Thread: Checking the Pulse

Hello all, i am in the process of developing storyline and quest tie in for many of the new area that have been added as well as a new set of "Chain" quests (Think Rune Gun Quest). I would like to get the input of the community on some things---

Please rate the following Objective types 1-5 (1= I hate this kind of objective, 5= All day everyday)

A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc)
B) Hunting
C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia)
D) Spawned Fight
E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses)

How much of the history and lore of Iia (storyline) would you like to see in the quests? 1-5
How often would you log in to participate in storyline evolving events?

1. Once a month
2. Once a Week
3. More than once a week
4. Once a day or more.

Please add any comments you feel helpful, the more i know what you all want the more i can balance things so everyone is happy and involved with the game and quests. I'll check back in in about a week to get the Final results.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 4 (if done well, i.e. Not making first quest be "Run across this area you know nothing about!")
D) 5
E) 5

As for storyline evolving events, once a week or once every two weeks would probably be best so people could be involved. Once a day might be a little hard to get players to do.

Also, as for gathering quests, the Oafronak quest actually has some gathering parts that actually make some sense. You have to gather a buttton of eggs and a few other stuff that go into the making of the Oaf for DNA or whatever else.

a-3
b-4
c-1
d-3
e-4

2 -once a week

A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc) -- 2
B) Hunting -- 1 (With the current Auto-Loot system)
C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia) -- 5
D) Spawned Fight -- 5
E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses) -- 5

How much of the history and lore of Iia (storyline) would you like to see in the quests? 1-5
5

How often would you log in to participate in storyline evolving events?

1a. Twice a month
If the Storyline was evolving Twice a Month or every two weeks, It would give the game a dynamic feel, Like what was going on, actually changed the way that the game is being made/played.

I'm In favor of more events, Even every week, but Storyline Events every week, or every day, would mess up the story IMO.

Good Job on making this. Everyone Should Participate.

Mojo.

A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc)::: about a 4 (so long as its not some high number....such as 20 dark jouster hearts for a level 2 sword)

B) Hunting::: 4 (.....there realy is no quest in the entirety of the game that doesn't involve hunting in some part of the chain....)

C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia)::: 5 (its how you learn to get around not a great system for new guys but its what we got for now)

D) Spawned Fight::: 3 (...sometimes gets annoying when they pop up right behind you

E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses)::: 4 (personally think that it helps seperate you from other mobs that would get in the way)

as for a story line about once a week if you get though quests quick enough

A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc)3
B) Hunting3
C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia)4
D) Spawned Fight5
E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses)5

1.Once a month

A. Gathering- 3
B. Hunting- 4
C. Running- 2
D. Spawned Fights- 4
E. Lair fight- 4
History- 5
Log in for events- I'd say 2 times a month.

A>1
B>5
C>5
D>5
D>5
idk gathering jsut always bored the crap outta me but like the rune bosses and stuff, fun fun, uhh running acrooss iia, love it, i think the teles kinda killed everything because u dont get those random encounters much anymore,hunting stuff, wel lthats boring but worth it, and yaa, way to high to go on

I'll just give input on the aspect that I feel the game has always needed, and that's a storyline. Without it, the game was just a bunch of quests (which were still entertaining). It seemed as though there was a clear division between the game's storyline and the storyline of each quest. When quests are being written, questions like where, why, who (how many people to do the quest), where, etc. must be asked in order to make each quest flow smoothly from one to another.

An oragins Questline would be good. a quest that resulted in getting a usefull protection amulet.. note i said usefull. Like 10% damage reduction or something. that has you go all over the place talking to the various races and doing a few fights that fills in the backstory of IIA. Where the races came from. Maybe answers where the Blobs and frogs came from and why they were at war. Among other things.

When you think about it, IIA is a lot like the Earthsea saga. Being afterlife based and yet with real physical bodies and monsters and a "planet".

3 A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc)
3 B) Hunting
3 C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia)
3 D) Spawned Fight
3 E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses)

A) Gathering (plants, eggs,etc) 2
B) Hunting 4
C) Running (Going from npc to npc trekking across Iia) 3
D) Spawned Fight 4
E) Lair Fight (Rune Bosses) 5

How much of the history and lore of Iia (storyline) would you like to see in the quests? 1-5 (4)
How often would you log in to participate in storyline evolving events? all of them