On next reset: 5x5 minimum supergrid, 4 RoBs

[Machenoid]

On the next server reset i suggest that it starts with a minimum 5x5 (or as many as possible) supergrids, with four RoBs each placed an even distance from the borders, each other, and the center of the initial setup; they are all evenly distributed over the 5x5. When a player leaves the initial spawn-in room, a dialog box pops up with each RoB spawn as a choice, and displayed next to each choice is not just the number of characters but also accounts that have spawned characters at that RoB -- so '100 characters' at RoB#2 mean nothing if the number of accounts is '5'. When the player does spawn at their chosen RoB, they will not appear in the center of the RoB, but instead inside of one of the stone arches; so PKs can't easilly camp the spawns solo. Additionally, the RoB could have it's area covered with stone pavement with a circle of grass around that of about 1/3rd a screen wide, so the forest is pushed back at least a little ways.

The entire point of this is suggestion is so that the initial player count on each starting supergrid will be lowered, and thus either slow down or even prevent the (re)creation of the kind of RoB we have now; a barren, resource-wasteland of personal claims and untouchable pallisaded areas; and of course, make the game world feel larger.

Also, wipe the character data. No more personal claims of bullshit-huge size from day 1, screwing up everything.

[sabinati]

call one of them the Ring of Trogdar, and have an immortal dragon that kills everyone camping the spawn.

[loftar]

Yes, as Jorb wrote elsewhere, the RoB is a blight upon the land and should need to be dealt away with completely. There's just the question of what should replace it.

[Jackard]

There's just the question of what should replace it.

If you have a sea, first generation characters could randomly wash up along the shore. Following generations could spawn at the idol/claim of the previous character.

[Jfloyd]

There's just the question of what should replace it.

If you have a sea, first generation characters could randomly wash up along the shore. Following generations could spawn at the idol/claim of the previous character.

I like this. If the map expands outward infinitly (north/south) there could be a shore that just runs up it that players would spawn on. It would be a bit much to have the ENITRE infinite area be spawn shore, but a good sizable chunk.

[theTrav]

Yes, as Jorb wrote elsewhere, the RoB is a blight upon the land and should need to be dealt away with completely. There's just the question of what should replace it.

1 - Town buildable spawn locations
2 - Random wilderness spawns (die noobs die!)
3 - in caves? crawling out of caves to start civilisation?

I very much dislike the idea of replacing one hard coded RoB with several hard coded RoB's. I like the idea of publicly spawnable towns though. That would require some improvements to the "how you join a town" mechanism though.

[sabinati]

Following generations could spawn at the idol/claim of the previous character.

this should definitely happen. why would i start life so far from where my ancestor lived?