Jedi Archive
Thread: By far, the absolute best post I've seen in a long time.....
StarDryfter wrote:
Erynder wrote:
Are you aware of the MEGA-CODING needed for NPCs to be able to hunt players ? Can you imagine the complexity ?I'm sure with the time spent for that, they can fix the core game.
I am extremely sure I am oversimplifying, but i think you are over complicating with this comment.We already have a Mechanism for the Old man to "search me out" and the Sith to "jump me" so how hard would it be to pop a BH out of thin and attack?
Thing is.. most of us WATCH our radar for signs of someone coming that could be a BH and we have time to prep for it by taking foods etc and gain the upper hand. Youa re talking about supporting a system that no matter what they ALWAYS have the upper hand and we don't get any kind of "sign" that they might be coming for us.
I would suspect someone's next comment to be "well have it flash a system message about you sensing danger" but that won't work either. When I'm out doing something with jedi friends and we see a random dot approaching us, we all stop and evaluate the situation and take percautionary measures. So the "excitement" of that aspect wouldn't be there.
Also think about this. How many of you missed the old man the first time he came around b/c you weren't paying attention to your spatial, the same for the sith.... you are going to do the same with the NPC BH when he comes for you... not see it and be dead before you know it....
The idea is good on a surface level but overall can't hold a candle to the excitement level of a PC BH coming after you, unless you really impliment some hardcore AI for this character.
well i like the idea but I know its not going to happen (like alot of things).
personally I enjoy pve and not a big fan of pvp.but i guess i'll continue to destroy any and every BH that gets my mission whatever his template is and continue to listen to those lousy excuseslike "it's my first hunt" or some garbage like that and do my usual thing like /bow and ignore the tells.
Erynder wrote:
Are you aware of the MEGA-CODING needed for NPCs to be able to hunt players ? Can you imagine the complexity ?
I'm sure with the time spent for that, they can fix the core game.
I think its an absolutely fantastic idea - that by the looks of it both BHs and Jedi agree on...which has gotta be a first!
(And as for fixing the 'core game'......lol - this is the core game!
maybe not intended to be so...but true none the less!)
GoldnGT wrote:
StarDryfter wrote:
Erynder wrote:
Are you aware of the MEGA-CODING needed for NPCs to be able to hunt players ? Can you imagine the complexity ?
I'm sure with the time spent for that, they can fix the core game.
I am extremely sure I am oversimplifying, but i think you are over complicating with this comment.
We already have a Mechanism for the Old man to "search me out" and the Sith to "jump me" so how hard would it be to pop a BH out of thin and attack?
Thing is.. most of us WATCH our radar for signs of someone coming that could be a BH and we have time to prep for it by taking foods etc and gain the upper hand. Youa re talking about supporting a system that no matter what they ALWAYS have the upper hand and we don't get any kind of "sign" that they might be coming for us.
I would suspect someone's next comment to be "well have it flash a system message about you sensing danger" but that won't work either. When I'm out doing something with jedi friends and we see a random dot approaching us, we all stop and evaluate the situation and take percautionary measures. So the "excitement" of that aspect wouldn't be there.
Also think about this. How many of you missed the old man the first time he came around b/c you weren't paying attention to your spatial, the same for the sith.... you are going to do the same with the NPC BH when he comes for you... not see it and be dead before you know it....
The idea is good on a surface level but overall can't hold a candle to the excitement level of a PC BH coming after you, unless you really impliment some hardcore AI for this character.
We can debate it all day long my friend. To me the whole seeing a BH coming is kinda against common sense and Cannon anyways. As for the PC BH, in the Idea you had the option of goign SF, and if a PC BH on you excited you, the SF shoudl also.
i love the ides... plus lets not forget .. that under the jedi knight system.. a knight is SF at all times.
as long as the knight is granted some extra abilities...
yeah another point would be NPC dont get the kd bug or severe lag and everything else that kinda levels the playing field for pvp
i would go spare if my jedi was fighting a npc and i got lag and because the game doesnt have lag i would get killed
sorry i prefer the way it is if i lose to a bh big whup i get up dust myself off and grind for 20 mins besides i hate npc missions on my bh they allways bug and there is the added bonus of hunting pc jedi because it is a real player and not a predictable npc that is easyly dealt with