Report 869

Report #869
Skillset: Transmology Skill: Ribbachi
 Org: Illuminati Status: Rejected Jan 2013
Furies' Decision:
Rejected. We do not like the idea of ribbachi going through special exits at
this time and note there are complications when taking special exits into
account.
Problem: The ribbachi is an ent you can remotely control to spy on people. It
will relay all says in the room back to the owner. It currently has a 100 room
limit from where the owner stands, i.e., you cannot order it to act farther than
100 rooms away. The problem is that for supposedly being the "perfect spy" (from
the AB), it cannot be move into areas blocked off by special exits and neither
is it possible to order it to move around if you are on one side of the special
exit and the ribbachi is on the other. This is a problem given that many
important areas are separated by special exits, the most notable of which are
Vortex valves (for defending), ethereal archways, and temple/godrealm entrances.
While it is indeed true that the illuminati can simply pass through the special
exit him/herself and command the ribbachi from there, this pretty much ruins the
spying given the proliferation of dingbat noses, scent, scan, spectacles of
clairvoyance and whatever else ability that lets you know when someone is in an
area, which is not ideal. In addition, even if the ribbachi manages to find its
target, it still runs the risk of being PROBED and exposed anyway. Therefore,
this report seeks to address this issue.
Solution #1: Allow the ribbachi to be commanded even if it is past a special
 exit (it's on one side, you are on the other). If possible, allow
 it to be commanded to enter special exits as well.
Solution #2: Allow ORDER RIBBACHI SEEK (person) to function regardless of
 where the owner is. If necessary, restrict it to same
 continent/plane only. All other commands will still respect the
 100 room limit. If the target is beyond said limit (or past a
 special exit), the ribbachi remains impossible to command aside
 from ordering it to return, like right now.
Solution #3: Allow the ribbachi to be commanded to go to specific rooms via
 their room ID (possible syntax: ORDER RIBBACHI TRAVEL (ID)), so
 long as the owner remains on the same continent/plane.
Player Comments:
---[Shuyin on 9/10 @ 20:59 writes]:
Remade this report to accurately reflect the problem and changed up the
solutions after feedback from fellow guild members and Eventru
---[Shuyin on 9/10 @ 21:26 writes]:
I am particularly fond of solution 2 since it's the one that is least likely to
fudge with the mob movement code, special exit code, and/or whatever else.
---[Eritheyl on 9/10 @ 22:33 writes]:
Solution 2 supported.
---[Asmodea on 9/13 @ 03:54 writes]:
APPROVES. Solution 1 or 2. Same plant commands though.
---[Asmodea on 9/24 @ 10:06 writes]:
*Plane not plant
---[Lorina on 12/8 @ 21:25 writes]:
Solution 2.
---[Ushaara on 12/11 @ 18:16 writes]:
Solution 2 supported with same continent/plane restriction.
---[Rastor on 12/11 @ 22:31 writes]:
Would support solution 2, but with a same-plane restriction and if it ceases to
function when outside 100 room limit
---[Rivius on 12/15 @ 16:35 writes]:
Solution 2
---[Celina on 1/1 @ 20:39 writes]:
Sure
---[Tacita on 1/9 @ 15:48 writes]:
Solution 2 with same plane/continent.
---[Vadi on 1/26 @ 03:52 writes]:
Solution 2 on same plane and continent