Report 595

Report #595
Skillset: Wicca Skill: Entourages
 Org: Moondancers Status: Completed Oct 2011
Furies' Decision:
We will look at implementing the solutions offered.
Problem: Wiccan and (to lesser degrees) guardian guild entourages make up an
important aspect of their prowess. However, ORDERing them to do things such as
change targets (or attack, during combat), or passive afterwards, is spammy and
generates a large block of text for the caster and, when flipped to/from
passive, everyone in the room. This report aims to address this issue.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: If ENTOURAGE is ORDERed, have a single/double line
 message be generated, instead of a separate set for
 every entity within
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: If the entourage is cloaked, (i.e. faecloak), have
 their response to the ORDER similarly hidden from
 sight.
Player Comments:
---[Enyalida on 9/1 @ 01:30 writes]:
I like Solution 1, don't like Solution 2. A condensation of spam is useful, but
I'd still like to know ahead of time if I'm in the room if someone is targeting
their ents at me.
---[Rivius on 9/6 @ 15:00 writes]:
What Enyalida said.
---[Shedrin on 9/7 @ 06:47 writes]:
Agree with the above. Solution 1.
---[Xenthos on 9/11 @ 15:17 writes]:
This report seems somewhat incorrect at the moment-- ordering an entourage of
fae to attack (for example) generates no block of text for everyone in the room.
It's only ordering them passive that does. Thus, Enyalida, you -already- never
see people targeting their ents at you. However, the person doing the ordering
does receive the large block of text. No real reason for it to not condense it
down for 1) The person ordering, and 2) The pacification order, but I imagine
that the person doing the ordering would prefer to see an indication that the
command went through. (Also, most fae-users don't order their fae passive, they
just switch targets, which again generates no spam block for anyone in the room,
whether the fae are cloaked or not).
---[Inagin on 10/2 @ 14:30 writes]:
From Placeus: Removing a message when something is ordered to attack or be
passive will make it harder for people who time their ents' attacks. I would
advise against 1 and 2. or at least make it some type of on/off option.
---[Morbo on 10/15 @ 20:36 writes]:
I think I'd prefer it to be a configurable option than either of the ones
presented, so solution 1 with config entmessages or something