On Aug 30, 2008, at 6:51 AM, Theresa Ford wrote:

Hi! I should have anticipated the in-game coordinates discussion.
Programming it into an object isn't difficult. The problem is that it
would change how the game is played and thus would need senate
discussion and vote.

For example, as part of their specialized skills, rangers can mark
places and use their bearings ability to return. We have a compass
that
always points back to Tantallon. We have a non-player character named
Lorius whom you can "tell lorius lost" and he'll give you walking
directions back to Tantallon. Coaches and boats can take you specific
places that you might not know how to get to. Adding the
availability of
coordinates renders all but the boats useless.

The real discussion point, however, is that Ancient Anguish strives to
maintain the book adventure feel. It's not a numbers game. You don't
see
the specific hit points of your enemy because it's not something you
can
tell by looking at a creature. Instead, you can tell if it's in good
shape, hurt, etc. Coordinates would fall into that category, I think.
You can't step out your front door and look at the tree in your lawn
and
your street, and know your exact latitude and longitude.

I will bring it up for discussion. In the meantime, we'll continue
with
the in-game map change which is complicated, but possible, and should
help once you get to a closer proximity of the area you are searching
for.

– T

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