Subject: Re: Between darkness and light...
From: Lari Kuitunen (myrsky@dlc.fi)
Date: Sat Jul 03 1999 - 13:47:48 EEST
> You get too technical, Majik is a FANTASY world. We DON'T need > normal evolving system, besides what's the point having long dark time > if there isn't also cold winters. If temperature just stays normal mortals > would have no need to play differently in winter. I'm not saying that > everything should freeze solid but I'm saying that at least almost every > place should have snow (those lava lakes and enchanted areas are ex > ception). We could have a little different world and mortals really should > do something to keep themselves warm or then die to cold! This would > also make other than combat magic actually useful or even essential and > encourage people to study other magics than just those normal combat > or healing magics. I recall that there won't be much combat in majik so > we need some other heavy reasons for players to study magic. > true indeed, we do not need normally evolving systems, but it is not forbidden to use common sense is it? in addition, i never mentioned that there should not be cold winters, i merely stated that they would not, if common sense has anything to say here, be very cold in all regions. how could a rainforest, for example, live through 6months of cold winter and snow? If everywhere would be cold and snowing, majik would consists only of temperate climate, and vegetation would be far from tropical (except those lava lakes, which in my opinion should be rarities, not very common. it would to me seem bit stupid if lava lakes were so common that they'd keep southern majik warm for whole winter, and enable those rain forests to survive) mixing magic into this conversation is bit far fetched, ofcourse people would research magic in order to survive changes in climate and seasons, but isn't it bit patronising to base the climate system to purpose that mortals would learn other magic than only combat magic? in conclusion, ofcourse there should be noticeable differences in appearance and gameplay when it comes to seasons and climates, but to me, it still seems quite radical to limit day to 6 month periods and night to 6 month periods. sentient beings would probably be far from what they are nowadays in majik, probably they'd be just creatures that would stay out for 6 months, then hilbernate for another 6 months, and so on, since their eyes would not be adjusted to the light / darkness / whatever. I for one am against this kind of system, not for only because of my personal opinion, but because of logic. this system would seem, to me at least, contradict the very logic base on which we were at least supposed to be building majik on. - malekith
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