Feature: NPC Hero Population

A Cool Idea by Zethfox

Overview

I would like to see if its possible to code ai logic and a system that a persons alts could be seen traveling around and sometimes engaging mobs on the streets of the appropriate level that charecter is, and can be seen entering different building and such. 
Something to create a little more life on sparsely populated servers
Plus the excitement of running into your own alt would be wonderful
There would be no gain from it except just visual, unless it could become something of a "team with your ai controlled alts" by inviting the ones you find running around to your team

NPC Heroes that fight or move around an active city map.
They can be recruited to join as an ally/sidekick/teamup A LA NPC Buddy
And they could be generated from offline player characters on the current server, or even get datafeeds/characters from other servers to populate in
Introducing a Team-Up mechanic would be very cool to have on smaller servers to give that "Team" vibe even if one is not available

Feasibility

Pocket D already has an algorithm for populating a map with random NPCs, so adding in Random Heroes may not be an issue

Ideas for Implementation

• Servers can configure whether to allow open registration, "requested" registration, or GM-only whitelist
• Servers can also set a level and/or badge prerequisite
• If open or requested registration, PCs talk to a Hero Corps Field Analyst (or similar for other sides), and can opt-in
• If it's "requested" registration, GMs can see the list of requests and manually approve them
• If it's "requested", this only saves the current name and costume at time of registration - this is to prevent someone having a "normal" costume when requesting then changing it to something stupid after (you can however send an update request through the same method as regular requesting)
• If it's whitelist-only, then only GMs can add players via the in-game commands /fellowpooladd <NAME> and /fellowpoolremove <NAME> - this can either be used just to be strict, or for them to add costume contest winners

- Oh also if a character's deleted should probably make sure to delete their saved costume too