Teifer
10-07-2007, 07:25 PM
A possible suggestion, that really depends on who owns the game.
If Outspark own the rights to change and update and and and, then this will be a possible future to look at, if not, forget I even mentioned it, even though I kinda feel silly even suggesting it.
It would probebly have to be done way down the road after release, but could players create their own maps to submit to the team? These areas can be land, underground etc, all created and made by players, submitted to your team with the use of a world building tool?
I have been ingames in the distant past that allowed this, I think some games still currently do allow it, like Ryzom(?), but it gives the players a chance to submit work, gives players an expanse of areas to visit and explore, which could all be voted on by players to keep or discard, whilst still working in connection with the game's layouts.
Ie...
0) Submissions made by players, quickly checked and verified ok, added to server and links provided ingame for players via an npc.
1) You goto an NPC, who provides you a screen of lvl's. You pick one and are moved onto a list of player submitted areas for that level.
2) You visit, play and explore and level in that area for a time.
3) On leaving, your are presented with a pop-up box, if you have not visited before, allowing the player to mark it 1 - 5 for example, 1 being keep, 5 get rid of.
4) The totals are calculated after 1 month and maps discarded or kept. Maybe even give a ingame item... like a cape with a C on it for creator, something like that, coloured and stated diffenently depending of final totals?
5) Kept maps are then double checked by staff, amended, and re-checked and considered by staff to keep or discarded incase of possible loop-holes bugs exploits etc.
6) Players submitted final areas, validated by SoS staff, then moved to back to npc option to allow visits from players once again.
7) Player maps are watched and valued over time, those played stay, those ignored after a period of time removed to allow more player generated maps.
This could be a one off shop item that is purchased to allow players to download this?
The idea will probebly need tweeking, but should give another aspect and allow players to activily participate in creating something ingame that could be kept for as long as the game is up and running.... something I am sure, many players would like to explore and have pride in completing.
Players - feel free to add other ideas for this.
If Outspark own the rights to change and update and and and, then this will be a possible future to look at, if not, forget I even mentioned it, even though I kinda feel silly even suggesting it.
It would probebly have to be done way down the road after release, but could players create their own maps to submit to the team? These areas can be land, underground etc, all created and made by players, submitted to your team with the use of a world building tool?
I have been ingames in the distant past that allowed this, I think some games still currently do allow it, like Ryzom(?), but it gives the players a chance to submit work, gives players an expanse of areas to visit and explore, which could all be voted on by players to keep or discard, whilst still working in connection with the game's layouts.
Ie...
0) Submissions made by players, quickly checked and verified ok, added to server and links provided ingame for players via an npc.
1) You goto an NPC, who provides you a screen of lvl's. You pick one and are moved onto a list of player submitted areas for that level.
2) You visit, play and explore and level in that area for a time.
3) On leaving, your are presented with a pop-up box, if you have not visited before, allowing the player to mark it 1 - 5 for example, 1 being keep, 5 get rid of.
4) The totals are calculated after 1 month and maps discarded or kept. Maybe even give a ingame item... like a cape with a C on it for creator, something like that, coloured and stated diffenently depending of final totals?
5) Kept maps are then double checked by staff, amended, and re-checked and considered by staff to keep or discarded incase of possible loop-holes bugs exploits etc.
6) Players submitted final areas, validated by SoS staff, then moved to back to npc option to allow visits from players once again.
7) Player maps are watched and valued over time, those played stay, those ignored after a period of time removed to allow more player generated maps.
This could be a one off shop item that is purchased to allow players to download this?
The idea will probebly need tweeking, but should give another aspect and allow players to activily participate in creating something ingame that could be kept for as long as the game is up and running.... something I am sure, many players would like to explore and have pride in completing.
Players - feel free to add other ideas for this.