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What makes the world live? A living world? Simple: changes. In most MMO, the areas are static, they don't change much or at all. I would like that Neverwinter changes.
I would like that there is some kind of a plotline behind all of it and things change with time. If players do not manage to do something it will still change, for example for worse. It would be nice to read it in in-game magazine, the gazetter (was it?). It doesn't have to be huge, but it has to change. Maybe a sale in a shop in suburbs, or a new item added to a shop for a limited time cuz the caravan from Cormyr had come to the city, etc.
I would like that there is some kind of a plotline behind all of it and things change with time. If players do not manage to do something it will still change, for example for worse. It would be nice to read it in in-game magazine, the gazetter (was it?). It doesn't have to be huge, but it has to change. Maybe a sale in a shop in suburbs, or a new item added to a shop for a limited time cuz the caravan from Cormyr had come to the city, etc.
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As for small insects, animals and other 'living' doodads - they will only increase the lag due to massive data. Instead those things should be on client side (unless these are few- in wilderness areas).
For example the trashcan - if it is always at same place, client will handle it and no info needs to be relayed. But if it is moved (would have to be from server side to stop all exploits) the all kinds of information like angle, position etc. needs to be relayed every second. Add in to more such doodads and it may cause enormous lag statistically speaking.
There are some games that do that while avoiding lag by letting client handle these things but it is a bad idea. Because then you will always need a rootkit to check for hacking (and rootkits are not popular) apart from the fact that linux-mac compatibility would be threatened.
So I am quite sure it is not because "they can't" that devs don't implement living world but because of problems that come with it.
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For changing storyline, I would agree. They can make an event which changes the area completely (like an event). An example of DDO marketplace comes to mind. With a new major patch, they can completely change the area by making an event.
Also when they have to close the server, as I suggested before, better go with bang when a meteor is going to strike the world and everyone starts to fight with each other and nobody getting ressurected or something.
yeah, was replying to van. I agree with the way you put it, (A caravan has come so exotic items can be bought till stocks last tomorrow), would make story interesting. Also overall events changing the shape of the map and city itself would be nice. E.g. DDO had an event which changed the shape of map itself. Live events like this would be cool but need to be a bit longer (like a few weeks) to allow all casual players to participate in that.
A living world should also be a dying world IMO.
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I agree with you, I have always hated that. It is/was necessary in open world dungeons, but never made sense in instances. I don't care how long it takes me to do a dungeon crawl, if Kobolds/Goblins reproduce as fast as they seem to, we're in trouble.
How about just running for the exit at top spirit of wolf speed? Before I learned to teleport out, I have led some pretty impressive trains in my day in EQ1 especially in Blackburrow much to the detriment of the newbs close to the entrance. b:sin
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i really like the sound of that and would love to see something along those lines make it into an mmo, providing it was done right.