kirorx Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Speaking of genius ideas and conversations, check this out.... http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/loadNews/25181 Pretty incredible IMO. This could be the most immersive way to to communicate and sure beats predetermined sentences Edited August 20, 2012 by kirorx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapland Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I don't understand the point of this. Why not just type out what you want to say? Can you explain the benefits in detail to us simple minded folk? Edited August 20, 2012 by Soapland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mourasantos Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I don't understand the point of this. Why not just type out what you want to say? Can you explain the benefits in detail to us simple minded folk? Even though you might not notice it, every time you go the chat-box to communicate to another player you're rupturing the illusion that was set up by the game. Think of this system as a means for you to stay in character while circumventing said rupture. Of course, you could always fall back on the traditional method of just typing up whatever you're intending to communicate to the other player whenever you'd want. This is obviously very far-fetched but, to me at least, presents some mouth-watering possibilities, especially as it relates to narrative. For instance, you know when a group is presented with two options and the player who wins the roll goes for the option everyone else was against? Well imagine being able to voice your discontent in-game, through a fully voiced cutscene. Imagine a fight breaking out, the group fragmenting, tearing itself apart, all because of series of conversation choices. It's the least feasible of my ideas, but still worth ruminating over, I think. Edited August 20, 2012 by mourasantos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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