What do you want to see in an RPG?

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Aug 27 2005, 1:25 pm
In response to IainPeregrine
Something along those lines: How about not all monsters can't simply be beat by strength alone. Make it like rock-paper-scissors, but more complex.
Aug 27 2005, 2:44 pm
In response to Popisfizzy
An RPG I played in awhile ago had a number of monsters that could not be beaten. You could subdue them for a little while or simply try to escape, but part of the gameplay was an acceptance that there is a time to fight and a time to pick up and run, even for the most experienced warriors. One class, the Whisperer, would not be attacked by most of these monsters and thus made a good explorer in areas where such monsters were common. That's what made them monsters -- their status as nigh-indestructible beasts of amazing strength and endurance.
Aug 27 2005, 2:49 pm
In response to Nukes4U
I'm borrowing many ideas of my game from Morrowind.

The skill system in Morrowind is pretty unique. You still have the one main level, but you don't gain expirience for that major level. You only get expirience for skills. After you've raised ten levels of skill, your major level raises. And then you get to choose what goes up (strength, intelligence, etc.)

These stats are governing over the skills. The higher they are, the easier you can raise levels.
Aug 27 2005, 11:51 pm
In response to Tiko
Tiko wrote:
New stuff to BYOND. For example, cutting off limbs in combat, realistic living NPCs that follow their lown life. One weird feature I had planned for my game was modules. The modules would let you turn off certain areas, weapon types, add special features and stuff.

Maeva :)
Aug 28 2005, 12:02 am
I want to see good stuff.
Aug 28 2005, 5:28 am
In response to Popisfizzy
WHAT??!?!? I luv halo!
Aug 28 2005, 6:35 am
In response to Lou
I like it. I just think it's a bad game with great popularity. I always stick with my Counter-Strike
Sep 9 2005, 8:09 pm
In response to Vortezz
You're darn right Maeva!
Sep 10 2005, 7:52 am
In response to Branks
I want to see good stuff.

I think that covers it quite universally but it isn't too helpful to the developer/designer :P.
Sep 10 2005, 10:52 am
In response to Popisfizzy
I've never played Halo in my entire life.
Sep 10 2005, 11:51 am
If you could get rid of all levelling and progression systems, and use a replacement, it'd be awesome (as long as the rest was good).

Pointer:

Try to bring what makes a player good in Last Robot Standing into your RPG.
Sep 10 2005, 12:23 pm
In response to Elation
A little bit of strategy and a helluva lot of luck? =p
Sep 10 2005, 1:16 pm
In response to Elation
If you could get rid of all levelling and progression systems

This is practically the defining point of console and computer RPG :P. In fact if other genres have leveling and progression they generally claim they have RPG elements in their game.
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