The riddle of Sfinx

[nightshade05]

so i've been tossing around the idea of having sfinx ask u a riddle before u kill her (with a time limit IMO).

so u spawn sfinx like u always do by killing gaea, only at first sfinx is a "neutral" NPC kinda creature/boss w/e and u have to answer her riddle (the riddle can change from game to game if possibel).

If u fail to answer the riddle correctly or fail to answer within the time frame, sfinx will become hostile and u have to fight her as ussual, or u die instantly.

if u solve her riddle she will drop the ussual 2 lvl 7 skill books and 5 stat tomes (can be something else if this is to be implemented in future versions), if u kill u will get the same reward or something else or nothing at all.

P.S. this is an inspiration from the greek mythos of Sfinx and Oedipus, where Oedipus saved Thebes from the sfinx's curse and married his own mother. thought it would give a new dimension to the game but that's just me.

P.P.S. i would like some kind of notice if this suggestion will even make it to the testers Hub.

[monkeywithafuzz]

first off, its sphnyx.

second off, there was only one riddle of sphynx (what has 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs at noon and 3 legs at night; a human).

third, that would take away all the fun of fighting the sphynx....

[abewell]

It's a sweet idea I think, but not really practicle. It would be pretty easy to randomly generate riddles so not all the games ask the same question but there is only so many questions that could be coded without it getting heavy, so eventually we would all have the answers memorized, not to mention our ability to just google for the answer in game.
Abewell

[nightshade05]

Jan 5, 2009 22:36:37 GMT -5 monkeywithafuzz said:

first off, its sphnyx.

second off, there was only one riddle of sphynx (what has 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs at noon and 3 legs at night; a human).

third, that would take away all the fun of fighting the sphynx....

if u'r gonna hang me up on a spelling error it should be a bad one atleast, as i'm confident everybody who's ever met sphynx will know who/what i was talking about.

and like i said i was inspired by the myth, not gonna make it a copy paste thing.

are u sure that's what the sphynx riddle was, and u didn't get it from a ghostbuster cartoon?? (which i know for a fact there is/was just such a cartoon)

i can see the problem with people memorizing all the riddle answers or writing them down somewhere close at hand. and it was sort of a quick idea which i myself thought was pretty good, but maybe i should have thought it a little bit more through.

[exodium]

Jan 5, 2009 22:36:37 GMT -5 monkeywithafuzz said:

first off, its sphnyx.

nice way to correct his spelling also I had this debate in a game can also be sphinx
And yes it was necessary for me to correct your spelling

[Play_doh]

yes...that was the riddle...maybe you should do some research and not simply rely on cartoons about busting ghosts...and FYI there was also a second riddle according to some storytellers...its been about 5 years since i took a class on ancient greek mythology, but if i recall correctly had something to do with sisters who gave birth to each other...answer being night and day...

first, he didnt JUST bust you on your poor spelling...he simply corrected you, and then went on to say why your idea isnt practical...

second, the idea that answering a riddle would relieve you from killing probably the second hardest fight in the game (when done as intended) is not a very good idea...esp considering there is a limited amount of questions we could ask a player...and after a few weeks everyone would have a list compiled...

a better idea would be something along these lines

"i hate when people kill all the titans and spawn the Sphinx, thus not letting me farm those cute little walrus guys...maybe there is a way you could spawn the Sphinx manually instead of having it happen automatic, say, by having someone awaken it by answering the riddle!"

see..that will incorporate the riddle part of the legend, and also have a practical use that isnt crazy retarded!

[Play_doh]

...huh?

how is "human" more PC than "man" - they both mean the same bloody thing...

[Play_doh]

little lesson for you...

the word man, is universal, meaning it can be used for either sex, male or female
the word woman, is a sexist term that only refers to the female of the species

so when the answer is "man has 4 legs 2 legs 3 legs" it was referring to humans as a species...not the specific sex...

did you really think that when neil armstrong landed on the moon and said "this is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" he was only referring to people with cocks? no...

[monkeywithafuzz]

not only that, but back in that time, politically correct meant that (a) women would be in the kitchen making me my dinner, and (b) you would be stoned for suggesting women were equal to men.

[LeGionOfSlayeRs]

Jesus christ i was only pointing out he used the wrong word.

Jan 7, 2009 15:21:57 GMT -5 monkeywithafuzz said:

not only that, but back in that time, politically correct meant that (a) women would be in the kitchen making me my dinner, and (b) you would be stoned for suggesting women were equal to men.

Dumb?
This thread is dumb all together...sphinx having a riddle = pointless.

[monkeywithafuzz]

actually, thats how the myth goes, so its not that dumb, just doesnt work in this game.

[BlazingEdge]

[orange]if the riddle is answered correctly just by typing "man" (or "human", whatever) in game chatm then it's pointless and it won't be of any challenge on second try. It may be interesting, if it's made like quest (timed quest), eg "bring me something, that glows at night blah-blah" and you should bring some glowing stone to Sphinx[/orange]

[Darth_Sirov]

and with a time limit to go with it, that should keep people on their toes.

[BlazingEdge]

[orange]btw, i doubt that this suggestion will make to "testers hub". Want to know the reason? Buy the guide [/orange]

[LeGionOfSlayeRs]

i would shoot the person who suggested this in the hub.

[nightshade05]

Jan 8, 2009 11:01:42 GMT -5 BlazingEdge said:

[orange]btw, i doubt that this suggestion will make to "testers hub". Want to know the reason? Buy the guide [/orange]

1) i can clearly see now that my original suggestion wont go to the testers hub, it just that if it DID go to the testers hub then i'd like to know.

2) this was also to maybe give the dev. team a new idea to future tbr versions on other bosses or w/e, incase they hadn't thought about this. and besides we've a had a good discussion on the matter.

and as far as i can read from some of the people who posted here, they kinda liked the basic idea with the riddle, but not nessesarily with sfinx being the boss involved.

[AngelEight]

Citing knowledge from the all knowing god Wikipedia, Sphynx is a breed of cat and Sphinx are the stone statues of cats with a womans head.

Ignoring that, I would say that if there is a Sphinx, henceforth known as the Asswhoop, in 2.0, and should spawning of the Asswhoop make problems for people who would potentially be farming the area where aformentioned Asswhoop would spawn, then an activation riddle in the form of an ingame popup window would be better than having the asswhoop drop on your head from nowhere and distributing itself to the unsuspecting victim.

Also, when I typed, "...Sphinx, henceforth known as the Asswhoop, in 2.0, and..." did I place that comma after 2.0 right?

[monkeywithafuzz]

The Sphynx that we are talking about is the one in Egypt, Google it.

[BlazingEdge]

it's sphInx! wiki it

[LeGionOfSlayeRs]

Jan 9, 2009 16:52:01 GMT -5 monkeywithafuzz said:

The Sphynx that we are talking about is the one in Egypt, Google it.

dumbass please actually do your research before talking big; all you did was perform a stellar performance of EPIC FAIL.

www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/