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I'm making this public on here, instead of a normal In Progress update:
http://design.vendetta-online.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hive
There isn't nearly enough info online yet, but it will be coming. In the meantime, you can read a little about a few of the things we have planned.
http://design.vendetta-online.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hive
There isn't nearly enough info online yet, but it will be coming. In the meantime, you can read a little about a few of the things we have planned.
Haha, I was trying to decide whether or not to post it for a while, :D and you must have posted 30 secs before :P
i just read it.
1 word : GREAT!
Something with interest is going in game soon.
I really like when you write something like that :
[What The Hell Is The Point Of It All?
You may well be asking this, and it's a valid question. The concept of this more organized "Hive" is, in fact, to give something more of a point to it all. Here's how and why:
We have a lot of people who can do things that have no purpose:
PvP, vague ego-driven purpose.
Mining, collects money (no purpose), has no other value
Botting, increases.. skills (not much purpose), no other value
The idea here is instead of what we have above we institute the following to wrap everything into an inter-linked, purposeful whole:
PvP along I/S border with sector conquest, holding sectors gives Value (resources, something..) to holding nation/team. Individuals increase in ranking, have their exploits touted to the galaxy via News. Guide events held on border for major Wars and Battles, events written into ongoing History.
Mining, necessary for crafting system which becomes necessary for most upper-level small ships and equipment. Many items become user created. Crafting linked into many aspects of commerce and user involvement. Purchasing/creating capital/freighter level ships requires massive donation of ores or even actual alloys and metals (pre-combined ores, etc). Mining becomes critical to every level of ship/equipment/gameplay as well as commerce and fundamental financial income from basic mining / ore sales.
Botting becomes PvE, or more accurately, Player vs Hive. The Hive must be driven out of sectors to allow miners to safely acquire the all-important minerals and ores for ship and equipment assembly. The Strongholds must be assaulted by the highest-level guilds and groups to acquire the special items that allow them access to the most unusual levels of the game (joining subfactions, other weirdness). Clearing a sector of Hive bots and killing the Queen suddenly becomes *Useful*. The user is taking part in the greater struggle against the Hive, not just boringly shooting the same respawning bot forever and ever. Once the hive is driven from a sector, they actually stay away (for a little while).
Groups and Guilds who do concerted assaults on Hive locations can be given special consistent rewards (or at least have their names printed in the News on successful accomplishment). Special missions can be handed out by Tunguska and other mining concerns interested in ridding their areas of Hive influence.
This is not an all-encompassing explanation, it leaves out a number of topics which I'm looking at elsewhere, such as NPC piracy, NPC traders, true NPCs (in general), player-owned establishments, equipment variety, etc. This is part of the "Big Picture" I'm aiming to create, unfortunately not the whole thing. ]
1 word : GREAT!
Something with interest is going in game soon.
I really like when you write something like that :
[What The Hell Is The Point Of It All?
You may well be asking this, and it's a valid question. The concept of this more organized "Hive" is, in fact, to give something more of a point to it all. Here's how and why:
We have a lot of people who can do things that have no purpose:
PvP, vague ego-driven purpose.
Mining, collects money (no purpose), has no other value
Botting, increases.. skills (not much purpose), no other value
The idea here is instead of what we have above we institute the following to wrap everything into an inter-linked, purposeful whole:
PvP along I/S border with sector conquest, holding sectors gives Value (resources, something..) to holding nation/team. Individuals increase in ranking, have their exploits touted to the galaxy via News. Guide events held on border for major Wars and Battles, events written into ongoing History.
Mining, necessary for crafting system which becomes necessary for most upper-level small ships and equipment. Many items become user created. Crafting linked into many aspects of commerce and user involvement. Purchasing/creating capital/freighter level ships requires massive donation of ores or even actual alloys and metals (pre-combined ores, etc). Mining becomes critical to every level of ship/equipment/gameplay as well as commerce and fundamental financial income from basic mining / ore sales.
Botting becomes PvE, or more accurately, Player vs Hive. The Hive must be driven out of sectors to allow miners to safely acquire the all-important minerals and ores for ship and equipment assembly. The Strongholds must be assaulted by the highest-level guilds and groups to acquire the special items that allow them access to the most unusual levels of the game (joining subfactions, other weirdness). Clearing a sector of Hive bots and killing the Queen suddenly becomes *Useful*. The user is taking part in the greater struggle against the Hive, not just boringly shooting the same respawning bot forever and ever. Once the hive is driven from a sector, they actually stay away (for a little while).
Groups and Guilds who do concerted assaults on Hive locations can be given special consistent rewards (or at least have their names printed in the News on successful accomplishment). Special missions can be handed out by Tunguska and other mining concerns interested in ridding their areas of Hive influence.
This is not an all-encompassing explanation, it leaves out a number of topics which I'm looking at elsewhere, such as NPC piracy, NPC traders, true NPCs (in general), player-owned establishments, equipment variety, etc. This is part of the "Big Picture" I'm aiming to create, unfortunately not the whole thing. ]
Sweetness. Would it be possible to allow us to create accounts & edit the discussion pages (not the actual article pages, of course)? Or would you rather we just post any discussions on what we read there here in the forums?
Mmmmm. Hive with intellect.
[keanureeves]Whoa. Duuuude.[/keanureeves]
Can we advertise this design wiki thing to online communities yet, or should we wait? :P
Can we advertise this design wiki thing to online communities yet, or should we wait? :P
Holy S#%$, I want to become a member of the Badass Clan Corvus Sub-Faction! Ill acquire the polka-dot and parque-floor skinned model of the Marauder, showing how badass I really am to everyone around me! However, if not impressed by this and the asteroids constantly orbiting my badass, ill just whop out my epic equipment. The sheer size of it will leave you scurrying off to the nearest wormhole!
Note: I just found the wording funny. Other than that, im really excited about this forthcoming content!
Note: I just found the wording funny. Other than that, im really excited about this forthcoming content!
Probably want to wait on advertising till it's a bit more complete.
Good stuff!
Good stuff!
Ohhhh maaaaann....
I wait in anticipation of my first Leviathian Kill Badge.
Outstanding.
I wait in anticipation of my first Leviathian Kill Badge.
Outstanding.
This will be awesome.. being able to clear out sectors will give me a new purpose in Vendetta-Life :)
It would be awesome to see an aggressive hive occupation of a wormhole sector, disrupting trade through there, and requiring a group of players to clear it up and drive the bots out to restore trade operations.
And a cap ship sized Leviathan /w hundreds of bots surrounding it... It'll have a great Oh SH*T Factor, probably even for the experienced players :)
* T.K.Jode starts crafting black hole bombs :)
It would be awesome to see an aggressive hive occupation of a wormhole sector, disrupting trade through there, and requiring a group of players to clear it up and drive the bots out to restore trade operations.
And a cap ship sized Leviathan /w hundreds of bots surrounding it... It'll have a great Oh SH*T Factor, probably even for the experienced players :)
* T.K.Jode starts crafting black hole bombs :)
[What Beolach said!]
me is being the cynic and critic and wonders what the lag is going to be like :D
Dunno 'bout da lag' but maaaaannn that will be soooooooo great!
Inca you and the others are doing such a nice work for us ( or our 10$ =p )
I can't wait to see this goddanm leviathan !
whooohhooooo
keep it up guys !!!!
Inca you and the others are doing such a nice work for us ( or our 10$ =p )
I can't wait to see this goddanm leviathan !
whooohhooooo
keep it up guys !!!!
Exciting :)
Nifty. It does not have much in it though....
*sides with the hive*
*hive assimilates KAos, and uses his biological elements to make a very nice insulator for the rear power coupling of a new Orun collector*
Ouch
This is very interesting.
Why should I mine, or deliver cargo, or kill hive bots? Is the station going to stop making my favorite ship? Are my missles on back order? Are bots blocking the wormholes? Whats the problem?
Answer: The lack of problems to overcome is the problem. I want a ship, I buy it. I want money, I ship something. etc.. Not very complicated. No true supply and demand.
Why should I mine, or deliver cargo, or kill hive bots? Is the station going to stop making my favorite ship? Are my missles on back order? Are bots blocking the wormholes? Whats the problem?
Answer: The lack of problems to overcome is the problem. I want a ship, I buy it. I want money, I ship something. etc.. Not very complicated. No true supply and demand.
/me cant contain his excitemenet!
ooh aah! very nice! wow i gotta go bot!
ooh aah! very nice! wow i gotta go bot!