SirRocket.3516 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 At the end of character creation why not allow for a text box that lets us write our own backstory? Or stretching it further having a personal log to take notes etc. Maybe that's too much, but I think it'd be great 🙂 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Ultima Online had this back when I played it and I always liked it. A lot of people would use it to summarise the types of content they liked doing, crafting skills they had available etc. (there was nothing like the LFG tool in that game) but others would write an in-universe biography for their characters and I often found those interesting. Obviously it would need to be moderated, you should be able to report players for inappropriate text the same way you can for character, pet and guild names or offensive things said in chat. I'd also say it should be something you can edit at any time, not just at the end of character creation. My characters backstories have been updated several times, especially when I was new and still learning how modern Tyria worked, and it would be annoying to be unable to change it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 There's thins thing called notepad.exe and it comes with almost every computer you buy. There are more complex programs to write your fanfic in, but those might cost something so notepad.exe is a great alternative. 2 1 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antycypator.9874 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) "And then, when Rytlock refused to rip Bangar's throat in his office, I took my pistol and fired a quick shot straight between Bangar's eyes, becoming an imperator by myself". This would be a great "backstory" in Icebrood Saga. I'm in. Edited December 14, 2021 by Antycypator.9874 typo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drascious.5714 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I think that such a thing is open to either abuse in what people puts into their box and would require alot of constant moderation. Or it opens up people to being abused due to the content they put in their box. For a feature that would be used by a very small number of people for the intended purpose i just don't see the reason to put time and effort into this one 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, lokh.2695 said: There's thins thing called notepad.exe and it comes with almost every computer you buy. There are more complex programs to write your fanfic in, but those might cost something so notepad.exe is a great alternative. Maybe I misunderstood but I assumed this would be something other players could read in-game if they wanted to. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunRoamer.5103 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) A role playing add on/overlay using the API that has similar functionality was released just a little while back: WARP It adds a rudimentary journal (rudimentary because it's not a full on log, but rather comes with a character sheet for back story and up to four freely customisable slots where you can talk about specific features of the character, important items they might carry at the moment etc.) and it also helps you connect with other users of the add on. If you want, you can just remain "invisible" to other WARP users though. A forum post about add ons: Edited December 13, 2021 by SunRoamer.5103 formatting 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zera.9435 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Danikat.8537 said: Obviously it would need to be moderated, you should be able to report players for inappropriate text the same way you can for character, pet and guild names or offensive things said in chat. Please explain how the text for the synopsis of your story progress is visible to other players. To my knowledge, no player is able to see another player's hero panel unless explicitly shared via screenshot. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithkt.8062 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Zera Allimatti.2541 said: Please explain how the text for the synopsis of your story progress is visible to other players. To my knowledge, no player is able to see another player's hero panel unless explicitly shared via screenshot. At what point did Danikat say that it could? The response was to the original suggestion to create an in game journal. If such a journal were added and was visible to other players, then moderation would be required. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Agreeing with others who say this feature would come down to moderation. I've played a lot of games that had this kind of thing, and while some people used it for its intended purpose, more often it was used it to slam other players, advertise TOS-breaking services, and/or fill it with general unpleasantness hoping that someone else would click them and read. Considering how incomplete and weird the friend/LFG panel already is, I don't see them sitting down to add a profile feature if they can't fix the stuff they already have. We can't even add notes on other players without having to block or friend them first and even that is a misuse of the intended nickname function. So, profiles? Unlikely, and I'd prefer a rework of the LFG/Friend/Chat system first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 2:50 PM, Danikat.8537 said: Maybe I misunderstood but I assumed this would be something other players could read in-game if they wanted to. Well of course, sorry. There's this thing called the internet, where many platforms let you drop and share the things you wrote in your notepad. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Greyhawk.9107 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Not against this, but not necessarily for it either atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duglaive.5236 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 A feature much like what the OP describes was an integral part of the character panels in LotRO, at least in the first 2+ years or so. Not everyone used it of course, but you could choose whether or not your character(s) were able to be inspected, and if so anyone could read the backstory you'd created. Pretty fun and harmless, at least back then. Though players could, ah, misbehave in those days, I think the only negative stuff I ever read was just poorly written in one or more ways; sentagraphs were all too common 😬 That said, time, and gamers, march on. Such a feature would likely need a great deal of moderation in today's games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchslein.8639 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I would love that. Especially considering how blank the actual character is in the story (I know there are reasons for that, but meh). All my characters have their own little story, name meaning, etc. and I would find it kinda funny to meet other people in the open world and read their backstory. Of course you should have the option to turn this on/off. Or a simple personal journal would be nice where you could write things down in between without having to leave the game. Especially the latter is something I have in most games I play, not only RP-ones. So it doesn't seem to be such a big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malak.7108 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I think it would be nice to have in game character text profiles so that other players could learn something about us, and us about them, Some MMORPGs like Eve-Online and the virtual world Second Life have character profiles where members can describe their character. In Eve-Online such player profiles make it easier for other players to decide whether to let them join their group or trade with them etc. In WvW when I join a new squad the commander often asks details about the role I play, but a text profile would make it much easier for them. For instance my text profile could say:- I'm FireBrand Support, with Minstrel armor and Durability runes using Staff + Mace-Shield. I'm also a mouse clicker and fall off cliffs-walls a lot. I guess there could be problems with moderation and in-appropriate text but other games seem to cope with that. . Anyhow, just a wish. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Please see previous thread https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/topic/105991-idea-being-able-to-write-our-own-backstories-in-game-journal/?do=findComment&comment=1534147 Forums serach ftw! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malak.7108 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thank you for this link - such a lot of detail. Sorry, I did do a search but missed it ;( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokke.6239 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 12/13/2021 at 11:08 AM, SirRocket.3516 said: At the end of character creation why not allow for a text box that lets us write our own backstory? Or stretching it further having a personal log to take notes etc. Maybe that's too much, but I think it'd be great 🙂 LOTRO has this, and I had so many LOL moments while inspecting people 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasya neko.1985 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 city of heroes had this too, loved it and would be resources well spend, if only to add a tiny bit of RPG element in a MMORPG...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindcircus.1506 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, sorudo.9054 said: city of heroes had this too, loved it and would be resources well spend, if only to add a tiny bit of RPG element in a MMORPG...... And the 12 people who used it were very happy. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTGuevara.9018 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I support this 100%, especially since my backstory is completely irrelevant now because of in-game events revolving around a certain "chosen god". I leave it up for you all to figure that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, JTGuevara.9018 said: I support this 100%, especially since my backstory is completely irrelevant now because of in-game events revolving around a certain "chosen god". I leave it up for you all to figure that out! Praise Joko! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTGuevara.9018 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, kharmin.7683 said: Praise Joko! That is actually not what I meant. I was referring to the backstory that you have to choose in the character creation! There, that's enough hints! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, JTGuevara.9018 said: That is actually not what I meant. I was referring to the backstory that you have to choose in the character creation! There, that's enough hints! Praise Joko anyway! 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTGuevara.9018 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, kharmin.7683 said: Praise Joko anyway! 😁 No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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