03-11-2009, 08:00 PM
To everyone posting that you want this but only if its on/off, please say what your basing that on.
Its already been discussed that there are like 20 ways to do this system. While an XUO style web refresh system would make sense with an on/off. Theres no resource required to use a service like that, so people can just spam it online and find people super fast. Also there would need to be a timer on it, otherwise you'd just switch it on, look for people, switch it off. Since everyone would do that, no one would ever see anyone. So if you said you want this, what do you think the timer should be?
A RP style system like the fortune teller or craftable resource required, which also sets limits on where people are trackable. And also there has been discussion of different ways to report that players "tracked" info, coords, area maps, etc. That makes no sense at all to have an on/off because you're chances of finding anyone via using the service/item would be like 1 in 1000.
I can tell you now, for a fact, if you go with any sort of RP system and it has an on/off it'll be useless. An xuo style system would be fine with a toggle, but only the people who are reds or top pvpers would ever turn it on with any kind of regularity. So why waste your time? Those people know where each other are usually anyway. And that sort of system doesnt contribute anything to player economy, plus its not RP friendly in any way.
edit: forget it, i get the feeling no one understands wtf im talking about
Its already been discussed that there are like 20 ways to do this system. While an XUO style web refresh system would make sense with an on/off. Theres no resource required to use a service like that, so people can just spam it online and find people super fast. Also there would need to be a timer on it, otherwise you'd just switch it on, look for people, switch it off. Since everyone would do that, no one would ever see anyone. So if you said you want this, what do you think the timer should be?
A RP style system like the fortune teller or craftable resource required, which also sets limits on where people are trackable. And also there has been discussion of different ways to report that players "tracked" info, coords, area maps, etc. That makes no sense at all to have an on/off because you're chances of finding anyone via using the service/item would be like 1 in 1000.
I can tell you now, for a fact, if you go with any sort of RP system and it has an on/off it'll be useless. An xuo style system would be fine with a toggle, but only the people who are reds or top pvpers would ever turn it on with any kind of regularity. So why waste your time? Those people know where each other are usually anyway. And that sort of system doesnt contribute anything to player economy, plus its not RP friendly in any way.
edit: forget it, i get the feeling no one understands wtf im talking about