Re: On bizarre contortions of crossfire to fix "abuses", was Re: CF: getting rid of too powerful characters

[Robert Brockway <robert@blake.humbug.org.au>]

On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Peter Mardahl wrote:

> If we HAVE to have a limit on level ( which I oppose because who knows
> when the map set will get extended?) I'd favor this method.

I am in favour of few characters being above 30th level.  A little while
ago I made a suggestion that the experience scale should just double
indefinately (or alternatively just level out at some very large value).

I think it was mentioned that if I sent a patch (a trivial one indeed) it
might be included as an alternative.  Unfortunately it would likely break
existing characters (it could possibly be written in a fashion which
allowed it to coexist with current chracters).

Unfortunately due to reallife(tm) I haven't had the slightest chance to do
the hack and submit it, much less play much crossfire at all :(

I'd like to see this as a standard, as it would inherently limit high
level characters.

Someone could have their ultra high level character (above 40th level say)
if they were prepared to put the time and xp in :)

To be honest I can't see why a straigh doubling system wasn't used in the
first place.
Cheers,
	-Robert


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