Post:Companions 2.0 Info - 09/23/2011 - 15:27

Companions 2.0 Info · on 09/23/2011 03:27 PM CDT	1084
You know me. Everything is better with a 2.0 after it. What follows is a LITTLE bit of information, as much as I can say at the moment. This in no way encompasses the totality or anywhere near that of the revised companions system. - Companions WILL include a quest to acquire them; scope will be expanded. - Companions WILL NOT be acquired as babies and develop into adults. - Companions WILL however have an "age" component in some fashion. - Companions WILL NOT become senile and die. - Companions WILL NOT get lost and die because they couldn't find somebody or similar. - Companions WILL require some minimal attention to ensure maximal potential. - Companions WILL hunt for their own food, but may or may not achieve maximal potential (see above). - Companions WILL be able to be fed (see above two). - Companions WILL NOT instantly die from bad food. - Companions WILL grow over time in prowess naturally and through training. - Companions WILL include raccoons and wolves. - Companions WILL MOST LIKELY include additional beasts. - Companions WILL NOT include non-natural beasts nor monsters / critters. - Companions WILL have abilities. Abilities WILL be trained. There WILL be some kind of cost. - Companions WILL teach various skills through interaction with them. - Companions WILL NOT be combat pets except through a cyclical spell. - Companions WILL NOT have such cyclical spell developed upon initial release but WILL be added later. - Companions WILL be able to find others with similar restrictions as now (the tracking bit). - Companions WILL be far more diverse. This is about all I can afford to tell now. Companions may or may not be released by Christmas. All I can say is the feature list is quite long, I won't be doing a partial release based on that list, and I am fully working on them at at least 90% as of now. It is nearly impossible for me to make feasible estimates at this time. - GM Sithix
This message was originally posted in The Rangers \ Companions, by DR-SITHIX on the play.net forums.