I love this ****...
I'd like flavor text anytime there is something to describe in the game world.
A lot of times in EQ1 you would enter a zone or a room and you would get a nice little piece of text describing the area.
"As you approach the lake you feel a cool breeze and the surf splashes mist into the air".
"You step foot into the ancient library and the smell of mold and dust are almost impenetrable".
"As the sun gives way to the moon the denizens of the night begin to slink out of their hiding holes in the search for a meal".
Not to mention the awesome text that was wrote for mobs like..
"You have ruined your lands you will not ruin mine"
Anyways what do you all think about this ? Does anyone else care about flavor text ?
Thanks for reading,
Kiz~
P.S. I think what I really like about this kind of stuff is that it helps round out what your other senses that can't be duplicated are sensing. It really helps my immersion factor.
Yes! I love this, and I definitely hope it's something Pantheon adds to the game!
I always liked in EQ1 how you could right click on a mob or NPC and it would say stuff like, "Deputy Budo regards you indifferently" or "Guard Xin`Zek looks at you and asks, 'what would you like your tombstone to say?'"
Love it, love it, love it!
Absofreakinlutely! Yes yes and more yes.
Those are the little subtleties which made EQ come alive. I'd accept half arsed graphics with rich descriptive text over the inverse. EQ was never about the graphics. Luclin, with it's fancy new character models, was the first point where I realized the game was departing from the original path which had appealed so much to me at launch.
Aradune said:
Hrm. Does a 3d world need flavor text? Well, yes, if it added something the 3d world couldn't communicate to the player... oh oh... we're getting dangerously close to talking about our Perception System, and we're not ready to do that yet! doh!
GEEEEEEEEEZ Brad!! Ruthless tease there...
Aradune said:
Hrm. Does a 3d world need flavor text? Well, yes, if it added something the 3d world couldn't communicate to the player... oh oh... we're getting dangerously close to talking about our Perception System, and we're not ready to do that yet! doh!
Gah! The teases... the teases...
I hear beans falling on the floor and it sounds nice, don't stop now!
He will have me to reckon with if he keeps spilling!
Yes, the Perception system will revolutionize the way your class interacts with and learns from the game world - we'll let your imaginations dance with that for a little longer until it's time to reveal the system in its fullness.
This is one of many evolved systems to look forward to in Pantheon :)
Joppa said:
This is one of many evolved systems to look forward to in Pantheon :)
More beans spilling in this thread than Ann Margaret's infamous scene in Tommy.
Aradune said:
Hrm. Does a 3d world need flavor text? Well, yes, if it added something the 3d world couldn't communicate to the player... oh oh... we're getting dangerously close to talking about our Perception System, and we're not ready to do that yet! doh!
Joppa said:
He will have me to reckon with if he keeps spilling!
Yes, the Perception system will revolutionize the way your class interacts with and learns from the game world - we'll let your imaginations dance with that for a little longer until it's time to reveal the system in its fullness.
This is one of many evolved systems to look forward to in Pantheon :)
MORE! *grabs a torch and pitchfork* I WANT MORE! ;)
Celandor said:
Joppa said:
This is one of many evolved systems to look forward to in Pantheon :)
More beans spilling in this thread than Ann Margaret's infamous scene in Tommy.
I love gaming. I love MMORPG's. I am an IT nerd/geek.
But, Ann Margaret frolicking in soup kicks the perception system to the curb! :D
"MARGARET THATCHER NAKED ON A COLD DAY! MARGARET THATCHER NAKED ON A COLD DAY!"
*edited for humor
Joppa said:
He will have me to reckon with if he keeps spilling!
Yes, the Perception system will revolutionize the way your class interacts with and learns from the game world - we'll let your imaginations dance with that for a little longer until it's time to reveal the system in its fullness.
This is one of many evolved systems to look forward to in Pantheon :)
We need to get you and Monty back on stream Joppa! It was much easier to induce some calculated bean spillage in that environment! ;)
In all seriousness, I'm super excited to hear more about this and many other mechanics in the coming weeks/months. Thanks dudes.
Aradune said:
Hrm. Does a 3d world need flavor text? Well, yes, if it added something the 3d world couldn't communicate to the player... oh oh... we're getting dangerously close to talking about our Perception System, and we're not ready to do that yet! doh!
a bandit says, "I really hate rangers like you."
