Veterans of Oyarsa's quest

Well, now we have THREE responses to the challenge Oyarsa set us, I thought I make a thread where we can discuss how it turned out for various people.

Thanks for giving it a go, DarkUnderlord. My reply was starting to look a bit smelly standing there on its own with no companions.

About your story: I liked the humour element. Out of interest, was it just humour that prompted your allusions to game incongruities, or was it frustration? Do you think Arcanum had more of these than usual for CRPG's?

Just a Geek, yours was too short! It was so well written and thought out I think it deserved a longer post. (I can't believe you massacred Stillwater, you fiend!)

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Sheriff Fatman on 2002-02-14 22:04 ]</font>

 

Yeah, I know it was short. That seems to be my problem. While I'm typing it, it seems longer that it actually is when I posted it! But then again, you know, I didn't want to go through killing each individual person. That woulda just made it redundant.

Though maybe I shoulda thrown in the bit where I killed the Dodge Master too. (only AFTER he gave me master status, of couse :wink: )
There can be only one! :lol:

 

I think that, all in all, we need a new proper thread. Such a thread would only allow posters you used proper correct English, etc etc etc. Quethim uses the exact same character every time (I entered the bar and saw these orcs. I went over to them. I am an elf with blah blah blah). Sorry Quethim, but using the same details and skills etc etc etc every single time (with the dwarf exception in the resurrection thread) gets boring, and isn't very good RP.

Thus, I propose a new thread - people who do not make legible, sensible posts will have their posts deleted, characters will have limitations, people will actually read other people's posts (nothing like getting other characters names wrong is there?) and the storyline shall be long and good. Unfortunately, I don't have a storyline myself. I would like to limit the thread to certain people, but then others would get offended, so I'm not going to do that.

 

DU, you made a couple of mistakes - the speed of the LGR has never changed. It's always been 1, unless you were a firearms apprentice, in which case it was 6.

To get access to more schematics, simply move a couple of screens away from the store which supplies them, rest one or two days, then go back. New schematics all round!

That said, there are some extremely rare schematics. For instance, I found the mechanized plate mail once, but I forget where - it's ironic that I found it first time through isn' it? The flamethrower is fairly hard to come across, as are the detontator and plastique schematics - the former I saw only once in a shop, the latter 3 times.

Several of the items in the gun shop that you never used were used in found/bought schematics - the mechanised rifle used the auto-loading chamber, the gun chassis was used in making the long range pistol and there were a variety of other things that were only used in such a fashion.

 

Yeah, I know what you mean, Jar. Not saying that I always use proper english and such (I know that I have a tendancy to just type out how I talk. You know, words that technically don't exist, but when you sound it out, it can still be understood what is being said).

But anyway, getting back to the point. It's like that saying goes. "You can please some of the people all of the time, and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."

I know people are going to make mistakes. No one is perfect when it comes to RPing. No one is entirely right. But as long as those that keep screwing up royally are willing to learn, and change, then its all good.

And I would propose and idea for that new thread as well, but I am out of ideas too. Always have ideas for characters, but never for a story. Oh the irony of it all. :shootme:


EDIT: (Hit the post button too soon. Arg!)

DU: I am not just talking about the boxes here. I've put up some roleplaying posts on a couple boards I visit hosted by Network54 and HotBoards. The boxes there are smaller too!

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Just A Geek on 2002-02-15 13:34 ]</font>

 

Its not that easy to make it where the maker of the thread can just delete posts. the is php and I am a mod of a php forum. Its for my SC clan though. But from now on I will change my characters from elves(elves are the coolest characters).Mabye I should try my least favorite creature and orc. and my least favorite skill strengh.

 

Queth, I don't believe you could have said something to surpise me more than this. :razz:

BTW, any chance you'll be signing up for World of Warcraft when it comes out? I'm planning to, and it'd be cool to meet some people from TA in there.

DarkUnderlord, I agree with almost all of your comments about things in Arcanum that frustrated you. I noticed most of them myself. I suppose my years of CRPG (and RPG!) involvement have given me a philosophical attitude to them.

Jar, maybe we should give some thought to a storyline for a quality-posts-only thread.

Some questions about the parameters of the story (to everyone):

• Does it need to be based on Arcanum?
• If so:
  • Are the potential players in the mood for magic, tempted by tech or ambivalent?
  • Are we gunning to be questing heroes or marauding villains?
• If not:
  • Does anyone have strong preferences of genre (fantasy over sci-fi, etc)
  • Is there an existing fantasy/sci-fi world we all like (Feist's Midkema, Wolfe's Urth, etc.)
• I may not have time to post much to the thread for a while. If I wanna give making a storyline a try, would people rather I wait until I also have the time to post, or would you be happy for me to create it and others play it (maybe with Jar/Oyarsa arbitrating it if they'd be willing)?

This is just a suggestion, based on what Jar and JaG said. If you think I have my fat head stuck up my fatter behind, feel free to hurl abuse.

*raises shield*

*peeks over top, quivering*

 

Fatman, chances are I'll be signing up for World of Warcraft. I just hope it isn't infected with morons, and is actually proper roleplaying. If it's roleplaying is limited to D2 style, then I won't be playing.

As for the story, I'd be prepared to wait - if you're going to do something, it's worth doing well. I'd prefer for a story to be set in Arcanum myself.