I had an idea with the new wedding attire. Actual Weddings. Like in most games you can have the “other” and in some cases children. I Think anet could introduce something like this. But make it more a reason to “get married”.
I was thinking a new Buff calledLovers Bond and when the two who are bound in game are in the same party, could get like a 15% buff to everything. Something along those lines. They could introduce new items, like cakes, or new flowers, or a set of wedding bands to chose from. Do you folks think it could work?
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Married players should have to share 1 half of all loot and gold. If then players get a divorce they have -15% to everything for 1 year or have to pay 1000 gold to remove -15%.
This is all well and good until you get that inevitable dreaded in-game mail.
“Dear [Character],
We regret to inform you that your Progeny’s latest experiment has blown up half of Rata Sum. By the authority of the Arcane Council, we will be deducting 100 gold per day from your accounts until the damages are fully repaid. Failure to supply the 100 gold will result in very…VERY unpleasant consequences."
Simplest, nicest option IMO would be to add a “wedding ring” item that functions as a permanent teleport to friend item. Ideally, of course, it would only function with your “spouse,” and should also include “divorce” functionality, which complicates the process a bit as it’d require its own little menu, probably. Still, it’s doable, and certainly wouldn’t break the game.
I think any extras (like bonus xp etc.) married couples in-game receive would be unfair to those who aren’t married.
If something like that were possible though, I think it would be cool for players to get married to NPC’s (like in the game ‘fable’). You could also have your own home instance through buying it from an agent (this home instance would be separate from the one in your starter zone, and could be relocated to any map you wanted), and place trophies of bosses you’ve defeated on the wall, construct mini portals that could take you to various areas (you could do this by perhaps levelling up a construction skill – which could be trained at a crafting station?), the ideas & potential are endless, really.
If weddings become a thing in this game, it needs a poly option too.
Wedding will never become a thing in this game,you can see clearly that Anet is focusing all the time on PVP and PVE and wedding does not fit any of this “gameplay”.
This is not that sort of MMO
If weddings become a thing in this game, it needs a poly option too.
Wedding will never become a thing in this game,you can see clearly that Anet is focusing all the time on PVP and PVE and wedding does not fit any of this “gameplay”.
This is not that sort of MMO
What I miss in this game are some sort of profile other players can read. I have seen those profiles have a free form text field for spouse/partner so if you wanted to add more information (details of your relationship, more than 1 person, whatever) you could.
No buffs or anything needed. It would be a great way for anet to sell wedding stuff in the gem store though.
I’d be opposed to this if I hadn’t played Elder Scrolls Online which has a marriage mechanic very similar to what the OP described and therefore gotten to see that it has pretty much no impact on people who aren’t interested.
I’ve never seen people pressuring other players to ‘marry’ them to get the XP buff or even complaining that it’s unfair if they can’t get it (which is surprising considering levelling takes ages in that game so many people are very XP orientated). Basically if you don’t like it you can safely ignore it. But maybe that’s partially because they went over-board with the quest phasing so trying to play with another person outside of dungeons is surprisingly complicated.
Personally I wouldn’t mind if married characters got some sort of bonus, but I doubt I’d use it myself (unlikely my husband and I will buy a second PC any time soon and there’s no one else I’d be likely to play with enough to justify it).
If people just want their characters to be married for role-play or personal reasons I don’t see why they can’t do that anyway – just get some friends, some outfits, some cake and maybe rings (or something else since most people want ascended rings and they aren’t tradable) and declare yourselves married.
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So you want people to get married in order to be buffed?
Isn’t that more of a *DE*buff?
Married “buff”: 50-100% of all incoming loot is redirected to your partner. Chance of redirection increases the more kittened off your partner is with you right now. Half of your inventory and currencies are automatically removed and sent to your partner when this buff ends.
If they are adding a wedding dress/tux outfit they could also add butt ugly bridesmaid and rental tuxes that you can buy from the vender at the wedding pavilion in LA, like you can with flowers. Make them a town clothes potion.
So you want people to get married in order to be buffed?
It works the opposite way in real life. Get buff, wedding, then stop working out because you don’t have to look good anymore. XD
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I played a game once that offered a marriage option, and a daily marriage quest with the said partner. It did not give an unfair advantage to other players. It was mainly just a daily quest and a title abive your head saying “Married to…”. It also featured a wedding with some events.
I don’t think it’s something that would hurt the game, but it could cause some complex issues if not done right. If this was implanted Anet might have to allow only male and female marriage contracts because it could be taken differently in another country. They would have to consider the option at an international level, unless they plan on making different versions of this particular feature for each country.
I don’t really think my female Charr would enjoy being put in a wedding dress. >.<
There are also the different cultures in each race to consider.
I’d love c ouple system in GW2. It’s a staple feature of a large number of MMO’s and would make playing the game a much better experience for people, like myself, who play with their significant others
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If this was implanted Anet might have to allow only male and female marriage contracts because it could be taken differently in another country. They would have to consider the option at an international level, unless they plan on making different versions of this particular feature for each country.
uh… no?
ANet has always been very pro-equality, and I see no reason to alter marriage systems for any country that GW2 is published for. If you don’t want to be in a same sex digital coupling of pixels then don’t be, but I don’t see how or why this would affect anyone at all.
There are even many Chinese MMO’s (A country that does not recognise same sex marriages or civil unions) that release with couple/marriage systems often allowing same sex coupling
Resident smug Englishman on the NA servers, just because.
If weddings become a thing in this game, it needs a poly option too.
Wedding will never become a thing in this game,you can see clearly that Anet is focusing all the time on PVP and PVE and wedding does not fit any of this “gameplay”.
This is not that sort of MMO
Other than some buffs that marriage could offer this seem largely a role-play feature, and role-players don’t get too much loving in GW2.
What I miss in this game are some sort of profile other players can read. I have seen those profiles have a free form text field for spouse/partner so if you wanted to add more information (details of your relationship, more than 1 person, whatever) you could.
No buffs or anything needed. It would be a great way for anet to sell wedding stuff in the gem store though.
I had an idea with the new wedding attire. Actual Weddings. Like in most games you can have the “other” and in some cases children. I Think anet could introduce something like this. But make it more a reason to “get married”.
I was thinking a new Buff calledLovers Bond and when the two who are bound in game are in the same party, could get like a 15% buff to everything. Something along those lines. They could introduce new items, like cakes, or new flowers, or a set of wedding bands to chose from. Do you folks think it could work?
I played a game once that offered a marriage option, and a daily marriage quest with the said partner. It did not give an unfair advantage to other players. It was mainly just a daily quest and a title abive your head saying “Married to…”. It also featured a wedding with some events.
I don’t think it’s something that would hurt the game, but it could cause some complex issues if not done right. If this was implanted Anet might have to allow only male and female marriage contracts because it could be taken differently in another country. They would have to consider the option at an international level, unless they plan on making different versions of this particular feature for each country.
I don’t really think my female Charr would enjoy being put in a wedding dress. >.<
There are also the different cultures in each race to consider.
That is the problem. Different cultures feel different ways about all kids of things. In general, I would say whatever the standards are where the company hangs its hat should rule. Which makes it interesting here since NCsoft is based in South Korea while anet is in the US … two completely different cultures and legal systems.
A lot of people will object if only MF marriages are allowed but other people would object if they were not the only option. You need some way of settling the debate rather than trying to please everyone.
As to female Charrs not wanting wedding dresses … yeah. Even beyond my own preferences for what to wear my Charrs would spit fur. One has a broken horn and the other has Braham’s armor combined with an eyepatch. Neither is exactly dainty.
That is the problem. Different cultures feel different ways about all kids of things. In general, I would say whatever the standards are where the company hangs its hat should rule. Which makes it interesting here since NCsoft is based in South Korea while anet is in the US … two completely different cultures and legal systems.
A lot of people will object if only MF marriages are allowed but other people would object if they were not the only option. You need some way of settling the debate rather than trying to please everyone.
The debate has been settled by educated, intelligent people a long time ago. You don’t need to pander to idiots. You just ignore anyone who objects to same sex coupling for the very simple reason that they are wrong, and probably religiously motivated. Bigotry based on outdated fairy tales doesn’t deserve serious consideration, by anyone. If they get offended, you shrug and move on.
All morons hate it when you call them a moron. – J. D. Salinger
i find it interesting that people want accounts to be married to each other, with access to shared storage between the accounts. (i hate this idea because of potential hacking issues / claims)
i’m more interested in simply stating “character A is married to character B”, even if the two characters are on the same account. (characters on the same account being able to get married is the most important aspect of any marriage functionality in-game for me. if the characters have to be on separate accounts, then i will oppose it.) with no other benefits than a simple title. no wedding ceremony required. (wedding ceremonies, while traditional, are not a requirement for marriage. any marriage system requiring an actual wedding, i am also opposed to)
the title would simply be “Married to [insert character name here]”
but that would take more coding than other titles, since titles are account bound in this game, and not character-bound
The debate has been settled by educated, intelligent people a long time ago. You don’t need to pander to idiots. You just ignore anyone who objects to same sex coupling for the very simple reason that they are wrong, and probably religiously motivated. Bigotry based on outdated fairy tales doesn’t deserve serious consideration, by anyone. If they get offended, you shrug and move on.
Woah, that was harsh… and incredibly accurate. Can I copy it?
Staying on topic, I think ANYTHING that helps RP is worth having in the game. It’s the only area where I feel Anet has thoroughly and consistently failed year after year.
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That is the problem. Different cultures feel different ways about all kids of things. In general, I would say whatever the standards are where the company hangs its hat should rule. Which makes it interesting here since NCsoft is based in South Korea while anet is in the US … two completely different cultures and legal systems.
A lot of people will object if only MF marriages are allowed but other people would object if they were not the only option. You need some way of settling the debate rather than trying to please everyone.
The debate has been settled by educated, intelligent people a long time ago. You don’t need to pander to idiots. You just ignore anyone who objects to same sex coupling for the very simple reason that they are wrong, and probably religiously motivated. Bigotry based on outdated fairy tales doesn’t deserve serious consideration, by anyone. If they get offended, you shrug and move on.
big·ot·ry
noun
intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.
Irony.
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That is the problem. Different cultures feel different ways about all kids of things. In general, I would say whatever the standards are where the company hangs its hat should rule. Which makes it interesting here since NCsoft is based in South Korea while anet is in the US … two completely different cultures and legal systems.
A lot of people will object if only MF marriages are allowed but other people would object if they were not the only option. You need some way of settling the debate rather than trying to please everyone.
The debate has been settled by educated, intelligent people a long time ago. You don’t need to pander to idiots. You just ignore anyone who objects to same sex coupling for the very simple reason that they are wrong, and probably religiously motivated. Bigotry based on outdated fairy tales doesn’t deserve serious consideration, by anyone. If they get offended, you shrug and move on.
big·ot·ry
noun
intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.
Irony.
Tolerance in no way equates to acceptance. Only someone completely deluded and trapped by political correctness and pedantry would think otherwise. I will tolerate a neighbor being a KKK member, but I wouldn’t accept his ideology being propagated anywhere near me, much less let him make attacks or hate speech against others unopposed. That completely ignores the fact that tolerance should be practiced with discretion like most things in life. My tolerance of people with differing ideas and/or education levels than my own, people who believe angels are real for example, does not mean that I am automatically required to tolerate thieves or murderers. The very idea of justice requires that there are things which we as a society have declared intolerable. The Paradox of Tolerance is a fascinating subject, but you don’t get to use it as a stick to beat people with.
All morons hate it when you call them a moron. – J. D. Salinger
