Good Idea / Bad Idea? Elixer Quest~ Post Event

I like that idea!
I know for sure that if I'm a new player that just joined the game a week or a month from now, and found out that everyone got a free elixers, I would probably not wanna keep playing lol. Elixer is the rarest item in the game. So ya make it a quest that only newly created chars can participate.

Well, it kind of already is a quest to get a stat point.

The quest is to get to level 51 and you get to add one.

I'm not really opposed to the idea, but I do think it devalues the event when you make it a standard part of the game; and it devalues that rush of getting a character to 51 if you got to add a stat for hitting 45.

Elixir Quest Idea:

Make Character
Level to 45.
Run to Gypsy Town and type '/bookmark Dream Island'
Begin 'questing' for your Elixir =)

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I think it's a good idea.
It might be devaluing the event but encouraging people to play and continue playing is a very good premise.
It doesn't hurt anyone to give them that free stat point since any long-time player already has a big head start with the item and exp events.

I'd not mind "Token of ambition" to be handed out with the talking scroll quest at some point. At 45, you can collect the lowest end tshirts and an elixir as a 'reward'. Not the higher tshirts, since that would be unfair to those who couldn't get the higher ones during event. Since it isn't tradeable, it's not really abusable anyway. Who is going to make 20 chars and level them to 45 just to get a good tshirt?

PS. I don't know why people who have just gotten an elixir for free want to rob others of the chance for an equal freebie..

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I suggested in official boards that they could keep this concept as loyal customer rewarding method. This is actually something related to what Capt started discussions back in the day, but what never got finished. Back then the rewards that were in the talks were Babho staves, DK and KV swords etc.

At every first server reset of month every active accounts' character would gain example 4 loyalty token (quite simple database script ran during reset). They would be non-transferable of course like in this event and have no weight. Then in-game you'd find an NPC that's like Trader in this event: people can trade their loyalty tokens to rewards. The list of items could hold at least these event items, but later it could be expanded by reasonable ideas, like even better T-shirts with higher token requirement etc. and with upcoming event items.

The example of four tokens is something I just threw in as estimation that could work for the amount of tokens needed for rewards that are used in current event. For elixir however, the amount of tokens needed could be 50, that is little over a year of active account if 4 tokens would be gained per month. It would mean, that it could basically be kept as ongoing thing and it would still take 4 years and two months for character to get the remaining 4 elixirs after this event if that's where the tokens are selected to be used. Or then they can be used in T-shirts to try and get better plussed one, or to gain the earrings you missed out while you just could not play in the event when they were quested. Or then just something totally differend from this event, or what are added in the list by ideas of community maybe. The items that were dropped in the Boss Island event could be propably something to think about, since they are no longer insanely rare items and all of them are enchantable anyways; the token amounts would just need to be thought over carefully if some items like those would be wanted in that list. In my opinnion the non-tradeable items would work best in this kind of concept tho (at least to start with), outcluding the items that were tradeable and in this event's "shopping list".

I think this would eventually be good marketing move, because people who could not take part into previous events, will currently less likely come back now because they have lost the chance to get the crucial rewards for their characters. This system would give them chance to gain these rewards later, but also reward the loyal customers equally in a way, that the hours spent in game does not effect to the gains. This is a direction I think the game could be taken more as I have been preaching in the official boards lately. Of course it also motivates people to keep their account active and that again means more revenue for NCA.

NCA could use these tokens also as marketing tool in other way, that there could be give-aways for loyalty tokens time to time: "Next weekend is coming loyalty token give-away, activate your account now and bring your friends too to get a jump start!". Of course in these kind of give-away things the exploiting have to be taken into account and find ways to prevent it to happen, because so many of the rewards are currently tradeable.

In the end this would be something worth to discuss about and definately system that could be one way to bring something new into our game for everyone to enjoy, not just the high levels or people who can spend tons in the game.

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Have fun, but let others have too :)

Now tat Vigor set is seen common as evry1 made lotsa of that set, is it gonna b worth anything.

Happy Hunting!!

Svat

o.o i agree with sk8

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How bout alowing to put elixer in storage so 1 of your other characters could use it. Sucks carrying 1 you cant use :( Just still don't allow to sell or trade to other user's.

/agree

Agree with sk8 that no elixers should be on the list..

P.S. Please bring back the SET drops. Still working on DK Boots but those on Ken already know this..
Yes I am a set collector. It's my thing :>

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im more interested in seeing the event tshirts as a quest. Most people can get an elixer by hunting for it if they really want one.

yah those event tshirts sure are great o.o

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