Online Battles

[The Chad]

Online Battles

Ever since Fable II I thought it would be awsome if we could have online battles. Here's how I think it should be like.

You go up to a players orb and challenge them to a battle. If they agree, you will have an epic battle and who ever wins will get twice as much gold as the person they just defeated.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Necromancer]

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I've always wanted to have player VS player combat in Fable. I don't care much about money being gained as a result of a fight, though, as long as money wasn't transferred from the loser to the winner. That would make practicing with someone else very irritating.

 

[Purple Nurple]

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I agree, I don't think there should be punishments for losing, only rewards for winning.

 

[Karmasb!ch]

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i love the idea but the main mechanics of the game would have to be tweeked, like making the aim more of a shooter style and running flows better oh and taking cover would be a nice addition aswell

 

[Daemon300]

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What if someone was a Will Hero vs a Strength Hero? Unless they added some abilities for the Strength Hero that could defend against Will this is a no go.

 

[numb3rs]

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the money system would be cool if you could judge what was handed over, like not just money, both of you could choose an item in the others inventory, then if you both agree to hand it over if you lose, you can fight

 

[Lupus]

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Well it could go this way PM has stated that the fighting system in Fable 3 has been tweaked to resemble that of a fighting game (street fighter or tekken etc) and the will powers depend on wearing rings etc (this system implies will may be more limited than previous games?). My point is it seems that they are stepping in the right direction for this style of gameplay (i can try and find interview sources for that info if people want...)

 

[Karmasb!ch]

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What if someone was a Will Hero vs a Strength Hero? Unless they added some abilities for the Strength Hero that could defend against Will this is a no go.

the thing is nobody in their right mind would go into the arena without a balanced or distance based character if they do then it would be there funeral and who knows maybe u'll be able to throw ur weapon lol can u imagine

 

[Necromancer]

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What if someone was a Will Hero vs a Strength Hero? Unless they added some abilities for the Strength Hero that could defend against Will this is a no go.

I agree with you there. There also wouldn't be a way to defend against bullets or arrows. We've seen bosses and more powerful enemies in Fable 2 dodging bullets and arrows, but the Hero hasn't been able to do that yet. Perhaps with this new combat system that Molyneux has been telling us about, there will be new features that allow us to do these things.

the money system would be cool if you could judge what was handed over, like not just money, both of you could choose an item in the others inventory, then if you both agree to hand it over if you lose, you can fight

That's a really good idea. That would have the potential to give players great incentive to win the fight. It would also enable you to just have some friendly duels with a friend without getting your stuff taken from you. +rep

the thing is nobody in their right mind would go into the arena without a balanced or distance based character if they do then it would be there funeral and who knows maybe u'll be able to throw ur weapon lol can u imagine

You're forgetting what Molyneux is trying to move towards. He wants each player's Hero to be unique. He wants you to be able to be any kind of Hero you want to be. He wouldn't make it so that you had to have all three Hero disciplines down in order to stand a chance in combat.

 

[James Butts]

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I like this idea, and the rewards shouldn't be picked by your opponent, but you, and you would both have to accept what the other offered.

 

[Karmasb!ch]

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You're forgetting what Molyneux is trying to move towards. He wants each player's Hero to be unique. He wants you to be able to be any kind of Hero you want to be. He wouldn't make it so that you had to have all three Hero disciplines down in order to stand a chance in combat.

true i guess but with that in mind pvp wouldnt be possible with the.... i just thot of something! can and will and should the guns be able to morph?

 

[Necromancer]

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I like this idea, and the rewards shouldn't be picked by your opponent, but you, and you would both have to accept what the other offered.

Well of course, it would definitely have to be agreed upon. I thought that was already assumed though.

can and will and should the guns be able to morph?

Yes.

 

[Karmasb!ch]

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Well of course, it would definitely have to be agreed upon. I thought that was already assumed though.



Yes.

really? i havent seen that, well ill take ur word for it but like i was trying to say before there wouldnt really be a way around a strength character being out classed by a will or ranged character or else all the other millions of rpgs would have figured it out

 

[Evan]

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If this whole thing were to happen, I think it would make more sense to gain followers out of it, maybe some cash too but followers would be more realistic.

 

[SpreadPayLoad]

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I think it would be awesome to see each others characters running around instead of little orbs It would get alot more views as people love online ^_^

 

[Blestb]

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the thing is nobody in their right mind would go into the arena without a balanced or distance based character if they do then it would be there funeral and who knows maybe u'll be able to throw ur weapon lol can u imagine

Well a Hero of strength could take the damage from spells and bullets. Pretty obvious really. So lightning could earth itself after it struck a hero of strength etc

 

[In depth Renn]

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hehe, me and my friend have been wanting this since fable 2 came out. Yes it would be awesome for pvp and walking around hanging with actual peeps not just there little orb, but the main issue for this is the game time, so if you sleep it would be useless because people cant be playing a different time in one game. BUT if they do bring out a pvp, please make it good and take off sub-targeting because people would just get bummed.

 

[GunSlingerTeen16]

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I'm not to sure on this one, I mean I don't really like pvp, yet fighting someone in fable would sound cool......I'd like to see how they work that one into the game.

 

[hobbes_pwn]

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I would prefer a mode where you could fight with lots of other heroes against endless waves of enemies in some arena.. The incentives would be xp, exclusive loot and help morph your enemy. I think it would be fun just chatting with other gamers whilst slaying hobbes.

Reminds me of Skate 3's lobby.

When i feel like talking on xbox or i am in a lonely mood i would never play Fable 2.

Even a chat page similar to the one i made would be nice to see whilst in the arena

 

[hobbes_pwn]

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I think this would be the most probable of the proposed ideas. If it was player vs player, well, this would ultimately lead to people saying "omg hax n00b gtfo" and things of that nature. So having all players in the same faction only slaying enemies would drastically reduce the potential drama.

Also people will work together more, probably coming up with strategies.

Human vs human would result in some people spamming attacks, probably causing chaos in the arenas or lag.. Also no one would use magic human vs human, because using an effective spell requires you to be very open for 20 seconds