Empathic Linking (saved posts)

Category: Empaths
Topic: Developer's Corner - Empaths
Message #: 298
Author: GS4-ESTILD
Date: 03/05/2015 01:00 PM EST
Subject: Empathic Linking

Solomon

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/F2P%20Discussions/F2P%20Subscription/view/90

Healing

The last 10 players healed are kept track of. Each time a new person is healed, the oldest name on the list is bumped off. A single player can only appear 2 times on the list. A healing pass increases this to 4 times.

An empath must first link (via TOUCH) to their prospective client. This linking process takes 30 seconds (15 with a healing pass). Once established, the link lasts for 3 minutes. All wound transfers done during this link are considered part of a single healing session (one entry on the above list).

As recently announced in the Free to Play (F2P) discussions, we're implementing a new feature for healing Empaths. You may now TOUCH <target> LINK to establish an Empathic Link with the target. For F2P Empaths without a Healing Pass, it takes 30 seconds to establish the link. For F2P Empaths with a Healing Pass or for non-F2P Empaths, it takes 15 seconds. While a link is established, it lasts for 3 minutes and no other Empath can transfer wounds from the target. An Empath may only have one link active at a time and each player can only be linked to one Empath at a time. The Empath or the target may UNLINK at anytime to end the link early.

F2P Empaths will be required to form an Empathic Link before they can transfer any wounds. This is optional and now live for any non-F2P Empaths. In the far future, this will be a requirement for all Empaths, but not until we implement and review a number of other things with healing. This feature has always been on my list to implement, but as a much broader project. It'll be some time before I get to the latter, but I did want to warn everyone now.

GameMaster Estild

Category: Discussions with Simutronics
Topic: F2P Subscription
Message #: 405
Author: GS4-ESTILD
Date: 03/30/2015 03:13 PM EDT
Subject: Re: F2P Observations and Input

Lyquitta, Cleric of Kuon

Also, for the healing, it's sounding like the LINKing portion of healing is going to become a mandatory part of the system in the not-so-far-off future, with paid subscibers getting the 15-second form, and F2P subscribers keeping their 30-second form (sans pass, that is). I do agree, though, that something needs to be done with bleeders, so that patients can't bleed out while waiting for the empath to finish their LINKing roundtime.

No, it's very far off before it's a requirement for all Empaths. You can expect there to be many skills and factors that will allow you to mitigate the perceived disadvantages of such a system. It is definitely possible for patients to bleed out while waiting for the link, but such a scenario is more hyperbole than reality. Yes, it can happen, but it's something that happens with any frequency.

GameMaster Estild