Comments on: What if there would be alternative to “combat” when dealing with conflicts? http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/comment-page-1/#comment-148526 Matt Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:58:14 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6580#comment-148526 AI still needs a degree of programming. I was thinking about 'cheating'. A Mechanial Turk approach versus an Eliza approach. AI still needs a degree of programming. I was thinking about ‘cheating’.

A Mechanial Turk approach versus an Eliza approach.

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/comment-page-1/#comment-148501 Juuso Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:27:03 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6580#comment-148501 I was thinking AI that would provide goals/motivation for NPCs. If motivations/relationships could be linked with other characters, it might create emergent behavior. Perhaps needs another blog post... ;) I was thinking AI that would provide goals/motivation for NPCs. If motivations/relationships could be linked with other characters, it might create emergent behavior.

Perhaps needs another blog post… ;)

]]> By: Matt http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/comment-page-1/#comment-148499 Matt Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:45:28 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6580#comment-148499 Of course there are alternatives to combat - but these have traditionally been limited to: 1. Tabletop where humans define outcomes on the fly 2. Choose your own adventure books which provide 1-3 options 3. Computer RPGs which provide 'fight now or fight later' I think it's just a case of technology. Designing choices is hard in CRPGS - you end up with scene-led play (Dragons Lair) where a limited number of scenes have been programmed. There's an opportunity to blend play here. To take advantage of the casual gamer in the core gamer demographic. I'll need to chew on that one for a while. Of course there are alternatives to combat – but these have traditionally been limited to:

1. Tabletop where humans define outcomes on the fly
2. Choose your own adventure books which provide 1-3 options
3. Computer RPGs which provide ‘fight now or fight later’

I think it’s just a case of technology. Designing choices is hard in CRPGS – you end up with scene-led play (Dragons Lair) where a limited number of scenes have been programmed.

There’s an opportunity to blend play here. To take advantage of the casual gamer in the core gamer demographic. I’ll need to chew on that one for a while.

]]> By: tdl http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/comment-page-1/#comment-148466 tdl Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:27:46 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6580#comment-148466 I recommend reading "Roolipelimanifesti" by Juhana Pettersson from 2005. He writes about tabletop rpgs and larps and how they've evolved in Finland from the original D&D. According to Pettersson, the modern (artistic) nordic roleplaying game can be very different from the original D&D, for example it could set place in a modern city, simulating the social relations of normal people. Some CRPGs have also steered away from the dungeon crawling origins of the genre, though they are a very niche group of games. Nevertheless the book is interesting to read, especially if you're interested in rpgs and where they could be heading to. I recommend reading “Roolipelimanifesti” by Juhana Pettersson from 2005. He writes about tabletop rpgs and larps and how they’ve evolved in Finland from the original D&D. According to Pettersson, the modern (artistic) nordic roleplaying game can be very different from the original D&D, for example it could set place in a modern city, simulating the social relations of normal people. Some CRPGs have also steered away from the dungeon crawling origins of the genre, though they are a very niche group of games. Nevertheless the book is interesting to read, especially if you’re interested in rpgs and where they could be heading to.

]]> By: Wyatt http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/03/22/what-if-there-would-be-alternative-to-combat-when-dealing-with-conflicts/comment-page-1/#comment-148449 Wyatt Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:30:34 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6580#comment-148449 Even more interesting is D& D is engineered as a hack and slash dungeon crawl game. I wonder what you'd think if you played something like Changeling or Hunter, where combat is often avoided? Even more interesting is D& D is engineered as a hack and slash dungeon crawl game. I wonder what you’d think if you played something like Changeling or Hunter, where combat is often avoided?

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