Campsite Gemstore Item - A Proposal

Campsite Gemstore Item - A Proposal

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Posted by: Bbear.7830

Bbear.7830

[Reposted with additions]

Throwing these ideas back out for comment/feedback…

(i) A ‘campsite’ item for gemstore or guild build queue that drops a camp fire and bedroll bundle – allowing ‘in the field’ cooking, a ‘rested’ buff (say +5% exp for 15min) and the facility to repair armor.

Even allowing for the ability to WP back to Cities/Forts/etc – camping out while on adventure is pretty much a staple of fantasy literature and features in a few RPG’s too.

(ii) In terms of game mechanics, not that different a concept to the existing ‘Guild Banquet’ item…so would only need relatively minor graphic changes to implement and link to the ‘mobile crafting station/guild banner’ mechanic.

(iii) In terms of ‘buff management’ adding a timer of say one use per 2hrs gametime would prevent over exploitation and retain the ‘usefulness’ of banners/existing crafting station bundles.

(iv) Adding a ‘mobile repair station’ function (small anvil) would reflect the other fantasy staple of adventurers doing basic gear repairs while camped…without undervaluing the existing ‘repair kit’ item, simply by making that feature of the campsite a single use per game day. Given the lack of WP’s in the new Silverwaste map, the facility to make repairs ‘on the fly’ would be a major QoL addition – while still leaving value in the exist repair canisters for use in Dungeons/Fractals/etc.

(v) Given the overall utility value and convenience, as a gemstore item it would cost in the 1000 to 1800 gem range…as a ‘buildable’ guild item cost could be similar to/based on that of the existing ‘Banquet’ item with the same limit on how many could be built and held in guild storage if the Dev’s decided to go that route.

In terms of use, picture these being dropped at World Boss events during waits…or as mentioned above while defending Forts in the Silverwaste and other ‘high risk’ adventuring areas in PvE.

In terms of ‘cosmetics’…picture the cool screenshots of a party actually camped out in the wilds, for example kneeling by the campfire/anvil or sleeping/sitting on the bedroll.

In terms of the Roleplay community, a focus for party interaction. In terms of the PvE Community, an encouragement to find those ‘cool spots’ on the map in which to set up a visual ‘cue’ camp to go afk for a while…or just discuss/plan your next move.

So…what do you think folks?

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Posted by: Malin.2490

Malin.2490

I would buy it! I wouldn’t even need any advantages, I just want it purely for the visual coolness.

Jamail Saoud [Nice], the man with the Drake

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Posted by: Wanze.8410

Wanze.8410

I think you should post in this already existing thread in the appropriate sub forum:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/bltc/List-Of-Things-We-Want-In-Gemstore/page/31#post4531221

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Posted by: Bbear.7830

Bbear.7830

Thanks…I hadn’t noticed that thread so I’ve posted there as well.

Would be nice if a wandering Dev noticed it and followed through

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Posted by: ShinjoNaomi.1896

ShinjoNaomi.1896

I rather like this idea.
A few thoughts on such a thing…

How long would it last? If someone throws this down, how long will people be able to take advantage of it? 30 minutes? An hour? Would it remain in the world after the owner has left?

Buildable by a guild vs a Gemstore item. While both are viable, I am not sure if doing both would be a good idea… From what I understand, (correct me if I’m wrong, please) the ‘Guild Banquet’ you mentioned as an example needs to be remade by the guild after it’s used. It’s basically a 1 use item.
A Gemstore version of this, I believe should -not- be a 1 use item, especially if it is going to cost 1000+ Gems. (Not saying people should be able to spam the use of this item… As you said above, give it a long cooldown time.)
As such, would the Gemstore version be considered ‘better’ then the guild version?

Last thing… Using such an item in combat. If you are in the middle of a fight, you shouldn’t be able to throw this type of item down (this is probably a no-brainer but…) And, what if a roaming monster happens into your campsite? Should it be destructible or not?

Just some thoughts that came to me as I read your suggestion. Certainly nothing too bad that couldn’t be ironed out!
Overall, +1 on this idea.

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