Two Wolves
Knight
Realistic Animal MMORPG
My guild has players that stay in Wolf Form and RP as realistic wolves. There are separate wolf packs that maintain their hunting territories, have established hierarchy, the breading pair gives birth to pups and so forth.
Later while doing some research on wolf behavior, I ran across groups that are already doing Wolf RP on forums and IRC. UO would be a very nice setting for these players to transfer their existing wolf characters into and get a chance run and hunt and fight "for real".
The trouble with that is, getting the 80 Ninjitsu to cast Wolf Form is not a picnic for UO beginners. My players are doing quite well, with a little Razor knowledge and a slight stretch of the imagination - standard UO does work as a natural environment for this type of RP.
Maybe it would be utterly trivial to suggest some modifications that would make realistic wolf RP in UO accessible to utter beginners.
I would also like to keep in mind the thread Ryan started about using the talent of the runuo community to make a new game. With that line of reasoning, a dedicated Realistic Animal MMORPG could be created based on what is already in RUNUO plus a custom client.
Later, I will be coming back to this discussion thread with more specific suggestions for 1) UO modifications to enhance Wolf RP, 2) design goals for a new Realistic Animal MMORPG
Others impressions, input, put-downs and rants are welcome.
My guild has players that stay in Wolf Form and RP as realistic wolves. There are separate wolf packs that maintain their hunting territories, have established hierarchy, the breading pair gives birth to pups and so forth.
Later while doing some research on wolf behavior, I ran across groups that are already doing Wolf RP on forums and IRC. UO would be a very nice setting for these players to transfer their existing wolf characters into and get a chance run and hunt and fight "for real".
The trouble with that is, getting the 80 Ninjitsu to cast Wolf Form is not a picnic for UO beginners. My players are doing quite well, with a little Razor knowledge and a slight stretch of the imagination - standard UO does work as a natural environment for this type of RP.
Maybe it would be utterly trivial to suggest some modifications that would make realistic wolf RP in UO accessible to utter beginners.
I would also like to keep in mind the thread Ryan started about using the talent of the runuo community to make a new game. With that line of reasoning, a dedicated Realistic Animal MMORPG could be created based on what is already in RUNUO plus a custom client.
Later, I will be coming back to this discussion thread with more specific suggestions for 1) UO modifications to enhance Wolf RP, 2) design goals for a new Realistic Animal MMORPG
Others impressions, input, put-downs and rants are welcome.