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Discuss: Ghost Train

Here we go...I gotta admit, this reads to me as the setting for a pretty awesome mission/storyline.

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I, for one, am picturing Elga

I, for one, am picturing Elga Dingler to be one Dr. Egon Spengler's sister.

I'm also somewhat curious about Kathleen Vanderyk's maiden name.

Definitely a ghost story with some potential. Who doesn't love them some old trains?

Also, no bonus points for guessing that October 13, 1905 was a Friday.

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Ghost Train!! Sweet! Another

Ghost Train!! Sweet! Another fine tip of the hat to the game we all love and miss. I'm gonna have to make my very own Ghostbuster to run this Story Arc with. ;P

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I always loved following the

I always loved following the Ghost Ship in Independence Port, will this be a similar type of event?

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Looking forward to this event

Looking forward to this event. ^_^

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Not bad. Ghost trains make

Not bad. Ghost trains make for rich story material. It could use a harmonica player who may or may not be the devil in disguise. (Harmonicas are great for spooky train sounds.)

It reminds me a bit of "The Little Black Train", a classic Manly Wade Wellman short story--its backstory was about a love triangle among a rail owner, his wife, and one of the engineers. It even features a line about the train rolling in, repeated several times in a song. (The train didn't actually wreck, however; the engineer killed the owner and was sent to the electric chair, and the wife--who allegedly set the whole thing up--sold off the line and had the tracks taken up...but the train kept rolling in, just for her.)

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>.> I hear the train a comin!

>.> I hear the train a comin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDktBZzQIiU

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Except this train ain't

Except this train ain't moving any farther down the line, and it's the rich folks in the fancy dining car that are stuck. ^_^

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Darth Fez wrote:
Darth Fez wrote:

Also, no bonus points for guessing that October 13, 1905 was a Friday.

LOL! And it was!

I'm definitely hoping this comes to be CoT's answer to the Ghost Ship. And I do hope it's a zone event rather than a mission, arc, or trial. It's got halloween painted all over it!

But halloween is but once a year. Maybe a convoluted way to summon the train like "kill x Skuls from in-game 6pm to in-game 10pm" or "complete [medium-difficulty task force] at nighttime" or something along those lines. I think there should be a balance between letting it be so common it loses its touch, and so rare it feels like an easter egg.

On that note, I almost think there shouldn't be more reward than a [badge] for this, otherwise it's prone to harvest and again, loses its touch.

So much potential!

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Because of this line:

Because of this line:

Thomas Reyce, Herald freelance writer wrote:

Meanwhile, reports of the Black Train crop up every few months among the people of South Titan,...

I'm sure it will be more than once a year. ^_^

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eislor wrote:
eislor wrote:

I always loved following the Ghost Ship in Independence Port, will this be a similar type of event?

Probably, although it'll be more railroaded.

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*yawn* lore again?

*yawn* lore again?

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I love spooky trains. I've

I love spooky trains. I've heard many real-life ghost tales related to trains. Many men died building and operating the railroads.

My favorite eerie train is the one in Miyazaki's Spirited Away: faceless souls being carried from and to unknown places. Almost like an industrial-age Charon's ferry.

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If you decide to create any

If you decide to create any advertisements for the game based around the "Black Train", I will allow you to use my song, "Black Train", as part of it completely free of charge, should you so choose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avdDV_Gi8-k -- for a live performance video
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/eben2 -- for a preview of the studio recording (it's track number 11)

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It may be the last train from

It may be the last train from Clarkstown, as opposed to from Clarksville, but we can still meet it at the station.

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It may be the last train from

It may be the last train from Clarkstown, as opposed to from Clarksville, but we can still meet it at the station.

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Would be even spookier if it

Would be even spookier if it was a masquerade party. Get those ghostly masked figures look!

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RottenLuck wrote:
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Would be even spookier if it was a masquerade party. Get those ghostly masked figures look!

Hehe.. as long as it doesnt turn out into a masquerade ball like in VanHelsing.

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A Train with a lot of lost

A Train with a lot of lost Souls on it. One of them has to be Don Cornelius! :)

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Zerohour wrote:
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*yawn* lore again?

C'mon man, I know guts and features in the game are probably more interesting to most, but at least admit this is a good piece of lore!

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Not to mention there game

Not to mention there game event details in this lore. The Ghost Train will be a zone event (maybe more active during the halloween season) that runs a path across the zone. Sometimes it be on the ground level other times in the air. There even mention the train stops from time to time to drop of spirit passengers that would roam the zone. Yeah it's lore but Lore about an event we will take part in!

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10 bucks says the train heads

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10 bucks says the train heads all the way down to Georgia.

>.> even better if the train has "Engine 25" somewhere on it.

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Zerohour wrote:
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*yawn* lore again?

To be fair, I get the same reaction when they talk about game mechanics. When they explain it, my mind instantly goes into just tell me:

Me:Can I smash things?

In my mind a dev goes: yes

Me: Can I smash stuff over someone's head that is not part of the pavement?

Dev: Um..yeah

Me: When I slot, will it be easy for kid to understand?

Dev: Oh yeah. You can...

Me: ehh..No details. It will just make me think of flow charts.

You get the idea. When they say keep it simple stupid. I am the stupid one needs it simple.

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I actually think of the

I actually think of the following:
[url=http://youtu.be/rAcrKCN4BhQ]Murdertrain A'Comin'[/url]

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Lord Nightmare wrote:
Lord Nightmare wrote:

10 bucks says the train heads all the way down to Georgia.
>.> even better if the train has "Engine 25" somewhere on it.

I have to admit I *love* seeing people speedrun FF6. And suplexing the train is an excellent thing. Even better is when you accidentally suplex yourself...

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Love the story line, it would

Love the story line, it would be a great instance that you can board and become a ghost battling your way to either crash with the train derailment or "survive" ? The spirits want to keep you there to suffer the same fate.

It would be nice to see it appear in the town periodically as an NPC and not part of the instance as well.

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So the Seats inside the train

So the Seats inside the train become translucent? and the train walls just a bit wider... optical illusion as soon as you enter a train car? ;)