[MUD-Dev] Retention without Addiction?

[sean at ffwd.cx]

shren wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, Valerio Santinelli wrote:
>> shren wrote:
>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Valerio Santinelli wrote:

>>> Apparently they announced some kind of database access to be on
>>> the planned features list for future patches.  I'll believe it
>>> when I see it, but it's of note that they said it.

>> This is weird. A recent post on the forum by Don Moar, Lead
>> Toolset Programmer, was clear about the fact that they are NEVER
>> going to add database support to NWN. And he explained the
>> reasons very well.  Here's the link to that post:

>>   http://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=168697&forum=46

> I'm going to go call out my source on this, and I'll come back
> with a specific url where someone in the know says it or with an
> apology. The only point that the Don is making is that adding SQL
> support makes things more, not less, complicated, not that it's
> technically unfeasible or unwanted.

> It seems to be mentioned here:

>   http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/NWN/nwnlog9.htm

> I have nothing more concrete.  Boy is my face red.

There has been some talk about this as a potential feature on
BioWare's NWN General Forum.  But the talk is that it will be
included in an expansion pack (likely XP2, since that is the one BW
is developing), rather than a patch.  Still, until it's
substantiated by someone official, it's just speculation.  I think
this all rose from the fact that BW has shown that they are
interested in improving the game's PW support, and DB integration is
the most asked-for feature in that regard.


Sean



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