Lycanthrope
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Yeah, yeah. It's old news by now but let's go for it. What changes would you like to see?
Feel free to share here as well as post in the official forum.
The thoughts I posted in the forum:
I suspect that most of what I intend to say has already been said, but... what I'd like to see in Risen 2 is simply just more of the same with a bit more expanding on the good. I want a bigger world, more armour, more quests, more faction; I'll explain each one in turn.
Bigger World
The thing I loved about Gothic 3 (shhh, I'm allowed to mention this) was the big, expansive world which you could explore. I loved finding new caves, hunting down the likes of Nefarius and other secluded individuals as well as scouring the ruins. I would like Risen 2 to have a large, explorable world as well.
A world in which you can find hidden treasures, lost mysteries, weapons, magics and other interesting goodies. A world that you could really just lose yourself in.
More Armour & Weapons
By this I just mean in the sense of diversity (I'll expand a bit more when I get to factions). I'd like hoods to go with mage robes, I'd like different types of mage robes depending on the acquired rank and specific mage faction as well as for the same to apply to the different factions such as a paladin, mercenary, rogue, etc.
I don't just want the same old faction armour either, let there be mithril, chainmail, platemail, dragonbone, etc armours. Let there be long robes, flowy battle robes which are part plate and part material. Let it boil down to individual player preference.
Let there be exotic weapons, like katana and scythes. Let mages have different staves depending on their personal preferences or faction (a staff of bone, crystal, wood, etc).
More Quests
This is a tough one, I know. But when I say more quests, I mean... Everyone loves the main storyline, everyone knows that that's what they'll have to get to... eventually. I like to postpone 'eventually' for as long as possible. I'd like to have a number of side-quests to do. I guess it's really just that simple. I have always loved the way Piranha Bytes implemented quests and more of those imaginative, enjoyable and immersive quests, please
Environment
I like the... 'adult' environment. Brothels, booze, swampweed, etc. Keep it dark, keep it grounded in a feeling of desperation.
Factions
Also a tough one. I want proper factions for each base class (warrior, mage, rogue). For the mages there should at least be good and evil choices or, perhaps in such a way that say... there's a monastery and later, as the protagonist becomes more and more evil or meets darker characters vying for power, he can eventually take over the monastery and change the way the novices are taught and who is in charge of the monastery (necromancers or other dark mages?) and let this have an impact on the world and the way others (even non-mages) interact with the player.
Let the warriors have the usual pallies/crusaders and mercenary counterparts.
Let rogues have their good ol' Robin Hood thieves and Assassin counterparts.
Let the protagonist, in each scenario, be capable of taking over (in some sense at least) and changing the course of those factions to suit his own agenda.
I guess more thought could be put into it but this is just off the top of my head. I want depth, I want everything I do to have an effect on the world and for NPCs to acknowledge it in some way.
Piranha Bytes know what they're doing, and I'm sure they're aware that they're onto a good thing so they will take the best suggestions and do with them what they feel will fit in.
All I want is MORE and for more good/evil choices to have an impact on the world.
Can't wait for Risen 2
Thank you, Piranhas!
