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enigma@zebedee · 06-26-2003, 04:33 AM

We use puzzles with multiple solutions, puzzles where each character can only get the experience once, puzzles which are only available once an hour, puzzles with different solutions based on either randomness or a hash from the characters name, etc etc.

There is an NPC called the riddler who gives xp for answering riddles, but he has a _lot_ of riddles, and players can actually add more, so it's very hard to automate the solutions.

You are right though, it's a tricky one to get right - something we are strongly against is 'risk free xp' - and puzzles can be that.

06-26-2003, 04:33 AM	#2
enigma@zebedee Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 70	We use puzzles with multiple solutions, puzzles where each character can only get the experience once, puzzles which are only available once an hour, puzzles with different solutions based on either randomness or a hash from the characters name, etc etc. There is an NPC called the riddler who gives xp for answering riddles, but he has a _lot_ of riddles, and players can actually add more, so it's very hard to automate the solutions. You are right though, it's a tricky one to get right - something we are strongly against is 'risk free xp' - and puzzles can be that.