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|a=DR-SITHIX
|t=Companions 2.0 Info
|d=09/23/2011 03:27 PM CDT
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|f=The Rangers \ Companions
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|p=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 {{PRel|Ranger companion|companions}} system.

- Companions WILL include a quest to acquire them; scope will be expanded.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT be acquired as babies and develop into adults.<br />
- Companions WILL however have an "age" component in some fashion.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT become senile and die.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT get lost and die because they couldn't find somebody or similar.<br />
- Companions WILL require some minimal attention to ensure maximal potential.<br />
- Companions WILL hunt for their own food, but may or may not achieve maximal potential (see above).<br />
- Companions WILL be able to be fed (see above two).<br />
- Companions WILL NOT instantly die from bad food.<br />
- Companions WILL grow over time in prowess naturally and through training.<br />
- Companions WILL include raccoons and wolves.<br />
- Companions WILL MOST LIKELY include additional beasts.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT include non-natural beasts nor monsters / critters.<br />
- Companions WILL have abilities. Abilities WILL be trained. There WILL be some kind of cost.<br />
- Companions WILL teach various skills through interaction with them.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT be combat pets except through a cyclical spell.<br />
- Companions WILL NOT have such cyclical spell developed upon initial release but WILL be added later.<br />
- Companions WILL be able to find others with similar restrictions as now (the tracking bit).<br />
- Companions WILL be far more diverse.<br />

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]]
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