SPAMBLOG!

Ich habe ein wenig in den Interviews zu TcoS gestöbert und ein oder zwei interessante Dinge rauskopiert (oh, ich schreibe ja FETT...na ja^^...) Lang lebe das Spam-bloggen!

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Barry and Corwyn: A second thing we did was throw the old "left click to select enemy and initiate attack" out the window. No more auto-locking on a target. Players are going to actively maneuver to keep their opponents engaged... or to stay out of range of their opponents in some cases. Also, instead of a small set of physical and magical attacks that players use over and over again, we have a "Skill Deck" combat system with hundreds of different possible attack combinations. Third, players are going to want to "dress to impress" but the clothes will NOT make the man. We wanted people to be able to really look exactly how they wanted right from the start. We also wanted to avoid the situation where people camp spawns for hours or even days at a time to get that rare drop that happens one percent of the time you kill a certain boss. So, we decided to really go against convention, and designed a system where the armor you wear and the weapons you use are NOT going to affect your combat performance.
That's the beauty of a system where the items you wear don't determine how well you do in a fight. There is no inherent problem with a level one fighter running around in full chain mail and wielding a battleaxe. In fact, there's no reason a thief of mage character can't do the same. Think how interesting PvP will be without "Kill anyone wearing a robe and carrying a staff" shouted out at the beginning of every fight.
Fourth, the individual actions of players will really influence the world, even if they don't mean to. Just by participating in the Ancestral Quests, players will hope their Houses unlock hidden content in the game. For those that really want to change the world, there will be Shard Conquests where they will work with hundreds of members of their House to combat NPCs and the other Houses. Those that uncover and overcome some of our most difficult hidden challenges will be immortalized with lifelike statues of their character in Quarterstone.

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Barry and Corwyn: Nukers aren't going to be able to work our system by pacing their damage per second to just under the aggro threshold. Tanks won't have the famous distract / enrage / pull aggro skills. No more fishing for single pulls from a group. When you attack one member or a group, the whole group will descend on your party.
Social activities will be possible everywhere, and can range from a friendly mini-game in a tavern to a PvP match in the arena against one of your friends - or foes.
As well, the more intelligent the opponent, the more likely they are going to target your most powerful / vulnerable party member and not get distracted until they're dead.

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Yes, we will have crafting in the game, but again, we will offer something different from the standard fare. It will be more active than passive, and occupies a different role in the gameworld than people may be accustomed to. Without the need for uber weapons and armor to go into battle with, there really isn't much of a reason to learn how to be a master blacksmith. Crafting will be focused on creating single or limited use items for use during battles. Next to this, we will, of course, have trade between players as well as with NPCs. Guilds will even have the possibility of winning temporary ownership of a shop through special tournaments in the arena.Of course, there will be political activity defined for the game. We are currently testing different systems regarding political gameplay in order to see what will be enjoyable at the start, and how it can evolve over time.

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Das alles klingt ja ganz gut, allerdings wird erst das Release zeigen wieviel davon wirklich gut umgesetzt ist. Klingt aber nett ^^ Das SPiel ist wieder auf meiner Favoritenliste. Wenn AoC nicht mein Fall ist werde ich da mal reinschnuppern ^^).