Re: [crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-16 Thread Nicolas Weeger
One way to work around this is that if a character has an exp loss, and permanent exp is in place, when they regain it, some of it goes to his total. I think perm exp can be used for two goals: - enable even really unskilled or unlucky players to level up even if they die a lot ; in which

Re: [crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-16 Thread Mark Wedel
On 10/16/11 02:12 AM, Nicolas Weeger wrote: One way to work around this is that if a character has an exp loss, and permanent exp is in place, when they regain it, some of it goes to his total. I think perm exp can be used for two goals: - enable even really unskilled or unlucky players

Re: [crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-13 Thread Mark Wedel
On 10/12/11 10:04 PM, Rick Tanner wrote: On that page, in the notes, I mention that level loss will not result in loss of AP - rather, it just means that it will take longer before they get any new ones. Very interesting. With such a method, I was thinking that instead of decreasing exp

Re: [crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-13 Thread Mark Wedel
Just a note on this - changing it as suggested does effect permanent experience in a subtle way. Right now, experience you earn after losing experience still goes towards permanent experience. Suppose a situation where a character has 100,000 experience and has not died. Permanent exp is

Re: [crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-12 Thread Rick Tanner
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/9/11 12:13 AM, Mark Wedel wrote: After long last, I've started work on the skill system I suggested at: http://wiki.metalforge.net/doku.php/user:mwedel:skills (it helps to have some free time between jobs) If that means what I think

[crossfire] exp loss changes

2011-10-08 Thread Mark Wedel
After long last, I've started work on the skill system I suggested at: http://wiki.metalforge.net/doku.php/user:mwedel:skills (it helps to have some free time between jobs) On that page, in the notes, I mention that level loss will not result in loss of AP - rather, it just means that it