Solo or Small Party ?

[michischmid2000]

I like the idea of a party but i also think that the limit should be 2members + our little hero.
It's more like a issue for version 1.0.1, not for 0.6.9

[ScorpionZ]

I vote for solo. You could provide an option to play with a pet/familiar, but I don't want to have to rely on another player to help me complete anything. If you choose to go with a pet, it feels like you are starting to copy Fable the game.

[lady black]

I've only had the game two days, so might change my opinion later, but for now I vote solo all
the way.
Really is addictive--love it. Not doing very well yet, but love it.

[Misqo]

Hi all, I play this great game since 0.6.8 was released and I like it as is. So I vote for solo play too.

[nietzschesaurus]

Solo play. It fits the roguelike genre much better. One Guy against a sea of enemies, who starts out weak, easily felled by cockroaches and rats, who grows to demi-godhood. That's the common theme between all hack n slash roguelikes

[EvilLucky]

Personally, the game works great as is. Adding party members would change the design and effect of the game.

If you needed to bring someone with you for a quest, then they should appear in your inventory, as opposed to following you or participating in a fight.

I like the K.I.S.S. method. Keep It Stupidly Simple

[escargot]

solo. sorry, but if i have to start worrying about other characters, party formations, etc, i'll just go play final fantasy [;

but on the subject of familiars, if they were very basic it's an idea worth looking into. for example, if they were treated more like items then a secondary character, (like if you were able to "equip" one like armor & have their effects come into play randomly in battle- ie a 3% chance you'll be healed 5 - 10 hp) it probably wouldn't affect overall gameplay too much.

but, as many others have stated, one of the charms of the game how relaxed the actual gameplay is. simple can be just as good (if not better).

[perspex]

Definitely a solo game, but the idea of a escort or brief two man party quest is something I like as well. The screen couldn't handle an extra mob without looking cluttered and it'd just get messy trailing someone behind, but if they were in a hidden slot and only popped out for the last part of the quest it could work maybe? Kind of like a conditional spawn at the start and end points, the person is destroyed at the start point when you take the quest and re-created at the end point when it's done.

That aside, it shouldn't be a party game I don't think, it works really well as a solo run around rpg.

[Kim]

I like your idea of a quest that involves a 2nd party, and it could be both a non-combat or a combat engaging 2nd party (this includes animals).
Examples: "find and escort <name> back/to <destination>", "locate <name>" (this character would then give you a new quest and follow/help you.

As most others express, this is a solo game and it should remain so.

[Dreia]

I could see adding a pet slot into the armor section which would allow you to equip pets with different abilities but beyond that I'm with everyone who says solo.

~D