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> A hybrid combat system.  I don't know how it would work, but the combat in U7 
> seems just a touch too random (which is, I guess, pretty realistic).  I 
> thought U4's system was pretty good at allowing you a bit of strategy, but it 
> got slow after a while.  One of the things I liked about the 7's was that as 
> the game progressed, and your characters were stronger, combat wasn't an issue 
> for the lower monsters.  All the way through U4 you had to hassle with the 
> combat screen and moving guys around, etc.
 
Maybe a choice ?? 
1) The turn based system, like Wizardry 7 or something so you can specify
   who will kill which target
2) The Ultima 7 system, which I found very pleasing yet sometimes irritating
   because some idiot in the party was wielding a fire-doom staff !
 
> I think between the key ring and the auto-feed hot-key, you guys reached a 
> happy medium between having to actually buy food find keys vs. a lot of hassle 
> in manipulating these items.
 
Those two things are great, but the inventory system still sucks. I mean,
it's nice that you can have a floating menu on screen to get items from but 
I'd rather have some group screen with everybody's inventory so you can 
drag/drop all you want.
 
> I don't know how, but the NPC interfacing still needs work.  Maybe going back 
> to typing key words wouldn't be so bad as an option.  It encourages paying 
> more attention and *gasp* keeping better notes.
 
I don't know about that keyword thing. I found that to be very irritating
in for instance Wizardry. Maybe the important leads can be done with the
U7 system and for fun, you can use the keywords. Wait: maybe for the main
story, you can use the keywords and for the side-quests (like some lover-
getting-back-together thing :) you can use keywords !!
 
> Likewise, I am anti-automap.  Part of the thrill of the dungeons was figuring 
> them out.  In the more challenging ones, I ended up making maps for myself, 
> but I think the automap feature makes some of this too easy.
 
Yeah ! But the above-the-ground-world SHOULD have somekind of map with 
a positioning system. (again: like in U7)
 
> I'm sure that the graphics and sound will be awesome, but don't falter on this 
> at all.  In addition to being a good game with a good plot, the more "real" it 
> seems, the better.
 
 
 
> Also, I'm still pretty partial to the first person perspective in dungeons.  
> This would get to be a bit tedious in the regular world, but maybe go to a 
> system like U4 with separate town/dungeon/wilderness interfaces.  A first 
> person perspective in some of the towns might be kind of neat...  The problem 
> is where do you break it off.  Also, a party of eight can see more than a 
> party of one.  In a dungeon, there would have to be some way of seeing what's 
> behind you (i.e. a rear guard).
 
An Underworld/Ultima mix ?? Incredible !
 
> I actually like how much of a pain in the a** it is when it gets dark.  This 
> makes things much more realistic.
> 
> Most important - keep the skill required to finish the game pretty high.  I 
> like seeing my character progress.  I also like learning some of the tricks of 
> the game on my own.  Don't make things too obvious or even necessarily 
> consistent with previous games.  
 
Oh, by the way. How is it possible that IX will be set in Brittania ?? 
 
> Also, there's a thread that's been floating here (it seems like) forever.  
> It's called Origin CD ONLY FOREVER or something.  There's a huge debate about 
> pushing system capacity and designing for high end systems.  IMHO, assuming a 
> mid 1996 release date, the game should run adequately on a fast 486, but 
> exploit the features of a Pentium for best performance.  By the time it is 
> released, this may not even be good enough.  Don't sacrifice the game for 
> downward compatibility.  I'd rather wait for a new system to play the best 
> game possible than get a game that's no better than what we already have.
 
Where talking U9 here ! I thought the date was mid 95 AT THE LATEST !!
 
 
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