The best idea yet (imo) - Guild Wars Forums

DJ Josh · Sep 03, 2005, 01:17 AM // 01:17

Hi ppl this is my first post on a forum so any mistakes i make pls post advice on.Anyway to buisness.there are a lot of fun ideas floating around here most of which i love the sound of but haven't yet noticed any 1 use my idea so here it is.

Lets have a trading card system implemented.Why i here you ask well for 1 thing many ppl such as myself who have finished game with all 4 char slots (ahem still 2 chars i cant try ahem cough) have a huge collection of top weapons and a couple of 15k's for each char (for build switching purposes) and are bored of farming and helping ppl with m's and q's can have a fun and long term purpose for staying on the game while waiting for updates/expansions.How would this system work well you could take a couple of aproaches that i can think of offhand.

1. It could work in the same style as the digimon/yugioh/magic card battle games.

2. Or you could play it in the style of top trumps with the highest stat chosen wins system

We could have card traders in the capital citys with cards sold there getting better as you progress to further capitals as in amnoon and drokners.Also monsters could drop card packs which you pay traders to open for you and the packs could have the same colour coding as the weaps and items for rareness and cost of opening hence would work as an excellent gold sink.People could trade cards with each other to better there collections or sell to gamers if there not into the game that much.The cards would depict all enemies and bosses in the game which would mean new cards would be made available with big updates and expansion packs where in new monsters and bosses are introduced.And maybe occasional tournaments were the top prize would be to have a card made depicting the char used by the winner then the last winner could defend there title with a different char to get there card made and so on.There would need to be i think a new outpost for games to take place in or maybe a seperate district in existing towns which i would imagine to be a big request but dont know much about programming.
Anyway there you have it pls leave your thoughts or additional ideas.
THX for listening.

*sry just realised i posted in the wrong place pls could somebody move it for me thx

Mavrik · Sep 03, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59

Ok to try and off set the jack asses populated on this board. A card game is IMO not required but not a bad idea either. However there is so much to do, if I wanted a card game I'd go back and play FF8 again.

Xue Yi Liang · Sep 03, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10

It's not an unreasonable request - but, if you're gonna add a card game to GW, why not go all out and add Chocobo Races, Snowboarding, Forklift Races, Pazaak Card Games, Swoop Races and Trivia Quizzes for gold?

Didn't mean to flame ya -(maybe a little) but minigames don't appeal to everyone.

BTW - don't take all the flaming personally. But how can you not expect that reaction when you claim it's "the best idea yet"?

Xue Yi Liang · Sep 03, 2005, 02:17 AM // 02:17

Well it's not as if there weren't any gold sinks.... Fissure of Woe Armor, black dye and "Godly" items are pretty effective as far as that goes.

aB- · Sep 03, 2005, 02:22 AM // 02:22

Why not just collect expensive weapons and armor. Do you have a full set of fissure armor yet? If you want to collect something so badly, collect expensive items in the game that are already there.

Autumn_Leaf · Sep 03, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26

bunch of flamers. i think the point of this post was to say that this game needs more variety. the idea of a card game though didn't sit well with me, its just too different from what the game is. Still the fact is you shouldn't flame a guy who wants to improve the game or at least kill some time doing something different other than farming items/faction.

DJ Josh · Sep 03, 2005, 02:32 AM // 02:32

yeah got 7 15k's so far dont like the look of the fissure armors and have a huge collection of max gold weps got all swords and bows except i only got purple storm and crystaline at the mo just waiting for extra storage space so i can carry on with the hammers and axes and have only a few staffs and wands at present same with shields and off-hands but started this little self created quest a long time ago and things im missing are just to rare or to expensive especialy when there is always an e-bayer waiting to out bid you.

audioaxes · Sep 03, 2005, 03:03 AM // 03:03

if yall guys have a card game so much then dont play it. This game feels like it should have some offhand interraction to give it a more mmorpg feel and a card game ala ff8 style would do just that. Between pvp battles, pve quests, and selling/buying, there isnt anything to do but just stand around outside.

Autumn_Leaf · Sep 03, 2005, 03:03 AM // 03:03

yea. i agree with Xue whole heartedly. in my defense he did use ( imo).

Arturo02 · Sep 03, 2005, 03:53 AM // 03:53

hhmmmm how many plat will you give me for a rookie card of myself? There's even a little piece of my first set of armor attached to it!

dargon · Sep 03, 2005, 06:06 AM // 06:06

Just so everyone knows where this idea came from. They're doing it for WoW, and some of the rarer cards will affect your online character(s).

For the comic --> http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php...05-08-26&res=l

for the info

http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=18249
http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=18271

Tyco's response to this news

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We are not merely suggesting that the World of Warcraft CCG is satanic - we are suggesting that it was literally designed by Satan.

I didn't even read the information, I just assumed it was a monstrous, immoral act and moved on. I didn't understand yet that they were considering desirable foil cards, which are my heart's delight, emblazoned with codes to give you pets and hats and so forth. Gabe hasn't played a CCG since Harry Potter, and now they're going to re-introduce him to that twisted culture of madness and excess. It's not hard to imagine their new child subsisting on a diet consisting entirely of cards.

audioaxes · Sep 03, 2005, 06:33 AM // 06:33

as far as i know the WoW card game is a real card game you get at stores. This idea is about a virtual card game played within guild wars.

Darkside Revenge · Sep 03, 2005, 07:13 AM // 07:13

It's not like it hasn't been done before in a MMO...I don't really like the idea of a card game necessarily...but mini-games wouldn't be so bad. I miss the casinos...a nice little gold sink if the person running it wasn't a scammer. Something like a gambling house (where you could go in like an arena) wouldn't be horrible...but before they put anything like that...i'd rather have guild scrimmages and more pvp options first =p

Ultimate_Gaara · Sep 03, 2005, 07:31 AM // 07:31

Woot long live Yu-gi-oh, pokemon and magic!.. i don't care what anyone says they rule and GW needs some mini games.. don't tell me to go play mario party because last time i threw the controler at the TV and left the room...

Arturo02 · Sep 03, 2005, 07:54 AM // 07:54

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Originally Posted by dargon

Just so everyone knows where this idea came from. They're doing it for WoW, and some of the rarer cards will affect your online character(s).

Madden 2004 had cards you can unlock and trade to others. It's not a new concept.

Ultimate_Gaara · Sep 03, 2005, 08:04 AM // 08:04

NHL 2002 had cards in the game you can buy to unlock cheats.. but im not sure if thats what he is talking about

superauron · Sep 03, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54

What would be nice would be an areana where people could bet on gladiator-like battles between monsters and win prizes. I picked this up from the rpg game Dragon Warriors.

Blow Up Doll · Sep 03, 2005, 11:40 PM // 23:40

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Originally Posted by DJ Josh

yeah got 7 15k's so far dont like the look of the fissure armors and have a huge collection of max gold weps got all swords and bows except i only got purple storm and crystaline at the mo just waiting for extra storage space so i can carry on with the hammers and axes and have only a few staffs and wands at present same with shields and off-hands but started this little self created quest a long time ago and things im missing are just to rare or to expensive especialy when there is always an e-bayer waiting to out bid you.

well trying not to be too harsh maybe now you can get a real life and do something other than guild wars...

Jaythen Tyradel · Sep 03, 2005, 11:51 PM // 23:51

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Originally Posted by Ultimate_Gaara

Woot long live Yu-gi-oh, pokemon and magic!.. i don't care what anyone says they rule and GW needs some mini games.. don't tell me to go play mario party because last time i threw the controler at the TV and left the room...

Damn MArio party 4. Addicted to the game for over a month. Wasted tiem..grumblegrubmle...

but OT:
Card game: MEh. Not something I personally would like to see added to Gw since it isnt something I would play as a mini game. However, mini game type stuff is nice to help pass time and to take a break from the regular gameplay.

Red Sonya · Sep 03, 2005, 11:57 PM // 23:57

Heh, I have a suggestion to get people to play the WHOLE game. A PVE LADDER system for those that complete every mission and adventure through every zone with each character. It would list number of completions and hours played. The reason I think many people rush is because after the first character there really is no other PVE reward other than farming. But, add some sort of LADDER leader board for the PVE game and PVE players that don't care for PVP can have something to accomplish as well.

Each zone would have a ladder npc somewhere in it and to keep it adventerous he/she/it would randomly locate everytime through the area. So, there won't be any websites showing the locations of this ladder npc.

Meaning you can't just zone into an area and get credit for the ladder without finding him/her/it.

Something else I would add, when you complete the entire game, every mission, on the last mission you would get some bonus gold item drop, random, but, a very nice quality item gold drop that would be specifically for that character type.

PVE players need a reward system just like PVP has. Something to strive for, something to make playing the game through consecutive times more fun and goal oriented other than getting to level 20 and ascending and farming.

Sep 03, 2005, 01:17 AM // 01:17	#1
DJ Josh Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005	The best idea yet (imo) Hi ppl this is my first post on a forum so any mistakes i make pls post advice on.Anyway to buisness.there are a lot of fun ideas floating around here most of which i love the sound of but haven't yet noticed any 1 use my idea so here it is. Lets have a trading card system implemented.Why i here you ask well for 1 thing many ppl such as myself who have finished game with all 4 char slots (ahem still 2 chars i cant try ahem cough) have a huge collection of top weapons and a couple of 15k's for each char (for build switching purposes) and are bored of farming and helping ppl with m's and q's can have a fun and long term purpose for staying on the game while waiting for updates/expansions.How would this system work well you could take a couple of aproaches that i can think of offhand. 1. It could work in the same style as the digimon/yugioh/magic card battle games. 2. Or you could play it in the style of top trumps with the highest stat chosen wins system We could have card traders in the capital citys with cards sold there getting better as you progress to further capitals as in amnoon and drokners.Also monsters could drop card packs which you pay traders to open for you and the packs could have the same colour coding as the weaps and items for rareness and cost of opening hence would work as an excellent gold sink.People could trade cards with each other to better there collections or sell to gamers if there not into the game that much.The cards would depict all enemies and bosses in the game which would mean new cards would be made available with big updates and expansion packs where in new monsters and bosses are introduced.And maybe occasional tournaments were the top prize would be to have a card made depicting the char used by the winner then the last winner could defend there title with a different char to get there card made and so on.There would need to be i think a new outpost for games to take place in or maybe a seperate district in existing towns which i would imagine to be a big request but dont know much about programming. Anyway there you have it pls leave your thoughts or additional ideas. THX for listening. sry just realised i posted in the wrong place pls could somebody move it for me thx Last edited by DJ Josh; Sep 03, 2005 at 01:43 AM // 01:43..*

Sep 03, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#3
Xue Yi Liang Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Guild: Outlaws of the Water Margin Profession: Mo/Me	It's not an unreasonable request - but, if you're gonna add a card game to GW, why not go all out and add Chocobo Races, Snowboarding, Forklift Races, Pazaak Card Games, Swoop Races and Trivia Quizzes for gold? Didn't mean to flame ya -(maybe a little) but minigames don't appeal to everyone. BTW - don't take all the flaming personally. But how can you not expect that reaction when you claim it's "the best idea yet"? Last edited by Xue Yi Liang; Sep 03, 2005 at 02:16 AM // 02:16..

Sep 03, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59	#2
Mavrik Forge Runner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Alaska	Ok to try and off set the jack asses populated on this board. A card game is IMO not required but not a bad idea either. However there is so much to do, if I wanted a card game I'd go back and play FF8 again.

Sep 03, 2005, 02:17 AM // 02:17	#4
Xue Yi Liang Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Guild: Outlaws of the Water Margin Profession: Mo/Me	Well it's not as if there weren't any gold sinks.... Fissure of Woe Armor, black dye and "Godly" items are pretty effective as far as that goes.

Sep 03, 2005, 02:22 AM // 02:22	#5
aB- Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005	Why not just collect expensive weapons and armor. Do you have a full set of fissure armor yet? If you want to collect something so badly, collect expensive items in the game that are already there.

Sep 03, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26	#6
Autumn_Leaf Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Taunton, Mass.	bunch of flamers. i think the point of this post was to say that this game needs more variety. the idea of a card game though didn't sit well with me, its just too different from what the game is. Still the fact is you shouldn't flame a guy who wants to improve the game or at least kill some time doing something different other than farming items/faction.

Sep 03, 2005, 02:32 AM // 02:32	#7
DJ Josh Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005	yeah got 7 15k's so far dont like the look of the fissure armors and have a huge collection of max gold weps got all swords and bows except i only got purple storm and crystaline at the mo just waiting for extra storage space so i can carry on with the hammers and axes and have only a few staffs and wands at present same with shields and off-hands but started this little self created quest a long time ago and things im missing are just to rare or to expensive especialy when there is always an e-bayer waiting to out bid you.

Sep 03, 2005, 03:03 AM // 03:03	#8
audioaxes Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005	if yall guys have a card game so much then dont play it. This game feels like it should have some offhand interraction to give it a more mmorpg feel and a card game ala ff8 style would do just that. Between pvp battles, pve quests, and selling/buying, there isnt anything to do but just stand around outside.

Sep 03, 2005, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#10
Arturo02 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: See that third planet from the sun? Guild: Sacred Forge Knights Profession: R/Me	hhmmmm how many plat will you give me for a rookie card of myself? There's even a little piece of my first set of armor attached to it!

Sep 03, 2005, 06:33 AM // 06:33	#12
audioaxes Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005	as far as i know the WoW card game is a real card game you get at stores. This idea is about a virtual card game played within guild wars.

Sep 03, 2005, 07:13 AM // 07:13	#13
Darkside Revenge Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Dudes of OMG Profession: W/Mo	It's not like it hasn't been done before in a MMO...I don't really like the idea of a card game necessarily...but mini-games wouldn't be so bad. I miss the casinos...a nice little gold sink if the person running it wasn't a scammer. Something like a gambling house (where you could go in like an arena) wouldn't be horrible...but before they put anything like that...i'd rather have guild scrimmages and more pvp options first =p

Sep 03, 2005, 07:31 AM // 07:31	#14
Ultimate_Gaara Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?	Woot long live Yu-gi-oh, pokemon and magic!.. i don't care what anyone says they rule and GW needs some mini games.. don't tell me to go play mario party because last time i threw the controler at the TV and left the room...

Sep 03, 2005, 08:04 AM // 08:04	#16
Ultimate_Gaara Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?	NHL 2002 had cards in the game you can buy to unlock cheats.. but im not sure if thats what he is talking about

Sep 03, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54	#17
superauron Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2005	What would be nice would be an areana where people could bet on gladiator-like battles between monsters and win prizes. I picked this up from the rpg game Dragon Warriors.

Sep 03, 2005, 11:57 PM // 23:57	#20
Red Sonya Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005	Heh, I have a suggestion to get people to play the WHOLE game. A PVE LADDER system for those that complete every mission and adventure through every zone with each character. It would list number of completions and hours played. The reason I think many people rush is because after the first character there really is no other PVE reward other than farming. But, add some sort of LADDER leader board for the PVE game and PVE players that don't care for PVP can have something to accomplish as well. Each zone would have a ladder npc somewhere in it and to keep it adventerous he/she/it would randomly locate everytime through the area. So, there won't be any websites showing the locations of this ladder npc. Meaning you can't just zone into an area and get credit for the ladder without finding him/her/it. Something else I would add, when you complete the entire game, every mission, on the last mission you would get some bonus gold item drop, random, but, a very nice quality item gold drop that would be specifically for that character type. PVE players need a reward system just like PVP has. Something to strive for, something to make playing the game through consecutive times more fun and goal oriented other than getting to level 20 and ascending and farming.