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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: fleshing out provoke |
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so now that things with provoke are going to be tweaked/updated/improved/fleshed out/etc and after hearing mickey's and beau's viewpoints on them, i'm starting a thread about provoke in the future. i like the idea of making this a viable way for performers to hunt beyond just weapons (a raving mob of fans attacking for eoceoe is awesome in my mind), so i'd like to get feedback on what is and isn't coming in terms of this list (just so i/other performers know what's coming):
1) provoke is sorta like a mental attack. it takes (i think) charisma and persuasion, but not sure what else.
2) there is not stealth check for provoke, but there probably should (and probably will) be one.
3) provoke is like any other attack. don't expect to be a level 50 guy that can normally provoke a level 80 critter, or whatever.
4) intelligent mobs (humans/civlians/guards/soldiers/etc) shouldn't be provokable as easily as non-intelligent mobs (animals/humaniod-like/etc).
4a) beau brought up how people can find it odd, roleplay-wise, to have a royal guard attack a royal guard, or an officer attack a civilian, and so on. i agree that it looks odd. but, i'd rather, in time, see messaging that points out to the average onlooker that something is up.
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A royal guard one attacks a royal guard two!
A royal guard two exclaims, "Help! ::random name gen:: has gone mad!"
A royal guard one froths as he charges at a royal guard two, a glazed look in his eyes. |
5) it would indeed be cool to eventually provoke undead via some kind of quest.
6) provoking robots? i don't think so. let's save that for a tech-gadget or something.
7) provoking doing damage: i don't mean if you provoke someone, landing a critical strike, but right now some mobs just take forever to kill each other. it would be cool if there was an option to provoke something so it could be angier (with less defense). it takes like 15minutes+ for a civilian to kill another one. they might just be big wusses, but it would be cool to incite a bigger fury in them.
8) provoking as a defense: it would be also cool if you could provoke something to be unwilling to fight back. this isn't exactly serenade, which just de-aggros them, but more giving someone a feeling to give up/die/surrendere/etc.
9) provoking critters that do more than just attacking someone (aka: lacad officers/possibly llanfair civilians): sometimes being in combat with something has effects that go beyond the one battle. if you fight/kill a LACAD officer, you get on the 'bad list' for awhile. if you kill a llanfair civilian, you get on talra's bad list and get (all?) errand points removed. instead of making things non-provokable because of these reasons, i'd rather make it so they can't be provoked on people. a bit OOC, but i'd rather see that than not have the option to fight them against each other at all. _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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I'm fairly confident that number 5 is already on Mickey's want-to-do list. I recall him posting a small snippet of this list awhile ago, but I can't find it. Maybe we should coax him into posting it again!
--William _________________
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Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Posts: 685 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Although I'm never very forthcoming about the projects I'm working on, below are some expectations you can have about the new area I've mentioned working on.
1. A fully functioning weather and climate engine with multiple environmental effects (as well as hazards!).
2. Interactive setting.
2. Six explorable sub-areas and a central landscape hub.
3. An embedded storyline.
4. Hunting for levels 100 and up (108+), in a hardcore atmosphere (no teleporting/Rifts, locating, Calls, limited "safe" zones, etc).
5. Custom-coded hunt-or-be-hunted creatures out for the same blood as your characters.
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This one?
##EDIT##No, not that one. I need to pay better attention. Still, definetly drool-worthy.
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster
Joined: 24 Nov 2002 Posts: 1844 Location: I've Got No 'billy
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:12 am Post subject: |
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I'm too tired to weigh in on much of that at the moment, but another thing to look forward to is alignment nudges based on provoking. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:31 am Post subject: |
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HR-Mickey wrote: |
I'm too tired to weigh in on much of that at the moment, but another thing to look forward to is alignment nudges based on provoking. |
i knew i forgot something. _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Off the top of my head: maybe provoke and lure (and serenade?) should require a bit of a focus cost?
While not really in the direction of fleshing the abilities out, it'll keep some of the abuse down (if the cost is significant, anyway).
--William _________________
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Brokyn wrote: |
Off the top of my head: maybe provoke and lure (and serenade?) should require a bit of a focus cost?
While not really in the direction of fleshing the abilities out, it'll keep some of the abuse down (if the cost is significant, anyway).
--William |
they do, goofball. _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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If they do, I must be awesome. Because I'm not seeing any cost at all.
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Brokyn wrote: |
If they do, I must be awesome. Because I'm not seeing any cost at all.
--William |
lure a few asapi or something. you'll run out of focus _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: |
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bumping this!
is it possible provoke can boost the ability of the provoked target a bit, so it isn't just one long dodge-fest when the provoked guy attacks the same kind of thing they are? _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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