What kind of enviromental hazards would you like to see in the game?

I mean, obviously besides the ''dont' stand in the fire'' or do ''don't stand in green goo/lava'' what kind of stuff would you like to see?

Personally, I think the world could be made more alive with stuff like:

- Avalanches

- Quicksand

- Flash floods

- Heavy hail storm

- Trying to cut down a tree only to find out its a treant and getting picked up by it and... ouchie.

- Lurking enemies such as huge crocodiles waiting in the water.

- Landslieds

- Big carnivorous plant eating you if you're not careful

One thing I would just love to see are Diseases; Debuffs you get from the enviroment that can only be cured via a certain profession or by certain classes.

It would be fun to add another dimension where people depend on one another and seeing people seek out people in the world for another reason.

In general, world design that makes the world alive is important and I think enviromental dangers (simplistic and more complex) are a big part of it.

Do you agree? Disagree? What would you like to see?

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ariatras

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ariatras wrote: »

As many as you can think of, probably. But then again, I also like the idea of spells affecting terrain. A mudwall brought forth by Geomancy for example.

Combining spells is also something I would love to see. The standard one being a wet surface/spell with electricity. But water and fire to create a wall of fog and stuff too.

It would be really cool if spells like Blizzard made enemies get an extra slow and visual effect (''sinking in mud'') if the aoe spell Blizzard was used on a certain type of ground for example, or cause a chance of knockdown (stun) and a visual effect if it is cast on stone.

Would be cool if you could use this ability to freeze water/marsh so allies could walk over it (so it would be a dual use spell, both offensive and utility).

Creative use of spells, have them not only have a combat function.

RazThemun

Slippery slopes, falling rocks, flash floods, and being able to freeze to death or die of heat exhaustion based off your race or clothing being worn.... last point would add a whole new reason to pick a race or Armour type. I would love to be a dwarf in furs while fighting in a snowy mountain terrain watching a person from a dessert terrain having their health slowly tick down as we fight because they are not prepared for that environment, or that my boots give me better traction in the snow while they slip around falling in their sandals. That would also make sieges even more interesting as well.

Kovrm

The disease idea is interesting, I think. I don't think it would be too difficult to pull off correctly, of implemented.

To use the previous example having to run to get healed, travel back, so on and so on. They could make the debuff progress in a way that it gets stronger over time, like say... every hour or 2 it gets stronger. Eventually it could kill you, but we'd be talking a week or 2 in real time. That way you have a chance to be cleansed.. but I also see how thisnwould be difficult to implement, and potentially "too realistic".

On a similar note what about poisons that rogue might have functioning in this manner?

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