Killing/Robbing NPCs

[Bearhug67]

(08-06-2013 10:27 AM)jaded Wrote:  Is this possible or will it be added? I loved this in ultima online. I would like to become a bandit in the woods robbing or killing travelers.

That sounds like a lucrative career but which could also be quite short. Being a bandit is in most fantasy games often not a serious issue as NPC's don't really care much for eachother, maybe just protected by a few town guards.

But when you have actually a settlement yourself and rely on others in the world for supplies, training and trading and they remember you then this can be suddenly a very big problem.

That's why I loved games which have a reputation system were the game world actually remembers your actions in the good like in the bad, allowing you to build a supportive reputation or enjoy a very lonely but adventurous brigand life.
An example for a game with a rep system is for example Divine Divinity.