[crossfire] Player accounts, new player creation mechanism

[David Delbecq]

En l'instant précis du 04/02/08 08:44, Kevin R. Bulgrien s'exprimait en 
ces termes:
>>> When connecting to a server, a player can create or log in to an account.
>>> This account is linked to characters, and the player can manage (add,
>>> delete, maybe other things) them.
>>>       
>>   this is a step that is not there right now - I'd like a little more
>> information on why to add an account that is linked to characters instead
>> of just having the current method.
>>     
>
> I think you partly answer your own question below, however, you might note
> comments about password management in my other reply, but I'll restate and
> reword the thoughts here in case it clarifies the point.
>
> I have many times thought how unfortunate that it is easy to use duplicate 
> passwords from one server to another because each character needs a
> password... so, it is easy out of habit from typing a password on one
> server, to accidentally use it on another one.  I don't know about you, but
> I don't trust admins on other people's servers.  Consider especially cases
>
Sorry to ask, but what in current state of accounts handling prevents 
your from using different passwords on different servers? Nothing forces 
you to use same password on different server, and you can use same 
password for all your accounts on a given server...


Now, a really interresting point in having a notion of accounts, is that 
it opens a wide range of new possibilities :)

1) Get an idea of how much actual player there is, instead of how much 
characters
2) Exchange of items between characters of same player? (Some commercial 
MMorpg allow this). Not that it would be impossible now ;)
3) A common interface to manage all your characters (delete them, get 
their stats, whatever)
4) Retrieve password interface (send token by email?)

On the other end, there are more important things to do for players than 
an "account", it will be better for players to have a simple interface 
to fully design their new character prior to any acocunt management 
interface. There is already a wiki brainstorming page for this.