How could a new MMO thrive?

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by Somos [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I had a thought.

What if a dev team took Everquest P99 and implemented AI to Agents to run all NPCS (2027-28)
- AI runs NPC convos with each unique conversations sticking to the lore but add in hidden easter eggs.
- AI runs NPC interactions among NPCs as well. (Maybe you stumble on a quest with a unique item?)
- AI runs NPC pathing.(No more set paths.. They're going to move/interact and learn from where/how players move around?

You get my general idea?
- I think One of the MAJOR the things that is missing is actually INTELLIGENT in game characters.

Yes? No? STFU? lemme kno!

This will be the next MMO.

Red dead redemption 2 had no AI in it and the world was ALIVE.

Imagine if a game like that, literally simulated a real world?

NPCs that actually have their own purpose and develop their own quests, their own worlds, laws, and cultures.

That would give me the same feeling, exploring an open persistent mmo world did 25 years ago.

[WarpathEQ]

Would be pretty cool in the context of AI vendors, thinking more in the application of like the original Diablo where each vendor was a skilled trade person that sold items related to what they do (i.e. blacksmith). Imagine a world where AI blacksmiths build skillsets and attempt to innovate over time leading to new differenciated skills and abilities leading to new items. Would make more sense in an item system more like diablo where a single item obtained multiple times could have different stats based on ranges and available options for stat combos. The AI unlocks new types of items, can improve on stat ranges over time and unlock additional diversity of stats that it can attach to any given item.

Would be harder to implement in a everquest style loot system where items are all known and static. But even take the current EQ system of trade skills, maybe instead of player base investing in learning trade skills there are AI skilled workers that over time as they interact with the player base and craft/sell their goods they level up at that trade skill and provide more advanced stuff. I.E. vendor sold cultural armor could be unlocked.

[Somos]

Originally Posted by WarpathEQ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Would be pretty cool in the context of AI vendors, thinking more in the application of like the original Diablo where each vendor was a skilled trade person that sold items related to what they do (i.e. blacksmith). Imagine a world where AI blacksmiths build skillsets and attempt to innovate over time leading to new differenciated skills and abilities leading to new items. Would make more sense in an item system more like diablo where a single item obtained multiple times could have different stats based on ranges and available options for stat combos. The AI unlocks new types of items, can improve on stat ranges over time and unlock additional diversity of stats that it can attach to any given item.

Would be harder to implement in a everquest style loot system where items are all known and static. But even take the current EQ system of trade skills, maybe instead of player base investing in learning trade skills there are AI skilled workers that over time as they interact with the player base and craft/sell their goods they level up at that trade skill and provide more advanced stuff. I.E. vendor sold cultural armor could be unlocked.

Exactly! Thats an awesome idea!

[Somos]

Originally Posted by shovelquest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This will be the next MMO.

Red dead redemption 2 had no AI in it and the world was ALIVE.

Imagine if a game like that, literally simulated a real world?

NPCs that actually have their own purpose and develop their own quests, their own worlds, laws, and cultures.

That would give me the same feeling, exploring an open persistent mmo world did 25 years ago.

*Nod*