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Occulis
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 Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:32 Post subject: MMO: The importance of live quests
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Kithicor forest should not have been so memorable. It was a really minor event but considering the rarity of such GM interaction, it was memorable.
It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG.
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Renork
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:37 Post subject:
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I think at least once a week + some random ones would make each one alittle more special rather than having special costom events every day.
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Overon
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:37 Post subject:
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i would think that a live event that a single GM came up with and hosted would be utterly boring .. unless if they were PVP contests .. those are always fun
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atarom
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:41 Post subject:
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i remember in eq when GM events would happen and like 200 cockatrices invaded KC ent. OMG awesome
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Zuldane
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:51 Post subject:
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atarom
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:53 Post subject:
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omg mugaaz hos fuul hate gear. that's so leet.
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Zuldane
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:55 Post subject:
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| atarom wrote: | | omg mugaaz hos fuul hate gear. that's so leet. |
Actually all that came from PoF
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atarom
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Posted: 04/27/05 - 23:57 Post subject:
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oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane.
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dablobb
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:09 Post subject:
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old school image
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NickPSH
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:11 Post subject:
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I like the foreboding ending..
"it over?"
"I guess"
"who knows"
"maybe there are more..."
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Silvermouse
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:12 Post subject: Re: MMO: The importance of live quests
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| Occulis wrote: | Kithicor forest should not have been so memorable. It was a really minor event but considering the rarity of such GM interaction, it was memorable.
It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG. |
Once a week is fine for GM events, but I think there should be more personal GM events every once in awhile. Imagine this scenario:
It's 1 a.m. and you're a level 26 mage soloing in South Karana. You're alone in the zone when suddenly a human female runs up and begs for your help. It seems that the gnolls have stolen her (baby/ring/purse)...
I would never forget a little event like that if it happened to me.
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Zuldane
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:15 Post subject:
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| atarom wrote: | | oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane. |
Well, Indicolite (WAR only) did come from Plane of Hate: but what Mugaaz is wearing is WAR/SHD usable - it was removed from the loot table after Plane of Hate was implemented.
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Maldek
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:30 Post subject: Re: MMO: The importance of live quests
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| Occulis wrote: | | It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG. |
sounds like my dream job
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Renork
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 00:34 Post subject: Re: MMO: The importance of live quests
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| Maldek wrote: | | Occulis wrote: | | It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG. |
sounds like my dream job |
my too
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Aluaeia
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 01:00 Post subject:
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It's mine first f*****s.
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Devook
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 01:11 Post subject: Re: MMO: The importance of live quests
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| Silvermouse wrote: | | Occulis wrote: | Kithicor forest should not have been so memorable. It was a really minor event but considering the rarity of such GM interaction, it was memorable.
It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG. |
Once a week is fine for GM events, but I think there should be more personal GM events every once in awhile. Imagine this scenario:
It's 1 a.m. and you're a level 26 mage soloing in South Karana. You're alone in the zone when suddenly a human female runs up and begs for your help. It seems that the gnolls have stolen her (baby/ring/purse)...
I would never forget a little event like that if it happened to me. |
Definitely, EverQuest tried to do this but usually these little quests ended up being broadcast through the entire zone. I remember escorting some wood elf GM from Oasis to Freeport after she shouted to the entire zone for help. It would have been a lot cooler if she had "noticed" that I was a level 40 in a zone with mostly 20s and specifically came to me to ask for help.
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 02:26 Post subject:
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| Zuldane wrote: | | atarom wrote: | | oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane. |
Well, Indicolite (WAR only) did come from Plane of Hate: but what Mugaaz is wearing is WAR/SHD usable - it was removed from the loot table after Plane of Hate was implemented. |
Wtf. Zuld is wrong. Someone else can correct this I'm sure.
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 02:28 Post subject: Re: MMO: The importance of live quests
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| Devook wrote: | | Silvermouse wrote: | | Occulis wrote: | Kithicor forest should not have been so memorable. It was a really minor event but considering the rarity of such GM interaction, it was memorable.
It seems if you stationed 1 GM to run live quests per server 24/7 - or as much as reasonably possible - even 4 hours a day during peak playtime - it would add a tremendous amount to an MMORPG. |
Once a week is fine for GM events, but I think there should be more personal GM events every once in awhile. Imagine this scenario:
It's 1 a.m. and you're a level 26 mage soloing in South Karana. You're alone in the zone when suddenly a human female runs up and begs for your help. It seems that the gnolls have stolen her (baby/ring/purse)...
I would never forget a little event like that if it happened to me. |
Definitely, EverQuest tried to do this but usually these little quests ended up being broadcast through the entire zone. I remember escorting some wood elf GM from Oasis to Freeport after she shouted to the entire zone for help. It would have been a lot cooler if she had "noticed" that I was a level 40 in a zone with mostly 20s and specifically came to me to ask for help. |
I'm sure glad it wasn't. Virtually all my great scores came from me jacking GM quests.
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Haphasto
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 02:37 Post subject:
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I didn't really find live events that important in EQ. Mostly because they always just gave out one prize, and that was to the person who had the best gear, and was the highest level. Basically I never had a chance. If they were giving out prizes, and awards to more than one person, it usually wasn't that great. A few of the holiday events were fun though, just to see what kind of shit they were going to pull off.
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 02:55 Post subject:
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| Haphasto wrote: | | I didn't really find live events that important in EQ. Mostly because they always just gave out one prize, and that was to the person who had the best gear, and was the highest level. Basically I never had a chance. If they were giving out prizes, and awards to more than one person, it usually wasn't that great. A few of the holiday events were fun though, just to see what kind of shit they were going to pull off. |
In 95% of cases they gave all the loot to the person who clicked the fastest.
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Haphasto
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 02:59 Post subject:
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well I was never good at that either 
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 03:09 Post subject:
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| Haphasto wrote: | | well I was never good at that either |
So what? What does this have to due with the topic?
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Haphasto
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 03:14 Post subject:
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It has to do with everything my friend....everything.
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Overon
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 03:18 Post subject:
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| Mugaaz wrote: | | Zuldane wrote: | | atarom wrote: | | oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane. |
Well, Indicolite (WAR only) did come from Plane of Hate: but what Mugaaz is wearing is WAR/SHD usable - it was removed from the loot table after Plane of Hate was implemented. |
Wtf. Zuld is wrong. Someone else can correct this I'm sure. |
isnt it just the same armor that was in PoH except since PoH didnt exist it was in PoF?
cryosilk was the only armor they removed from the PoF loot tables i thought
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Silvermouse
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 03:20 Post subject:
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| Overon wrote: | | Mugaaz wrote: | | Zuldane wrote: | | atarom wrote: | | oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane. |
Well, Indicolite (WAR only) did come from Plane of Hate: but what Mugaaz is wearing is WAR/SHD usable - it was removed from the loot table after Plane of Hate was implemented. |
Wtf. Zuld is wrong. Someone else can correct this I'm sure. |
isnt it just the same armor that was in PoH except since PoH didnt exist it was in PoF?
cryosilk was the only armor they removed from the PoF loot tables i thought |
Lustrous Russet?
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 03:40 Post subject:
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| Silvermouse wrote: | | Overon wrote: | | Mugaaz wrote: | | Zuldane wrote: | | atarom wrote: | | oh yeah that's what i meant. i always got it mixed up what gear was in what plane. |
Well, Indicolite (WAR only) did come from Plane of Hate: but what Mugaaz is wearing is WAR/SHD usable - it was removed from the loot table after Plane of Hate was implemented. |
Wtf. Zuld is wrong. Someone else can correct this I'm sure. |
isnt it just the same armor that was in PoH except since PoH didnt exist it was in PoF?
cryosilk was the only armor they removed from the PoF loot tables i thought |
Lustrous Russet? |
Both are right. I had a piece of lustrous but the rest was indo I got out of fear.
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atarom
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 04:24 Post subject:
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So it's settled.
Dunn when your game goes live and you have a hundred million dollars, you hire 20% of realpoor and we all run peasants around begging noobs for help at odd hours in the morning.
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Kin
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 07:05 Post subject:
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I'll run GM events for you.
GM Kin: "Hello, I see that you are a random_defenseless_noob_01"
Player: "Yes, so?"
GM Kin stabs the player with his l33t sword
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Occulis
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 08:19 Post subject:
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"hire"! LOL!1111!!!1111111
The best part of those screenshots is Shinnhayabusa shouting twice in probably 10 seconds, 'can NE-1 HELlp me FIND MY CORPSE!?1/1/!?!'
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motherface
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Posted: 04/28/05 - 08:46 Post subject:
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If you have 100 servers that's 100 extra people you're paying. I don't know what size most game companies are but I would imagine adding on an extra 100 personnel would be a significant expense.
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