Question about aging/dying

Scott23

This has probably been asked before, but frankly I'm not yet interested enough to look for it.  My question is:

Do characters age when you are offline?  There are times when I may only play one weekend in a month.  Will I log off with a character in the prime of life and log back in as a senior citizen or dead?  ...just wondering.

st4t1ck

You character doesnt log off, it becomes an OPC, so he/she is still in the game world when your not playing. yes you do age while your offline. If you only play one weekend amount then you should plan on playing around 10 times before you need to buy another spark.

If you play P2P games, you will still save money, If you only play F2P games because of your time restrictions then this one might not be for you if you dont want to pay 40 per 10months/sessions

Scott23

Ah, thanks for the reply.  I do remember seeing that now. 

I normally prefer to sub to active games I'm playing - frankly with F2P you get what you pay for in my opinion.  I'll keep this game on my radar - it looks to have some interesting concepts.

st4t1ck

Scott23 said:

Ah, thanks for the reply.  I do remember seeing that now. 

I normally prefer to sub to active games I'm playing - frankly with F2P you get what you pay for in my opinion.  I'll keep this game on my radar - it looks to have some interesting concepts.

Yea it looks great, You can also set parameters for your OPC so you can train while your away, so you wont fall as far behind others, like in most games,   and if you like sub more, you will be spending less money with this one then your typical sub.

MikePaladin

still 3 times cheaper than WOW Expansion + Subscriptions also you can gain story points to buy new life

Morwynn

As mentioned above, your char will age no matter whether you are actively online or not. When you are not online your OPC scripted character does the day to day tasks as well. Even when you age 24/7 your lifespan should be between 8-12 months and depending on your playstyle (in-game deaths will reduce your overall lifespan by aprox 2days per death) it is so much cheaper than a subscription based game ($30 per life / 6 months ~ $5 per month - try to beat that anywhere else),

st4t1ck

Morwynn said:

As mentioned above, your char will age no matter whether you are actively online or not. When you are not online your OPC scripted character does the day to day tasks as well. Even when you age 24/7 your lifespan should be between 8-12 months and depending on your playstyle (in-game deaths will reduce your overall lifespan by aprox 2days per death) it is so much cheaper than a subscription based game ($30 per life / 6 months ~ $5 per month - try to beat that anywhere else),

I remember reading that it was going to be around 30 dollars per spark,  but after reading the kickstarter im not sure, i used 40 in the description above because of there packages. shows 1 spark (retail 50)

Pledge $35 or more

ELYRIAN (digital)

• Digital download of Chronicles of Elyria with 1 Spark of Life (retail $50) 
• Forum Badge - Elyrian

+++ Plus all previous rewards +++

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:Dec 2017

Zultra

I think the 50$ refers to buying the game which includes a spark. 

Zultra

Not that a Spark costs 50$

st4t1ck

Possibly but they still set a price in stone as far as i know

Void425

It is going to be $50 to purchase the game which includes 3 souls to choose from and 1 spark to activate one of them.  The spark will last most people 8-12 months.  

If you are planning on doing a lot of PK'ing (not just PVP to knock them out, but PK them to cause them to lose there game time) then your spark will probalby only last about 2-5 months because of your dangerous lifestyle.

After your initial purchase of the game, additional sparks of life are only going to be $30.  As you play the game you will get story points.  The more you play, the more story points you get.  You can use these story points to buy additional sparks of life.  

Basicly, if you have more money then time (casual player)..you pay $30 for your sparks.  If you have more time then money (hardcore player) then you can just use your story points to pay for sparks.   Eventually even the casual player will have enough story points to get a spark though, it just takes long to get enough points.

Timberhick

Void425 said:

It is going to be $50 to purchase the game which includes 3 souls to choose from and 1 spark to activate one of them.  The spark will last most people 8-12 months.  

If you are planning on doing a lot of PK'ing (not just PVP to knock them out, but PK them to cause them to lose there game time) then your spark will probalby only last about 2-5 months because of your dangerous lifestyle.

After your initial purchase of the game, additional sparks of life are only going to be $30.  As you play the game you will get story points.  The more you play, the more story points you get.  You can use these story points to buy additional sparks of life.  

Basicly, if you have more money then time (casual player)..you pay $30 for your sparks.  If you have more time then money (hardcore player) then you can just use your story points to pay for sparks.   Eventually even the casual player will have enough story points to get a spark though, it just takes long to get enough points.

  This is a big *supposedly*.

This is the sorta concept, how close to reality this will end up being...no one knows.

Morwynn

Just to follow up on what Timberhick said, most of everythng is on point. Cost is anywhere from $50-60 with 3 souls and one spark of life. So for your $60 you will get between 8-12 months of play time (depending upon playstyle).

However Story Points are Not given out for just playing the game. Hah, that would be too easy, but instead are handed out by following the Story. If you follow the over arching story line you can and will earn story points that can be used for sparks of life. However if all you do is PK for 3-6 months I doubt you will earn any story points, and you will probably have to purchase your spark of life with real money. They are called "Story Points" for a reason as opposed to Play Points.

Timberhick

The other problem is trying to figure out wtf *The Story* actually is.

Vucar

Timberhick said:

The other problem is trying to figure out wtf *The Story* actually is.

Personally I don't really inherently care what the over-arcing story is beyond how it is relevant to what I want to do in the game. 

It might so happen that my desires in the game take me to places and require me to do things that mean I participate in the story organically, and it might not. 

Personally, I'm content with playing without talents, so i'm not worried about that aspect. 

Timberhick

It bothers me that a company thinks it awesomesauce to have their precious engine decide everything for me before I even start the game.

Then take it even further and not give a hint of where to even begin.  And then try to play it off as a feature...

Zultra

Timberhick said:

It bothers me that a company thinks it awesomesauce to have their precious engine decide everything for me before I even start the game.

Then take it even further and not give a hint of where to even begin.  And then try to play it off as a feature...

Because from my view the game is not about "me" it is about "us" and our actions dictate that. 

Timberhick

Zultra said:

Timberhick said:

It bothers me that a company thinks it awesomesauce to have their precious engine decide everything for me before I even start the game.

Then take it even further and not give a hint of where to even begin.  And then try to play it off as a feature...

Because from my view the game is not about "me" it is about "us" and our actions dictate that. 

Then why are they bothering with the predetermined character story then?  Seems like you are ignoring a whole aspect to the game.

I find it hard to believe that you think it's about "us" when you have gone through a whole lotta prep work trying to make yourself a king.

Zultra

Timberhick said:

Zultra said:

Timberhick said:

It bothers me that a company thinks it awesomesauce to have their precious engine decide everything for me before I even start the game.

Then take it even further and not give a hint of where to even begin.  And then try to play it off as a feature...

Because from my view the game is not about "me" it is about "us" and our actions dictate that. 

Then why are they bothering with the predetermined character story then?  Seems like you are ignoring a whole aspect to the game.

I find it hard to believe that you think it's about "us" when you have gone through a whole lotta prep work trying to make yourself a king.

It is the actions of other people that will reflect the world not your individual hopes, some peoples hopes do come true via the actions of others (be it following a group, completing storyline etc.)

Remember even though there is a "set story" it is not really set and things may happen where it ends up different to what was written via the actions of players. 

SpottyGekko

How about the other end of the spectrum ?

How old will your character be when it enters the world ? Will you be 18 years old ? Or older ?

You can't start the game as a child, because I can't think of any game that has dared to allow players to kill children...

Gdemami

SpottyGekko said:

How about the other end of the spectrum ?

How old will your character be when it enters the world ? Will you be 18 years old ? Or older ?

You can't start the game as a child, because I can't think of any game that has dared to allow players to kill children...

Standard age is 15 y/o for starting character. You age at a rate of 4 real life days being equal to 1 game year.

Timberhick

Zultra said:

It is the actions of other people that will reflect the world not your individual hopes, some peoples hopes do come true via the actions of others (be it following a group, completing storyline etc.)

Remember even though there is a "set story" it is not really set and things may happen where it ends up different to what was written via the actions of players. 

Wtf?  Why in the hell is it more important for some peoples hopes to come true via the actions of others than to have my own hopes come true via the actions of me in a game I am paying for?
I find this "selfless concept" extremely laughable coming from someone trying to put a crown on their own skull.

Also there is two stories in this game. 
1. Server Story
2. Character Story

Kinadin

Gdemami said:

SpottyGekko said:

How about the other end of the spectrum ?

How old will your character be when it enters the world ? Will you be 18 years old ? Or older ?

You can't start the game as a child, because I can't think of any game that has dared to allow players to kill children...

Standard age is 15 y/o for starting character. You age at a rate of 4 real life days being equal to 1 game year.

If you start as a ward of the state you start at age 12.  You don't get the better starting skills and family support of a traditional character, but you do get more complete character customization and a period of accelated learning at first to kick-start you on your chosen path.