Guu Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Do characters age even when they are offline? I had a fire zerker character I started a few months back and I logged on to find his strength was at 23... He was only 72 hours old according to the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5679 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Sure do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guu Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Aww...thats sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yet another reason why melee types suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Aren't the stat changes different for each race though? Like logging 1000 hours on one race might garner the stat change but 1000 hours on another might not (1000 is just a random number, don't know if that's too much/little) Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmm Coffee Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 some races do not age, some age quickly. The amount of hours you have played your char is not the only thing that affects age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-3000 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 It actually affects the aging how much you play one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 That is another reason to play a elven warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 What I believe he meant to say was that it doesn't matter how many hours you play, but how long since creation... Playing hours don't matter. RL hours do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behrens Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 There is a help for aging melee types that I am implementing. You will all like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 So what don't you think of Behrens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Totenkopf- Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I was a sad panda when I logged on my slith avatar warrior to find str lowered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I don't think i will like it, unless it makes them better in a few ways. But I ain't really a melee person either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behrens Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I don't think i will like it' date=' unless it makes them better in a few ways. But I ain't really a melee person either.[/quote'] Are you just trying to be negative? You have no idea what the solution is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Yeah, I know, but I gotta tease a little bit. So keep on keepin on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 There is a help for aging melee types that I am implementing. You will all like it. Automatic entry into Herald? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 LmaoRofl. That was nice. Nothing like a death imm full of zingers for the purity imm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icor Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Perk change to "Senile". ...You automatically yell at all characters younger than you to get off of your lawn, even if you don't own a lawn. You can also walk out of stores with random items without paying for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Clerk says " Sir, did you just take that? Old man says " I'm old! Clerk says " Yeah, your right you wouldn't take anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Automatic entry into Herald? Right. I wish. -laughs- You'll know why. -snicker- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudder Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I was always against the aging thing.. I remember I played Lirard back in the day and one time I logged on to find my str and con were lowered... Try being a halfling warrior with lowered str/con, it ruined me! Totally not fair for melees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_clown Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 At 50, the -str, -dex, -con is just roundly painful no matter what the class. Regardless of melee class, it lowers your ability to block and parry. As a mage, you're at 50 and extra int/wis won't affect your mana. The different in +1 int, on average, is of the smallest order. Even more so for wisdom, as most won't see any mana regen gains from it either. Beyond the simple idea that it throws a glancing gimp at you, I find it fairly presumptuous to say that every character gets weaker, and less agile as they age, and somehow gets more intelligent and wise. This just simply isn't the case. A person could just as easily become less intelligent as they age, or somewhere halfway through their life decide to train themselves to be more agile or stronger. Lifestyle affects these things just as much as this general aging theory that is applied. A better system, to me, would be one where your character would get weaker if he doesn't stay active. Your character was idle for 2 months? Okay, you come back, and you find yourself weaker. Even then I wouldn't make this permanent, but after a very long duration of activity, you could regain lost strength. But either way, 1 less str, con, and dex won't make me stop playing a character that I enjoy. If it is designed to encourage turnover(cept for elves, etc I guess) it will only work on those who are overtly concerned overy a few points here and there rather than the real bulk of their character. I just think that it shouldn't be so automatic and arbitrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Yeah, but an 80 year old man would not be as strong or quick as a 20 year old. Also, chances are you might go senile or get alzhimers (sp?) or something like that. Wouldn't it suck if you got gimped in inteligence and strength? At least this way, your only taking half of what could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_clown Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Well, if we get too far into this logic of realistic age...an 80 year old man would have strength of like 5 and wouldn't be able to dodge to save his life. I just think that the system should be removed because it is just tinkering at something that need not be messed with and probably couldn't be handled right in the best of situations. For RP purposes I'm totally happy with some line at the bottom of a your description that shows your age, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I would like to be able to change descriptions and biographies as you age... like changing hair color ect. I think that would be neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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