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Subway passengers

The subway is great, but the trains are usually empty. It feels a little lonely/creepy to always be the only passenger. Maybe there could be some NPCs riding the trains, or conductors? Thanks!

Posted 15 months ago by Mr. Crumbles Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I agree. It would even be fun to have the NPCs be interactive in some way.
    Posted 15 months ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1. Subway is rather dull.
    Posted 15 months ago by Clumdalglitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ^ This. Lot's of mechanics can be made with the subway and npcs.
    Posted 15 months ago by Draron Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1  A set of subway only random NPCs would be a lot of fun.
    Posted 15 months ago by a lifted pixel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If this someday happened, that would be great.
    Posted 15 months ago by Caesura Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The subway's not so bad. I think the main problem is that a lot of the (certainly newer) people won't have a clue how to get a ticket. I know it took me a few days to figure it out. The Bureacratic Arts skills seem kinda useless in the skill set unless you know you have to go speak to those lizard things to get a card-carrying qualification - in itself a feat, as its page in the encyclopedia doesn't explain much - then the papers. I think it's more a question of clarification than anything else.
    Posted 15 months ago by Bookety Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Bookety But then it wouldn't be Bureaucratic Arts. :-p
    Posted 15 months ago by Waffle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ^ +! for the laughs.

    Possibly add some NPC spouting out an almost infinite number of informative tips while on the train? It'll keep ME glued to the screen :)
    Posted 15 months ago by Darren Greentongue Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 :)
    Posted 15 months ago by Millie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1!
    It could have announcements, which you could add to with notes :)
    Posted 15 months ago by Creatrix Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1

    And a few homeless NPC Glitches?
    Posted 15 months ago by Lazy Cubimal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Would be great, especially if the NPCs could have little quests or even riddles would be nice... just something to pass the time while travelling. I know it may only be a few minutes wait, but those few minutes can be quite dull o_o
    Posted 15 months ago by Ebil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • To continue on Ebil's train of thought (haha): maybe they send you off on a mission and to finish it you have to return to see them again, maybe it takes another ride or two - and ifyou run into them & you're not done yet they can pester you XD
    Posted 15 months ago by Creatrix Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 good idea!
    Maybe lots of Rubes! :D
    Posted 15 months ago by Kul Koba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You're right, the subway has felt really empty to me... (but then again I'm used to riding the subways in Japan which are notoriously squished.) I would LOVE some NPCs (maybe a random selection each time you go, so it isn't exactly the same each time you ride), ability to travel between "subway cars" and even to talk to a conductor. There could even be a mini-quest where YOU have to be the conductor, or get beurocrocs to their jobs on time, something like that.
    Posted 15 months ago by Seylah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think a better idea is if the subway trains were not instanced and you actually had to wait for the train to arrive.  Could have more than one on the track, but it would certainly be more of a social event and give a visual gauge as to the utilization of mass transit in the areas.

    Of course, coding and implementing such a thing is another feat entirely.
    Posted 15 months ago by Cross Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I completely understand the want for this idea, but...I can also see a lot of complaints coming in if they do implement it. It might "distract" riders from getting off at their destination the same way chatting with people can.

    You don't get but seconds to get off of the train. Now if they extend the time one can get off of the train and/or added a "Hey YOU, this is your stop" kind of notification (like real buses do), then I say yes! add the NPC's!

    Just my 2c
    -C.J.

    -C.J.
    Posted 15 months ago by Carnivale Justice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Even just making each subway line a single location - individual riders would have their own announcements about when they could get off, but everyone who got on the Red Line would be in the same location - would be nice.
    Posted 14 months ago by Yarrow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea of random NPCs who give little quest-y things. Especially if there was a really rare one who was a millionaire or something who needed you to travel the world to retrieve something something and then at the end of it all he gave you a big lump of currants or a big XP boost or something. And it's a quest that you have to do in multiple parts so you have to catch him 2 or 3 times to complete it.
    More NPC based quests would be superb, because right now the majority of quests are just crafting, and while those are fun, I'm still looking for ghosts and I've had that quest for like 5 days now. It's a nice change-up from the "I can complete this instantly" type of quest.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jhennauchan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm for all of this - I like those stories that make the London underground into the gateway to another world, or another world in itself, so there's lots of opportunities there. But also it'd be good to see things like random quest-givers - ones you wouldn't expect, like the ticket-checker or a busker. Or just have a whole ghost train section that you need to a spell to do (magic skills?)
    Posted 14 months ago by Molly Bloom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • At the exact moment I'm in a subway. Problem of subways are the prices of tickets (could be smaller) and people not using them much. The reason for people not to be using that much the subway is because they prefer to go walking and get items along the way.
    Posted 14 months ago by Kul Koba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just have it periodically randomly select from Glitches that don't have homes and are offline (asleep), and add a clone of them to the subway. No name of course, just same vanity and wardrobe. :) Have them snore loudly if clicked or something.
    Posted 14 months ago by TrentSkunk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ^ Subway tickets are fine enough, IMO (could be raised if anything). I take it daily to get to from Groddle Heights to Uralia.
    Posted 14 months ago by Draron Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm surprised most people are showing preference for wanting extra NPC's to give an illusion of a crowded subway as opposed to the myriad of possibilities to get real live glitches on the same subway train as you and show how it's actually crowded.
    Posted 14 months ago by Cross Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like this idea! I think it would nice to have some subways NPCs.
    Posted 14 months ago by Riddleguy Subscriber! | Permalink