“Why settle for less and why settle for small. It’s your game to play, why not come try them all!”
Thanks to @Pomfers I gave a bit of time to think about the general progression in the game. Personally think that there’s very little to help the transition for newer players to really get into the game and learn it.
This would be a work in progress for now but what I would propose is a new building or possibly NPCs which inhabit Oryx’s realms. One example would be taverns, it could be marked specially on the mini-map like events such as hive or sentry (though maybe there could also be an option to hide it from the mini-map) so newer players have a place to gather and possibly form groups together to eventually venture out deeper into the game.
GENERAL LAYOUT
These taverns could have a bar-keep and quest boards that have specific quests that could guide players on their exploration of the realm. These quests could help these players get good gear to transition into should they be able to complete it. As of what these quests could be right now its a WIP but suggestions are appreciated!
Veteran players could also benefit from these as taverns can possibly be a source of consumable items which could aid in their adventures. Quests would work like a sort of bounty system where the upon achieving quest requirements, the quest updates automatically and once it has been fulfilled, the players will then be able to go back to the tavern and collect their rewards.
Players can also choose to interact with the bar or the barkeep to ‘mark’ their tavern. So that if they need to nexus or go into dungeons, they will still see a specific indicator on the map as to where to find the tavern they were in.
These rewards would essentially depend on the type of quest the players take on:
TYPES OF QUESTS:
These types of quests would normally involve players needing to kill a specific type of monster, its name and icon would appear on the top right as well as the number of these monsters that they will need to kill. This will hopefully familiarize players with various enemies as well as be more outgoing to taking on challenges and exploring the midlands.
Upon successfully killing these monsters, the players can then head back to the according tavern and collect their rewards. These rewards can include a variety of t6-10 weapons and armors, t3-t4 abilities, t3-t4 tier rings and common pet eggs.
These sorts of quests are special as they do not have the same rewards as the hunting quests. Instead these sorts of quests will ask the player to do cartography and ‘step’ on specific tiles or a specific number of them and report back to the tavern.
These tiles will be special tiles such as midlands to highlands, and event tiles. After reporting this to the tavern, the barkeep or bar help will assist in telling the player what lies within those tiles and what they can expect. This of course won’t tell the entirety of it but mainly talk about how difficult it can be and what enemies and ‘gimmicks’ they should expect when crossing these lands.
These can involve dungeon tiles as well so that players can slowly learn about the different types of dungeons out there before going into them. Their reward would mainly be dialogue with the barkeep and/or bar help giving information on:
Midlands and Godlands Dungeons, Pet Reports (remarks on pet leveling and pet usefulness), Tips surviving within the area and actual experience points should they be present at the end of the dialogue. Players also get a chance to get the ‘Magic Map’ item if they happen upon specifically difficult exploration quest.
Magic Map Details
Magic Map
An magical map capable of printing a mental image to its caster of the area through a wave of magic
| Type: | Consumable |
| Effects on self: | Reveals entire map on the mini-map |
| Consumed with use | |
| Feed Power: | 50 |
| Max stack | 1 |
These sorts of quests would involve bringing a certain number of people over to the tavern, finishing a certain number of quests, achieving a certain level, or a certain amount of fame. The requirements of this quest can be fulfilled at any point as long as the tavern encounters the requirements. These sorts of quests will be more focused on triggering certain events into happening. However these quests will be unique per tavern sort of thing.
The bartender would then perform an interaction with the bar keep and distribute consumable items as well as pet food items which can be picked up by the players, as well as the players gaining a small buff (possibly vitality boost as these are new players) for a few minutes.
Types of Consumables:
Types of Consumables:
LIGHT ALE
A plentiful drink with a mild taste.
| Type: | Consumable |
| Effects on self: | +50 HP |
| Consumed with use | |
| Feed Power: | 5 |
| Max stack | 12 |
DARK ALE
A packed drink with a very strong taste.
| Type: | Consumable |
| Effects on self: | +200 HP |
| Consumed with use | |
| Feed Power: | 5 |
| Max stack | 3 |
SHEPARD’S PIE
| Type: | Pet Food |
| Feed Power: | 250 |
| Effect: | Halves feeding cost |
ROAST CHICKEN
| Type: | Pet Food |
| Feed Power: | 500 |
With all these quest types in mind, this would hopefully be able to bring new players together and guide them towards exploring and understanding the realm!
Mini-quests can also be given out by random NPCs, these will not count towards Heroes of Oryx… But this would be a work in progress as its a bit vague at the moment for me. Suggestions would be welcome though!
What do you think about the idea?
- The idea is great!
- The idea is good.
- The idea is okay.
- The idea is bad.
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