Poll: Change to the HUG Emote...

[Babyjenks]

What game is AoC? Maybe I should be playing that game instead.

Emotes and Graphics are about the only thing that game has going for it. Totally not worth the $15/monthly.. dont waste your time ;]

But if you enjoy paying for a buggy beta game where you have to wait 45 minutes for worldly quest mobs to respawn, then grind the last 20 levels due to lack of quests be my guest.. its Age of Conan.

[floon]

I can understand that, but would it be easier to have certain animations only affect the top half of the body when chair pants are on? For instance, I would like to laugh without standing up from the chair, and floating above it every time I end a sentence with a question mark is also kind of weird.

Perhaps this should be a separate topic, but I'll see if floon responds here first.

We're working on supporting some of that. The scripting surrounding animation blending and emotes is a hairy beast, and tackling it without causing lots of bugs is an annoying task.

[Forjo]

We're working on supporting some of that. The scripting surrounding animation blending and emotes is a hairy beast, and tackling it without causing lots of bugs is an annoying task.

Good luck on that. Maybe it'll allow for emotes on horseback as well -- we'll want those in Rohan.

Thanks for the update!

-Forjo

[FoxFire]

We're working on supporting some of that. The scripting surrounding animation blending and emotes is a hairy beast, and tackling it without causing lots of bugs is an annoying task.

Ah. Now THAT is very heartening to hear. I've always thought how sad it was that we couldn't do all sorts of emotes while sitting that we can do while standing, and if you do type any of those emotes, the game automatically stands you up to do them.

Oh and while you're working on that (thank you very much), could you also look into fishing while sitting? If possible let our legs hang over a dock, bridge, or other ledge when near such a feature, and/or give us "stool-pants" to use while fishing.

Thanks!

[Iavas87]

We're working on supporting some of that. The scripting surrounding animation blending and emotes is a hairy beast, and tackling it without causing lots of bugs is an annoying task.

You're a wonder, floon. I can just about make a calculator app with Java or C++, so the stuff you guys do all blends into a nebulous haze somewhere near the distant horizon of possibility. All I can say is, thanks, and I'm glad you take time out of working on pragmatic content to tweak the immersive details, much less listen to our uninformed suggestions.

If you are going to tweak seating animations though, I'm going to go ahead and ungraciously slide another one your way: Allow for numerous seating positions for both chairs and no chairs (e.g. laid back, bunched up, relaxed, and alert). Currently, taking Elves as an example, they have two positions. On chairs, they sit as if they are hiding a staff somewhere within their person - which is nice if they're in a formal council but not so much if they are next to a fire on a Red Long Chair. Similarly, if there is no chair around, they sit bunched up with their legs crossed, which is great if you're camping beneath a tree on a rainy night, but is overly guarded for a picnic in the Woody End, and only if there are no chairs nearby.

So, perhaps, if you're going to be reworking the system anyway, I can propose the following for your consideration.

First, make chairs give you chairpants only if you have them selected as well as standing nearby. That way, if you want to sit cross-legged on a stool, you can. Secondly, have two emotes: /sit would work as it does now - with a chair it gives you chairpants and sits you in an attentive "hidden staff" position - without a chair it sits you in a bunched up cross-legged position. /sit2 would be more relaxed - with a chair it gives you chairpants and sits you in a relaxed pose, maybe like that Escrow Broker in the Last Homely House - without a chair it sits you like some of the rangers I see sitting around, one one leg stretched out with the other bent at the knee and an arm resting on it.

I don't mean to complain overmuch about the current system or demand a complete and lengthy rework, but just drop an idea for you to knowledgeably ruminate the potential of. I just see some of the NPC's relaxing so comfortably that I wonder if PC's cannot be allowed to do the same, but then for all I know, it would be easier to create all of Rhovanion than implement the changes I suggest.

[Mandella]

I'd just love to be able to sit down while smoking, but I also like the suggestion of having a "casual" vs "relaxed" sit emote (which I understand would immediately double the list of other emotes that would then have to be matched with the different sittings styles)...

So much to do, so few devs, eh?

[Iavas87]

(which I understand would immediately double the list of other emotes that would then have to be matched with the different sittings styles)

Actually, the reason I suggested it here is because floon mentioned attempts at animation blending - so if I understand correctly, the same animation can be used for the upper body regardless of the lower body's position.

[Conanov]

I'd just love to be able to sit down while smoking, but I also like the suggestion of having a "casual" vs "relaxed" sit emote (which I understand would immediately double the list of other emotes that would then have to be matched with the different sittings styles)...

So much to do, so few devs, eh?

Hugging and dare I say it, kissing while sitting down would be well worth my $15 per month!

[Shibi]

If an Elf hugs a Hobbit or Dwarf is it going to end up pornographic?

Maybe the Elf could bend down and pick up the little knee-high tyke in his arms and cuddle the living snot out of them?

[Zantiana]

give us "stool-pants" to use while fishing.

**childish snicker**

I doubt I'd want those.

(It is a good idea and I'd like to see the hug emote as well too.)

[FoxFire]

**childish snicker**

I doubt I'd want those.

(It is a good idea and I'd like to see the hug emote as well too.)

LOL. Not THAT stool. Those would make fishing much less comfortable.

[Conanov]

Is the emote mis-used in Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons? If not, I fail to see why the technology can't be incorporated into Lotro on the next update.

[soccercake7]

I think interactive emotes could be really cool. Some ideas:

/hug
/highfive
/dance (interactive dancing)
/shake (shake hands)
/kiss (could be the most fun one of all hehe, although I'm sure if implemented it would be done European-style with pecks on the cheeks)

While this would be in the fluff category, given this is a MMORPG I think allowing players to interact with each other more should still warrant some attention. This could really add a bit of fun to the game.

When I type /shake it says:

You are not able to use the shake emote... yet...

hmmm

[Conanov]

We can only hope better emotes come with Mirkwood!

[atteSmythe]

We can only hope better emotes come with Mirkwood!

Some animated emotes while mounted are coming!

[Conanov]

We can only hope better emotes come with Mirkwood!

Pooh...it didn't.

[sir-rinthian]

Pooh...it didn't.

Did too. We got mounted emotes!

[Alyrian]

/signed.
Gets my vote. I really liked this animation in DDO.

[maxjenius]

Did too. We got mounted emotes!

Do the emotes allowed while mounted include animations? I haven't paid very good attention.

[honoure]

/signed

In a world like LOTRO, it is a shame the emotes are not as full as they could be. I have played games where there is at least 3 different types of hugs, bows, curtseys, greetings etc, i would love to see a fully functioning hug emote.. also a /tickle emote

[twilight07]

/signed
Would love to see some interactive emotes like that. Assuming it's possible with Lotro.

[Beloth]

... horsepants.

Why am I getting the picture of Monty Python?!?!??!

floon, you could'a gone all week without giving me that mental image!

Is there a guy running behind with coconut shells too?

Hey, speakin' of Horsepants...

Has anyone noticed that the beat of our personal horse's hooves syncs up perfectly with the theme song from the old Get Smart! TV series?

I mean Absolutely Perfectly!

Jeebus, now with the additional mental image of Horsepants, and Serfs with coconut shells following behind, riding in LotRO just got to be a too zany way to move about.

[maxjenius]

Why am I getting the picture of Monty Python?!?!??!

Because you are.