What makes sense more, RP First, or Game Dev First?

netburnr

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Originally Posted by Scorch

Its really both. Its a mix of good new ideas, with cool story. But both change as development continues, hopefully for the better.

This actually brings another question up, that ND can only really answer.

Who will be doing the RP this time around? Is it going to stay in house (please god), or are you going to hire someone like Themis (please no) to do it again?

Badger

Surely it's a mix. You come up with RP ideas and decide if they can be supported with game mechanics. And you come up with mechanical decisions such as balance of speed vs firepower vs armour, or technical stuff to deal with lag, and create RP explanations. Honestly though, I'd rather the game went to press with high functionality and a minimum of backstory. Then they can continue to update the plot and have the universe evolve once they see how players behave. A continually developing plot is one of the things that will really tie me into a game. If the plot is static (e.g. WoW), then I'll be bored out of my skull within a couple months.

I agree that pwnsticks like EVE's equivalent of TRI ships were just absurd. The idea that 20-30 warships, each more powerful than top of the line battleships for any race, could appear at the drop of a hat was just silly. Not to mention the damnable ultra-turrets which protected the jumpgates.

TRI Pilots On Duty
On Duty:	32
In Flight:	24
Solrain:	6
Octavius:	16
Quantar:	10
TRI:	0

Category	Pilot	Score
Kills	Algore	2,836
Kill Ratio*	_KROM_	470.000 %
Bounty Collected	Killntime	407,838,097
Munitions Accuracy*	Psycho	85.893 %
Projectile Accuracy*	_Zora_	98.148 %
Total Conflux Kills	vorlon31	149,553
Experience	-JPR-	1,002,662,560
Mission Success Ratio*	Arkady	100 %
Insurance Rating*	Farve	10 %
Net Worth	McPlowed	c21,994,151,286
Duty Hours	RedDwarf	18,717.8
*minimum requirements to qualify

View Poll Results: Which should be done first for Jumpgate Evolution, the RP or the Design?
Design should dictate the RP	9	39.13%
RP should dictate the design	2	8.70%
Its a mix of both, duh.	11	47.83%
I <3 Pie	7	30.43%
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	Badger Member Faction: None Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 153 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: What makes sense more, RP First, or Game Dev First? Surely it's a mix. You come up with RP ideas and decide if they can be supported with game mechanics. And you come up with mechanical decisions such as balance of speed vs firepower vs armour, or technical stuff to deal with lag, and create RP explanations. Honestly though, I'd rather the game went to press with high functionality and a minimum of backstory. Then they can continue to update the plot and have the universe evolve once they see how players behave. A continually developing plot is one of the things that will really tie me into a game. If the plot is static (e.g. WoW), then I'll be bored out of my skull within a couple months. I agree that pwnsticks like EVE's equivalent of TRI ships were just absurd. The idea that 20-30 warships, each more powerful than top of the line battleships for any race, could appear at the drop of a hat was just silly. Not to mention the damnable ultra-turrets which protected the jumpgates.

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