Curse

Winterclaw · Jun 11, 2005, 05:11 PM // 17:11

1. Auto group

You know how the arenas have features where players automatically group together for a battle? Why can't we have this feature for missions or some quests (like galrath)? If this isn't possible, instead of spaming thechat with LGF, maybe there could be a simple ingame message board that you click on and you can select the mission or quest you want to do and you are added to a PUG registry while you are in the town. If someone wants you, they can add you to their group from that registry.

2. Ingame guild listing

I like the fact that GWG has a guild listing, but maybe the Ant could add something similar ingame. You could post your guild's name, a website (if you are in windowed mode maybe it'll open the site in a new window), a brief description, and list a few officers that someone can contact ingame. It wouldn't be perfect, but it might be better than what is available.

3. Guild districts

An extention of the last idea. Have all major towns (ascalon, LA, etc) have a guild district espically for people that are looking for a guild. This isn't a perfect way to find guilds, but it'd let potential guildees and recruiters know who is out there.

4. Class suggestions

I'm not suggesting new classes here but additions to the current ones.

Elementalist pets - like a ranger's pet or a necro's temp pet, if you have this skill, you can create a pet of a single element. It lasts until it dies (maybe -1 energy regen) and then has a 30 sec - 60 sec cooldown time.

Multi Discipline Elemental Skills - These would be skills that have a requirement for more than one skill. Like a rain storm spell (air + water) or mudslide (water + earth) or a lightning crystal (earth + air) or a steam blast (fire + water).

Monk pets/summons - like elemental pets. Maybe monks could have a summoning skill class and it would give you 10 or so different things you can call to protect you and a few skills to enhance summons only.

I have a few more ideas but not much time, so I'll have to edit them in later.

Tactical-Dillusions · Jun 11, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37

I always think it's nice when people show their ideas for the game and voice opinions.

I don't know much about guilds yet because im a pve guy so my comments there are reserved.

As for the LFG thing, it would be good yes but there is a flaw. Some people go AFK and inevitably, some of those would do so after getting on that list.
Maybe not intentionally but people go to the toilet, forget about the dinner cooking, children falling down the stairs, wife moaning to cut the lawn etc.

I do however agree the pickup system could use a proper system.

New characters/classes, many threads on this already exist

Shadow_Avenger · Jun 11, 2005, 07:07 PM // 19:07

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Originally Posted by Winterclaw

1. Auto group

You know how the arenas have features where players automatically group together for a battle? Why can't we have this feature for missions or some quests (like galrath)? If this isn't possible, instead of spaming thechat with LGF, maybe there could be a simple ingame message board that you click on and you can select the mission or quest you want to do and you are added to a PUG registry while you are in the town. If someone wants you, they can add you to their group from that registry.

Multi Discipline Elemental Skills - These would be skills that have a requirement for more than one skill. Like a rain storm spell (air + water) or mudslide (water + earth) or a lightning crystal (earth + air) or a steam blast (fire + water).

These are actually fairly practical and would be very good, I suspect the elementalist skills would be in a expansion , but the auto group could be included in a free patch. They would have to include the AFK tag first though so players could switch it on / off, I would also suggest that if character doesn't move for 1 min it auto switches on the AFK tag.
The others are actually already available, Mo/R can have pet, E/R can have pet etc etc, I doubt that the is actually any need for more.

A New class, maybe Warlock, with curse skills , familiars(pets) , DD and AOE spells (dark damage) , with class skill as maybe energy regen( more mana per regen tick, 10 points would be the sames as 8 regen tic's) This class would actually make for a few interesting combos. Warlock / monk fast regen = more perma enchantments and fast regen for heal spells is the first example that springs to mind. ( would make a change from W/Mo , Mo/W)

BlaineTog · Jun 11, 2005, 07:45 PM // 19:45

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Originally Posted by Winterclaw

1. Auto group

You know how the arenas have features where players automatically group together for a battle? Why can't we have this feature for missions or some quests (like galrath)? If this isn't possible, instead of spaming thechat with LGF, maybe there could be a simple ingame message board that you click on and you can select the mission or quest you want to do and you are added to a PUG registry while you are in the town. If someone wants you, they can add you to their group from that registry.

A good idea, but if you used it, you'de almost always end up with 6 Rangers, a Memser, and a Necromancer or something. Monks, Warriors, and Elementalists don't usually have much of a problem getting PUGs, so they would rarely, if ever, take a random group.

pionata · Jun 12, 2005, 01:09 AM // 01:09

Actualy, The ele should be able to summon Fire elemental and so on... That would be great.

Winterclaw · Jun 13, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48

Two more ideas:

1. Rangers, give them some "treasure hunting" PvE skills. Maybe a an attack that makes the enemy drop gold or better items than normal. Since drops have been nerfed, maybe one of the classes should have better drop abilities.

2. Customized weapons: how about letting us name any item we customize? Let's say I get the perfect dragon sword for my PC and customize it. Let me name it as well.