09-26-2016, 05:23 PM
Suppose you're playing a game that has quests and/or adventures for you to complete. The game is primarily text based, so you're not going to get a lot pretty pictures or cinematics.
The question is, are you happy with getting a quest that reads something like:
A raiding part of orcs has captured Destin, Lord Byron's son. Destroy the orcs, gain some loot and forever have Destin and Lord Byron as an ally.
Or, do you prefer a two page narrative that describes how Destin was captured, how distraught Lord Byron is, what the orc encampment looks like etc.?
For me, I like the stories to be as short as possible because I'm more interested in the loot than I am in the story of a minor quest.
For major quests, something that is a part of an overall story-arc, I would likely enjoy more detail but I still don't want to have to read a novel.
Any thoughts on this?
Hopefully I'll eventually find a topic people will have an opinion on!
The question is, are you happy with getting a quest that reads something like:
A raiding part of orcs has captured Destin, Lord Byron's son. Destroy the orcs, gain some loot and forever have Destin and Lord Byron as an ally.
Or, do you prefer a two page narrative that describes how Destin was captured, how distraught Lord Byron is, what the orc encampment looks like etc.?
For me, I like the stories to be as short as possible because I'm more interested in the loot than I am in the story of a minor quest.
For major quests, something that is a part of an overall story-arc, I would likely enjoy more detail but I still don't want to have to read a novel.
Any thoughts on this?
Hopefully I'll eventually find a topic people will have an opinion on!