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[Lifeless Void]

Reply as insanly as you want bwhahahahaa. I, of course, chose the second choice!

[Bishop]

• I would:
• impose a limit of 2 alts online at one time (you can own however many you want).
• Tweak the races (resulting in a few more - such as elf breakdown to include Sylvan, Drow, etc. - this can be done with nearly all of the races)
• Add classes/subclasses (Thief: bandit, swashbuckler, spy, etc. Mage: warlock, enchanter, summoner, etc. etc.
• Impliment mortality for characters; old age and limited number of deaths by monster/player.
• Tweak monsters so that they gained exp. for successfully fending off heros.
• Impliment a system that would allow players to partake the role of monsters.
• ...that's all that instantly comes to mind...

• And: Equipment durability variable based on equipment type & material
• And: I'd make the client a mask program that would run various game themes (text data/information files) allowing Fantasy Adventure gaming (current), Matrix style, Sci-Fi (aliens/predator) style, & whatever else the plays can think of.
• An Alignment system for deeds good, bad, and neutral to influence game-play.
• Quest switches that would trigger as events progress (ie. if a party/individual goes to the DG, who have all killed it -say- 3 times, a new continuation quest could be followed.

Edited by Bishop, 20 December 2004 - 09:28 PM.

[Nny]

hmmm... *grins* was i just given permission to be insane that could be dangerous you know........

heh.. anyway. i would cause mass chaos and destruction *evil laugh* k not really... hmm if i owned NM i think it would be frickin creepy......me being who i am and all o.O but thas besides the point...

i'd keep it the way it is pretty much....i like how it runs.... i like the way the monsters are set up, i like that the bosses are pretty much random maybe make them more random or make them have 4 different spots they could possibly spawn so people cannot sit there n wait for them....

As for classes/races...i like the ones that are in use now.... but i'd take suggestions for new ones....i like the idea of Drow.. also, random thought here, i like the idea of having familiars/pets..hmm that could be an interesting thing for NM....a pet o.O heh heh.. like in the clan house you can have a kitten or a dog.. but they dont do anything... so maybe make them....do.. stuff.. meh. just go along with me here.....

i'd add an on screen map also. you could enable/disable it if you wished, but it would just be a small not very detailed map just letting you know how many squares south you could go...or north...or so on.....

OOOO and i'd get rid of the orb on the normal NM skin...>.> the one by the names...gah.. i know i know.. i could just make my own skin... but i'd change the default one so that the orb was gone.....

yep... ^.^ so thas the way things would go if i owned NM.. although i think other people could run it much better *coughs lee coughs*.

[Lifeless Void]

Oh yeah guess I shoulda put what i was ganna do:

1) Create a new system of dealing with people, like a staff system, to make it where if you have no idea whats going on refer to the system, and like the system will be like, well easier if i put in in a chat.
User: Omg where am I, I took a wrong turn at the forest highway and I'm all alone
User: /SS 50
SS: You have reached the directions catagory, where do you need to go?
User: Where am I? I need to know a way to get out of here with my a$$ intact
SS: Go W W N N W N N N W N N and you'll be home safe, Thank you for using SS
User: WOOTNESS!
Btw using this system will like use some of your gold, seeing as it OWNS!
Also it will be ran by people of NM, and like the people who run it will make gold by helping out!
2) NM has been kinda old, and another aprovement to make this game would be to make it have.... aLL the games NM has to offer, a on regular basis, not like the once a week, maybe more if staffers want it that way >.<
3) Have a Godly Godly GODLY GODLY boss, that will take like 10000000000 people to destroy it *btw not that many nm server would prolly explode lol* more around like 40, but the catch is, they cant be your alts! So it could be like a huge clan/friend thing to kill this one guy. He will give the best experience, best damage, best thing *which will be new when i think of it!* and he will have cool catch fraises like, "I'll be back" or "Astalavista Baby"
4) Last but not least, in my rendation to reality of NM, I would make some new crazy, exciting, new, improved, ITEMS! yay woot. Like you will be able to purchase a GRENADE! omg i would have so much fun, and you can purchase Aidon's Flaming Sword! >.< I drooled when i saw that.... flaming...sword....burning....ooo.....smokin....

[jurian]

fire pandilex

[newb]

p2p

[Lady_Maha]

I would add an IQ test to the download so only people that pass it can actually install the game.

[Deval]

I would immediately make it P2P and suck all the cash out of the wallets of those pathetically addicted to the game, and then live a life of luxury with booze and wenches.

[alone]

<3 Bishop.

• Add distance between the cities, as it is from Arilin to Silversail, would be my Nightmist to Arilin.
• Monsters drop worthy items for trade.
• Random stat items drops.
• A refining system; Add Gem X to Weapon B to give it a special ability - With a chance of destroying the Weapon in the process. Done with Armours/Potions etc etc.
• Most travelled areas having monsters that can overrun the area if not kept in their place - Small Snakes/Bears/Orc/Demonic Soldiers keep spawning indefinately.
• Weapon experience; Daggers, Bow/Arrow, Crossbow, One Handed Swords, Two Handed Swords, Dual Wielding, so on and so forth.
• Player shops where they can stock and set prices.
• Stotic's idea (I believe) for Forts that're clan controlled in various areas - Adding in essense, player run quests.
• NPC Triggers, mini quests.
• Greater [sensible] player involvement with Area Dev. (the actual building side of things).
• A reward system that helps more involved players- For valuble input on a specific idea, 1.5x EXP for a day.

That's along with everything Bishop stated (excuse any repetition)

Edited by alone, 21 December 2004 - 01:45 PM.

[Raylen]

I get the impression Bishop could make his own game successfully

[deadman]

Id attempt to bring a new age to nightmist.

[Squee]

<3 Bishop, <3 alone

• I'd definatley add many, many more spells for Paladins (simple things like Sense Evil and a Cleave-like ability)
• More spells for Mages including elemental spells.
• A few more spells/abilites for Druids such as the ability to talk to Animal-NPCs.
• Different languages for different races (with all knowing common and their native tongue by default); other races would not know these languages unless they spent the time to learn it.
• Proficiences. Oh God, I can't stress that enough. Proficiences! (both for weapons and magic)
• Double all HP and Mana for both players and monsters and medicine items and poisons/ailments
• More types of status ailments (obviously going hand-in-hand with ways to cure them)
• Some kind of static online-crit regulator (nearly any kind of sane number would work)
• More types of equipment including ear-rings, legs (I know there are greeves in game but I don't see enough), back (cloaks and capes) and Misc. including tattoos, and any kind of crest (be it for a clan or deity)

Edit: I'll comform and make it a list.. >_>

Edited by Squee, 21 December 2004 - 04:19 PM.

[green_mantis]

• 4 alt limit.
• More visuals (actually make players able to see the game, which would allow rangers to pick off long range targets).
• Expand the world of nightmist; adding more areas and larger distances between areas.
• Expand the classes of nightmist; adding more classes and increasing the abilities of the current ones.
• Expand the races; adding additional abilities and bonuses.
• Allow character customization.
• etc.

You could say I would change almost everything.

[Eternyte]

I'd deleted it, coz NM is full of moaning illiterate kids.

[Sean]

Oh yeah guess I shoulda put what i was ganna do:

1) Create a new system of dealing with people, like a staff system, to make it where if you have no idea whats going on refer to the system, and like the system will be like, well easier if i put in in a chat.
User: Omg where am I, I took a wrong turn at the forest highway and I'm all alone
User: /SS 50
SS: You have reached the directions catagory, where do you need to go?
User: Where am I? I need to know a way to get out of here with my a$$ intact
SS: Go W W N N W N N N W N N and you'll be home safe, Thank you for using SS
User: WOOTNESS!
Btw using this system will like use some of your gold, seeing as it OWNS!
Also it will be ran by people of NM, and like the people who run it will make gold by helping out!
2) NM has been kinda old, and another aprovement to make this game would be to make it have.... aLL the games NM has to offer, a on regular basis, not like the once a week, maybe more if staffers want it that way >.<
3) Have a Godly Godly GODLY GODLY boss, that will take like 10000000000 people to destroy it *btw not that many nm server would prolly explode lol* more around like 40, but the catch is, they cant be your alts! So it could be like a huge clan/friend thing to kill this one guy. He will give the best experience, best damage, best thing *which will be new when i think of it!* and he will have cool catch fraises like, "I'll be back" or "Astalavista Baby"
4) Last but not least, in my rendation to reality of NM, I would make some new crazy, exciting, new, improved, ITEMS! yay woot. Like you will be able to purchase a GRENADE! omg i would have so much fun, and you can purchase Aidon's Flaming Sword! >.< I drooled when i saw that.... flaming...sword....burning....ooo.....smokin....

the cathfrases bit in #3 is the best idea ive ever heard. EVER

[Sean]

Real idea: Make it graphical.

[EvilDognapot]

i would record embarrassing clan chat and pages and post them in the logon message for each day. if it's anything as juicy as what you knuckleheads say in open chat when you think no one's listening, than it would be gold mine.

[sonic87]

i voted on the first one but i changed my mind i'd bring a new age to nm but id add new wepons areas enemys types of classes side quest and other things...

[Exilus]

You know sometimes, I thin me Bishop and alot of the older gamers think to much alike, Why will remain to be seem later, with the exception, that I would like a one alt limit. Because of the fact you are one person in real life, (excluding psychos)... But all the rest the older games said I reconize that list... chuckles to himself.

[Bishop]

hehe - I would actually prefer 1 alt, I was just trying to be reasonable :/

[Exilus]

Chuckles resonable... Why? lol... they never are why should we be..lol

[Charon]

Not really a worthwhile question- but by one alt do you guys mean "1 character" or "1 character and one alternate character" (total of 2) ... I'm assuming you mean the former... but when people talk about alts, I'm never quite sure ^^

Edited by Charon, 23 December 2004 - 10:49 PM.

[Exilus]

One person = one crit hun, I don't believe in having zombie aids running around with you, never have and well nm seems to have entirely to many zombies...smiles

[FooFoo]

I would make cursing no longer banable

[Momba]

1) Reset the game
2) Ban Pandilex
3) Add a 3 alt limit
4) Check to make sure Pandilex is still banned.
5) Remove Crane from the forums
6) Add Texas Hold Em to the gambling halls.
7) Delete Havanor and Medora
8) Hire STE and Gaddy
9) Remove the pk level restriction
10) Send JLH a fat check to oversee the game just as he is now.
And last but not least I would put a big fat ass log in message saying, "If you steal you will be perm banned. End of story"

[Bishop]

hehe, there're a couple of options there I appreciate

[Crane]

5) Remove Crane from the forums

Oh, thanks!

[sonic87]

1) Reset the game
2) Ban Pandilex
3) Add a 3 alt limit
4) Check to make sure Pandilex is still banned.
5) Remove Crane from the forums
6) Add Texas Hold Em to the gambling halls.
7) Delete Havanor and Medora
8) Hire STE and Gaddy
9) Remove the pk level restriction
10) Send JLH a fat check to oversee the game just as he is now.
And last but not least I would put a big fat ass log in message saying, "If you steal you will be perm banned. End of story"

wtf

[Talyn]

I would probably just for one day become a 'God' as you said and then have some fun - make all the bosses spawn every 4 hours, and then the day after I would put it back to exactly how it was before, because I have been able to do anything in another game which one of my friends made... and it gets extremely boring after a while, so I would put it back to exactly as it was before, and maybe attempt to make a new area or something.