I'm not really in to OC style games, anything with IRL or ELC (Enforce Legal Character) is pretty much uninteresting to me.
Not something I detest, but IRL is pretty much completely uninteresting.
ELC however just shows that the builder isn't willing to go outside the rules & doesn't use subraces or Legendary Levels either (As those would make a character "Illegal" technically), which also probably means they probably didn't take the time to make custom stuff & the module, while it might be good, most likely is lacking in content & serious time of creation.
If you see poorly designed modules it's a big turn off, for most people...
The problem is, it's getting harder and harder to find high quality modules which are fun to play, you may be able to find some that are high quality, but they may not be fun to you, or the reverse they may be fun, but are lacking in quality.
It's tough to only talk about what you hate without talking about what you love, but I suppose I will just shortly say, if you want to win players, you had best be using good quality content, players are very selective today, and if you (as a builder) are not willing to use all that great free content built by so many countless other builders for you, then you are obviously aren't going to draw much of a crowd.
It's no small wonder why many servers go online, never grow, and remain dead, the builder thinks they can woo the crowds over with story or module design, it's not about the module & story as much as it is about the players! Therefore players should be your very first and always foremost consideration when building, always!
So why not include custom crafting / forge system / Gem Systems and all those other countless systems to make your module more attractive to players. I can tell you first hand that players love one thing more above EVERYTHING ELSE, and that is....
OPTIONS!
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I've found servers with all the customization your heart could desire, massive great content, but it was really lacking in module design, or lacked balance or that "Fun" factor...
Then I have found really good storyline modules which were extremely fun to play, but were completely lacking in quality custom content.
Finding those kind of servers that are high quality are a rare gem, obviously when a server has both they are huge hit and have many players.
You may find a server with almost everything you wanted and the staff are complete uncaring, MIA (Missing in Action), or worse, completely asinine towards the players.
You may find a server that is great in 9 out of 10 things but fails to deliver the total package. I have yet to see a server that offered "The total Package", some were extremely close, but only lacked like one or two things, while others are still growing and are very promising indeed.
Who knows, maybe in the few years this game has left, we will find a super server out there, who knows. Unfortunately NWN's player base has dwindled down to less than 20% of what it use to be.
Modifié par _Guile, 26 septembre 2011 - 04:03 .
