Goblin Squad Member
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I know I bash on SWTOR alot here, but there is another pitfall I want to bring to attention:
Charter and Settlement/Kingdom Functionality AT LAUNCH
There are a lot of good systems, and a lot of bad systems. There needs to be a tremendous amount of options in customizing who can do what without getting chased down by NPC marshals. At the same time, it needs to be easy to set up and get off the ground.
For me, these suggestions would be mechanics for any object/entity that more than one player can have access to. From a small box on a shelf, to a kingdom.
Post what you want to see AND what you do not want to see.
My wants:
-Automatic Taxing of any transaction inside of your territory(building to kingdom level)
-An ownership option that gives all owners equal 'power' and no ability to do anything flagged as 'high risk' with out the consent of a pre-determined portion of the other owners. If my charter wants to have multiple leaders, we should be able to have multiple leaders of equal power, not one that we have to trust not to do anything wrong.
-The ability to see every detail of every action involving the entity. From who opened my leather pouch on the shelf, to who took 3 coins out of the kingdom vault two years and 3 days ago at 5pm EST. Basically access to all non-sensitive data you collect that involves the entity.
Goblinworks Executive Founder
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Audit trails are critical, and I would love to see an enforced set of meta-restrictions on disbanding and other bookkeeping actions.
I agree with the concept of a development cycle that schedules major features like settlement building after launch. Key there is the "schedule" part- don't just say 'in a future expansion', provide an estimated release date, but don't be afraid to modify that date based on reality not matching projections.
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Goblin Squad Member
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Audit trails are critical
I agree. It's not directly applicable, but I read a lot into this quote, and hope I'm right about the level of audit trail they're intending to give us.
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You'll be able to track those you've been in a party with and see what happened during those adventures...
... don't just say 'in a future expansion', provide an estimated release date...
That certainly seems to be the plan.
From A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step:
Once we've begun full production, we'll be sharing milestones with the community so you'll be able to track our progress from start to release.