Delivery missions officially are lame.

[lazarus]

I have to say that for me personally, map co-ords would take a lot away from the game. Not only do I think they don't fit with the overall technology level of the game, but it just brings back that whole "being lead around by the nose" type of thing.

When I'm looking for something or trying to describe to someone else where something is, I much prefer the "turn left at the big root, head towards to hill on the horizon until you come to a patch of bushes" kind of thing to simply " go to co-ord xyz".

I don't believe this game is unfriendly to explorers at all. Yes, the flora and fauna can be unfriendly, but that is not the same thing. A large part of the fun (and sometimes frustration) of this game for me is trying to get to new places to see what's there. I am now finally getting quite good at sneaking past aggro mobs to see what's over the next hill and so on, and I just feel that I don't need, or indeed want, something telling me precisely where I am. I can work it out nicely by taking note of where I am in relation to my surroundings, and I never seem to have much problem finding my way back to somewhere I've already been.

As I said, that's my preference. You are, of course, entitled to yours.

[vinnyq]

re: technoglogy. How do you explain the compass?

re: challenge. Oh, the game can still be challenging with a coord system. Less aggravation baby, less aggravation.

[vaquero1]

I think grid lines would be great. In 1492 they new about lat. and long. lines and used them back then "In the Day". I think Atys scientists would also know and use the same kinda thing. There is a compass, sailors used that and a sextin(sorry if I spelled that wrong) to figure out where they were in the world.

But if I never get grid lines. I could care less I WANT MY OUTPOST!

[zumwalt]

Just a thought, but if you have clicked on an NPC 1 time and talked to them, they should be in some sort of contact list, so you can track them, i mean seriously the karavan and kami both have teleporters

Its just common sense they would have communication devices.
So once you find an NPC, it just adds to a list of known npc's in your compas, click on compas, and click on locate known npc, and wala, he is on track.

This would help to solve alot of finding npc's issue IMO.
You just have to have visited them atleast 1 time in your life.

[lyrah68]

Yeah what F. said. I don't mind a challenge, but when I log on and think OH GOD...I gotta *insert annoyingly frustrating/aggravating activity* I think I will polish the silver instead, or clean the fishtank.

re: technoglogy. How do you explain the compass?

re: challenge. Oh, the game can still be challenging with a coord system. Less aggravation baby, less aggravation.

[lyrah68]

It is a Sextant I think that is the spelling. It used the stars to get within a rather stunningly accurate location (within a few dozen feet, which given the technology of that day is mind boggling).

There is evidence in archeology that points to the SAME technology and a rather accurate size of the earth...in Myan civilization and several other "dead cultures".

Technology is not the ONLY way to figure out where you are and where you are going. In fact, PRE radar, my father in law was able to navigate where he was flying during WW II, using math and instruments that were millinia old (square and compass of mansonic fame.).

I think grid lines would be great. In 1492 they new about lat. and long. lines and used them back then "In the Day". I think Atys scientists would also know and use the same kinda thing. There is a compass, sailors used that and a sextin(sorry if I spelled that wrong) to figure out where they were in the world.

But if I never get grid lines. I could care less I WANT MY OUTPOST!