Will Shroud have Factions? NPC Factions

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    I would love to have faction warfare. Different NPC towns could be different factions. On a side note I would also like factions in the way of gaining loyalty with the Kobalds or Satyrs. I think it would be a very interesting way to play the game. :)
     
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    Makes the Kobold masks MUCH more fun and useful.
     
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    I was recently tossing about the idea of faction reputation. If for example, your entire guild was friendly to the kobolds than kobolds would be nice to all guild members... but if a guild member starting killing them they might start complaining to other guilds members that one was killing them and your guild's reputation with that faction would deteriorate etc. So an entire guild's reputation would be effected by the behavior of it's members.
     
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    Could you harm another guild's reputation through subterfuge?
     
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    Interesting to have it tied to guild system. Would make it a fun tactic. Guild head and officers get an "official" letter of complaint from the faction saying if it continues they will ensure it is dealt with appropriately (i.e. go back to aggro).

    OOOH, that would make for a great lead in to Guild Wars.
     
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    this is not guilds, but factions, Its different. I think there would be a city npc to sign up at. I think you would be flagged as an enemy to other factions by signing up. So if you used subterfuge on another city you could technically harm there reputation.
     
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    :) Yep!
     
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    thats why factions maybe should not be tied to guilds but have an NPC sign you up to a city faction. This would allow loners and anyone else to join, including guilds.
     
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    That's a good idea for after release sometime, I wouldn't mind that at all. I would have thought we'd had reputation in the plans with different factions already. Hmmm..haven't heard anything on that. You?
     
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    no, but this could be for episode 2. I started a thread a little bit ago on factions so it prompted me to speak up here about it. It fits perfectly hehe.
     
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    Heck yah, that would be nice!
     
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    Btw, I can't stand by this blatant racism against kobolds! Kobolds are fun and useful even if they don't fit the needs of human outlanders!
     
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    Why would you call it racism if one wants to JOIN factions with them :p . Its racism now with everyone wanting to kill them!
     
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    I did not suggest that only guilds would be player factions.. but a guild itself by its very nature is it's own faction. That is not to say you couldn't establish other factions that aren't technically guilds or that NPC factions couldn't exist. Either way the technology is much the same.. player joins a group.. group has a reputation..
     
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    I should say so.. but violations reported to the guild should include the guild member's name.. at least at some point. If said offender does it enough.
     
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    I understand, but that is not my intent. Not downplaying yours. I would just like to use existing lore for the factions instead of a million different factions, that would pretty much be the same as a guild then.
     
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    Not seeing where there's a conflict.
     
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    How do you propose guilds as a faction?
     
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    How do you propose it's not? A guild by it's nature is a faction. You join a guild.. you're in that faction. Or are you suggesting players only be allowed to be in one faction at a time and that should be a predefined group?
     
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    well when I think of factions I am thinking in the storyline. I am not suggesting anything your saying is wrong its just not how I picture it. I think the factions in game should be each town and/or each race. Maybe even past towns that have fallen (for the darker path). Each NPC city in the Blade of the avatar really was a city state, and they had their own leadership and such. Could be crafting or gathering factions, or war factions. I think it would be terribly complicated if each guild became a faction, but that is my opinion. My whole intent though was to go from the storyline. Also with an NPC leader you have no actual person making decisions, you know what you are to expect. Its good for any kind of player from lone wolf to guilds joining.
     
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