Guild Wars 2

Responding to “Chris Whiteside” on his response about possible changes into major cities on attraction.

Since Arenanet is exploring about attracting and using more players in other cities other than Lions Arch, I have proposed a great idea for Arenanet to implemented.

Merc for Hire!

Not calling this a quest but its something similar.

Bulletins will be placed all around cities, except for Lion’s Arch, to attract players to the other cities. The reason why Lion’s Arch cannot have this is due to the fact that it has the mystic forge. Which is more than enough. Also too many players hang out in LA so, trying to avoid lag as well.

Each Bulletin will give special “Jobs” or give players to offer “Jobs” that is suited to the theme of the area its at. Meaning that jobs offered in “Charr” city, cannot be offered at the same bulletin board in another city. This includes player created “Jobs”.

Examples:

A bulletin is located in Divinities breach. The special “Jobs” that is offered can be from random NPCs from civilians to commanders to nobles from around the area. The type of NPCs that the “Papers” mention that are from, affect how much reward is given.

Players can pick “Papers” up and the special “Jobs” can send a player to a nearby zone or travel to an unlikely zone if its a rare special “job” to complete.

This can be from gathering items, killing mobs, exploring, doing certain events, delivering items, or even locating certain NPCs to deliver a message.

When you finish these objectives, you head back to the city and turn in your papers to a nearby NPC next to the bulletin board.

Please remember what jobs you picked in what cities to turn in correctly. This will be indicated, what city a “Paper” is from, by mousing over the item in your bag.

Your reward is “Community Tokens” and “Karma”.

“Community Tokens” can be traded by a nearby NPC for items used for trade-skills. Think of it as a bargaining chip for your time.

In example, you have 350 “Community Tokens”. You can trade 250 of those tokens for lets say… 15 pieces of Orichcalcum Ore, or pay 350 tokens for 8 Orichcalcum Bars.

Player Hiring

Now for in the next examples, players can hire other players to do a job for them.

In examples:

A player will pay a small, medium, or large amount of karma and silver to make a job hire for other players to pick up. The more expensive the job the better rewards.

To make sure this does not back up. The jobs will be on a timer. Three stages will be offered.

If a player finishes the job given, very quickly, that player will be given a 100% extra reward of “Community Tokens” and “Karma”.

If a player finishes the job given, sorta quickly, that player will be given a 50% extra reward of “Community Tokens” and “Karma”.

If a player finishes a job before the timer is up, meaning that the player took his or her time, the reward is normal in “Community Tokens” and “Karma”.

In examples, lets say a player takes a job offer from another player that payed a large amount of “Silver” and “Karma”.

The job asks for the player to complete a certain event, kill a number of certain NPCs, and pick up an Item from an NPC and to deliver it to another NPC. Time Limit: 30 minutes.

Note: Now remember this doesn’t have to be from the same zone, you have to travel around the world to complete certain tasks.

100% reward bonus: Finish in 10 minutes.
50% reward bonus: Finish in 15 minutes.
Normal Reward: Finish in 15 – 30 minutes.

If a player fails to finish the “Job” that player can no longer complete it and the “Papers” disappear.

Now to avoid certain dead ends about players hogging jobs. Bulletin Boards will offer “Papers” that give a minor description of a the job you need to do, to prevent limitation.

Bulletin Boards are server wide connected, similar to Black Lion Trading Post.

Any player can pick up the same “Papers” that is offered by PvE or “Papers” made by other players.

To make things less of a hassle. The player that completes player created “Jobs” and turns in the “papers” first, will get the rewards.

So its a race to see who finishes what first for the reward. Once a player finishes a player created “Job”, all other “papers” simply disappear from your inventory and you will get a notification across the screen. “One of your Jobs has been completed by another player.”

Now a player that finishes a special “Job” created by you, the player; You will receive a hefty amount of “Community Tokens” affected by how much karma and silver you spent. You will get a notification across the screen “One the Jobs you posted for hire, has been completed.”

Large amount, not medium not small, of “Karma” and “Silver” spent into creating the job will give you an extra reward.

Which is a “bag” that will always award you “Master” “Green Text” equipment or a “Rare” “Yellow Text” weapon. Which is a 15% chance to get a “Rare”.

The rewards given in the “bag”, will match the level of the person that opens it. The “bag” will be account bound.

Please note that regular “Jobs” offered by PvE, will never have a timer and can be completed at any time. Even after the “Job” limit, has been reseted.

Please also note that to maintain control from market overflow, a player is limited to completing 5 player created “jobs”.

This also includes players that made the jobs, you are limited in being rewarded 5 times.

Remember, to make a player created job, you just pay “Silver” and “Karma”. The game will set up of the rest.

In the mean time you can do PvE “Jobs” while waiting.

However, Players are limited into doing 10 PvE “Job” orders.

PvE “Jobs” and Player created/rewarded “Jobs” limits, reset every 24 hours similar to dailys.

On the bulletin board, when a player opens it, it will have its own window within the UI system that will have two columns. One for PvE “Jobs” to select and one for Player made “Jobs” to select.

Developer Note: This will allow you to include new “Jobs” as time goes by.

On the bottom of the UI will be an option to pay with “Karma” and “Silver” to create a player made “job”.

The board will have alot of confirm (yes or no), options to avoid miss clicks.

Special Notes

- Any Boosters, Food, Buffs, and Guild Buffs will not affect Karma in increases, when turning in the “Papers”.

- Any “Jobs” completed, by anyone in a guild, will give a small amount of Guild influence. Very small amount to prevent farming and over flow on influence. Maybe like 1 point earned . The guild will then be locked on how much influence it receives from “Jobs” by 100 per day.

- Magic Find will not affect the outcome of rewards from the “Bag” given as an extra reward when a player pays a large amount of karma and silver to create a “job” and is via completed.

just sounds like the return of quests to me .