2013-07-12, 01:56 AM
byakugan Wrote:You use first IGN as the key field or w.e in the character database. You use the second IGN below Beta for nothing else than for looks, like a medal tittle. I still don't see how that'd break anything.
This would cause issues regardless. the only thing that would limit this is forcing a prefix before the name which would limit you in character choice because of the 12 character naming system. Making the class let alone coding the prefix Alpha/Beta into the games would cause mor problems than it's worth.
The pets are items. There are more process running off of character name than off of your pets. Char names are no where near as cosmetic as they seem, everything else? Pretty cosmetic.
"IDK why you keep brigging a database issue in this as if it'd be a gamebreaking or costy at all. They would, almost literally, have to copy/paste the same block of code used for naming pets and stick in Beta's code, while making Alpha's IGN work for all purposes required as they do in a normal character. Beta's ign would be just a tittle, only give hers a different color to make obvious which one is the main IGN."
I don't code all that much but this would cause issues with adding to parties and expeditions, party search, and lag since the main problem of lag in this game is more text-based than anything. The coding wouldn't simply just fit in and you have to add extra parameters so that it doesn't flip the pineapple out and even then testing on a side server you STILL have margin for error when it goes live.
Takebacker Wrote:I don't see the need to reconstruct their entire architecture just because of one class, and all for something that not only doesn't make them any money (database redesign is costly...), would cause conflicts in the future and increase maintenance, but also doesn't serve ANY purpose other than pushing the marketing point of "2 classes in 1!".
This. They said dual-character, that did not necessitate them doing a literal 2 class thing. 2 sets of skills that benefit you regardless of if you are alpha or beta sounds like more than enough for me. I know this is your opinion but implementing what you are asking is not cost-effective for them nor is it easily plausible.