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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 20:03:42 GMT -5
The "More Information" should probably have a single condensed thread to help a new player fill out their characters "guild membership" slot.
It should probably consist of a listing of all possible guilds they could join(which would need to be updated as guilds open/close) AND after that list, have some sort of... recruitment pitch. Describe the guild, it's Leader, how they run the guild, and what they're looking for in the way of new recruits. I don't know if this recruitment pitch should be done in character, to further get a feel of the guild, or out of character since some guilds(notably the dark ones) would not advertise their presence.
Also, to make things a tiny bit simpler, some things like "Weapon Attributes" or "Digimon Inherent Abilities" in the pending bios might need to be linked to the More Information thread. Not really necessary, but it's a point that could lead to a bit of confusion.
... additionally I've noticed that "type palettes" have a forum unto themselves, which seems a little redundant as it is. However... variations on pallets could be made that would make it more reasonable for each "type palettes". For example, a Digivolution(or classic) Partner Palette and an Xrossing Partner Palette would both fit in to the "Partner Palette" forum, just under different threads. And since nearly every class(excluding Hybrids I think) can theoretically use Xrossing, that would mean that every type palette forum could have at least two threads. With the option of having MORE variations if anyone can come up with another. This isn't nearly as helpful as the Guild Recruitment Pitches would be, but it could be something to look into in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 21:11:23 GMT -5
I make the suggestion for palette variants and leave for a little bit to do something else and immediately get inspired...
Variant palette for a "Hybrid" who was born a digimon. They still follow all the rules for being a Hybrid, it's just that instead of a human appearance and such, they have a Child or below digimon form instead. Given that Frontier shows an example of a digimon using a Spirit(the Beast Spirit of Fire), and there being a few episodes that revolve around digimon hunting for a Spirit only to allow the (human) protagonists to have them, not to mention the spirit using antagonists who are not human, it would seem logical that "Hybrids" are not limited to being born human.
Of course, we've almost used up all the Hybrid elements, and there's been some debate over how to proceed... so if I may offer my suggestion:
Hybrid "Totem" users(as opposed to "Spirit" users).
The story line is that the current Ancient Spirit users(IE any Hybrid who has reached max level and undergone suitable quests to unlock their final forms) decide that they should look to the future. They are not all powerful and can be defeated in battle, so having an heir fully trained and ready to take over should they fall would be beneficial. But to do that they'd not only need to have followers, they'd also need to empower those followers.
Using a process similar to the spells Murmukusmon used to replicate his Human and Beast spirits and slide evolutions, or perhaps even technology similar to the Digimentals that perform Armor evolution, Shamanic "Totems" are made to reflect the Spirit of a particular Element. These Totems can have their power taken away from them, should the Spirit in charge consider them to be misused, but presumably the Totems take a goodly amount of time and effort to create, and need to direct effort of the Ancient Spirits to do so, so they will not bestow lightly, and they will not revoke lightly.
Totems are divided into Reason(Human) and Emotion(Beast), and when together a transcendent Balance(Double Spirit) must be reached before any progression can be made.
Once the Totem of Balance is created(by mastering both Reason and Emotion and fusing them, it'd probably be a character quest), the Spirits will start to believe you are ready to inherit them. Two more quests are needed: Gathering the support elements(be they Spirit or Totems) to create your Unified Totem(Hyper Spiritual Evolution) and then challenging the current holder of the true Spirit to relinquish their Ancient Spirit to you(could be anything from just asking them to beating them in physical combat while also mentally holding your power together). With that passing of the torch the former Totem user becomes a proper Spirit user and becomes the current "One per element" Hybrid character, while the previous character, at a minimal, loses the ability to Ancient Spirit evolve and is reduced to being a Totem user again(if not being killed if a physical battle was the preferred method for transferring this power. They do not lose their level or anything else, just the title of Spirit of (element) and their Ancient Evolution(they retain their Hyper Spiritual Evolution). A re-challenge can be issued, assuming they survived and wish to do so.
Totems can be shut down by the Spirit their element links to, meaning that until the Gathering of Elements the Totem user is pretty much as the mercy of the Spirit user. Even once all the support elements are in place, it still will take intense mental control not to have their primary Element pulled from them by the Spirit user, but this leaves the Spirits a way to dethrone the Hybrid currently using them and transfer their power to a more worthy successor.
Functionally, the second Hybrid palette for Totem users would be pretty much the same.
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Post by SoltheGuilmon on Jun 1, 2016 21:57:36 GMT -5
The "More Information" section does indeed need a look through and possible edits. I just have an abundance of work on my plate that I have not gotten to it yet, it is one of the many things I wanted to do. As for the Guild recruitment suggestion, that my friend is already in the works. I have not released this information yet, but I am currently plotting certain benefits of joining particular guilds. Along the lines of, boosts to a players ability or bonus experience or something like that. Its still an alpha thought so to speak. As for the palette having it's own forum, Its easier for people to access to see what the outline of a palette is. It can always be manipulated as long as it has the core information, which some members have already done in terms of manipulating the outline. You also mentioned a Xros Palette, which is something we already were going to create but I was going to hold off until players are closer to the level needed to Xros. So, already got that covered! ^_^
I like the idea of allowing Hybrids to come also from Digimon, I wish I had thought of it in the early going but with the hybrids nearly full it'd be a waste to make it available now. That being said, as you have no doubt heard, we're working on a revised Hybrid system to offer it to future members. You're idea is really good but because not one Hybrid save for the NPC is even remotely close to maxing out, I will have to pass on it. We need something immediate that doesn't require such a condition. In our revised Hybrid system however, I will allow for Digimon to become whatever we decide to make as a hybrid sub-class.
Thanks for the suggestions and feedback! It always helps!
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