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Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

@Gowi
I was meaning to ask this earlier but are we limiting people to one character?

A Prized bride (The return)

@Ellion
Post coming tonight, fam! C:

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

@Thecrash20
I would but it would mean buying Infinite Warfare as well! ;-; I don't want to waste my money on that stuff!

@MissCapnCrunch
Shhhh, I'll let you in the back entrance Capn!

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

@Savo
As others pointed out, the levelling system doesn't even matter. Hell, Jabbers didn't even point out his levelling system, he just mentioned skills and skill points or something along those lines. So, very possibly, Jabbers could have had a levelling system that was similar if not the same as the levelling system in this.

What I'm trying to say is if you try and find all the negatives, you won't see this for what it is - a decent chance at reviving the old interest check. Unless Jabbers comes back, which is unlikely, this is all we really have left. At least give it a chance!

A Prized bride (The return)

@Feisty-Pants
@WeepingLiberty
Do none of that ;-;

@Saltwater Thief
That's no bother! If you need a waifu then there's one waiting anyways! c:

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

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That is not what I was asking at all.

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I didn't ask about leader boards and things. Obviously there wouldn't be leader boards or something such as that as there is no menus.

I asked -using the example you used- how is saying things like 'killing 100 monsters' fair to people who don't go around doing that? People who go around killing monsters and doing extraordinary feats get rewarded by becoming 'stronger', In your own words

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so people who go out and do certain things, would become stronger and gain more 'power'

That, my friend, is rewarding achievement hunters, is it not?

But eh, I don't care at this point, so whateves. The tone of this Int Check is pretty much gone exactly how I expected it too. Sorry fam, but I'ma be pulling out again.

I wish everyone fun with this, but I'll not be participating.

@Rune_Alchemist

I apologise for pressuring you into giving this a go, Rune; I don't think you wanted to play in it from the start and I should have realised. I'll address the points anyways for anyone else interested.

The example you used is, if you pardon me, an example. I'll give some background for it then explain why it is simply an example. So, in the last few years there's been really big demands for sandbox MMORPGs and they've been somewhat answered by indie titles like Crowfall and Camelot Unchained. I'll explain Crowfall because I'm familiar with it. It works that you choose a skill (like sword wielding for example) and the game will passively increase that skill but you can also increase skill from doing things (like using a shield or crafting a sword for example). This is a somewhat more realistic approach. It isn't an achievement in that "if you slay 100 monsters you level up" and more that "if you slay 100 monsters, you're better at slaying monsters and using the weapon you used to slay them". This is realistic in that in real life, you don't just get a skill point and learn something new. Learning a martial art or an instrument requires repetition and that's reflected in the game. The more you use your sword, aka the more monsters you kill, the more proficient you get.

This is an obvious progression but it doesn't just apply to killing monsters. It can work with anything - blacksmithing, alchemy, stealing. All these can be learned by simply doing them. Forging a piece of equipment, making a potion, robbing a shop. Like the indie MMORPGs, Levelling is no longer about quests and the like. Levelling is simply a marker for the extent to which you have practised something. I don't believe we will measure how many monsters someone kills or indeed, be awfully pedantic about levels of things.

Also your point about rewarding achievement hunters is a bit of a non-point. In nearly every system I've ever seen, the people who do go out and level up and gain more power get rewarded. As opposed to the people who do nothing getting rewarded. I think you meant professions here but as I said, you could be high level and never touched a sword in your life under that system. But in the same regard, it's only fair that someone who has realistically spent a lot of time learning how to use a sword becomes better at the sword and more powerful. This isn't rewarding achievement hunters, it's rewarding people who play.

Anyways, sorry for wasting your time Rune - this response was sort of just to answer your questions for others!

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

I think the affiliations/preset-guilds should be thought over. They don't offer a great deal of advantages and they sort of contrast the freedom presented to the player initially. Guilds and the like should be a fluid thing, not a thing you're just thrust into. Or at least, that's my opinion! c:

Aether Online - A VMMORPG RP inspired by Log Horizon, SAO, and Overlord

@Rune_Alchemist

Rune! ;-;

Listen, we had a lot of good things going on here and Gowi is going to mirror a lot of them. One point isn't disagreeing entirely and I don't even think death will be dealt with that much if most of the players remain active and want to keep their characters alive!

All I'm saying is I want the original gang to stay together and this presents a chance for us! Why don't you just give it a little chance and we can see where it goes? C:

Also to everyone in general, Gowi has made a new thread so head over there if you're still interested!

Aether Online - A VMMORPG RP inspired by Log Horizon, SAO, and Overlord

@McHaggis
Unfortunately, we don't really have an OOC to speak of right now. If we did get one, we could shit post away without much fear but yeah.

Also on that note, I'll probably throw my weight behind @Gowi. You've shown yourself to be mature, respectful and also dedicated to this RP so you have my two cents. I know you had your own ideas and thoughts on the RP in the past but if you can take on the thoughts of others, that would be appreciated.

Also if you do want to GM, I don't mind Co-GMing.

Gowi, Potato 2020 - Trump did it; so we can we!

Aether Online - A VMMORPG RP inspired by Log Horizon, SAO, and Overlord

@Rune_Alchemist
_{Why not a God Emperor so we can kill all those dirty heretics for you?}

Yeah, that's a good start! If we can just get some sort of debate going and maybe get someone to step forward and take charge of implementing all the ideas, that would work!

Also apart from everything, I second the multiple race thing!

Also also - can we get a wizard to conjure us up a discord group? Don't want to be posting non stop and discord would allow for greater communication!

@DesperatePerson
What we can, hopefully! We just need the original people to hop back and take a look and add their two cents!

@Gowi
You ninja! Also, do you think we should make a new thread for discussing ideas or would a discord do?