Attrezzo Pox
Amarr
Fringe Financial and Industries
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Posted - 2009.06.08 12:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Alora Venoda
i think one of the problems that CCP must overcome with ambulation is the issue of it being "very shiny, but not practical". there really needs to be something to do other than chat while "ambulating"...
current games with 3-D ambulatory avatars all either keep you occupied with either combat/puzzle scenarios, or doing cosmetic stuff like decorating a house, or playing dress-up, etc. i can imagine having corp/alliance meetings via ambulation, but unless they add really cool interactive collaboration features, i don't really see how it would be worth the effort compared to ventrilo alone.
if they added fun mini-games, puzzles, gambling, or any other kinds of "indoor entertainment", i think it could become very popular even if combat isn't an option. if they included a way to decorate your own room or something, and change or even design clothes, i think ambulation may even get more girls involved in EVE... even if they don't ever leave the stations 
who knows? maybe they will finally find a good use for that charisma attribute when they introduce new mini-professions involving player-owned lounges, casinos, and fashion boutiques 
If you ever manage to dig this out of this cluster of a thread....
They are at least 5 steps ahead of you. Do you research. In a number of interviews ccp spilled the beans about ambulation's "utility". For one there will most definitely be a "war room". And it will rock ass from what I read. Apparently, they're putting a full map in it and allowing different people to do a "presentation". Showing waypoints and basically doing something akin to a tactical powerpoint. I'd like to see someone do that in ventrillo.
Secondly, they've invented at least one really interesting "chess-like" strategy mini-game you can play for money. Not to mention the casinos and gambling that will likely be introduced.
Finally, though there were no specifics they were working on a system where players owned space in stations. So you buy a store, set up npcs to keep it, and sell stuff at your bar/hotel/whatever. They mentioned bars specifically but I'm sure there will be more than bars.
There will be only walking... no running.
Avatars will be CCPed in their visual effect. (they're perfectionists) so one of the things they hate about other MMOs are the people taking shortcuts to get through town. They're making WiS uber-realistic. There was talk of little nuances like having the avatars automatically salute higher ranking officials in their corp and so on. Things like that.
Also, they hired hollywood costume designers to design the cloths. Right down to the stitching. So it won't look gayly wow.
https://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15725
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?feature=1908&game=14&bhcp=1
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/04/02/ccps-torfi-frans-olafsson-on-the-future-of-eve/
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