Looting

[Bella_Fein]

[quote=Valens Bellator][quote="Rob Steele":1tcctzty]

Another idea I had is that any damage you take while looting be severely amplified which, when you consider the guy is kneeling down and looking at loot, isn't terribly unrealistic. This would encourage people to avoid combat-looting and give the man who killed the thing an edge if some random bastard runs up to take his crap.

This could be problematic... people could wait or let someone loot their own kill only to get this amplified attack on them.[/quote:1tcctzty]

How is that a bad thing? I was under the impression that you guys were designing a realistic, cut-throat world! This resulting potential for ambush and/or betrayal is what an economist would likely refer to as a "positive externality".

I can think of a number of evil bastards who are probably salivating at the thought of watching a corpse from the bushes or turning on a fellow traveler. Essentially, playing the time honored role of the highwayman. The saying "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" comes to mind except, in this case, DO look it directly in the mouth, stay the hell away from it, and perhaps stab it a few times just to be safe.

I'd simply suggest to those potential victims that they not go off into the woods with someone they do not trust.[/quote:1tcctzty]

Ahhh! 1st I was with Rob and then I read your post! I'm sooo confused. So many possibilities. At this point I can't decide. While it would be unfair, we do want realistic. The world is a cruel place...life's not fair and all that jazz.

[Raknor]

I heard about ambushes so I like it.

[Slash Redhand]

I kinda like it too.

[bjbarsted]

I like the idea very much so long as the actual looting of objects don't take forever to loot each item
So the longest part is the opening the bag

[Kuroi]

I would rather see an idea like this:
You kneel down in an animation and open the bag, then drag the items into your own bag, each having a realistic timer. So for example a man has a money bag on his belt, you untie it and place in your bag, taking say 3 seconds to do so. You take his sheathed sword and place it in your bag.
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i like it

[Raknor]

I would rather see an idea like this:
You kneel down in an animation and open the bag, then drag the items into your own bag, each having a realistic timer. So for example a man has a money bag on his belt, you untie it and place in your bag, taking say 3 seconds to do so. You take his sheathed sword and place it in your bag.
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i like it

It depends... I want to spend my time killing stuff, not looting it.

[Kuroi]

I would rather see an idea like this:
You kneel down in an animation and open the bag, then drag the items into your own bag, each having a realistic timer. So for example a man has a money bag on his belt, you untie it and place in your bag, taking say 3 seconds to do so. You take his sheathed sword and place it in your bag.
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i like it

It depends... I want to spend my time killing stuff, not looting it.

it can't take 1 sec to loot the armored guy you just killed :P

[Lee Perkins]

lol no of course not, more info on that will come

[pockets]

Are we going to be able to have real loot and not the stupid carcass bullshit MO does. I don't mean an epic magic item dropping from a boar. But if I kill an orc that has armor and weapons the ork should drop that.

[Dave Belcher]

Are we going to be able to have real loot and not the stupid carcass bullshit MO does. I don't mean an epic magic item dropping from a boar. But if I kill an orc that has armor and weapons the ork should drop that.

Hi there pockets, and welcome.

The intent is exactly that, things you kill should drop what they are carrying. I can't go into the design of it right now, but ultimately NPC's should really be just like player, but controlled by AI. I mean, wouldn't it make sense that the NPC should drop what he is wearing/carrying when he dies? Probably about as much sense as an NPC taking some of your gear if its better than their own, to get an upgrade...

But, as I said I can't discuss the system yet, and dont want to make promises, but I think you will like what we have planned (so long as it is technically feasable).