The Great Tree

Cycreim · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

Likewise, Cyan is looking to us for some guidance. The Guilds are a good way to make a lot of content production and distribution elements somewhat independent from them, to have alongside their usual production. However, even they don't know how we're going to make use of those guilds.

The Guild of Messengers, for instance, have a need for being able to distribute and broadcast newsletters in Cavern. They can either go through the DRC (tedious!) or Cyan could find some way of allowing GoMe to send DRC-style broadcast messages to everyone, with a bit of KI juggling of course.

There's no reason players couldn't exist and organize outside of the guilds, though. They're not required gameplay elements, but I bet they'll make things interesting.
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Erik · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:46 am Post subject:

I'm going to send in this feature request:

Rils · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

It's a good idea Erik. Actually, I submitted one just like it myself awhile back! I hope it gets implemented, that was definetly one of the core "cool things" that kept people not interested, but up to date with the background of the story. It meant things could be updated to fill in back-story while we were waiting for the episode, and I think that's critical to keep the momentum going in between them.
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janaba1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

Erik, this is a wonderful idea, indeed Very Happy

And it reminds me immediately on "Nick's office in 3D", maybe someone
of you have seen it these days in the "Creativity" section on the MOUL
forums, please have a look here...

There you can download the office and the "D'ni history puzzle",
where the office originated from and which D'Lanor generously
provided by file sharing... Smile

What I want to express is, that it isn't only Sharper's journal,
it's the depth and the immersion etc. given by those journals,
notes and documents, by more implemented interactions etc.
as wonderfully, exemplary provided in that "history puzzle" and
the "office", that would make the life and exploration in the cavern
so alive, worth digging deeper and deeper and coming down again
and again... but Moiety Jean gave a much better explanation of what
I want to say in the above mentioned thread... I'd like to quote this here

Erik · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

dcos · Great Tree Member Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 1174

Glad it got an individual responce rather than the stock reply for suggestions. That sounds like a relatively simple way of keeping people immersed and exploring. Very Happy

janaba1 · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

Yeah!!! Those simple things... Wink

I'm so glad, Erik, that they liked
it and thus understood... Very Happy

Erik · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

Don't get too excited, janaba. Wink

Just one person from customer support likes the idea, we don't know what the developers themselves think of it, and that's what matters in the end.

Rils · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

yeah, I've had many many "nice idea, we'll send it to the developers" replies, and haven't heard back on any of them yet without massive amounts of badgering follow-up... Wink

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janaba1 · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:00 am Post subject:

Ok, ok, so I'll hope, that many sent similar suggestions, and
that they realize their chance of really making a difference
with such little things, at least... Very Happy

Erik · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

Wanted to share this with you:
http://www.rivenwolf.net/weblog/?p=532

Warning: it's not very cheerful. After reading this, I felt like the Tree had died long ago, even before Prologue. Could it really be that bad?

I thought it was especially interesting that it seems like we would have entered D'ni through the tunnels initially... It makes sense, since the Shaft and the tunnels were some of the things that were built first... If this is true, I'd agree that that would have been much cooler than the magic link to Relto new explorers are getting now...

BladeLakem · Great Tree Member Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 514

*sigh* Uru was not was it was originally intended to be. And I'm sorry that has been so disappointing for so many people.

But I'm tired of these people. The 'old guard', the 'new guard'. I'm tired of hearing about how everyone is so disappointed by the game, the new people, the old people, Cyan, GameTap, UbiSoft, whomever. I'm tired of fingers being pointed at me, fingers being pointed at people pointing fingers, like a bunch of bitter old people sitting on a porch, arguing about whose back hurts the most.

Maybe it's because I'm bad mood today, but my sympathy is at zero right now.

If Uru something that is so disappointing to you, for the love of God go do something else. Don't sit around taking potshots at others because they are enjoying themselves when you did not. Do something you enjoy and let others enjoy what they enjoy.

If you enjoy Uru, just enjoy Uru. There is no need to push your opinion on others who might not. Don't take it as your God-given crusade to defend it or Cyan from anyone. It's not your job to defend Cyan or Uru from its detractors or its own flaws. Play your game and, with dignity, allow others to have their own opinion.
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janaba1 · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject:

Didn't read that all, Erik, but thanks for pointing to this...
it's interesting and appalling at the same time... poor guy... Razz

And I wholeheartedly agree with you, Blade... no further comments... Very Happy

(except for the sympathy, lol)

Long live Uru!!!

Durin Mephit · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject:

I thought it was very interesting that GS disabled comments on his blog. That screams, "Hey, I have something to say, but I don't want to hear anything anyone else has to say." Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Maybe he's had problems with spam. I'm certain I don't have the whole story. But I found it irritating.

I ended up responding over on Whilyam's blog where comments were allowed. I have no idea if GS will ever see it. But, I believe the points I made demonstrate that GS's argument is built upon an impossible and unprovable premise.

We all have dreams. We can't spend our lives crying because those dreams aren't realized. Complaining will not make those dreams come true.
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Erik · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: