When I was younger I was a great fan of paper back roleplaying games (Ad&D, Warhammer RPG, Twilight 2000, Traveler, etc) and during 10 years of computergaming I have only found a similar experience in two (2) games: Baldur's Gate and our ever popular favourite OFP.
That's why I would like to post a wanted poster, here in the mission ideas forum. I urge you, all the skilled mission designers in the community, to design missions with a roleplay feeling. I'm sure you can do it.
What do I mean by a roleplay feeling?
1) A mission with a story line that develops "in-game". Not a story line that is presented only in the briefing and then followed by an action-packed-firefight. Preferebly the story line is presented with cutscenes and voice acting, but clues like maps, rsc-pictures, etc that you can find in-game.
2) A MP mission that you can play in a LAN with your friends (or over the internet using Teamspeak). In order for the missions to be replayable they need a certain element of randomness.
3) A mission that includes several objectives, or possible ways to complete an objective. This is to ensure that the players need to talk and cooperate in order to achieve their goals.
To put it simple, I would like to have the feeling from BIS CWC-campaign or the FDF-campaign in a MP-environment. I know, of course, that it's impossible to create a campaign in MP-mode with the current game engine.
But how to create a similar feel in a MP-environment then?
My suggestion is to create small mini-campaigns of MP-missions, like several people does from time to time. I made a humble attempt to show what I mean by releasing my missions named AF01 MANHUNTER, AF02..., ...03, ...04 etc in the missions depot today (and please don't classify this as advertizing, because i'm trying to raise a general question ;D).
This is the best I can do myself to achieve what I am looking for. But there is mission designers far more skilled than I am in the community, and therefore i would like to start this topic before a larger audience than my closest circle of gaming-friends.
Feedback please. Anyone else who share this RPG-wish???
/nominesine
Post Scriptum: for those of you who are too young to remember, the abbrevation RPG (in the gaming community) meant
Role
Playing
Game, before OFP changed it to
Rocket
Propelled
Grenade.