What Kind of NPC's Should Be Designed First?

Discussion in 'Player Owned Towns' started by Blake Blackstone, Nov 9, 2014.

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What NPC would POT Owners Prefer?

  1. Town Crier

    25.0%
  2. Stable Hand

    5.0%
  3. Trainer

    10.0%
  4. Quest Giver

    30.0%
  5. Other

    30.0%
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  1. Blake Blackstone

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    I know POT's aren't going to be out for a while but here is a quick poll.

    If you choose other please post your choice and maybe it can be added to the poll.
     
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    POT? Please spell it out.
     
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    Would also like to see a Bank NPC.
     
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    I chose other. I think Portalarium should start populating New Britannia with the Kickstarter reward "Player created NPC's" before populating with standard Dev created NPC's. Why not fill the world with diverse, different player made NPC's then fill the holes with standard T/C, Stable hand, trainer etc NPC's? I think it would help create a more authentic, immersive experience.
     
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    I didn't even know there was such a thing. Is there a thread about it?
     
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    I agree with this, and did also vote 'other' .
     
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    I highly doubt POTs will get trainers or quest NPCs.

    For one trainers are a core part of the skill system, and that's just too much of an advantage for POTs. Plus, some trainers are supposed to be hard to find or difficult to get to based on what they can teach you.

    Second, it's been said that POTs have no relevance to the story, so I doubt quest NPCs will be available. If we're talking about player-created quests, currently that is wishful thinking for there is no facility in game to do this except to RP it. Even the "job boards" that's been talked about where we can create stuff like "I need 100 stacks of wood" and players can obtain that task as a "quest" has not been talked about since early last year.

    If I owned a POT, I'd probably first ask for a town crier that I can rename and dress up, so it gives visitors info about my town, how many lots are free, and where to go for certain services. And even then I doubt we can customize the town crier's looks or what he says. I'm guessing it's a full on stock town crier that only knows the name of your town and how many lots you have free.
     
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    There should be, but if there is, I haven't seen it. A couple days ago, I suggested this in another thread that was complaining about the lack of development of companions. I think this could be a great solution - even put in the add-on store possibly. But I really wish it was part of the game without the additional cost.
     
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    I don't own a town, nor plan to own one, but why couldn't they make questable NPCs, where the town owners or their designee, create quests of their own? I think that would be a really cool idea.
     
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    Is your player created NPC a cannibal by any chance?
     
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    In the mish mash of all of the forum discussions and hangouts I thought there was talk of at least having trainers. I dont know much about scripting or design but a town crier seems like it should be a given. Maybe too early... If you can tame a pet, wouldn't companions be awfully easy to implement. And, what about house servants. Any talk on what they will be able to do?
     
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    You are l33t enough, its just not recognized ! :>
     
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    I didn't disclose any Dev+ info, I just shared the link for those that can access it.
     
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    Hardly, is publicly availible for all to see via the 'Pledges' part of the main site if you are a founder, and also availible on all kind of public reward lists ;)
     
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    Well it told me more than I knew. Maybe this would quell the bitching concerns of those wanting companions if they knew about it. :D
     
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    How the heck is there a radio but not companions. Don't get me wrong, love avatar radio but it seems to be out of practical order. Why dont they reach out to the community for help scripting some NPC's. Im sticking with "this seems really easy to do".
     
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    Sorry, I'm really not sure where this is posted publicly. I don't see it as a reward anywhere. Can you show me where?
     
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