Special mobs and NPCs controlled by 'GM'

[Ostia]

You mean like the good old GM events that where in EQ-EQ2-EOA etc etc ?

[viion]

This is just going to end up like XI when Sage showed up a few times but then after a while never did.

I stick by my comments and I could reply to a lot but everyone seems wrapped up, I just don't believe SE have the dedication or resources. I'd much rather have better GM support than them messing around killing people...

Saying that, I could get my revenge for how much I hate the GM service.

[Punainen]

Except GM controlled mobs would be way too powerful. They'd be chasing the poor healers around and ignoring the tanks.

[Chezen]

I have no desire to fight a GM.

But I'll sit in the stands with some popcorn and one of those foam hands.

[Reika]

I had always this feature in mind for long time and the event in Uldah in which that GM controlled the Arcanist npc and spoke in a rp manner, could open a large variety of possibilities.

GMs could control some special monsters or NMs sometimes and randomly (without previous warnings). It could become a sort of pvp in which we have to combat with a monster that have a real strategy in mind and not with a script. Like a Dragon that appears in the sky sometimes and roams around, not in a definite pattern but it (gm) goes where it wants. Attacks villages or hubs.. or simply some unlucky travellers. Obviously players can attack it and kill it (i can see great rewards here ). So as other kind of special creatures.

In the same manner, controlling NPCs. It could appear a special Merchant that travels, with a carriage maybe, for a limited amount of time, from a city to another (different path every time). Or a Bard who plays music or tells stories in a city (everytime different.. and maybe he could put buff on you if you give him some money lol). And, like we saw, for world events.

And so on.. infinite possibilities. :0 Everytime you log in, you could be surprised by something.. (and also gms could have great fun to do this!)

What do you think about it?

I +1 to this idea.

[Shai]

It would be fun if there was some kind of "game with the devs" and/or "community reps/GMs" events. PVP would be best, I think, if it was handled in a mature way and the odds were not stacked TOO MUCH in SE's corner. Though I could think of other events that would be fun - some events at Fan Fests in the past were fun, like foot races in unexplored zones, or teaming up to fight difficult monsters in the Colosseum. Heh.

That all sounds good if SE could wrap their schedules around it.

[Burn]

There was always speculation Guivre was GM controlled in FFXI because his AI was unlike any NM in the game with the way he would path or patrol. He would stop, turn all 4 directions while standing still as if it was scanning for people.

[Munba]

In any case, when i said 'GM' i intended not only GMs in game but also community reps and devs as well. Anyone in the SE crew... and why not, 'someone/something' also controlled by Yoshida itself.

[Corrderio]

When PVP comes out Yoshida and a few other reps should appear and challenge people to fights. Or be superbosses with a huge HP pool that can't be recovered.

[Frebaut]

I challenge all of you GMs to a rumble in the park. For everyone that wants to join me to fight this tyranny, lets do it for Johnny.

Stay golden Pony Boy.