As Slapshot said, this game is supposed to be like 90% PvP.
I understand that CU needed to do some extra work on pathfinding in order to ensure their destructible world worked with NPCs and pets. But decent "AI"? Seems like a bit of a waste of time......unless they are planning to pivot towards being PvE.
A good AI is needed for e.g. the NPC castle defenders or the mobs defending Places of Power or spawning in The Depths ... especially The Depths should not provide the rare craft ingredients without a little struggle.
The NPC AI is of course not only needed for CU, but also for FSR.
Sure, like I said... good AI is always a plus, but it's more like the icing on the cake for the RvR focused game. The issue is that we still need the cake...
Is it though? In the current newsletter, it was indicated why a more complex AI is needed:
At this point in development we have a very powerful AI engine, which is built to support sophisticated behaviors interacting with the environment and thousands of other entities.
and
Once marked up, the world becomes alive with possible exploitations by our NPCs. We can have certain creatures prefer to live and operate within specific land features, such as on snowy surfaces, or muddy river banks. Or we can have them seek the unique resources of a given area. We could have NPCs avoid water, or seek it, for a variety of purposes. The possibilities are endless.
Surely, an MMORPG should definitely have a living, breathing world, even if the game itself has a PvP focus.
From Mark's Foundational Principle number 2 above:
"Secondly, to make sure that the first point is followed, let’s just say that there are no NPC drops at all and damn few NPCs."
That was the whole premise here. It wasn't to build some living breathing full fledged PvE MMORPG. It was to make a game where people fought each other over territory. There would be NPCs but they would be secondary.
Would it be fun to have a full, living and breathing world? Sure... but 10 years in.... how about we focus on what was promised first, then go build on that for the next decade?
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As Slapshot said, this game is supposed to be like 90% PvP.
I understand that CU needed to do some extra work on pathfinding in order to ensure their destructible world worked with NPCs and pets. But decent "AI"? Seems like a bit of a waste of time......unless they are planning to pivot towards being PvE.
A good AI is needed for e.g. the NPC castle defenders or the mobs defending Places of Power or spawning in The Depths ... especially The Depths should not provide the rare craft ingredients without a little struggle.
The NPC AI is of course not only needed for CU, but also for FSR.
Sure, like I said... good AI is always a plus, but it's more like the icing on the cake for the RvR focused game. The issue is that we still need the cake...
Is it though? In the current newsletter, it was indicated why a more complex AI is needed:
At this point in development we have a very powerful AI engine, which is built to support sophisticated behaviors interacting with the environment and thousands of other entities.
and
Once marked up, the world becomes alive with possible exploitations by our NPCs. We can have certain creatures prefer to live and operate within specific land features, such as on snowy surfaces, or muddy river banks. Or we can have them seek the unique resources of a given area. We could have NPCs avoid water, or seek it, for a variety of purposes. The possibilities are endless.
Surely, an MMORPG should definitely have a living, breathing world, even if the game itself has a PvP focus.
From Mark's Foundational Principle number 2 above:
"Secondly, to make sure that the first point is followed, let’s just say that there are no NPC drops at all and damn few NPCs."
That was the whole premise here. It wasn't to build some living breathing full fledged PvE MMORPG. It was to make a game where people fought each other over territory. There would be NPCs but they would be secondary.
Would it be fun to have a full, living and breathing world? Sure... but 10 years in.... how about we focus on what was promised first, then go build on that for the next decade?
CU will not have PvE progression, BUT
Camelot Unchained will have all kinds of NPCs (non-player characters) to kill, summon/capture or talk to - guards, animals, NPC helpers, spirits, pets...there will be dungeons and big monsters guarding important places or being killed for meat, scale or fur, just it will all revolve around RvR.
There will be NPCs of course (as I’ve stated before) since towns need citizens, structures need guards, crafters need leather, etc. The world won’t be empty but NPCs will not be dropping tokens, items, etc. However, you will be able to scavenge/skin/etc. materials from them of course but again, not items, tokens, etc. There is also a difference between PvE-NPCs (cows) and RvR-NPCs (guards, human or otherwise) but no item or token drops. I also promise that there will not be PvE expansions with new tiers of gear drops that become required to complete. This game is a RvR-focused MMORPG and will remain such.
Yes I understand that, but as he stated in his Foundational Principle 2, there was supposed to be "damn few" NPCs. We are 10 years in and seem to be no closer to release than we were at least 6+ years ago. Advanced AI is a great feature, but it's not a core need for a game like this IMHO. Also, I tested the last time he bragged about his "advanced pathfindingI" and it was pretty... basic, but pretty much all that was needed for an RvR game.
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For the length of time this has taken, EA should have just rebuilt DAOC from the ground up on a prettier engine. That would have done me fine
DAOC had complex characters with lots of powers, not like today's arcade/action level powers like New World or ESO. Not sure how it would work on console controllers.
I don't think a reworked DAOC would succeed today.
For the length of time this has taken, EA should have just rebuilt DAOC from the ground up on a prettier engine. That would have done me fine
DAOC had complex characters with lots of powers, not like today's arcade/action level powers like New World or ESO. Not sure how it would work on console controllers.
I don't think a reworked DAOC would succeed today.
So far I don't believe there's any plans to deliver CU on consoles, though 10 yrs later when it finally releases that may change.
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If you can't make the game you said you were going to make solid enough to launch, move the goal posts and build something else. Or at least say that's what you are doing while still trying to get what you originally intended done and using the new goal post as an excuse for delays. You pick which one it is.
If you can't make the game you said you were going to make solid enough to launch, move the goal posts and build something else. Or at least say that's what you are doing while still trying to get what you originally intended done and using the new goal post as an excuse for delays. You pick which one it is.
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Camelot Unchained's April Update Details Efforts to Develop 'One of the Most Powerful MMO AI Systems
AI for a P V P game, where it's least needed because the entire focus is supposed to be fighting other players!
HA HA HA HA!!
In a game that's 10+ years since it's kickstarter! HAHAA!
I'm sure this will help the Ragnarok game that no one asked for that has zero players! Where they betrayed their backers by not even making the game they said they would. HAAAH AHAA AHAHAH!!
What an absolute joke.
Way to jump on that AI bandwagon!
Do they have concept art for the AI???
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!
HA!
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"Secondly, to make sure that the first point is followed, let’s just say that there are no NPC drops at all and damn few NPCs."
That was the whole premise here. It wasn't to build some living breathing full fledged PvE MMORPG. It was to make a game where people fought each other over territory. There would be NPCs but they would be secondary.
Would it be fun to have a full, living and breathing world? Sure... but 10 years in.... how about we focus on what was promised first, then go build on that for the next decade?
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HA HA HA HA!!!
Camelot Unchained's April Update Details Efforts to Develop 'One of the Most Powerful MMO AI Systems
AI for a P V P game, where it's least needed because the entire focus is supposed to be fighting other players!HA HA HA HA!!
In a game that's 10+ years since it's kickstarter! HAHAA!
I'm sure this will help the Ragnarok game that no one asked for that has zero players! Where they betrayed their backers by not even making the game they said they would. HAAAH AHAA AHAHAH!!
What an absolute joke.
Way to jump on that AI bandwagon!
Do they have concept art for the AI???
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!
HA!
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Neither is good though.
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