Unofficial poll: What do you most want out of Shroud?

@Osek You'd get that in Single Player Offline or Single Player Online (if you wish to play solo but within the persistent world environment, seeing other player's houses, buying off their vendors etc)

 

Ha! I had a horse and a swamp dragon both anmed Firefly in UO!

 

I want a Firefly named Serenity!

 

What I want from SotA:

To play a game with unparalleled roleplaying experiences.
To interact with a simulated fantasy world more immersive than anything I've experienced before.
To meet Lord British and the others in-game, including Iolo, as players, and listen to the king address his people live, and to appreciate one of Iolo's songs played 'live' in-game..
To make incredible new friends who understand as I do how SotA is basically a dream come true.

 

+1 for the ability to zoom into first person view.

First person dungeons were a feature of past Lord British works, and I would like to see this return. After seeing the demo footage of SOTA, I can't see why it shouldn't be possible to zoom in completely and make the third person character disappear if desired while in the overworld too.

 

open-world and houses. something similar to skyrim since skyrim's popularity wont last forever, but this game can.

 

I am looking forward to all players being "neutral" and killable, friends and foes alike.

Certain towns and groups having a "faction" that one has to earn reputation with if one wishes to become aligned with them (such as pirates or an enemy faction, if you gain rep with them, then you can become "one of them" and if you are attacked nearby, then the attack agros them against your attacker).

Some other things I can't think of right now...

 

1. As few rules as possible
2. Exploration
3. Noticeable consequences for unwise actions

 

1. open pvp
2. thievery
3. griff
4. looting
5. more griff

 

1. thievery
2. open pvp
3. midi plug ins so we can shred Bach in game
4. a large amount of roleplayers and roleplaying mechanics
5. skill based pvp, with a depth similar (or superior, in the case of melee and archery) to that of UO
a. timed blocking
b. dodging
c. aiming for ranged weapons (perhaps unrealistic with potential lag problems)
d. stealth
e. shield bashes, kicks, and other non-primary weapon moves
f. meaningful battles (less impacted by spam)
6. community interaction
7. interrelatedness between crafters pks, apks, pvers, and rpers
8. hunger/thirst system to make food more useful (and to make life more expensive)
9. injury/poison/disease system that either transcends or incorporates into it the standard HP system
10. a way to keep names RP friendly
11. a lack of super items like HotM, ORNY, and Jackals
12. near-full loot (exceptions would include only a few items that the devs deem necessary to bless)
13. multiple skill caps, such as a crafting skill cap, and combat skill cap, and then a larger general skill cap to offer space for specialization (That way my crafter mage isn't as good as your pure mage)
14. griff ball (idea goes to Templar)
15. combat usefulness of bards, on top of RP value
16. well constructed guild system
17. LB as the only voice actor

 

Combine 3 and 15, please!
Generic bard music was a huge annoyance in UO! Make it more creative! I want them dragons to kill each other when they hear me play No Dreams Breed in Breathless Sleep!

 

Agreed. If I'm trying to discord a dragon, the music I'm playing should be very dissonant, both tonally (or better yet, atonally) and rhythmically.

 

Merzbow and Masonna, lol?

 

?

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/372333499/divergence-online

something like that open pvp full loot full exploring. Can we take some of that 2.5 mil and send it this guys way?

 

Addiction! Plain and simple!

 

I'd like to play in a world with ethical dilemmas.

I don't want to have to wander round killing animals (makes me feel nauseated and conflicted every time).

I'd like to have opportunites to rescue npc's, heal wounded npc's and wildlife, water plants and such.

I don't want there to be "good" and "evil", but shades of grey.

I want to have fun with other players, whether in group pve, pvp, or just hanging out together, maybe throwing in some roleplay.

Mostly, I want to feel engaged, immersed and able to fully enjoy myself exploring a game-world, discovering its nuances and peculiarities.

 

One gigantic World, however no Open PVP, the early stages of OSI had people take advantage of griefing not really role play.

WoW achieved a good balance by having pvp zones people knew would flag you. The system should always be Opt in , not automatic.

Just because you want to take a dump, does not give you the right to take a dump on my yard.

So far the direction the devs indicated sounds very promising, and the ability to block out people is amazing.

More customization on homes would be great, and having more events that bring community would be welcomed.

I'd also like to see a way to elect a local mayor or burgomiester to a village, or town for a pre determined time based on their contribution to the community....

 

STRATEGY

Pelvic thrust Emote!!! I want to teach it REAL GOOD!!! 100 gold per session Ladies!!!

 

Open world
A horse
Better character creator (Night of the flat butted clones is getting a bit old)
Open housing that is not based on how much you donate
A pet snake
Nice outfits (Clothes make the man and help make RP a bit more interesting)