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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:00 pm Post subject: Twilight Festival Unique Instruments |
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I've made a minor modification to the five unique items sold in Kom Ruhon's stall, so that the bonuses are only provided to Performers using them. And if you used a mule Performer to buy one, shame on you. I hope this teaches you a lesson. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
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Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
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Tylen Alpha Antifemale ![](images/avatars/3242441e47de1321fb.gif)
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1192 Location: Not Colorado
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Twilight Festival Unique Instruments |
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HR-Mickey wrote: |
I've made a minor modification to the five unique items sold in Kom Ruhon's stall, so that the bonuses are only provided to Performers using them. And if you used a mule Performer to buy one, shame on you. I hope this teaches you a lesson. |
I'm curious why this was done. Is it to set a precedent for how bonuses on other items will work (profession only)?
And you know, getting extremely ill hasn't taught people to stop licking you. How do you expect them to learn from this! _________________ ** The phrase "break a leg" just wasn't ambitious enough for Mellie Knight. [8:31 pm]
** Mellie Knight was soundly defeated by Aesal Anari-Idia in the Zgedhi Gkenrzeg Rav! [8:31 pm] |
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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I did implement some skill/stat bonus stuff the other day to account for more versatility, but that was actually just a catalyst to the instrument changes - these occurred because I felt it unfair that some Performer characters had to miss out on a helpful profession item because some people wouldn't respect the hardcoded restriction that only Performers could purchase the item, and so loopholed their way around it. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
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Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
Kaelin Rae looks at you and sighs. |
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Tao
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Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 1733 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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I did implement some skill/stat bonus stuff the other day to account for more versatility, but that was actually just a catalyst to the instrument changes - these occurred because I felt it unfair that some Performer characters had to miss out on a helpful profession item because some people wouldn't respect the hardcoded restriction that only Performers could purchase the item, and so loopholed their way around it.
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Kewl, now is there a restriction on who can buy this:
heh.
Tao _________________ Lick or Be Licked |
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Tylen Alpha Antifemale ![](images/avatars/3242441e47de1321fb.gif)
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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HR-Mickey wrote: |
I did implement some skill/stat bonus stuff the other day to account for more versatility, but that was actually just a catalyst to the instrument changes - these occurred because I felt it unfair that some Performer characters had to miss out on a helpful profession item because some people wouldn't respect the hardcoded restriction that only Performers could purchase the item, and so loopholed their way around it. |
Hm well anytime you have something only available to a certain profession, it's still going to get out. And a change like this won't fix it. If I had one of these special items (which I don't, unless Haidee sells me hers to raise enough cash to buy a monkey) then it really wouldn't faze me too much to lose the skill bonus on it.
Even if you went so far as to make items like this only playable by Performers, there are still going to be other people out there who want them because they're nice and unique.
I'm not asking and don't expect you to reconsider this. I just tend to dislike profession-only/-restricted things in general. _________________ ** The phrase "break a leg" just wasn't ambitious enough for Mellie Knight. [8:31 pm]
** Mellie Knight was soundly defeated by Aesal Anari-Idia in the Zgedhi Gkenrzeg Rav! [8:31 pm] |
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SolitaryTurnip
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Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 1724 Location: Your mom (burn)
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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I disagree. I really like profession-only items. Just like that one store in the Eolai sector doesn't let anyone who isn't an Eolai in, I think there should be stores that only let certain professions in, and certain items that are only usable by certain professions. But that's just me. |
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
Joined: 24 Nov 2002 Posts: 1844 Location: I've Got No 'billy
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Tylen wrote: |
Hm well anytime you have something only available to a certain profession, it's still going to get out. And a change like this won't fix it. |
Naw, I understand the eccentric keepsake value of stuff like that entirely. But in that same respect, I reserve the right to limit the usefulness of an item that I released to benefit Performers at a time when I hadn't yet added all the new abilities to try and make the profession enticing.
Another potential usage of this could be seen in certain quest items in the future, so that the person who picks it is the only one capable of using it - as opposed to doing the same quest with six characters and funneling all the prizes to their main for stacked benefits. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
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Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
Kaelin Rae looks at you and sighs. |
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Tylen Alpha Antifemale ![](images/avatars/3242441e47de1321fb.gif)
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1192 Location: Not Colorado
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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SolitaryTurnip wrote: |
I disagree. I really like profession-only items. Just like that one store in the Eolai sector doesn't let anyone who isn't an Eolai in, I think there should be stores that only let certain professions in, and certain items that are only usable by certain professions. But that's just me. |
An Eolai-only store is quite different from a profession-only item. It makes some sense for a shopkeeper to limit access to his wares, although what happens to those items after they leave the store are really beyond his control. I do remember an incident a few months ago where some people were trying to convince someone that it was inappropriate for a non-Eolai to wear lumis silk, which makes more sense than not letting them wear it at all.
You say you're in favor of profession-only stuff, but haven't given any reasoning for this belief. Do you have any? _________________ ** The phrase "break a leg" just wasn't ambitious enough for Mellie Knight. [8:31 pm]
** Mellie Knight was soundly defeated by Aesal Anari-Idia in the Zgedhi Gkenrzeg Rav! [8:31 pm] |
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure if you meant the Turnip or me, but I've got a few.
First, much like class-only abilities, it emphasizes and expresses the individuality of each profession, and brings to it something unique and tangible.
Second, in a more focused viewpoint of the first, it's a positive step away from the threat of "palette-swapped" classes.
Third, what would it hurt? They're just objects, and while they do cool things and might be nice to look at, is there really a point in coveting what someone else has that you don't? _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
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Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
Kaelin Rae looks at you and sighs. |
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Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 11:27 am Post subject: |
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I support the profession (and even race) only items. I can give a number of reasons:
- It helps make each profession more individual by either granting abilities only they can use or reinforcing their innate power.
- It gives incentive for players to cooperate. If a rare item is performer only and a tracker finds it, perhaps he can find a performer with a tracker only item. If nothing else, it adds to the list of valuable goods one can sell. The fact that the Tracker can't use it personally should in no way be considered leverage for the buyer to attract a lower buying price.
- Not having these restrictions allows players to work around legit restrictions on purchase and passage, making those measures useless. Really, you only have two valid ways to look at a player using another character to get something like that... mechanics abuse or a RP opportunity. I think much more of the former occurs than the latter.
What I have heard thus far is, "Why should we have these blocks, it doesn't *make sense*?" And that's really not a something you can just say so flatly in a world with magic, etc. Anything can make sense, and this isn't a far stretch... it would of course depend on the nature of the bonus, right?
However, I think a realism technicality is a poor reason to overlook the boon to gameplay. I'd personally be more swayed by argument that points out how items having this level of restriction would be detrimental to gameplay. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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Haidee Bow chicka bow wow ![](images/avatars/811245d54e5c97baf.jpg)
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 647 Location: ..where am I again?...
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Just a question, but say if you sell your instrument to another Performer (not like I would ever do that *cuddles her guitar*) would those skills be available to the Performer that purchased it? _________________ >l in corset
Inside an intricately beaded twilight black suede corset with hot pink lacings you see a buttery nipple, a buttery nipple, a steaming pile of gamojab poop, a speckled red crab, a chocolate chip brownie, a map of Haelrahv, a huge blonde hair ball, a severed Haidee head, and your boobs. |
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Ayup. Any Performer gains the benefit. The only reason you couldn't buy more than one was because I didn't feel it fair for one player to horde them, given the opportunity. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
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Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
Kaelin Rae looks at you and sighs. |
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Haidee Bow chicka bow wow ![](images/avatars/811245d54e5c97baf.jpg)
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 647 Location: ..where am I again?...
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, well it's a good thing Kom came and found me. I didn't even know I bought it until he told me it was special. I just bought 1 of everything I could in that store. *grins* Would have been nice if I could get the others...but through assorted killings and lootings I will be sucessful. ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) _________________ >l in corset
Inside an intricately beaded twilight black suede corset with hot pink lacings you see a buttery nipple, a buttery nipple, a steaming pile of gamojab poop, a speckled red crab, a chocolate chip brownie, a map of Haelrahv, a huge blonde hair ball, a severed Haidee head, and your boobs. |
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HR-Mickey Cloverfield Monster ![](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h82/cthulhusurfs/bsnv.gif)
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:22 am Post subject: |
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There's an interesting (albeit exhausted) idea. Performance sets that grant greater and greater accumulated bonuses. _________________ Mickey Brunner
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
I may be going nowhere, but I'm going nowhere fast.
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Kelvin Watt says, "I stopped drinking coke when no longer drinking beer didn't make my gut disappear."
---
Kaelin Rae says, "Wait a minute..."
Kaelin Rae says, "You mean they have a COKE machine that dispenses beer."
Kaelin Rae nods to you.
Kaelin Rae says, "Greaser."
Kaelin Rae looks at you and sighs. |
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shalpa
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HR-Mickey wrote: |
There's an interesting (albeit exhausted) idea. Performance sets that grant greater and greater accumulated bonuses. |
Do you mean a set of matching instruments, or something like that? What do you mean by "Performance sets"? _________________ --Zap
"What happens if I..."
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