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http://www.irontowerstudio.com/forum/index.php/topic,7513.0.html
V.D.:
V.D.:
Imo, Deadly should be a higher rank, while Murderous could be replaced with Serial Killer, so that you could keep Murderous for a lowest rank ?As you probably know, we'll be tracking your reputation in a number of areas: combat, diplomacy, stealth, exploration, factions. While all we care is the numerical value we can check in dialogues, it's nice to have proper ranks reflecting your status and renown.
Let's start with combat rep:
0-9 Harmless
10-19 Capable
20-29 Skilled
30-39 Gifted
40-49 Deadly
50-59 Trigger-Happy
60-69 Volatile
70-79 Dangerous
80-89 Unstable
90-99 Murderous
100 Psychopath
Keep in mind that:
- this is your reputation, i.e. what other people say about you. People don't say that you're a super badass fighter. They say that you're harmless (only killed six people, ha!) or capable or trigger-happy or batshit insane.
- there's such thing as too much reputation. At some point respect will be replaced with fear and reluctance to deal with you.
The main issue here is that many of these names are very similar and it's hard to rank them (and even harder to tell the player what each of them means). I'd say that volatile means that the character's mood can change fast, usually for the worse, and that he needs to be handled with care, whereas unstable means that the guy is just nuts, no reasoning, no effort would make a difference, conclude your business as fast as you can and get out if you can, but still...
Anyway, thoughts? Suggestions? Different (hopefully better) ranks?