[gameprogrammer] Re: MMO Idea
- From: "Laurence Grant" <larrygrant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:00:52 -0500
Things like bartering, contracts, trading, banking, etc. would be some of
the tools built into the system. But in some cases where players make
things up, it would include some faith. Racing for example, how to you
guarantee the organizer of the race pays. In the case of racing or
competition, we'll probably build it in, but if we hadn't the players could
still do it on faith. If the organizer didn't pay, then it might be the end
of his career organizing races because all the racers might gang up and take
what was rightly there's.
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> I like this. How much of this would be an actual system of the game
> (bartering / contract window) or on good faith between players? Great
> idea though.
Thanks!
>
> Steve
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> You actually just reminded me of another huge component, and the freedom
> and
> openness is key. By providing the tools and not dictating how they are
> used
> there is no reason an independent couldn't create his own (new) business
> (not a formal corporation). For example there will be vehicles. A
> player
> might post in-game that he's having a race. Charge a $10 entry fee,
> hire
> people to help organize checkpoints, define the track on some planet (or
> maybe in space) and have a real race. He'd pay the winner some % of the
> proceeds and keep the reset. This might then blossom into a whole
> circuit
> on a single planet or a universal scale across many planets. I could
> even
> see the winner being a target for hired "hit-men" or saboteurs. As the
> winner you might need to hire body guards or upgrade your vehicles with
> shields. The concept is a lot like SW pod racing, but in a dynamic game
> setting. The point being, the options are limitless, and I want to
> provide
> the flexibility to let players do what they want.
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