RE: DRAFT ITEM SHOP FOR IBT#5 - For IBT Community review.
I'm not sure that having carryover inventory would be a good idea. First, as more new people get drawn in to IBTs, there will inevitably be the complaints of "Why does so-and-so get to start with this and I don't?" along with the need to explain every time about how that level 2 spell was earned. I actually like the concept of having everyone start each new IBT with a clean slate.
Second, if a player reaches level 2 that means they have already banked at least 12 of the 15 possible hearts for the boss round (not counting stage 5 results). Many who don't could conceivably end up banking 10 or 11 hearts (and if lucky, 13) for the boss round, and here the devastating spell is [in my opinion, correctly] designed to provide that extra edge. The problem here is in future tournaments... if the level 2 player from today ends up unlucky in any future tournament and only banks a few hearts, do they deserve to still be in the mix every single time they don't do well? The idea that someone could have 5 or 6 hearts and roll a 15+ due to a carryover item from a previous IBT, beating out a newbie who banked 10+ hearts in their first go but didn't do so well in the boss round... that doesn't sit too well with me.
But, let's see what the other IBT regulars think.
Thanks mate - wise as usual, keen to see if anyone else has thoughts as well? on the idea :)
I agree with the point new people might get confused and yeah I don't want people to think game is rigged or something and lower trust...Still, at some point I'd like some way to connect the different IBT's and I can't seem to get any thing to stick that sits well.hmnn..
...I guess the bot @wizardzap itself culd be a bit of a connection and if people are ok with it voting their posts will act as a reminder and benefit to coming back
...I guess I could have a rule that says you must continue to enrol in IBT to keep the bot autovote, thus a motivator.
Would this act as encouragement for people to come back? I might need to delegate some additional SP to the bot, so it at least gives people a 1 cent upvote or any other possible thoughts how we can:
a) encourage people to come back
b) reward people who come back
c) some how have something carry across, so people feel like they earned something and it can be used in next, I guess trophy's kind of do this.
I like this.
Correct.
As far as IBT universe continuity goes, there is already the unofficial IBT Book of Universal Records. In addition, to this point I have deliberately enrolled a different character into each IBT in an effort to try to enhance said continuity. I do wonder how many people have noticed that Soultaker (played in IBT 1) had a cameo in IBT 2, and that Chuck Norris (played in IBT 2) now effectively makes "referee" cameos in the form of roundhouse kicking the heads off of extra Gobbos that should never have been summoned but somehow showed up.
Setzer (IBT 3) is dead thanks to Chuck, so the only cameo he might make would be in the form of a 6-sided head. [Need to make heads roll? Now you can literally roll one!] Chick Norris (IBT 4) will make cameo appearances in the future, at the very least whenever Gobball needs to be played.
Eventually I'm going to run out of, or get tired of searching for characters with crazy and unexpected powers, at which point I'll probably just enroll one of the trollface memes as my permanent character. But until then, I still plan to use enrollments with the intention of adding on to the IBT universe continuity.
Hahahaa I love it! I did notice the cameo's.hehe and Chick Norris rocked in IBT#4 (I liked the way he knocked those bad Gobbo'S hehe).
..and of course the unofficial IBT book of Universal records hehe.
Cool ok, well maybe I'm trying a bit too hard... in the end if people have fun and enjoy they should come back anyways.
Pending any other comments we'll just go with the upvote bot thing. and getting trophy's out as gifts (that people can use across IBT's and spend on unlocking the level2 item - is a good carry across).
In the end can always change anything that doesn't work for the next IBT.
...Gosh only 3 days to go an no cryptonik?? yet..I noticed he has left the IBT#4 bot on and running on a 24x7 server...So if he doesn't come back I'll need to have use alternative commands, so it doesn't conflict and response twice. If I can finish the IBT#5 bot off, will see if @aussieninja can host on 24X7 remote server and worse case I'll leave my laptop as a server all day :)
At least if my IBT#5 bot fails we can always use the old IBT#4 commands - it just won't have the upgraded graphics or support the life/level up commands, but these are only minor.
OOppps level up command, that's the only thing I have left to do is a level up command...which people can type that catches our eye that they have leveled up and entitled to the next level items. anyways, I get it finished now.
Thank for the comment mate :), really brightened my day! made me feel good about IBT and reminded me fun timeZ, bit depressed with work at moment and lack of sleep...need a hols.
Do not overexert yourself on this. If you think there's going to be issues with certain folks not around, there's nothing wrong with postponing the enrollments until after you get back from your trip. Lack of sleep is not fun, take it from someone who has gone over half his life without a truly stable sleep schedule.
Thanks mate, should be right! IBT is fun...is a bit of work, but not real stressful like my job...
Ok, fingers crossed bot is finished now. So I'll leave it on for testing for a few hours if keen. I'll do some testing and if all good (excusing a few spelling mistakes), I'll ask aussie to host and done..anyways, it's on now
!alistofcommands
LIST OF COMMANDS:
!l11 - Show 1 life point
!l12 - Show 2 life points
!l13 - Show 3 life points
!openpockets2 - steal an item from the foe!
!onearrow2 - Shoot a single arrow (Archer Class)
!manyarrows2 - Do a difficult attack (Archer Class)
!mysticzap2 - Perform a fireball attack (Wizard Class)
!mysticblast2 - Perform a difficult magic attack (Wizard Class)
!warriorstab2" - Perform a stab attack (Warrior Class)
!warriorslash2 - Perform a difficult Slash attack (Warrior Class)
!special2 - Level2 players only, with trophy purchase
!ibtluckydip - Perform item summon spell, may use only once per stage, if you transfer 0.01 Steem to @wizardzap
!upgrade1 - Show your power, your level 1
!upgrade2 - Show your outstanding, your level 2
!alistofcommands2 - Show Manual of available commands.
!alistofcommands
!upgrade1