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| What would get you to play Zeal again? by Hadarama | ||
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| Hadarama Profession: Master Sorcerer Level: 155 Scribe of Archivists of Yore Posts: 41 | What would get you to play Zeal again? This is more of a brainstorm thread than a full suggestion, centered on getting players to rejoin the server. We had possibly 5 people playing regularly during the entire Halloween event, and 3 people who participated in the Mutated Pumpkin boss fight. So, I think now might be a good time to discuss, what would bring back players? I'm going to throw out some ideas that I have, and I encourage anyone to offer constructive criticism or their own suggestions. This problem won't fix itself, and the lack of active players blocks off a lot of quests, PoI, Annihilator, and the Azerus/Yalahari boss to name a few. Mini-bosses: My idea for this is to add mini-bosses that don't drop much in the way of rares but rather give really good experience rates and drop a lot of sellables, i.e. gems, djinn items, etc. In exchange for the lack of rares, I'd propose a method of "press button, spawn boss" so a group could continue to hunt the boss as long as they felt like, or potentially afford it if a price were to be added. World Quests/Research: This next idea is about half and half a rip-off of real Tibia and an old OT I played. World Quests, for those who don't know, are generally tasks that the entire server works on and if the goal is reached, a server-wide benefit is achieved. An example is the Autumn Vintage which just recently happened in which the players collect berries and turn them in, if enough are turned in during the time frame, the entire server gets a boost where potions heal more for a week. The research I mentioned in the old (and defunct) OT consisted of something similar, where the server collected something and turned it in, but there was no time frame limitation. It was done when it was done, whether that took a week or a year. What this unlocked however was a new island rather than a temporary boost, which brings me to my next topic... New Areas/Enemies: I know this likely goes against the spirit of this server, which is why I bring it up last. I consider it the weakest of the suggestions. However, new hunting grounds would be a good addition, even using the same enemies. Custom enemies might not be the best either considering Zeal uses sprites that are available in the base client, but as seen with the Cavalry enemies, it can be done. Of course, the problem with new enemies would be loot balance. | |
| 01.11.17 03:07:11 | ||
| Hadarama Profession: Master Sorcerer Level: 155 Scribe of Archivists of Yore Posts: 41 | Ideas aimed at the community These ideas are things I think we can do as a community to potentially help improve the player base. Of course, some of these things a lot of you already do and it's part of the reason I stuck around. That is, the community is friendly and helpful, though small. I've been given items when I was a low level running around in plate armor, and it was very helpful and meant a lot. Personally, I've began attempting to keep a small armory of things to give to new players. Focus capes, amazon equipment, knight set, are all prime things to give new players in my opinion. Organizing group quests might be another thing beneficial. I've been wanting to do Pits of Inferno and Annihilator for a while now, and I am still pretty new here. However, I've been having trouble finding people. Of course, this is partially my own fault for not posting on the forums to try to organize a group and set a date and time for everyone to meet. In closing: If you read nothing else, read this. If you took the time to read all of this, I appreciate it. I know it was lengthy but I think it's a problem worth discussing. I've seen OTs go away from a lack of players before, and I'd like this one to stay around. I just want to say, I appreciate you guys, all of you. The community and Zeal himself are all really kind and welcoming, and I've had an enjoyable experience here, so thank you all for that. | |
| 01.11.17 03:15:10 Edited by Hadarama on 01.11.17 03:16:06 | ||
| Destruction Profession: Master Sorcerer Level: 1700 Posts: 91 | I think you've stated quite a few nice ideas there. The main issue is gonna be whether Zeal has the time to implement new things into the server, he's a papa now and also works so I doubt he has the hours to pour into this. I know that he does add things now and again though and he's working on a few things regarding raids and such atm. I wish that the community could assist Zeal, I mean I'd happily spend a few hours on map editor creating new maps but I don't know whether Zeal can just copy and paste onto the existing map. Anyway I'll also try to come up with new ideas to improve the population. P.S - I also have a bounty chest full of EQ for new players. | |
| 01.11.17 08:54:24 | ||
| Zeal Profession: Knight Level: 71157 Posts: 169 | Some nice ideas I am working on the ability to trigger a boss spawn via an NPC, that may be what you're looking for for the first thing. As for new enemies, as you say, I'm reliant on sprites. the Cavalier is an example of just making an enemy with a player outfit with a mount. | |
| 01.11.17 17:03:54 | ||
| Megan Fox Profession: Elder Druid Level: 650 VIP of Famouz Posts: 40 | Originally posted by Hadarama on 01.11.17 03:15:10:
The zeal community is awesome  Still following the forum when I have time. It's rlly cool to see new players coming in, experience the server, post on the forum. | |
| 05.11.17 08:40:28 | ||
| Destruction Profession: Master Sorcerer Level: 1700 Posts: 91 | You should come back, I still haven't done half of the main quests because they're not really doable alone. | |
| 06.11.17 08:11:05 | ||
| Megan Fox Profession: Elder Druid Level: 650 VIP of Famouz Posts: 40 | Originally posted by Destruction on 06.11.17 08:11:05:
Nice to see u pushing for lvl 1000!  Most of us (dutchies) have gone to BDO, such a great game. Idk where the swedes went. Which quests do u still have to do? Maybe we can hop in for a visit with a few players. | |
| 11.11.17 04:59:01 | ||
| Destruction Profession: Master Sorcerer Level: 1700 Posts: 91 | Well I just thought I'd see what's behind the 999 door. I haven't done any of the harder quests yet, POI(half of the thrones still to do), Yalahar (final mission), INQ(last seal). If you could help then that would be amazing. What is BDO? Anyway thanks! | |
| 11.11.17 10:08:08 | ||
| Megan Fox Profession: Elder Druid Level: 650 VIP of Famouz Posts: 40 | Black Desert online = BDO Me and Jason will be online during the next weekend to do yala quest and maybe also INQ. Idk if we'll do poi a 4th time, cuz the typing parts are boring. Maybe also a WZ for fun. - Pass on the message edit: we'll do it the weekend of Thanksgiving, cuz it's 2x exp. More ppl will be online then I guess | |
| 13.11.17 12:04:37 Edited by Megan Fox on 14.11.17 13:32:03 | ||
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