of PCs back and such! ) are certainly important things that need to be considered too.
I agree with comments from others about this being our wonderful host's server, and that our gracious host has put a lot of time and energy into the server, and we all should be grateful for having had the opportunity to play here. The fact that our host is asking for input from the players is just another sign of how much he cares about the server and players on it. With all the work he's put into it, I think really he needs to go in whatever direction he thinks would be best for the server and also most fun for him too. :)
I think that's enough rambling from me, for now. I would like to say thanks to everyone I've had the opportunity to roleplay with thus far, or whose events I was lucky enough to take part in. It's been fun, and I look forward to the future (or is it the past, or... arggh, time travel makes my head spin :) ) on the server, whatever direction it takes.