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PickUp [ROSE Senator] - 3 January 2012 - 02:49 PM CET

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Community Senate Stuff

I have received some sort of complaints from some of the community members regarding the secrecy of this whole senate thing and asked me to try and leak a few information. It is also obvious to me that some people think that the senate members are some kind of half-gods with all the knowledge about incoming updates, which is completely incorrect. We are not being informed about most of the updates, like we did not even know about the duratibility changes until it went live. We are only being told about certain work-in-progress such as the Game Arena. Our actual purpose is to provide a focused feedback regarding existing things that don't really work perfectly and perhaps to bring up the most wanted suggestions of the community.

Regarding the leak-out thing... I actually have no idea about what things I can leak, or if I am even allowed to do such thing. But for now I'll try to leak a few news from the Community Senate Forums, and if it is not really a good idea, then Calanor perhaps can jump in and stop me.

Keep in mind that everything leaked from the senate forum is a work in progress, and they are subject to change!!!

Game Arena

Game Arena (General Information)

User Interface

   - Displays a list of games that the player can sign up for.
   - Keeps the player informed of their sign up status.
   - Enables game sign ups from anywhere in the game.
   - Features an on-demand game queuing system.
   - Players enter a lobby area to prepare for battle before the game begins when enough players have signed up for a game.
   - Arena Group function to enable large groups of friends or clan members to sign up for the same game and play together in the same team.

Games List

[ http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3182 … gameui.jpg ]

Group Manager

[ http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1465 … oncept.jpg ]

PvP Content

Union Wars

The largest issues which contribute to the problems in the current Union War system are:

   - Leechers
      - Will never be avoidable, adding deterrents is the only way forward.
      - Revised reward mechanics greatly reduce the benefits of leeching.
      - Rewards are given based on participation and performance during battle.
      - Points obtained will vary between battles based on performance.

   - Sign Up Manipulation
      - Union affiliation creates predictable teams of players.
      - Cancelling and reacquiring the sign up quest allows Union War to be started prematurely.
      - No longer an issue with Game Arena, the system randomizes teams and controls the state of each player's sign up.

   - Level Differences
      - Each game mode will be broken up into distinct level brackets.
      - Game mechanics may vary between level brackets to compensate for difficulty level.

   - Class balance
      - A seperate project enitrely.
      - Leonis is spearheading the project to improve class mechanics.


Union War will become known under the new name "Crystal Defenders", as players will no longer be associated with a Union to play.

Crystal Defenders

   - 3 Level Tiers
   - On-Demand (Games will start as soon as enough players sign up)
   - No Time Slot Limit
   - Assigns players into random teams (unless in an Arena Group)
   - Attacker/Defender roles are randomized between each game
   - Designed for smaller sized teams (Approximately 10v10 ~ 15v15)


We are aiming to implement the following reward mechanics as a start towards encouraging participation in the games to achieve an optimal amount of points per game, and to reduce the desire to leech (although leeching will not be eliminated). In addition to these mechanics, the amounts of points awarded will be scaled accordingly to each level bracket.

   - Defenders
      - Stand Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Accumulate Honor per tick for defending contested region
         - Tick mechanics not finalized

      - Kill Attacker Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor per player kill
         - Greater significance

      - Kill Attacker Outside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor per player kill
         - Lesser significance

      - Activate Turret
         - Gain Honor per NPC turret spawned
         - Greater significance

      - Win Game
         - Rewarded to all winning team members
         - Lesser significance


   - Attackers
      - Stand Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Accumulate Honor per tick for fighting in contested region
         - Tick mechanic not finalized

      - Kill Defender Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor per player kill
         - Greater significance

      - Kill Defender Outside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor per player kill
         - Lesser significance

      - Disable Turret
         - Gain Honor per NPC turret killed
         - Greater significance

      - Destroy Crystal Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor for being Crystal killer
         - Greater significance

      - Crystal Destroyed Inside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor for being near Crystal killer
         - Greater significance

      - Crystal Destroyed Outside Crystal Proximity
         - Gain Honor for being active during destruction
         - Lesser significance

      - Win Game
         - Rewarded to all winning team members
         - Lesser significance

PvM/Dungeon Content

Existing Content

Before adding any completely new dungeons, we would like to update the existing content we have and see it being used and enjoyed the way it was supposed to be. Making use of the game assets we have, we intend on redesigning existing dungeons to work with the Game Arena, and to either update existing game mechanics, or to add new mechanics which would enhance the fun factor of that content.

With the help of the community's feedback, we can gauge and adjust content until we actually see players enjoying themselves, giving us important insight on the player's play styles, and on what will be needed to create new content that will continue to be enjoyed.

As mentioned in the developer notes, the first content to be updated for the Game Arena is what is currently the Union War, which will introduce level brackets and improved game play mechanics. Following that, it would only seem fair to update a PvM aspect of the game, there are currently a few candidates:

   - Cave of Ulverick
   - Oblivion Temple Raid Rooms (tentatively named Halls of Oblivion)
   - Sikuku Ruins: Turak Maze Gauntlet

Future Content Ideas

   - Goblin Caves (Junon Dungeon)
      - Survive or die encounter
      - Defeat Goblin King & his minions in his throne room
      - Utilizes situational awareness mechanics

   - Sea of Dawn (Luna Dungeon)
      - Escort NPC through dungeon encounter
      - NPC provides battle aid to players

   - Kera's Trials (Eldeon Dungeon)
      - Defeat waves of zombies summoned by Executor Kera
      - Points awarded for each wave destroyed
      - Waves become progressively more difficult
      - Executor Kera provides additional interference during waves

   - Zorgian Burrows (Orlo Dungeon)
      - Classic dungeon crawl encounter
      - Clean out a Zorgian Egg Hatchery, Armory and Zorg Mother's Den

Timed Respawn Mechanic

Genesis a écrit :

I've included a short video demonstrating the new respawn mechanic using Sikuku Underground Prison as a test zone, a prerequisite update for the Game Arena system which was recently implemented. Most PvP game modes offered through the Game Arena will make use of the new respawn timer, which automatically respawns a dead character after a period of time has passed.

It is our hope that the respawn timer will eventually be adjustable depending on the current state of a game (e.g. Attacking team members will decrease their respawn time as they destroy more crystals, placing some additional pressure on the defending team).

Another neat feature of the new system is that it will allow the Game Arena to control when players can begin moving and attacking in a game mode, ensuring that all players have finished warping into the zone before the game starts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90z3_IrJ3BY

Current Project Status

Genesis a écrit :

The current estimated timeline for completing the Game Arena project and Crystal Defenders game mode (a.k.a. Union War redesign) is towards the end of January, after which both updates will be pushed to Pegasus for a period of public testing, feedback and further adjustments.

Unfortunately there isn't much to show visually at this stage, other than the Game Arena interface which hasn't changed much since it's original concept.

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