Re: [projectx] What? I thought this was a RPG??

[Ben C. <cro...@ne...>]

Let me explain: the base Project X game, the default if you will, will be
something similar to what I've proposed (with whatever modifications we
decide on).  However, the engines will be extensible enough to allow for
anything else you want, including an RPG.  It's just that the multiplayer
arena will be much easier to do at first than an RPG -- but once we get
the arena done, we can start on the RPG.  And we'll have gained the
experience necessary to do so.  As regards the guns, since this isn't
specifically a "fantasy" game, I think we should keep them in.  See, we're
not limited to fantasy or science fiction or whatever -- we can include
all of them.  For example, we'll have many different characters to choose
from -- some will be from fantasy worlds, others will be from ours, and
yet others will be from futuristic science fiction worlds.  Weapons are
the same way -- if you don't want to use weapons for a specific level/map,
you don't have to.  This is the power of scripting -- we can make
modifications like this with relative ease.  Guns would make sense on a
science fiction "scenario"/map.  They wouldn't, say, on a fantasy map.
It's all relative.  If we want to do questing later on, that's perfectly
fine.  In fact, that's one of the things I had in mind.  But first we need
to keep things simple, and a battlefield/arena is much simpler than an
RPG.  Wait and be patient. ;)  But keep the input coming -- we need to
discuss this a *lot*.

Later,
Ben (aka projectx)

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On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Neil & Ariane Newell wrote:

>  We have already started working on a fantasy RPG? Whats this about bazooka's?
> I'm all for PK'ing but I thought this would be a questing kill monster type
> game, not an arena. Please for all that is holy don't use guns.
> 
>     Nathaniel(Rowen)
> 
> -Nate