More Character Slots

[2Op4Scrubs]

Okay So I'v said this in a status up date but I guess it was over looked. With the new patch today it only strengthens my argument. I am going to be going into a lot of detail in this post, opposed to my small status update.


2 Characters: That all I ask for:

• If we are going to be supporting SV from day one, not counting the beta. We should at least have the pleasure of testing all the new features when they come out, With out having to pay another 15$ sub, or inting our grinded out characters.
• Adding new content should be a gift not a smack in the face. It would really fell like a "fuck you", to be supporting them and not being able to try out all the new builds when they are patched in.
• Being stuck to one character is an int. The new patch completely broke MA, I can only use bows on foot now, So I am rendered useless until they fix it. "Well you can remake your character in 10min." That is not the point, The point is when it goes live, it is going to take ages to level up all your skills, especially for new players to MO like myself that dont know how to stream line levels. For a patch to render a build completely useless is unacceptable. Especially after persistence. "Its not completely useless though, you can go gather..." Okay and if some one runs up on me, just what? Bend over and take it. Hell nah cuh that ain't the Mongolian Way. If someone is going to push my shit in, they gonna have to earn it. This ain't no BrokeBack Mountain story.
• Rendering a build useless after a patch is going to kill player population, Right now in beta with max progression it feels bad to not be able to play how I want to play. After spending countless hours leveling, tweaking, experimenting, For what to not be able to play for 2 weeks+ If I dont want to pay 15$ more or delete all my progress. That is going to push people away from this game. If we had 2 characters at least there is a fall back we can play on, if/when this is going to happen in the future. 2 Characters should not be the solution to this problem, This problem should never be present after persistence. But that is most likely impossible due to the sheer amount of planned content, there will be problems in the future. I bet most of them will be far worse as well. But at least there is a fall back option to play the game and not push people away when a build gets broken with another Free character!
• I completely understand 1 world, 1 life concept. But when the RP features get added I dont want to be restricted to only playing the RP part of the game. My main character I plan on making a thief/alchemist, or a engineer/farmer, fisherman. How much game play is in those builds? Not much probably so that is where RP comes in. But being stuck to that forever is a scary thought. Because that is leaving out the whole other half of game play. And to experience the other half I would have to throw away my reputation, RP, time, every single thing and to never get it all back is sad.

Balance: I do not think having 2 characters per account will break the game.

• When I was little me and my bro used to share ps2 games with one console, We had our different save files. So we played our own game. This is just something for people that dont have their own pc to play the game. Like a farther and son, 2 brothers, sisters, husband, wife. They will most likely have their own character. Not saying this is a best option to share an account, but its nice for those people to have options.
• Some people already have multiple accounts. Its good for business, but not for players. I know a guy that has 5 accounts. I think he is a menace for willing to pay for 5 accounts, but he has a completely unfair advantage in every aspect of the game. Im not saying you shouldn't be able to have more then one account, you can spend your money how you like... But with 2 characters per account it saves those people money and helps everyone with one account. To spec into different things or to just test out something new. (or if ur build gets broken you have that fall back until its fixed.)
• The map is already so big, Plus the planned continents to add. I dont see how having 2 characters per account will break the economy. "People can mail their self stuff across the world" Yes but that can be easily restricted. How ever people with multiple accounts can freely mail there stuff with no problem. Im not even sure how the mail system works but if its like I think then having multiple accounts is what would break the economy not multiple characters on one account.
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If you have any thoughts on this comment, feel free to talk shit about my thoughts as well.

 

[Najwalaylah]

• The map is already so big, Plus the planned continents to add. I dont see how having 2 characters per account will break the economy. "People can mail their self stuff across the world" Yes but that can be easily restricted. How ever people with multiple accounts can freely mail there stuff with no problem. Im not even sure how the mail system works but if its like I think then having multiple accounts is what would break the economy not multiple characters on one account.
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If you have any thoughts on this comment, feel free to talk shit about my thoughts as well.

No bad thoughts, here; I just want to be sure you know that's an ancient map from before Mortal Online 1. It does good work as a placeholder, still, though.

 

[2Op4Scrubs]

No bad thoughts, here; I just want to be sure you know that's an ancient map from before Mortal Online 1. It does good work as a placeholder, still, though.

I was not aware of that, Thanks for making that clear. So with it being 6x bigger, its safe to assume that the other continents will also be made bigger?

 

[Najwalaylah]

I hope no-one in Moderation minds our small digression into future map talk. If it doesn't belong here, please move it to another thread.

I was not aware of that, Thanks for making that clear. So with it being 6x bigger, its safe to assume that the other continents will also be made bigger?

If you're asking me to guess, I guess "maybe." For instance:

• Sarducaa in MO1 was often said to be 'too big'. (I didn't share that view.) If it was to be no bigger than it used to be in MO1, or just a little bigger than that, given the population to roam and live there, it might work.
• Herabalter wil likely be one of the bigger continents (if and when it is added), I think— simply because of what my best guess is at to what kind of terrain it will have: Steppes (plains, with Mammoths and other herd creatures, and salt lakes), and volcanic features (volcanic mountains, calderas, geyser fields, mudpots, the whole Yellowstone US Nat'l. park vibe with a little of California's La Brea tar pits thrown in).

Map of Agon​

Darkfall was an example of a game with both a HUGE map and a way to have multiple characters, IIRC. The Map of Agon, though, had one large continent in the middle of four others known as 'islands'. I guess that plan might work for some of Mortal Online 2's future conscients.

But my guesses could be wrong.

 

[Tuhtram]

No bad thoughts, here; I just want to be sure you know that's an ancient map from before Mortal Online 1. It does good work as a placeholder, still, though.

To expand on this, that map is a fan-edited one and not one SV made as well.

 

[Najwalaylah]

To expand on this, that map is a fan-edited one and not one SV made as well.

True, and I will posit further that one inaccurate, derivative map is as good as the original inaccurate map (because conceptual only and practically pre-hstorc) at showing what's out there or predicting what's coming in Mortal Online 2. I don't know of a better current map of Nave than that at

https://mortalonlinemap.info​

but of course be warned there could be SPOILERS for new MO2 players, there.

 

[2Op4Scrubs]

Okay, and My main focus was not on the map, It was about additional characters. (Just to make sure this doesn't spin off onto a map topic)

I brought up more character slots with my guild, and they had a good idea of having the monthly sub increase for additional characters. Like for one more character it would be 20$ sub, besides a whole other $15sub to a new steam acc. I Think that is a great idea. Because people are willing to make accounts for a whole new character, and pay 2 15$ subs and buy the game multiple times. I would surely be more willing to pay $20 for an extra character. Besides buying the game all over again and another $15 a month. If they would just let us buy more character slots on our 1 account for a reduced price besides making us make a new steam and all that. It would help us help them.
You wouldn't have to log out and switch steam accounts, It would save the player money/time and get rid of the scam feeling for me. Probably a lot of people.
It would drive the game more based off of that.
They can restrict the monthly sub limit 30$ for a total of 4 characters if they are worried about it breaking the game. But then again people can spend their money how they want. My whole argument is quoted below.

• If we are going to be supporting SV from day one, not counting the beta. We should at least have the pleasure of testing all the new features when they come out, With out having to pay another 15$ sub, or inting our grinded out characters.
• Adding new content should be a gift not a smack in the face. It would really fell like a "fuck you", to be supporting them and not being able to try out all the new builds when they are patched in.

With that idea above, I would not feel scammed at all.