An 10 question interview with Sigurdur Olafsson was published at Eve Gate today. They discuss various aspects of this futuristic MMORPG, like this one:
8) Will there be some form of factions status in EVE as was in EQ or some sort of permanent record as was seen in privateer/elite and if so how will it work and will the only way to change it be by killing things like in most other mmorpgs?
A) See question 6. for factions. In addition, players will be ranked in various categories, such as npc killing, player killing, wealth, power and so on. There is also a popularity system where you can give another player a 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' if he did something nice/bad. All these rankings, plus the legal system, are readily available to players and help them in judging whether a newly encountered player is a threat or an ally. |