Character Aging?

Abisbowa · 6th August 2008, 23:14

Will there be any changes in your character's appearance as they advance? Like if they get hit too much, scars start to show up on arms, face, etc. Or hair gets longer?

Or if the character is heavy into magic will their eyes start to glow, smoke, etc.?

Lialith · 7th August 2008, 00:18

oh, that would be really cool

scars, slashed armor, limping, uh! and burned hair if a mage grilled you with a fireball! ;D

i would love such a feature.

Saviour · 7th August 2008, 00:23

It would be pretty nice to see something like that yes but imagine someone who constantly pvps and plays for like 2-3 years his whole face would be 1 big scar xD

IamBlood · 7th August 2008, 00:37

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Originally Posted by Saviour

It would be pretty nice to see something like that yes but imagine someone who constantly pvps and plays for like 2-3 years his whole face would be 1 big scar xD

What they could do is make the all reset every time u die so unless u are very good u will not get 2 many scars. IT would allso make other plays know how good u are when they c u if u are coved in scars

rick · 7th August 2008, 01:22

Is your goal to face a legendary monster? Well, that is usually suicide – if you can find one. But if your guild would actually manage to kill one, it’s dead. Gone. Rare monsters and quests do not resurrect or come again, whether it’s an ancient beast, a crumbling temple, an island rising out of the sea or a great ritual that fails or succeeds.

You might get away with an item never seen before, or the unique scar that tells about the experience. There are not many of these opportunities but they are usually important enough to affect the whole world and its history. All you have to do is be at the right place at the right time.

Lachrymose · 7th August 2008, 01:29

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Originally Posted by rick

You might get away with an item never seen before, or the unique scar that tells about the experience. There are not many of these opportunities but they are usually important enough to affect the whole world and its history. All you have to do is be at the right place at the right time.

not sure if that's meant to be taken literally, but it sounds like it could be. i kind of like the idea though. it would be similar to fable, as your alignment changes so does your appearance. or even more simply, your character could just get more muscular as he gains strength, etc.

Neek · 7th August 2008, 01:30

meh @ the aging thing; live w/or w/o it.

I'm down for some savory deviate delight, about the only thing I miss in that game.

Lachrymose · 7th August 2008, 01:35

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Originally Posted by Neek

meh @ the aging thing; live w/or w/o it.

I'm down for some savory deviate delight, about the only thing I miss in that game.

yes, i think we're all too familiar with that game, but you mustn't even make reference to it. you've been warned...

Neek · 7th August 2008, 02:54

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Originally Posted by Lachrymose

yes, i think we're all too familiar with that game, but you mustn't even make reference to it. you've been warned...

it's the only thing, i assure you

ghostz92 · 7th August 2008, 03:05

I guess if a character like concentrate on a specific kind of magic they change like if the character keep freezing people his body will start freezing up and he start geting paler (think sub-zero) or if he use death magic he start roting and decaying and part of his bones are showing

BloodofDragons · 7th August 2008, 12:50

well don't know if anyone knows this but there is a game coming out next month were you PC changes as he/she lvls. examples are orcs growing in size as they lvl and dwarfs beards growing longer as they lvl.

Lialith · 7th August 2008, 12:55

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Originally Posted by Saviour

It would be pretty nice to see something like that yes but imagine someone who constantly pvps and plays for like 2-3 years his whole face would be 1 big scar xD

yes, but you could make scars to fade over the time, so three months after you had got one, its gone again. some could even fade faster, or last longer, depending how heroic the fight had been.

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Originally Posted by ghostz92

I guess if a character like concentrate on a specific kind of magic they change like if the character keep freezing people his body will start freezing up and he start geting paler (think sub-zero) or if he use death magic he start roting and decaying and part of his bones are showing

i love that idea

StingFeelsOnlyOnce · 1st September 2008, 14:34

Just wanted to say that this idea would have my full support. I'm not sure how possible it is, but it would certainly be great if they could do it.

As for someone saying that the scars should disappear after resurrection... Well, I kinda got the impression that it's the same body you get resurrected to, I'd rather see everything stay as it was before death (except for the looted items...)

On that note... It'd be cool if you could lose a limb or something, and then you would have to make yourself a magical arm or something...

Tickle · 1st September 2008, 15:02

I'm against character ageing, but character alteration based on your experiences sounds good. Scars, magic effects, etc, will all add to how your character is an individual. I hate bumping into exact replicas of my character around towns.

xfrozenxsoulsx · 12th September 2008, 18:19

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Originally Posted by Saviour

It would be pretty nice to see something like that yes but imagine someone who constantly pvps and plays for like 2-3 years his whole face would be 1 big scar xD

I guess they would just make years effect you and do a year tab on your character. Where, you have a year. Start out with 1 year and every so often (2 months) you gain another year or so...etc...so you would start out the game as a child and level up....and eventually turn into an adult depending how long you play...although this would only serve the purpose of showing how long a player plays and I dunno if that's really a truly good idea.

or they could make it where you level as a child to an adult and own as an adult...and just hit stuff with your fists or feet as a child, LOL.

I would like to see aging take place in a game, though. To some effect, it would be a neat thing to see.

M-Demon · 13th September 2008, 00:36

I've always been against character aging (and the other thought of it leading to character death via aging).

The main reason being I'm a cosmetic person when it comes to my avatar(s). I spend a lot of time at character creation when games allow and I'm very into creating certain looks. When I do, I don't want some uncontrollable factor changing what my character looks like. I want my character to look how she (since I do girls mainly) when I create her because that's why I created her that way. I also don't generally like scarring or or permanent appearance altering effects on my character for the same reason mentioned above.

Now I have no problem with scars and battle damage as long as there is a way to cure them - so my toon can look dazzling again!

I also highly crave advanced character creation systems that allow morphing rather than cookie-cutter templates and I believe it's time MMOs start moving forward in that category - especially one like this which will be in first person.

That NCSoft (yeah ... ehh) game Aion actually has a pretty fun create a character system. Hopefully MO has something similar to Oblivion, just which much better character models. Everyone in Oblivion looked awful without mods.

Ashton · 13th September 2008, 15:16

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Originally Posted by Abisbowa

Will there be any changes in your character's appearance as they advance? Like if they get hit too much, scars start to show up on arms, face, etc. Or hair gets longer?

Or if the character is heavy into magic will their eyes start to glow, smoke, etc.?

That would be good, but it needs to decay over time, so say your bare chested and get slashed with a sword, the scar should stay for a day or 2 and then vanish, otherwise you'll end up like a patchwork quilt.

Jimmmy · 30th September 2008, 01:15

If this is going to be a large mmorpg then you would have so many scars there would be no fun in it.

Maybe earn your scars,buy them,select them,and like the teaser said from certain quests. I think a big guy with a gash in his stomach would be pretty cool but i dont want to get to the point where scars over lap from dying so much...

Armor durability would be neat to show maybe? the less durability it has the more patches or less of it is there? so you actually pay for new stuff added to it instead of just paying for a number to go back up

Mythril · 7th October 2008, 05:10

I do think that character appearance shouldn't be static. Aging and scarring would be really cool, but if they were to implement that they should also put in a fountain or elixers of youth or something along those lines. Just in case you don't want your character looking like a geezer... And I like the idea of your appearance changing according to what you do, i.e. warriors and blacksmiths get big beefy arms, mages get glowing eyes or the like.

OMGPIE · 8th October 2008, 03:31

Character change like this is a yes I don't want aging though because old=boring to me.

6th August 2008, 23:14	#1 (permalink)
Abisbowa Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Character Aging? Will there be any changes in your character's appearance as they advance? Like if they get hit too much, scars start to show up on arms, face, etc. Or hair gets longer? Or if the character is heavy into magic will their eyes start to glow, smoke, etc.?

7th August 2008, 00:18	#2 (permalink)
Lialith Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Age: 25 Posts: 129 Rep Power: 2	oh, that would be really cool scars, slashed armor, limping, uh! and burned hair if a mage grilled you with a fireball! ;D i would love such a feature. __________________ my english sucks, i know... i'm sorry...! :/ -- my thoughts about Roleplay in MO ---- Sebastian spends a lot of time at the office busy like a bee he likes to run around naked it makes him feel free why the women all love him is real easy to see we love him when he's sitting, standing or spending time in the loo but the best part about Sebastian is that he loves you too.

7th August 2008, 01:30	#7 (permalink)
Neek Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ATX Age: 28 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 1	meh @ the aging thing; live w/or w/o it. I'm down for some savory deviate delight, about the only thing I miss in that game. __________________ Ghosts of War

1st September 2008, 14:34	#13 (permalink)
StingFeelsOnlyOnce Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Middle-Earth Age: 20 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 1	Just wanted to say that this idea would have my full support. I'm not sure how possible it is, but it would certainly be great if they could do it. As for someone saying that the scars should disappear after resurrection... Well, I kinda got the impression that it's the same body you get resurrected to, I'd rather see everything stay as it was before death (except for the looted items...) On that note... It'd be cool if you could lose a limb or something, and then you would have to make yourself a magical arm or something... __________________ Meddle not with the affairs of the dragon; for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. If you can't take the heat, don't ticke me.

1st September 2008, 15:02	#14 (permalink)
Tickle Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Age: 18 Posts: 120 Rep Power: 1	I'm against character ageing, but character alteration based on your experiences sounds good. Scars, magic effects, etc, will all add to how your character is an individual. I hate bumping into exact replicas of my character around towns. __________________

7th August 2008, 00:23	#3 (permalink)
Saviour Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 1	It would be pretty nice to see something like that yes but imagine someone who constantly pvps and plays for like 2-3 years his whole face would be 1 big scar xD

7th August 2008, 01:22	#5 (permalink)
rick Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Olivehurst, California Age: 20 Posts: 345 Rep Power: 1	Is your goal to face a legendary monster? Well, that is usually suicide – if you can find one. But if your guild would actually manage to kill one, it’s dead. Gone. Rare monsters and quests do not resurrect or come again, whether it’s an ancient beast, a crumbling temple, an island rising out of the sea or a great ritual that fails or succeeds. You might get away with an item never seen before, or the unique scar that tells about the experience. There are not many of these opportunities but they are usually important enough to affect the whole world and its history. All you have to do is be at the right place at the right time.

7th August 2008, 03:05	#10 (permalink)
ghostz92 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 1	I guess if a character like concentrate on a specific kind of magic they change like if the character keep freezing people his body will start freezing up and he start geting paler (think sub-zero) or if he use death magic he start roting and decaying and part of his bones are showing

7th August 2008, 12:50	#11 (permalink)
BloodofDragons Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 1	well don't know if anyone knows this but there is a game coming out next month were you PC changes as he/she lvls. examples are orcs growing in size as they lvl and dwarfs beards growing longer as they lvl.

13th September 2008, 00:36	#16 (permalink)
M-Demon Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lorn V Posts: 138 Rep Power: 1	I've always been against character aging (and the other thought of it leading to character death via aging). The main reason being I'm a cosmetic person when it comes to my avatar(s). I spend a lot of time at character creation when games allow and I'm very into creating certain looks. When I do, I don't want some uncontrollable factor changing what my character looks like. I want my character to look how she (since I do girls mainly) when I create her because that's why I created her that way. I also don't generally like scarring or or permanent appearance altering effects on my character for the same reason mentioned above. Now I have no problem with scars and battle damage as long as there is a way to cure them - so my toon can look dazzling again! I also highly crave advanced character creation systems that allow morphing rather than cookie-cutter templates and I believe it's time MMOs start moving forward in that category - especially one like this which will be in first person. That NCSoft (yeah ... ehh) game Aion actually has a pretty fun create a character system. Hopefully MO has something similar to Oblivion, just which much better character models. Everyone in Oblivion looked awful without mods.

30th September 2008, 01:15	#18 (permalink)
Jimmmy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: florida Age: 18 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 1	If this is going to be a large mmorpg then you would have so many scars there would be no fun in it. Maybe earn your scars,buy them,select them,and like the teaser said from certain quests. I think a big guy with a gash in his stomach would be pretty cool but i dont want to get to the point where scars over lap from dying so much... Armor durability would be neat to show maybe? the less durability it has the more patches or less of it is there? so you actually pay for new stuff added to it instead of just paying for a number to go back up

7th October 2008, 05:10	#19 (permalink)
Mythril Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon, U.S. Posts: 15 Rep Power: 1	I do think that character appearance shouldn't be static. Aging and scarring would be really cool, but if they were to implement that they should also put in a fountain or elixers of youth or something along those lines. Just in case you don't want your character looking like a geezer... And I like the idea of your appearance changing according to what you do, i.e. warriors and blacksmiths get big beefy arms, mages get glowing eyes or the like.

8th October 2008, 03:31	#20 (permalink)
OMGPIE Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Omnipresent Posts: 1,506 Rep Power: 4	Character change like this is a yes I don't want aging though because old=boring to me. __________________