Idea: PVE Island available to ALL chapters

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 04:25 - 1
Concept: A centralized place where PVE players meet, regardless of what chapters they own.

Implementation: An island chain, similar to Battle Isles. Available for all chapters and reachable only via ship. It exists in its own map, just like the Battle Isles. It would be comprised of a central town and several outposts with small explorable areas in between.

Function:
  • A place where players can rally and talk to other players, regardless of chapters.
  • A centralized marketplace (auction house)
  • A centralized Holiday Event location
  • A centralized place where Anet employees can chat with the gamers.
  • A centralized place to recruit or join guilds
  • Just a place to hang out and go AFK ;D.
  • Possible place to get special unique quests
  • Roleplaying Outpost
ADDED:
  • A centralized place to enter FoW/UW (added by dgb)
  • A centralized place to craft CORE armors/weapons (added by Winterclaw) and get core skills

Details

The outposts would have small limits on the numbers per district. This way, it doesnt get "crowded". The central town will have large limits.

Perhaps these places could be more "watched" for bad behaviour, since social places can attract some rude people.

the outposts meant for social interaction will have the Trade tab greyed out and have more strict selling filters

Access
The main Hub city will be accessible to EVERYONE from Lion's Arch, Kaineng or Kamadan via quests. Because of this, I expect that the city will turn into spambot central.

This is why the following idea came about: SOME outposts will only be accessible if you have at least 1 Protector title/Grandmaster Cartographer/ or Rank 3. Because this is the PVE social hangout, and I dont want bots and people who get ran everywhere to be able to acccess it easily.

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Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

13 Nov 2006 at 04:28 - 2
Sounds kinda like PocketD in CoH/CoV. It's a dance club in an alternate dimension where heroes and villains can hang out and there's no fighting. There's also special missions during holiday events.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 04:59 - 3
/signed

It'd also be nice if there were bosses who have core elites you can capture there.

Maybe it could have repeatable quests so people can get skill points and money to buy skills.

Canthan style level 20 armor crafters (who have all non ascended skins) would be nice too. As would a weapon crafter for non-rare skin types (katana, longsword, machete, scimitar, brute sword, etc).

Perhaps it can have (solo) farming areas for all classes and a GW casino (for lucky title) where you can get neat items for prizes. The casino could also have a "monster" arena where for a price you can get to fight random mobs by yourself and if you win, you can make a little money back.

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

13 Nov 2006 at 05:13 - 4
"Just a place to hang out and go AFK ;D."

You can't replace Marhan's Grotto. Don't even try!

ZenRgy

ZenRgy

Zookeeper

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australian Discussion Posse HQ - Glorious leader

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N/E

13 Nov 2006 at 05:17 - 5
The great Zen approves.

/signed

Ryuken Tamashi

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Shadow Knights Of Legend

A/E

13 Nov 2006 at 05:19 - 6
/signed

It would be deffinietly good for events like you said. Will they go through the trouble of making a explorable area??? that I think won't likly happen. Would I want it to happen? sure.

gasmaskman

gasmaskman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

None, I don't play anymore.

Mo/W

13 Nov 2006 at 05:22 - 7
Maybe they could have some core elite skills capable in the area?

/signed, totally.

Absolute Destiny

Absolute Destiny

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Oklahoma City

Forgotten Realms [FR]

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 05:24 - 8
/MEGA-signed

This game doesn't do enough for PvE....

Criminally Sane

Criminally Sane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

With my angel.

Needs Moar [DESU]

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 05:25 - 9
/signed with a Lyra Ftw on top.

Faer

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

13 Nov 2006 at 05:31 - 10
Brilliant idea. Simply smashing.

/signed

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

13 Nov 2006 at 05:38 - 11
Awesome idea, would really show ANet's dedication to the pve side of the game.

Saphrium

Saphrium

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

Granite Citadel

Post Searing Ascalonian Merchants

N/Me

13 Nov 2006 at 06:00 - 12
/signed

maybe add mini games like dragon arena to play around with, I mean they spend a lot of time to set that game up, why play it only once or twice a year max?

Spader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 06:38 - 13
Seeing as I just spent all double faction weekend in pve becuase of people in randoms porting since they didn't have a monk I gotta.

/sign

A holidayland would be nice instead of A) rushing people through areas B) creating a charictor for one event.

Kool Pajamas

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

13 Nov 2006 at 07:36 - 14
nice idea

/signed

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

13 Nov 2006 at 08:04 - 15
Love the idea

/signed

Just a quick concept I banged out in 10 mins (using battle isles map )

Luciora

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Prophecy

E/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 08:25 - 16
/signed

This would be rather nice to keep all the holiday events in a central place, less big hassles for the devs. Armourer and Weapon crafter could work but not really needed since you already have enough of those in the chapters.

An auction isle where all the sellers and buyers can go hang out would be really nice! NOt sitting in Kaineng and trying to read through 100s of WTS/WTB would be nice indeed

actionjack

actionjack

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kali

W/E

13 Nov 2006 at 08:41 - 17
Sure

And as a PvE island, should also add some bigger exploration area in there as well.

sifung

sifung

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

The AK [AK]

A/

13 Nov 2006 at 08:52 - 18
/signed

dgb

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/Me

13 Nov 2006 at 08:57 - 19
Sounds good, make the FoW/UW access point there as well so friends with different campaigns can access the core locations together.

Gonzo

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 09:01 - 20
/signed though when it get implented this is what I believe will happen:
WTS/WTB spam will slowly disapear from major towns and will all move to this central PvE place.

Cow Tale

Cow Tale

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ocean Shores, Washington

Last Sun Rise

W/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 09:11 - 21
/signed

sounds kinda cool! add in a mini pet battle ground! like pokemon stadium on n64!!!! j/k


edit---in reply to the post above mine, i think it would be more like, the people in the towns would slowly disappear as well, as the majority of people in the towns are trading.

AlienFromBeyond

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 09:25 - 22
Capital idea!

/signed

Bobbbo Ob

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

13 Nov 2006 at 10:07 - 23
Quote:
/signed though when it get implented this is what I believe will happen:
WTS/WTB spam will slowly disapear from major towns and will all move to this central PvE place.
I think that that's the idea.

ravensong

ravensong

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Croatia

Me/

13 Nov 2006 at 12:20 - 24
/signed

But the problem would be the leak of players in major towns....

luilui

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

13 Nov 2006 at 12:33 - 25
/signed

new idea, about the lesser ppl in major towns ...... maybe in this new pve island there's no traders no nothing, just some funny things, so ppl still need to go to major towns to get materials, armors and stuff.

Tyggen

Tyggen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

13 Nov 2006 at 12:42 - 26
/signed

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

13 Nov 2006 at 12:59 - 27
Yeah. One thing that annoys me is how going to FoW/UW is now divided between 3 temples. They are core areas, you should be able to form parties with everyone in one place.

Instead what I saw when Factions came out was ToA still being the main place to go, but quite a few formed parties in Zin Ku or whatever it's called. I wanted to play with rits, but they were all in Cantha and didn't want to make the journey from LA to ToA. Factions had been out for months before I finally saw a rit in ToA and formed a group with him, and shortly afterwards they nerfed rit lords.

And it's not so fair on owners of Factions/Nightfall but not Prophecies, as ToA is still THE place to form parties for FoW/UW.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 14:35 - 28
Well heres how i see it:

If players leave major towns and go to ONE place, then it will be easier to find parties:

Imagine if you cant find anyone to go to do THK with, go to the central town, and go "Anyone wanna join me with THK?" and you instantly are speaking to A LOT more people, some people may have THK on the back of their minds.

Instead of scattering all the players and dispersing them thinly all over the place, a central location to meet and greet and chat and sell is much better, imo.

In essence,i think we NEED something like this as Guild Wars gets bigger and bigger and bigger.

Bankai

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

13 Nov 2006 at 16:17 - 29
/signed

Looks awesome.

icedragon981

icedragon981

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

At my computer

Teh Nine [lll]

N/

13 Nov 2006 at 16:25 - 30
Very nice idea, /signed * 2.

stefan_moore

stefan_moore

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 17:47 - 31
/signed

Erudition

Erudition

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Q&A section

Unique Warriors [UnWr]

13 Nov 2006 at 18:03 - 32
/signed

But I thought maybe you could expand Battle Ilses and change the name? Just a thought.

broodijzer

broodijzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

void

Mo/

13 Nov 2006 at 18:19 - 33
/signed

dronex

dronex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

13 Nov 2006 at 18:24 - 34
/totaly signed =) sounds good to me (specialy the auction )

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

13 Nov 2006 at 18:27 - 35
No-one is gonna move to this place until an auction house system is up and running there (and ONLY there), so I'd make that a priority. They'd also need to ditch the FoW/UW entrances from the campaigns if you really want everyone to meet in one place. I think there's enough room on the battle isles that a new area or two could be made there, one for auction and the other for realms of the gods. (which is already interconnected with HA anyway, so why not put it near there.)

Oh a GW forum

Oh a GW forum

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

13 Nov 2006 at 18:41 - 36
If there is a core entrance to fow/uw, then it has to be unlocked in some way, maybe through a mission. No need to make chinese farmers live's easier.

Prefectus

Prefectus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Jeresy

R/

13 Nov 2006 at 18:44 - 37
/signed

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

13 Nov 2006 at 18:44 - 38
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oh a GW forum
If there is a core entrance to fow/uw, then it has to be unlocked in some way, maybe through a mission. No need to make chinese farmers live's easier.
The various Zaishen arenas and PvP areas have to be unlocked via pvping, so i guess something similar can be used to make these areas locked like....some towns can only be accessed if you have at least 1 protector title or 1 grandmaster cartographer title.

Btw, love the icon.

TheYellowKid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

13 Nov 2006 at 18:58 - 39
i was actually thinking of this earlier (not in so much depth but i touched on the idea nonetheless)

i like the idea as the GW population is being spread thinner and thinner as time goes by and a central place that everyone could go would be nice. When i was thinking of the idea i thought that people should be able to get a taste of what the other chapters are like somehow, as this might increase revenue for a.net and make them seriously consider something like this because frankly atm i dont see something like this being implemented until chapter 4 or 5 if it was just to have.

As for auction houses.. seriously i dont think its gonna happen we havent even seen anything that might lead to it, at least a central trading place would be a step in the right direction, personally id like some storage upgrades (stackable inscriptions ftw) over an auction house atm

/signed and sprinkled with pixie dust in the hope that gaile sees it likes it and passes it on to the team!

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

13 Nov 2006 at 19:04 - 40
/Signed