Avatars?

xerout

If we do go with cap ships or ships that can be manned by more than one pilot are we going to have avatars? Be kinda cool to leave your ship and go to the station bar for a beer with your mates. Be cool to hear klaxons going off inside the station due to enemies gating into the station sector too....."All combat pilots man your ships....all combat pilots man your ships!"

I know adding avatars would be like developing a completely new game all by itself but hey...one can dream....

Xerout

Jump

I see in some of the screen shots that stations have giant docking bays, which is better than the old iris holes in the stations. It would be cool if when you berthed your ship you saw real NPC avatars coming to service your ship and you could get out and move in first person to a mission computer or if there is quests, some NPC avatar that gave you your orders.

Milkman

im all for some sort of avatar!!!

Eraser55

A big window in the bar where you can stare at the outside of stations and see other people flying..

Jump

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Originally Posted by Eraser55

A big window in the bar where you can stare at the outside of stations and see other people flying..

And a beer in my hand of course.

alphabet

Heh, jump said iris hole...

Ikeprof

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Originally Posted by Jump

And a beer in my hand of course.

I realize that would have no actual game impact, but it would rock mightily.

LOL plus if there were indeed a gank fleet waiting outside, climb out of the ship, grab a beer and watch them sit there..heck, even raise a toast!

Raz

Be careful about what we wish for.

Same thing happened with AA. ND shoehorned in Avatars, it felt undone, crappy, pointless, and generally out of place.

I don't see why it's needed. It's far more simple to just have everything you can do in a station at your fingertips rather than running some dude around to go to everything individually.

Besides, something like this requires a huge amount of time resources. I say that every bit of time there is should go toward enhancing the space game.

Smegit

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Originally Posted by xerout

I know adding avatars would be like developing a completely new game all by itself but hey...one can dream....

Xerout

Adding a new game?? ND have enough games lying around they could bung onto Jumpgate. Haw about docking in station, getting a car out of storage and driving around the station blasting all your enemies? Or warmonger style walking around the station blasting the walls down and sniping everyone on sight.

Maybe after the destruction was done you could re-build the interior of the station using small plastic bricks?

Smeg

Mr_Bloodworth

Avatars would be a relay, really good addition for the game.

I cant stress enough how much they add to games and immersion... And it would be something that REALLY sets jump gate evolution apart from other space games.

GrimGriz

Heck no! But you should be able to install various parts on your ship to distinguish it from others, and customization "loot" would add some retention value.

Mr_Bloodworth

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Originally Posted by GrimGriz

Heck no! But you should be able to install various parts on your ship to distinguish it from others, and customization "loot" would add some retention value.

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	xerout Member Pilot Name: Xerout Joystick: sidewinder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 100 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Avatars? If we do go with cap ships or ships that can be manned by more than one pilot are we going to have avatars? Be kinda cool to leave your ship and go to the station bar for a beer with your mates. Be cool to hear klaxons going off inside the station due to enemies gating into the station sector too....."All combat pilots man your ships....all combat pilots man your ships!" I know adding avatars would be like developing a completely new game all by itself but hey...one can dream.... Xerout


	Jump Big Daddy Pilot Name: JumpDemon Faction: Solrain Joystick: MS FF2 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tracy, Ca. Posts: 7,048	Re: Avatars? I see in some of the screen shots that stations have giant docking bays, which is better than the old iris holes in the stations. It would be cool if when you berthed your ship you saw real NPC avatars coming to service your ship and you could get out and move in first person to a mission computer or if there is quests, some NPC avatar that gave you your orders.
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	Milkman Moderator Pilot Name: Milkman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 303 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Avatars? im all for some sort of avatar!!!
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	Eraser55 Member Pilot Name: Eraser55 Faction: Hyperial Joystick: I hate Tigerwoods Join Date: May 2005 Location: HP SUxland.. Posts: 813 Nominated 2 Times in 2 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 2	Re: Avatars? A big window in the bar where you can stare at the outside of stations and see other people flying..
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	alphabet Member Pilot Name: alphabet Joystick: Saitek X52 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 191 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Avatars? Heh, jump said iris hole...
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	Raz Cadet Pilot Name: Raz-X Joystick: Saitek Gold Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 72 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Avatars? Be careful about what we wish for. Same thing happened with AA. ND shoehorned in Avatars, it felt undone, crappy, pointless, and generally out of place. I don't see why it's needed. It's far more simple to just have everything you can do in a station at your fingertips rather than running some dude around to go to everything individually. Besides, something like this requires a huge amount of time resources. I say that every bit of time there is should go toward enhancing the space game.


	Mr_Bloodworth Recruit Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Avatars? Avatars would be a relay, really good addition for the game. I cant stress enough how much they add to games and immersion... And it would be something that REALLY sets jump gate evolution apart from other space games.


	GrimGriz Highest Order Hypocrite Faction: non-aligned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland Posts: 2,714 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Avatars? Heck no! But you should be able to install various parts on your ship to distinguish it from others, and customization "loot" would add some retention value.