Nightgaunts: I was intending to flame, but it really turned out tame and constructive.

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Posted by TheWatcher on September 24, 1999 at 20:28:05:

Some things look good in theory, but implement poorly. Nightgaunts don't even look good in theory. There should never be a multi-area summon. If a conjurer could only do it on a full moon between 3:00-3:15am it would have no place on CF. Now I'll tell you why:

CF is a vast world that's getting bigger all the time. That is the beauty of it and why it has not gotten boring for the 4+ years that I have been playing. I have not come close to exploring all of CF and may never considering how fast it is growing. But what I truly cherish about this game is the realness of the emotion, and how it fluctuates so. Let me try to explain this. There is heated combat one moment, danger, and you are on the edge of your seat typeing as fast as you can. But there can be serene times no matter what role you play. I can go exploring to the far reaches of the land, or go to places that are rarely travelled and I really feel isolated, alone, safe to a degree. It is an important concept to be able to 'feel' like you can remove yourself from danger by removing yourself geographicaly. Of course in the CPU, there is no real distance between The Tower of High Sorcery and Elemental Canyon, but (in large part due to game mechanics and the number of rooms between them) it sure "feels' like it in the game. When I'm in the THS, Elemental Canyon might as well not exist. This is a crucial aspect of CF! When gate was taken from Master and given only to healers, and the talisman of exploration was taken out, this was a huge step in the right direction and it really highlighted the vastness of the world that is CF. How many of us have played muds where 4 classes and 1 or 2 cabals could gate? There was no dimmension to those worlds. They seemed so small and cramped, and the playerbase reflected that. Nightgaunts have just made the world a much smaller place, and you can 'feel' it. I know I have rambled, but I like CF alot and I just ask the immortals to really ask yourselves if nightgaunts are really good for the game.

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I think they're ok, but a few more restrictions need to be applied(text) Dead via Nightgaunt 23:37:43 9/24/99 (1)
- Re: I think they're ok, but a few more restrictions need to be applied(text) Sumun 05:21:24 9/25/99 (0)

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Comments:	> Some things look good in theory, but implement poorly. Nightgaunts don't even look good in theory. There should never be a multi-area summon. If a conjurer could only do it on a full moon between 3:00-3:15am it would have no place on CF. Now I'll tell you why: > CF is a vast world that's getting bigger all the time. That is the beauty of it and why it has not gotten boring for the 4+ years that I have been playing. I have not come close to exploring all of CF and may never considering how fast it is growing. But what I truly cherish about this game is the realness of the emotion, and how it fluctuates so. Let me try to explain this. There is heated combat one moment, danger, and you are on the edge of your seat typeing as fast as you can. But there can be serene times no matter what role you play. I can go exploring to the far reaches of the land, or go to places that are rarely travelled and I really feel isolated, alone, safe to a degree. It is an important concept to be able to 'feel' like you can remove yourself from danger by removing yourself geographicaly. Of course in the CPU, there is no real distance between The Tower of High Sorcery and Elemental Canyon, but (in large part due to game mechanics and the number of rooms between them) it sure "feels' like it in the game. When I'm in the THS, Elemental Canyon might as well not exist. This is a crucial aspect of CF! When gate was taken from Master and given only to healers, and the talisman of exploration was taken out, this was a huge step in the right direction and it really highlighted the vastness of the world that is CF. How many of us have played muds where 4 classes and 1 or 2 cabals could gate? There was no dimmension to those worlds. They seemed so small and cramped, and the playerbase reflected that. Nightgaunts have just made the world a much smaller place, and you can 'feel' it. I know I have rambled, but I like CF alot and I just ask the immortals to really ask yourselves if nightgaunts are really good for the game.

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