My rants and ravings are long as usual, sigh
At first I was thinking that everyone should have a chance to get a lastname
even if they don't create a family. This will occur if the price is low. I
mean a last name enhances my RP character in making it part of a fictitious
family. Im not sure if I have single character except maybe Silvanos and mb
one other that has the type of RP character that would justify a "real"
family.
But on the other hand, if the price of a lastname/family is high, then this
would create an elite. Im fine with this cause im rich and powerful, muhahaha?
I could see how others would have trouble with this.
For example, lets say a family is a million gold, well that spells out elite
already. I have trouble believing they'd RP a poor family living in the hovels
outside Midian. For that matter will anyone? Especially since RP on DL is
pretty dead (*wishes it wasn't so). This creates the opposite example: lets
say a family costs 10k and the family styles themselves as the Kings of Tyr. I
mean come on, you paid 10k for that. See the problem?
So I think some Imm regulation is def. needed, mb when nations come in you can
create duchies or whatever and create some way of deciding how families can
rule them or something lower etc. like a feudal system, or give them a list of
titles to choose/pay from/for? Or not at all, and leave it to the other ppl to
laugh at the poor Kings of Tyr.
The idea that really struck me was paying a certain amount to start a family
then additional payments to enhance that family into something bigger. I think
a combination of gold and glory would be appropriate, maybe even combine it
with fame and honor since they're rather useless at this point.
For example, it costs money to register a family. It costs glory to get a coat
of arms (which I def. would like to see, along with other personalized
things). It costs honor to get some other perk, or the mb the higher the total
honor combined of the family gives additional perks on the blood line? Level
of fame grants affects to charisma, shop prices, and whatever else might be
appropriate.
Fame and honor would require more than just epics and treasure hunting to get
tho. I don't think they should chest pop, but mb it could be combine with the
high scores? Every so and so mkill, age increase, gold level, token sacced etc
you have a chance to pop a fame and/or honor boon? Only problem is that honor
isn't really appropriate if it "found". Honor is an undefinable, personal
thing. You either have honor or you don't.
Mb some activity that would dictate divine devotion? Since favor doesn't really
do this? Mb an altar deed for sacrifices differing for each deity? But with
some control on what ppl can do since thered def. be ppl botting sacrifices
all day. Mb a combo of things? Sekhmet would like to see war, Fianna love,
Leopold truth. Its def. hard to create something for each thing I think. I
mean the greatest liar on DL gets divine powers from Hor?
I think in that sense you could create levels of greatness so that "normal" ppl
can afford a bloodline and enhance their RP experience with that, but also
people above and beyond can enhance their families. I'd like to see possibly
something like a Great Family list, just like the Sovereign guild list. I
think there would have to be some type of scoring instead of just Immortal
discretion since as we see with the guild list, different things make
different guilds great, and some not at all. This could perhaps provide a sort
of family score, just like guild score. With various listings of stats, such
as total fame, honor, gold (if the family wants?), pkills, mkills, deaths etc,
glory (if the family wants?) This can of course combine nicely with the
website details I would think.
I think it would be cool if people could adopt with out a spouse
it is just an idea
You should be able to file Birth records somewhere, for "starters of "new"
families"
We should be allowed to keep our virgin names! Or have 2 last names.
I think that to help the honour of families and fame etc, there should be a
Reknown/Infamy system (almost like alignment, but not) And depending on the
mobiles/types of mobiles slain you would gain either reknown or infamy
depending. And of course there would be mobs that don't affect either. (I
think there should be some good types of epic dungeon monsters) so people can
kill goodie goodie mobs if they wish.
There shouldn't be flags on EQ or anything because of this, but reknown/infamy
would affect like NPC's and stuff, like some cities will like you even if you
kill babies, and other cities will abhor you.
There should be family talk and who [family]!
I think you should be able to claim a person as your brother or sister, without
having to have parents claim you as their children.
they would of course, have the same last name as you. Must be signed by both
parties.
As with avestifal, I believe there should be the brother and sister option. But
my suggestion is to also have half-brothers/sisters if races are going to
become a factor.