Re: [spoon-discuss] yet another prop idea

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Baron von Skippy" <baronvonskippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Ok, BvS, how's this list:
> > Human
> > Orc
> > Dwarf
> > Elf
> > Ogre
> > Fairie
> > Blob
> > Alien
> > Insect
> > Robot
> >
> > > -Yeah. Let's see... keep Human, of course, and Orc, but maybe drop Goblin 
> > > (similar to Orc), keep Dwarf, Elf, and Faerie, and drop Gnome- that's 
> > > just a bit already taken. That leaves 8. 8 is a far more reasonable 
> > > number, IMHO. And diverse enough that each race is a distinct choice.-
> >
> > Well, now there's 10.  I include Alien, Insect, and Robot both so that 
> > Drone players have a choice (oh, they could take Blob too, but that's 
> > already guaranteed); and I feel they could still be unique.  Plus, some of 
> > them will have in-game applications; football robots and robopilots could 
> > be given the Race attribute, and perhaps expanded in function.
> -It's a little much, but I suppose you're not going to cut any more, so I 
> won't press the point. I'll grant you that they're not homogenous enough to 
> warrant any more cutting.-

Ok.  Glad we could see eye to eye.

> > > -Maybe Drones could be Aliens. Or maybe we could ditch Drone as a gender. 
> > > Does the Scarf even exist any more? Either way, maybe replace Alien with 
> > > Insect. Good to see that we're agreed on Gnomes and Goblins, anyway.-
> >
> > Yes, and Iain has it.  And it will likely stay with him for a long time, 
> > as Iain hasn't done anything for a long time.  Why is e still a player, 
> > anyway?  You can watch without being a random object collector.
> -E keeps voting, so e stays a player. Past that... I dunno.-

E only votes for M-Tek proposals, as that was (until recently) something 
forced by membership.  So Glotmorf, besides getting extra bandwidth, got 
extra yes-votes on some of his props.  I'm wondering /why/ Iain set this up 
in the first place.

> > > > > > Once per nyear, an Entity that has a Race may change eir Race to a 
> > > > > > Standard Race.
> > > > > -Change? That should cost something. We're not talking about changing 
> > > > > pants here. This is your genetic makeup. I suggest a nice Gnome to act 
> > > > > as a catalyst, but I'm a little biased.-
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, I agree, it shouldn't be easy.  But but until we figure out a 
> > > > better way, this works.  And I would rather it not be Gnome-based, but 
> > > > that's just me.
> > > -Life Core, perhaps?-
> >
> > Ah.  Took a minute to fully develop the idea, and incorporate it with how 
> > I already designed Life Cores, but yes, that sounds good.
> -I was kidding. I see you're just a wee bit biased as well.-

Actually, I'm not.  The way I have it planned, OrcTech won't produce Life 
Cores; they will be 'naturally' occuring (like how you might get Brown ones 
from Mining).  OrcTech will only provide one way to use them.  Quite unlike 
your little monopoly; if someone wants Gnomes, they gotta hand you cash.

> > > -Make Newbies' races be chosen by eir mentor, to be changed to one of eir 
> > > choosing at the end of eir mentorship. Then have Newbies act as servants 
> > > to eir Mentors. I'm mostly kidding, but if this could be worked out... 
> > > oh, Idea. Change "Mentor" to "Sponsor." Sponsors have to fork over some 
> > > sum of points/BNS to allow a newbie into the Game, and the Sponsor gets 
> > > an indentured servant for a few nweeks. Thoughts, folks? If no one goes 
> > > nuts with problems, I might propose this. I mean, at the moment Mentors 
> > > do absolutely nothing and get a meager 5 points, which, considering all 
> > > they did was put themselves into the Pool, is pretty fair, but not 
> > > exactly exciting.-
> >
> > Hmm.  Let's go nuts:
> -Okay. *does so*-
>
> > What exactly is meant by 'Servant'?
> -Not sure, haven't really thought it out. Perhaps eir Grid actions are 
> controlled.-

I doubt newbies will find this enjoyable.

> > Sponsors would be more likely to exploit Newbies than help them.  Not 
> > good.
> -That would indeed be the point of indentured servitude.-

I would rather keep a healthy stock of players; people who's first 
experiences are being ordered around and being powerless are unlikely to 
stay.

> > What if no one wants to fork over points/BNS?  Then people won't be able 
> > to join.  Ditto for if no one has enough to pay.
> -Make there be a fee to get into the Mentor Pool. No Mentors in the Pool, 
> then no Mentors, too bad, welcome in anyway.-

Umm.... I'm not liking the premises of this.  Players already have 
advantages over newbies.

Cordially,
Orc In A Spacesuit

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