@SpookyFX what were the other items that you left out of the poll?
The Cat pet care
Gambling
More ambient controls that have sound effects and maybe animation (levers, buttons, knobs, valves)
Customized “Trophy” display (such as any weapon not just designated weapons)
Panel "rewire" hacking/repair (there were one or two of these, example: the roller-coaster ride)
Dancing in any club with music
Mass transit (taxies, bus, trains) that allow you to ride and watch the city go by.
Working (active) Trauma Team system
Mundane (non combat) scripted “events” such as two married NPCs having a fight in a restaurant and start throwing food. This can be done with Random procedural placement as well if using deeper AI (similar to Oblivion Radiant AI). But it is practical to do with scripted events only.
Random procedural placement (a little like the street crime) of one night stands in the various Bars/pubs. So you know how you can "get a date" at the red light districts. Same thing but it is mutual and consenting "date" with no money exchanged. You have to find the right one in the right bar and just talk to them. This could be ONE each night at random in some bar someplace. You may find her/him or not depending on how much BAR HOPPING for a (the) date you do. Or if you do not go to a lot of bars you may have a dry spell for a few nights or weeks...
One of the city interactions that happen in Oblivion that stuck in my head for decades was just standing watching some arena fighters spar. I was watching them to study (memorize) their combat animations hoping that would help me fight, THEN suddenly a surprise bonus to my characters combat ability occurred with a message that I pick up some combat pointers from watching the sparing. Evidently it was a hidden event triggered by watching the sparing NPC for 60 seconds.
THAT made the city feel so much more alive. These kind of open world games need more of those kind of events.
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2/14/2022 (40 votes) Average so far…
For more NC interaction Poll takers would be willing to lose 4.0 frame rate and wait 8.1 months longer for the game.