EDIT: Apparently this is a little more complicated than I had intended, so I'll try and simplify: Do you prefer fictional species to have a rich background or is it completely unimportant to you?
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I think it depends on the type of the experience the developers want the player to experience. I like multiple races with unique cultures, but if immersion into a fantasy world isn't the point of the game, it isn't the point of the game. Let the developers do as they wish.
I must admit I was expecting this to be about TeamFourStar going off of the title alone, but I guess this works too. Sort of.
I must admit I was expecting this to be about TeamFourStar going off of the title alone, but I guess this works too. Sort of.
Well for series, you should definitely put in the effort because then your rewarded through the rest of the games because you already have that culture pre-made. (if that made any sense)
Have you read ANY WoW lore? It's lore is extremely deep, so don't go basing opinions on just what you see. (And there are scattered books that you can read in WoW too)
Sorry to deceive you so.-Zen- said:
It was the first thing in my head.I really haven't, and it's been several years since I've played WoW. But then, don't you think that it shoudld be more evident in the game? I mean, the only thing I ever got out of the dwarves in that game was that they were currently working towards discovering more about their past. That's not much.Slick Samurai said:
Yeah, I see what you're trying to say. Definitely kicks the shit out of my answer. I sympathize with EricKINGS's inability to think of a response to this, because I barely managed to scrounge up my already half-assed answer.pantsoffdanceoff said:
Seriously, OP, I'm not sure what to discuss here.
This is why table top wins, you can make it all up yourself or go with it, depending on how lazy you feel.
In all seriousness, it is good when people do things a little bit differently but what it generally comes down to is established stereotypes, stoic and lawful dwarves, graceful and elves, etc. Part of this does conveniece the player, when I brought up morrowind I admit to being slighlty overwhelmed by the strange creatures that I tended to play it safe, going with what I could recognise.
In all seriousness, it is good when people do things a little bit differently but what it generally comes down to is established stereotypes, stoic and lawful dwarves, graceful and elves, etc. Part of this does conveniece the player, when I brought up morrowind I admit to being slighlty overwhelmed by the strange creatures that I tended to play it safe, going with what I could recognise.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Dwarf
That's some of the lore for dwarfs and they're one of the less lore heavy Warcraft races. Wow actually has a lot of lore but it isn't displayed in game unless you read all of the quest text, once you get to northrend though it's a lot better lore wise.
That's some of the lore for dwarfs and they're one of the less lore heavy Warcraft races. Wow actually has a lot of lore but it isn't displayed in game unless you read all of the quest text, once you get to northrend though it's a lot better lore wise.
Um okay now that the prompt has been changed.. yes I want a cultural damn back story. If I want to be immersed in something, I very well can't have one of the walls missing.
Weeeeell,i prefer when fictional races/species have rich background and some variety. I don't particulary like flat characters. So i suppose that it's better for the writer to take some time and at least outline their culture and history - it helps in keeping audience intrested.
Am I someone who spent forever trying to get every codex in Mass Effect? Yes. Not just for the achievement either. It was a brand new game world and I find it important to have some background information on the environment, both physical and social, that the game takes place in.
I agree with Kollega. When creating fictional species, things like figuring their worship and basic social structure can help you create characters and stories. Of course a greater depth has to be used when creating non sentient species.Kollega said: