WAR (Warhammer Online)

Notice: This is humour. If you bash me for this post... then you need to get a sense of humour.

So.. last night as I was RPing in EQ2, I had this idea sparked by the conversation...

Devs always put in grinding for levels either to make the content last longer, or to disguise thefact that there really isnt diddly to do in the game except level up and dailies... and then only dailies. xD So I have this genious idea for getting rid of level grinding.

Make putting on your armour realistic. Plate armour would take over an hour to put on, chain minutes less. Leather and cloth only thirty minutes at most.
For repairing your armour and weaponry, that would be realistic too. The more complex the armour/weaponry, the longer it takes to repair.
Bladed weapons would need sharpening, crushing weapons would need... dulling.
You could still buy regular arrows and bolts from the town merchants, but for enchanted arrows or high quality youd have to go to crafter, or a large city. Small towns wouldnt likely have an arcanist to make flaming arrows.

Drunkeness would actually make you more stupid, and less able to cast spells.


Ok so this really doesnt have anything to do with Warhammer... but I thought you guys could use the amusement. ^.^

Originally posted by kitsunegirl

Notice: This is humour. If you bash me for this post... then you need to get a sense of humour.

So.. last night as I was RPing in EQ2, I had this idea sparked by the conversation...

Devs always put in grinding for levels either to make the content last longer, or to disguise thefact that there really isnt diddly to do in the game except level up and dailies... and then only dailies. xD So I have this genious idea for getting rid of level grinding.

Make putting on your armour realistic. Plate armour would take over an hour to put on, chain minutes less. Leather and cloth only thirty minutes at most.
For repairing your armour and weaponry, that would be realistic too. The more complex the armour/weaponry, the longer it takes to repair.
Bladed weapons would need sharpening, crushing weapons would need... dulling.
You could still buy regular arrows and bolts from the town merchants, but for enchanted arrows or high quality youd have to go to crafter, or a large city. Small towns wouldnt likely have an arcanist to make flaming arrows.

Drunkeness would actually make you more stupid, and less able to cast spells.


Ok so this really doesnt have anything to do with Warhammer... but I thought you guys could use the amusement. ^.^

I think you're doing it half way...

What about sleeping? That's a nice fat 8 hr timesink for every 24 hours online.

Let's get wicked and make it a mini-game, say you have to clickety-click to avoid falling off a bed. And if you don't get enough sleep you get all kinds of nasty debuffs.

Originally posted by markoraos

 

Originally posted by kitsunegirl

Notice: This is humour. If you bash me for this post... then you need to get a sense of humour.

So.. last night as I was RPing in EQ2, I had this idea sparked by the conversation...

Devs always put in grinding for levels either to make the content last longer, or to disguise thefact that there really isnt diddly to do in the game except level up and dailies... and then only dailies. xD So I have this genious idea for getting rid of level grinding.

Make putting on your armour realistic. Plate armour would take over an hour to put on, chain minutes less. Leather and cloth only thirty minutes at most.
For repairing your armour and weaponry, that would be realistic too. The more complex the armour/weaponry, the longer it takes to repair.
Bladed weapons would need sharpening, crushing weapons would need... dulling.
You could still buy regular arrows and bolts from the town merchants, but for enchanted arrows or high quality youd have to go to crafter, or a large city. Small towns wouldnt likely have an arcanist to make flaming arrows.

Drunkeness would actually make you more stupid, and less able to cast spells.


Ok so this really doesnt have anything to do with Warhammer... but I thought you guys could use the amusement. ^.^

 

I think you're doing it half way...

What about sleeping? That's a nice fat 8 hr timesink for every 24 hours online.

Let's get wicked and make it a mini-game, say you have to clickety-click to avoid falling off a bed. And if you don't get enough sleep you get all kinds of nasty debuffs.

Dont forget food.  You need to cook it, eat it, and well umm. . .get rid of it.  Also your an adventurer so that eight ounces of water a day is not going to cut it.  Be prepared to carry around a Culligan water cooler on your back.

Leveling up IS the game.  If you don't like doing what you have to do to level up, you don't like the game.

The people who like the game are not "grinding."  They are "playing."

Originally posted by Hexxeity

Leveling up IS the game.  If you don't like doing what you have to do to level up, you don't like the game.

The people who like the game are not "grinding."  They are "playing."

Read the disclaimer in the first post. . .

Originally posted by Hexxeity

Leveling up IS the game.  If you don't like doing what you have to do to level up, you don't like the game.

The people who like the game are not "grinding."  They are "playing."

I disagree.  You can like part of the game and still dislike some aspects of it.  I personally dislike leveling it.  It seems like a waste of my time.

Originally posted by Hexxeity

Leveling up IS the game.  If you don't like doing what you have to do to level up, you don't like the game.

The people who like the game are not "grinding."  They are "playing."

Also, I forgot about something:

People wearing chainmain and heavier will have to drag around a paige or squire. A scribe I suppose will work. So that means you have to not only pay for food and lodging for yourself, but  a bratty kid as well.

And... mounts. No longer will we have to "fondle the invisible giant" like the way it used to be in Lotro. No, instead, you have to drag around the horse everywhere! Stabling it in town, and feeding it... and protecting it from being the lunch of orks and goblins.

And with that, I just tied it into Warhammer. hehe

Oh man i have to say making puting on your armor a time sink = worst idea i've seen in a LONG time, can see it now, "i get home from work & have maybe 2hrs to play so i jump on & have to spend half that time just puting on armor?" not good, i think it would be better to even slow xp gain down more then it is now.  No armor/weapon time sinks are a REALLY BAD idea.

P.S. HEHEHE ok if its sadistic humor, then you got it right on Lol

Apparently no one has bothered reading the disclaimer (except for the first few), so I changed the font and text size... geez. If you guys thought this was a serious suggestions you either take gaming way to seriously, or... I dunno. Im kinda at a loss for words there. xD

Changed the colour too. lol