random encounters / passive beings

imagine the true sense of exploration and adventure when you randomly stumble upon a gargantuan turtle that is not attacking you and is so out of your league that you can't attack it either ... its there just for the sake of being there ! just for the sake of details

imagine going through the forest and seeing some fay ... something that is both alive and as passive as nature itself... something that adds more variety and life to the world not merely something to kill.
these are passive encounters. they won't attack and you can't attack them, they are as alive as the world itself.
you either enjoy or don't pay attention

and you may think to yourself "is it a future content?" who knows...

here i present some of those things, use your imagination :

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HumblePuffin

dancer wrote: »

Would be interesting if something they touch or leave in their path as they go by that you have to search for to use as a very rare crafting or trade item.

I am kind of in love this. Some giant slug thing leaving behind slime that you can harvest, or this creatures giant tail is so heavy and hard that it leaves a small valley behind it that exposes gems and minerals. Maybe even this a way that you find rich deposits that let you know this is a good place to gather the resource.

I think stuff like that would make gathering a blast. An actual relationship with the world you can see happening.

caedwyn

HumblePuffin wrote: »

dancer wrote: »

Would be interesting if something they touch or leave in their path as they go by that you have to search for to use as a very rare crafting or trade item.

I am kind of in love this. Some giant slug thing leaving behind slime that you can harvest, or this creatures giant tail is so heavy and hard that it leaves a small valley behind it that exposes gems and minerals. Maybe even this a way that you find rich deposits that let you know this is a good place to gather the resource.

I think stuff like that would make gathering a blast. An actual relationship with the world you can see happening.

just remember a creature that giant, also leaves behind some other things XD that are huge too XD

Hexcat

I kind of understand the feeling of exploration stuff you're trying to put in this discussion but for me it seems pointless to invest time and resources from the developers into something that's just gonna be there, if there is something like a demi god entity in the forest or a ghost or something I want to be able to interact with it, besides a lot of people here are thinking "the only 2 choices I have to interact with a creature is either to kill it or leave it alone" I don't blame you, because most of the MMORPG are like this, but we need to think that maybe Intrepid can come with a variety of options for this type of encounters

Wandering Mist

Lumbermark wrote: »

I kind of understand the feeling of exploration stuff you're trying to put in this discussion but for me it seems pointless to invest time and resources from the developers into something that's just gonna be there, if there is something like a demi god entity in the forest or a ghost or something I want to be able to interact with it, besides a lot of people here are thinking "the only 2 choices I have to interact with a creature is either to kill it or leave it alone" I don't blame you, because most of the MMORPG are like this, but we need to think that maybe Intrepid can come with a variety of options for this type of encounters

https://youtu.be/7mnvuoLs2wY

"if I kill it maybe it will have loot!"

Damokles

Lumbermark wrote: »

I kind of understand the feeling of exploration stuff you're trying to put in this discussion but for me it seems pointless to invest time and resources from the developers into something that's just gonna be there, if there is something like a demi god entity in the forest or a ghost or something I want to be able to interact with it, besides a lot of people here are thinking "the only 2 choices I have to interact with a creature is either to kill it or leave it alone" I don't blame you, because most of the MMORPG are like this, but we need to think that maybe Intrepid can come with a variety of options for this type of encounters

Do you know Aion?
They had these ginourmous untargetable fourlegged creatures, that where just there to look great.
You could land on their backs and refill your stamina, or just watch the sunset.
Did they do anything besides eating? No, no they did not. Where they cool and did they give the zone some more character? Yes, yes they did.

caedwyn

@LieutenantToast

Lumbermark wrote: »

I kind of understand the feeling of exploration stuff you're trying to put in this discussion but for me it seems pointless to invest time and resources from the developers into something that's just gonna be there, if there is something like a demi god entity in the forest or a ghost or something I want to be able to interact with it, besides a lot of people here are thinking "the only 2 choices I have to interact with a creature is either to kill it or leave it alone" I don't blame you, because most of the MMORPG are like this, but we need to think that maybe Intrepid can come with a variety of options for this type of encounters

while i agree that there can be more options with them, for example, side quests or achievements or titles or unlocking pets or for example picking up a fallen scale from them ...

i also agree with @Damokles

caedwyn

imagine you are swimming and all of a sudden you hear a very loud and clear voice like "oi"
and you see this guy talking to you

or it could be any other kind of fish in a pond that you could visit every day and every day it has some jokes or etc

i think it would be awesome

Nagash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ozbX-yM8ao

Plateau

Sorry to necro this thread but I just found it, and it's really quite inspiring the kind of ideas y'all have brought up. Like, MMO players are so used to seeing only 3 kinds of NPCs: hostile ones that your supposed to kill and loot, friendly ones with big obvious markers that give you quests, or neutral ones that maybe have a couple lines of dialogue for flavor.

There should be other ways to interact with the world though. Little mice that run around the forest floor, occasionally leading you to secret stashes. Weird deific beings that seem to just watch over the region, until you offend or pay homage to them (in ways that you would only know if you pay attention to local folklore). Powerful dragons that could be killed and looted as expected, but could also be let loose on the environment to change it in different ways (depending on the type of dragon).

Like oh, there's no good mining spots nearby your node? Well maybe instead of killing that Earth dragon, you can watch what it likes to eat, bring it more of that, and then get to mining all the, uh, byproducts that are left in it's wake. (Yes, it's dragon poop, but it's also a very sturdy crafting material. Nature is not always so majestic.)

Undead Canuck

I love how you mention necro right after a posts by @Nagash...

Plateau

@Undead Canuck What can I say, his power is inspiring. I had to give the necromantic arts a try, myself.

Damokles

Oh no, one more necromancer... You will all soon have to fight over who gets which cadavre.

Nagash

I LIVE!!! well sort of

Damokles

I am necroing this thread, because of the latest livestream.
Steven and Jeffrey seemed to really like the idea of such creatures and i really hope that they will implement them

(Another reason is because the pictures here look dope)

Nagash

time to add more then

caedwyn

anymore ideas people ?

Nagash

caedwyn wrote: »

anymore ideas people ?

Well unless you want skeleboies ?

caedwyn

Nagash wrote: »

caedwyn wrote: »

anymore ideas people ?

Well unless you want skeleboies ?

ofc ! why not !

phdmonster

Awesome idea if you ask me. Always good to see some godlike being strolling around in the world that makes you wonder "What if i did something to piss it off? Would it split the planet it 2?"

BloodNog

I like this kind of stuff in games and stories as well. I would mind having interaction with some of them though, such as offering them gifts and in return they give a gift or some kind of blessing, or even running into some that curse you and require some kind of steps taken to lift the curse.

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