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Originally Posted by Ahtenret
Roleplaying Anger
Many ideas have been tossed about as to how to make an RPG an RPG. I think that EverQuest is uniquely positioned to take advantage of several of these ideas. First and foremost, the faction system can and should be implemented to its fullest extent. There was a time when you would take faction penalties when grouping with those of opposite faction. In short, if you group a Paladin with a Shadow Knight, both parties should take it in the shorts. Next, you can expand on this. Each God of Norrath espouses a code of ethics. Many of these ethical stances are compatible, many are not. Would it not make sense if the followers of these gods actually gained tangible benefits or penalties based on their 'god faction'? If the above mentioned Paladin continued to associate with their Shadow Knight friend would they not eventually become a 'fallen Paladin' loosing many of the powers that makes them unique? In short, give the faction system real teeth. People need to realize that there is a reason for the conflicts that the history speaks of.
To compliment the faction system is would be nice if the guides had the ability to give experience bonuses to those they 'catch' behaving in character. Other ORPG's have successfully implemented such a system. It can be a very powerful tool in making sure the player base understands that acting in character is much more desirable than talking about the San Antonio Spurs. One of the things I try to incorporate into my pen and paper campaigns is the concept that the best way to get a 'powergamer' to role play is to convince them that role playing is the best way to power game. A temporary experience bonus is the best way to go about this.
These of course, are just a couple of potential ideas. There are as many thoughts on how to encourage role playing as there are people. Personally, I'm waiting for the game that allows the players to actually alter the geo-political landscape of the world and had truly world altering dynamic quests. But that is just my personal taste.
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This was about the point that the notion "Super neat city where all races and classes coexist peacefully and magical book statues teleport you to any city in the world!" popped into my head