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'''Selective Multiplayer''' allows one environment for all players. Fill your instance favoring friends over strangers ([[MORPG|FPO]]). Allows Ad-Hock private instances for story telling ([[MORPG|SPO]]).<ref name=ksmultiplayer>Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763</ref> | |||
=== Selective Multiplayer Modes === | === Selective Multiplayer Modes === | ||
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This would prevent cheating because you already earned those things previously and can't earn more than you have already saved up. Also things such as buying or selling items will be restricted especially for special items. This is just Richard's idea and not an officially announced feature. | This would prevent cheating because you already earned those things previously and can't earn more than you have already saved up. Also things such as buying or selling items will be restricted especially for special items. This is just Richard's idea and not an officially announced feature. | ||
==Shroud of the Avatar Friend Graph== | == Shroud of the Avatar Friend Graph == | ||
Based on what the developers have said there are resources that may be used to form your Friend Graph<!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: who/where was it said? -->: | Based on what the developers have said there are resources that may be used to form your Friend Graph<!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: who/where was it said? -->: | ||
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==Player VS Player== | ==Player VS Player== | ||
*There won't be a simple PVP On/Off Toggle. | *There won't be a simple PVP On/Off Toggle. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*Young Players won't be able to be PKed and will have PVP turned off by default. | *Young Players won't be able to be PKed and will have PVP turned off by default. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*If you PVP you will be grouped with PVPers otherwise you will be grouped with Non-PVPers. | *If you PVP you will be grouped with PVPers otherwise you will be grouped with Non-PVPers. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*There are areas that will be considered "Dangerous" where PVP will always be enabled. | *There are areas that will be considered "Dangerous" where PVP will always be enabled. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*There will be PVP quests for example, you may be required to hunt down another player or be the one hunted by players because you are carrying an illegal item across the map. | *There will be PVP quests for example, you may be required to hunt down another player or be the one hunted by players because you are carrying an illegal item across the map. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*If you are a PKer there will be consequences perhaps being marked as a murder or serving jail time if you're caught. If PVP is enabled in towns there may be guards this has not been officially announced. | *If you are a PKer there will be consequences perhaps being marked as a murder or serving jail time if you're caught. If PVP is enabled in towns there may be guards this has not been officially announced. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*PVP integrated into storyline with a strong Good vs Evil component. | *PVP integrated into storyline with a strong Good vs Evil component. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
*There is no PVP in Single Player Offline/Online. | *There is no PVP in Single Player Offline/Online. <!-- LINK PUT A REFERENCE HERE: when/where was it said? --> | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, 18 December 2013
Selective Multiplayer
Selective Multiplayer allows one environment for all players. Fill your instance favoring friends over strangers (FPO). Allows Ad-Hock private instances for story telling (SPO).[1]
Selective Multiplayer Modes
On Shroud of the Avatar there are currently 4 modes listed on the Login Screen.[2][1]
- Single Player Offline
- Offline, no way to play with other players, characters created in this mode cannot be transferred to another mode.[1]
- Single Player Online (SPO)
- Friends Only Online (Friends Play Online or FPO)
- Co-op play with people in your Guild or Friends lists.[1]
- Multiplayer Online (Open Play Online or OPO)
- Standard MMO feeling gameplay with unwanted/extra players being filtered out of your view by the server.[1]
How it works
The first thing we need to establish is that the game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.[3] There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.[3] The entire game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.[3] When you enter an instance if someone you know has an instance for that hex on the map you'll enter their instance of the hex otherwise your game will create an instance and anyone that enters the hex after you will enter your instance of the hex on the map. Because of this there is only one server that runs the persistent world by syncing data across all the players instead of multiple servers running the entire game like most MMORPGs do.[3]
Temporary Offline for your Online Characters
Richard Garriott talked about in an interview that he wants to make it so eventually we'll be able to play offline temporarily for short periods of time (48 hours or less). How this would work is if it's enabled when you play your game would automatically put XP, Gold, and other items aside for you to "earn" on the temporary offline mode. This would prevent cheating because you already earned those things previously and can't earn more than you have already saved up. Also things such as buying or selling items will be restricted especially for special items. This is just Richard's idea and not an officially announced feature.
Shroud of the Avatar Friend Graph
Based on what the developers have said there are resources that may be used to form your Friend Graph:
Because of API restrictions Facebook may not be supported.
- Young Players won't be able to be PKed and will have PVP turned off by default.
- If you PVP you will be grouped with PVPers otherwise you will be grouped with Non-PVPers.
- There are areas that will be considered "Dangerous" where PVP will always be enabled.
- There will be PVP quests for example, you may be required to hunt down another player or be the one hunted by players because you are carrying an illegal item across the map.
- If you are a PKer there will be consequences perhaps being marked as a murder or serving jail time if you're caught. If PVP is enabled in towns there may be guards this has not been officially announced.
- PVP integrated into storyline with a strong Good vs Evil component.
- There is no PVP in Single Player Offline/Online.
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763
- ↑ Screen Shot: media:Build44 Login Screen.png
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Warren Shultz interviews Richard Garriott, http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm
Shroud of the Avatar - Richard Garriott's Panel from NYCC 2013 Shroud of the Avatar Live Dev Chat! April 5th 2013 COMBAT – PVE & PVP FAQ