I agree. I'm currently in the middle of adding a new set of player tracking features, and fixing the bug that is messing up player foot steps. These few changes will really make a huge difference when it comes to working as a group I think. I'm also planning to add the ability to give people items, though the reason is actually centered more around instance missions.
When entering an instance mission with a team of people, you will need to have brought along any supplies you'll need. In the regular map you can buy more gear or find loot, but in many of the instances this is not an option. The one that's currently being coded is a fine example. You and your team are sent to a warehouse to collect a certain number of supply crates which are desperately needed by the people at the Safe zone. While at the warehouse you are totally separate from the normal map so there is no safe zone, plus you don't have weapon or ammo loot anywhere. Everything your team will use must be brought with you when you enter the mission. In the course of defending the warehouse from invading zombies, which shatter windows and break down doors to enter from more locations, it is very possible that some of your team will get low on ammo or lose a gun they desperately needed. The ability to share equipment will mean the difference between victory and your entire team dying because the plan fell apart. > I'm going to point this out, not > because I think anyone's dumb, but > because I think people may not have had these experiences: > It's not as off-topic as it seems. I play and have played > several > MUD's. Typically, if you're a beginner and you get help, > there are two > strategies people take to help you. Either they give you > the very best > they can get their hands on, which spoils the experience of > gaming, or > they help you get what's at your level, either because you > broke or > lost what you had or because they know of something right > near what > you have, in skill level, but that will help you out a > bit. > > I'm tying this back in now. If you can give in swamp, sure > you could > make ten newbies really strong, but why? They do need to > master their > skills, but if they die, and you out of the kindness of > your heart, > choose to reequip them, it won't hurt anyone. It won't ruin > the > thought of death being risky, as a gift is a gift, not a > guarantee. > > Frankly though, the idea of giving in Swamp, though it > could be used > for this purpose, is much more of a good idea when you > consider people > out in the field running out of ammo on bridge duty, > running out of > medkits in a dangerous place. Yeah, you can heal others > with medkits, > and the problem of tracking players, which plagues a > healer, would > need to be fixed anyway if you're to give people stuff, but > I think > that giving people stuff is a way to make Swamp even > greater. > > Signed: > Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
