Posted by Kylaris on October 26, 1999 at 11:50:40:
In Reply to: The future of Carrion Fields (I will get my ass kicked for this) posted by Gandalf on October 25, 1999 at 23:51:31:
> Expanding the game is necesary rather then Kylaris' attitude if it ain't broke don't fix it. This is horrible because we would all still be living in thatched huts eating black rats if everyone had this attitude. For the game to develop into a more complete game and not be left behind in the dark ages of the thousands of other muds out there that came and went. I have looked around on a heap of MUDs and I see Ideas left right and centre that could make the CF MUD become god amoung text muds. > Nostradamus(I ain't because I think I'm backdated) > 3-5 Years - We are looking at crapy VR muds coming out. > Some Ideas: > Race Skills - using the system of TDR so that individuals do not have all the same powers eg: one dwarf has appraising another weaponsmithing etc... > Auction could be refined as in Mordor MUD. (Use yell if you need to do anything else. Generally the worst thing I have seen Auction for is the asking of questions.) > OOC channels and the like should NEVER be introduced as it disrupts roleplaying heavily. > Second names could be immplemented as in Abandon Realms. Titles should be kept the way it is. > Characters should able to go on and become bigger things without before becoming immortals(have you seen how many of gods there are on the list these days.) So that you have to become truely like a god before you become one. In other words give a PC more of a chance to play more of a mortal role or something similar. the Lich is an example. the anti-paladin turning into a vampire in abandoned realms is another. > > Now these are just a set of ideas that could easily be added to or vetoed but remember CF will soon (if not now) have to compete with graphical MUDs. If it keeps going on in its ways it will fail. CF has never been a newbie MUD (Is any Diku?) So I don't see how adding in extras would hurt. > Sure you will have some of your gamers saying CF Forever - I said that about Pools of Radiance too. But after Baldurs Gate who wants to go back to Pools series. (I will say though the old games had the best story lines like Dragon Wars, Bards Tale series. >
> 2 Years - Graphical Muds will take over.
> games with a Quake like interface will become more involved, you will be able to be more interactive with your enviroment - Be able to buy items at shops etc...
> Games like Baldurs Gate will become the norm in down view MUDs(they are already starting to be).
> Next year the USB port is meant to be speed up by 10 to 20 times not to mention processor speeds (886 end of next year what do you think? Surely PIII was just a money spinner). Optical Fibre or Power Lines(probably the latter - who is going to pay the cost of laying down more Optical Fibre) will be the source of internet connection.
> Introduce Sounds and Ansi Colour.
> "Gandalf sits in his rocking chair with his shot gun by his side. He promptly spits a mouthful of tabbacco into his spitoon and says "Do you know what an LP is youngings."
> Dioxide if you ever read this please start up an ideas forum like glimo's.