Is there any chance that minis old and new will be given new purpose?
Such as the fire minis being used as cooking nodes or the Asuran minis giving a once per day recipe for crafting in a preferred crafting or even items used in crafting like those used in ascended crafting or legendary crafting or even collections?
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Almost no chance. They are intended to be fluff, not utilitarian.
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
Almost no chance. They are intended to be fluff, not utilitarian.
Even Wooden Potatoes has mentioned that they should do something fun with them. Something useful.
Balance Team: Please Fix Mine Toolbelt Positioning!
Almost no chance. They are intended to be fluff, not utilitarian.
Even Wooden Potatoes has mentioned that they should do something fun with them. Something useful.
I didn’t realize that Wooden Potatoes hopes for the game would override the practical business requirements of implementing such a suggestion. I’ve got nothing against the idea; I just can’t imagine it’s practical.
To offer any utility at all will require:
- Creating the mechanics
- Reviewing all existing minis, to decide which (if any) get the new mechanics.
- Retrofitting the database entries for all existing minis (even the ones that don’t get any new features).
- Dealing with existing mini owners (and with those who chose not to buy minis), who might or might not be happy with the changes.
- Balancing rewards, supply, & demand.
- Testing
- Ongoing maintenance every time there’s a new mini (which mechanics does it get? how does it impact the current supply/demand, is it OP’d/underpowered ?)
That’s an awful lot of work for a little of “something.” That same effort can be devoted to all sorts of other things.
Whether it’s a fun idea or not, it’s not free to implement.
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
Almost no chance. They are intended to be fluff, not utilitarian.
Even Wooden Potatoes has mentioned that they should do something fun with them. Something useful.
Aion upcoming changes list was just released. In the list of upcoming changes there was this listed. I feel it belongs in this discussion because if games that have such a low population can manage to make quality of life changes like this then so can this dev team. I have faith.
Minions – battle pets that can be upgraded and that can pick up dropped items, “grant consumable items” and more
Read more at http://www.mmorpg.com/aion/news/omens-of-ice-to-launch-july-19th-site-previews-instances-1000044879#W0lijoSg26kPirky.99
Balance Team: Please Fix Mine Toolbelt Positioning!
The it’s not practical argument doesn’t hold water when they do actually get financial support for these things not just from the store but also from the expansion development of which we’ve already received confirmation that is in process.
Almost no chance. They are intended to be fluff, not utilitarian.
Even Wooden Potatoes has mentioned that they should do something fun with them. Something useful.
I didn’t realize that Wooden Potatoes hopes for the game would override the practical business requirements of implementing such a suggestion. I’ve got nothing against the idea; I just can’t imagine it’s practical.
To offer any utility at all will require:
- Creating the mechanics
- Reviewing all existing minis, to decide which (if any) get the new mechanics.
- Retrofitting the database entries for all existing minis (even the ones that don’t get any new features).
- Dealing with existing mini owners (and with those who chose not to buy minis), who might or might not be happy with the changes.
- Balancing rewards, supply, & demand.
- Testing
- Ongoing maintenance every time there’s a new mini (which mechanics does it get? how does it impact the current supply/demand, is it OP’d/underpowered ?)
That’s an awful lot of work for a little of “something.” That same effort can be devoted to all sorts of other things.
Whether it’s a fun idea or not, it’s not free to implement.
Balance Team: Please Fix Mine Toolbelt Positioning!
