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Mount Idea

Post by Skeas » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:03 pm

I'm not sure if such a feature exists on this MUD [or any MU* to be honest, but it sounds cute] but I was thinking that if you have a mount, and you're riding it beyond it's limit [< 0% mv (currently impossible?)], it should begin to sap great amounts of the mount's HP. That way, if you don't pay attention to how your mount is doing, you could ride it to death.
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Harroghty » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:31 pm

Currently, the mount refuses to go any farther and sits down when it reaches 0% stamina. This could still work if you wanted to imagine how it could be applied at lower levels of stamina though.
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Skeas » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:40 pm

But realistically*, horses can be ridden to death before they refuse to move and seat themselves. It would require a bit of coding, of course, but implementation wouldn't be difficult... That is, if the immortals think it's a reasonable or good idea.

* I know it's a fantasy game. I KNOW.
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Horace » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:56 pm

I love this idea. Horses should be able to be ridden to death - I've always had to kill my horse whenever it stamina'd out. I'm not being facetious, I really do like this idea.

Though the priority of it I think is low. But if it's an easy change (less than 5 minutes) I think it'd rock.
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Larethiel » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:10 pm

At least it would reflect that not everybody entertains caring, loving relationships to their horses.




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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Sandric » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:34 am

I like it, as long as there is an echo to tell players when their mount is out of stamina.
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Raona » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:04 pm

If we go ahead with this, the likely fatal impact on the PC in the case of a flying mount should also be considered. (If you try to fly your griffon into the ground...you'll likely be buried with it, as you both crash from the skies!)
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Re: Mount Idea

Post by Skeas » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:53 pm

Oh, very clever. I like that.
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