Post by Tim on Feb 11, 2009 17:59:39 GMT -6
This is similar to the class thread I started. I plan on adding NPC enemies to battle in v3. These will be similar to the "Find Battles" of the old days for those of you who have been around long enough to remember those, only upgraded to use the new battle system. My hope is that this option will make it possible to stay in more sparsely populated areas, use battles, gain exp, and take over towns. I have a pretty good outline for the mechanics of the system, but the tricky part is the enemies. I'd like for the enemy types you encounter to be logical for the area you are in (ie. you shouldn't see many Worms in Tear, or Pirates in the Blight), as well as your affiliation (ie. A wolf brother wouldn't be attacked by wolves, or a darkfriend* wouldn't be attacked by other darkfriends).
So here's what I need from you guys: I need a bunch of potential enemies, what types of stats they might excell atwhere about they might found and what types of players they would battle. Try not to limit their opponents too much, as I don't want to add special enemies for a limited group. At least not yet...
I know you guys don't know the final class list, but just include any class you can think of they might not battle (like my wolfbrothers and wolves example above). Also don't worry about the fact that these might not be common within the cities (not many Trollocs walking down the streets of any town save Thakan'dar). I have a plan to handle that.
Here's some examples to get you started (don't be afraid to resuggest some of these enemies with different data as nothing is set in stone and I'm just coming up with these off the top of my head):
*Note: I'm not making any promises about darkfriends for v3 at this point. I want to add them, but not at the cost of balance. Also, this is not the thread for posting suggestions about potentially balancing darkfriends (or any other potential character type), so please don't post them here.
So here's what I need from you guys: I need a bunch of potential enemies, what types of stats they might excell atwhere about they might found and what types of players they would battle. Try not to limit their opponents too much, as I don't want to add special enemies for a limited group. At least not yet...
I know you guys don't know the final class list, but just include any class you can think of they might not battle (like my wolfbrothers and wolves example above). Also don't worry about the fact that these might not be common within the cities (not many Trollocs walking down the streets of any town save Thakan'dar). I have a plan to handle that.
Here's some examples to get you started (don't be afraid to resuggest some of these enemies with different data as nothing is set in stone and I'm just coming up with these off the top of my head):
Bandits (gold steal) - anywhere; anyone.
Aes Sedai (health gain) - anywhere (specifically in Tar Valon); darkfriends (depending on how/if I do darkfriends, this might be too specific)
Wolves (Speed)- anywhere (specifically near forests); non-wolfbrother
Pirate (gold steal) - costal areas; anyone
Aiel (dodge) - anywhere (specifically the waste); anyone
Trollocs (none)- near the Blight; non-darkfriends
(damage)- anywhere (specifically in Tar Valon); non-darkfriends
Darkhounds (speed)- anywhere (specifically near the blight); non-darkfrinds
Aes Sedai (health gain) - anywhere (specifically in Tar Valon); darkfriends (depending on how/if I do darkfriends, this might be too specific)
Wolves (Speed)- anywhere (specifically near forests); non-wolfbrother
Pirate (gold steal) - costal areas; anyone
Aiel (dodge) - anywhere (specifically the waste); anyone
Trollocs (none)- near the Blight; non-darkfriends
(damage)- anywhere (specifically in Tar Valon); non-darkfriends
Darkhounds (speed)- anywhere (specifically near the blight); non-darkfrinds
*Note: I'm not making any promises about darkfriends for v3 at this point. I want to add them, but not at the cost of balance. Also, this is not the thread for posting suggestions about potentially balancing darkfriends (or any other potential character type), so please don't post them here.