Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on October 20, 2000 at 15:56:01:
In Reply to: IMO: Recommend it, don't force it on the playerbase. Still... posted by Drinks with Evil. on October 20, 2000 at 15:19:02:
I've often wondered what it would be like in the one player/on character model. Regardless of how it would be enforced, couple of (for anyone) questions: Are you simply saying delete your current character before starting a new one? Yes. What percentage of active characters do you think this would eliminate? Likely half of the high-level ones, and more of the lower ones. However, the number of people logged in at any one time shouldn't be changed by this. But I suspect you'd see a much higher mean level. Th hero ranks would get packed after a while. I like this. =) What would this do to the diversity of the character types in play? You would likely see a shift towards empowered classes. More of them, and proportionally less of the rest. See below. Which cabals would suffer most? Gain the most? Suffer most: The ones who benefit the most from cabal-hoppers: Master, Ragers, Empire, Sylvan. Cabals that involve "high intensity" observation, such as Scarab, would gain, because people would put more effort into each character. What about the effect on the generally uncaballed? More /less likely to try and join? I don't predict much of an effect on this. What would the effect be on empowerment? Tattoos? I think you would see a higher percentage of both. Roleplaying would be aided by having each player focus on one character. Also, characters would be around often enough to catch the attention of their patron more consistently. If I were an IMM, I'd certainly be more hesitant to empower someone who I know has four or five other characters that will divide their time. I'd rather grab a follower who's going to have an impact if I'm going to take the time for an interview/quest. Would the average player be more or less inclined to delete the character out of boredom? I'd say less. If you delete, your alternative is to start rolling stats and start again from level one. You can't just jump over to your Rager for some kicks. The person who deletes their hero, rolls a new character, and sees that a quest is going on.... will be sad. Do the various former/current cabal leaders think they would play more often if that was their only character? I can't say. As Ingvar, I didn't play anyone else, period. personally, if you are playing a character with "induct" or "interview" as a common responsibility, you should definitely focus more on being around, and that means almost all time on your leader character. I'm just curious. I try to play my characters serially (and they're all "the third") so this concept wouldn't really affect my style of play. I do wonder what it would be like if the pendulum stopped swinging and the normally caballed players just stuck it out in the same cabal. I can't say for certain, but I suspect it would be a lot better of a game.