Hi everyone.

This is my first post here and i hope not the last so be gentle with me.

I have created a persistant world but want to know a few things from anyone who plays or is thinking of playing on one.

I have tried to create a world where players can become one with the world straight away by building the character into the world. What I'd like to know from you guys is, Is this what you seek from a Persistant world and what do you really look for to recapture the joy of PnP. It is so difficult trying to create a world that is different from others and one that will attract players. As you guys probably play Neverwinter on a large scale could you let me know.

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interesting.. im too busy for this though. hopefully i will have time for this during the midsem break.. with all the 6 other books waiting for me to read, plu 5 games waiting to be played, plus all the social stuff as well... all in a week.. :D .

[ 09-21-2004, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: Harkoliar ]

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WELCOME TO IRONWORKS FORUM, Realms of Arion!
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Umm...are you one person or a group?

Anyways, as far as what I look for in recreating PnP, it's definitely the non-combat stuff, as THAT is the fun part of my sessions...Not that I don't like combat, mind you, but it's SLOW. The human interaction while playing, however, is not.

Oh, I dunno, Poo. My answer usually is: "I try to kill it" :D

<font color=lime>Welcome to IW Realms of Arion! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]
Your game looks really cool. You should post this topic in Here. A forum specificully for "Online Role Playing". Have fun and enjoy your stay! [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img]

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[ 09-21-2004, 03:19 PM: Message edited by: LordKathen ]

Wait... this is in NWN, right?

If so, you should post this in our NWN forum, not every of our NWN players visit the General Discussiion.

<font color=lime>Even better Luvian! I didnt realise it was NWN. :rolleyes: </font>

Do we need Shadows of Undrentide and/or Hordes of the Underdark and/or the Community Expansion pack to play? I haven't played NWN for ages, mostly because of lack of a good storyline, so hopefully this will get me back into it [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

<font color=skyblue>I'll move this to the NWN main forum. You can find the discussion open for further conversation there. </font>

To me, there are two key elements to a good PW.

The first is a DM staff that gives off the feeling it is active, it is interested in and trusts the players.
The second is a community of players which is mainly interested in the same aspects of the game as I am, and lively enough to keep things fresh through the appearance of new members.

The rest of it, the areas, scripts, npcs and monsters, lighting, sound, storyline, history, and so on, is not what is really important. Also, I'll gladly take lag for granted if it means I get to play with the people I want to play with.

Fortunately for me, I've already found what I was looking for. And the lag's rarely noticeable, and the rest of the setting is more than adequate as well.
Of course, doing the scripting myself helps ensure that [img]smile.gif[/img]

EDIT: Before I forget; I wish you good luck on running and continuing to run a server where every players' needs are catered to. Although from my experience it's rarely a good idea to spoil the playerbase, I sincerely hope you manage to pull it off successfully.

[ 09-21-2004, 08:22 PM: Message edited by: Legolas ]

Thanks Legolas, I wanted to get away from the running over the surface type of world and get the players into the world. I hope it is not too ambitious, but thanks for your comments

To give you a bit of information about me.

I am one person, with a desire to create a server that offers players what they want from a server and not what the builder wants...I need players though to fulfill this experience and we have about 10 regulars now, but I need some great roleplayers and people that want to help me build this into a unique world..

That's the dream...;)