I think that's intended to lessen the likelihood of them being used as faux-illusions. Personally, though, I wouldn't mind seeing that being fixed somehow though.
An entire skillset was released based around the idea of using emotes to generate illusions, and they also give actual afflictions. The 'emotes used for illusions' boat has sailed anyways!
Emoting should be linked to the masochism timer, so you can't do it in the middle of combat. Bam, problem fixed, can we upgrade emoting now?
I thought about that myself, but then I realised how much it would impact certain RP avenues. For instance, if there's a ritual that involves actually hitting people (which is a pretty common thing in various Glom rituals).
That sounds like a pretty niche setback for what would ultimately be a great change. Ask about getting a special rituals room that ignores the masochism timer? Use your enhanced ability to emote to emote hitting them instead of actually doing it?
Ignoring the 'killing people' RP - which whilst some may find it frequent is not, as mentioned, the case for everyone - I do use abilities that break masochism reasonably frequently as RP tools. It would be sad to see this made irritating, I always like it when people integrate abilities into RP.
That sounds like a pretty niche setback for what would ultimately be a great change. Ask about getting a special rituals room that ignores the masochism timer? Use your enhanced ability to emote to emote hitting them instead of actually doing it?
Let's not take away the freedom to perform rituals wherever one sees fit.
Tonight amidst the mountaintops And endless starless night Singing how the wind was lost Before an earthly flight
Obviously Glomdoring needs to quit having such masochistic rituals.
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That sounds like a pretty niche setback for what would ultimately be a great change. Ask about getting a special rituals room that ignores the masochism timer? Use your enhanced ability to emote to emote hitting them instead of actually doing it?
Let's not take away the freedom to perform rituals wherever one sees fit.
Sometimes I wonder if people realize rituals are not always three-hour events with a script that's been handed to everyone that someone spent two weeks writing.
I think if more people did quick, on-the-fly rituals, they would start feeling less like a chore and more like fun. The examples that come to mind are the rituals Kio performed to promote people to protector/security or the one for his protege when she swore her Oath to the Coven. I had a rough idea, then just made it up as I went.
Well, some other idea to curb the reticence to upgrading emotes, which seems to be based around the fear that people will be using enhanced emoting power to make combat illusions, would be good! The masochism timer is just the easiest, because it's already a pre-existing idea used for things like debating.
Well, some other idea to curb the reticence to upgrading emotes, which seems to be based around the fear that people will be using enhanced emoting power to make combat illusions, would be good! The masochism timer is just the easiest, because it's already a pre-existing idea used for things like debating.
Some thoughts on this:
1. Isn't this one of the reasons emotes have a balance cost? What if it was lengthened to something viable for RP but not combat?
2. The fact that titles only apply on targeted emotes means that you could still use them as (hugely clumsy) illusions anyway, just by putting 'you' - you would admittedly 'get' everyone in the room bar yourself, but it's not impossible as it stands.
The EQ time is really all it takes, and it doesn't need to be raised, either. Emotes aren't used in combat. They just -aren't-. Like Taci mentioned, there are ways to get around the title in targeted emotes already.
Oh, and isn't emoting for combat purposes issuable, or am I thinking of somewhere else?
Pretty sure you will find (if you ask a person to observe) that any emote entered with EMOTE has your title in it. Does not mean that you could not remove/add them back while emoting, but I imagine that would earn punishment much like a certain person using that tactic for custom shout lines did.
Pretty sure you will find (if you ask a person to observe) that any emote entered with EMOTE has your title in it. Does not mean that you could not remove/add them back while emoting, but I imagine that would earn punishment much like a certain person using that tactic for custom shout lines did.
I tested it, and the only one I saw it on was targeted emotes. It's very possible that it's actually that your title is only visible to you if you use targeted emotes, and is actually there the whole time...will test again.
Pretty sure you will find (if you ask a person to observe) that any emote entered with EMOTE has your title in it. Does not mean that you could not remove/add them back while emoting, but I imagine that would earn punishment much like a certain person using that tactic for custom shout lines did.
I tested it, and the only one I saw it on was targeted emotes. It's very possible that it's actually that your title is only visible to you if you use targeted emotes, and is actually there the whole time...will test again.
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Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
*beg*
There are waaaaaaayyyyyy too many times that, during important rituals, I lose masochism. This would be terrible for anyone who RPs with their skills!
Recent example: Tacita deathsonging me during RP. Not some recent example: Mork's ascension, where ALL THE NIGHTGAZES.
Tonight amidst the mountaintops
And endless starless night
Singing how the wind was lost
Before an earthly flight
NARF!
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Sometimes I wonder if people realize rituals are not always three-hour events with a script that's been handed to everyone that someone spent two weeks writing.
I think if more people did quick, on-the-fly rituals, they would start feeling less like a chore and more like fun. The examples that come to mind are the rituals Kio performed to promote people to protector/security or the one for his protege when she swore her Oath to the Coven. I had a rough idea, then just made it up as I went.
/end derail
Oh, and isn't emoting for combat purposes issuable, or am I thinking of somewhere else?
Just look at RP logs, Taci.