Guild Wars 2

Having a single player pay 1g 50s for a waypoint, or 2g for fortification on Stonemist Castle is asking way too much of a single player.

A few times I’ve had to do donation drives in /map asking for 10s donations for upgrades of SM/keeps/towers etc, and it always leads to a conversation with people agreeing that being able to donate a partial amount of money instead of asking one player to pay it all would be a great feature.

How I would handle it:
- Require a player to pay a percentage, from 5% to 20% depending on the overall price, to start the donation drive.
- That then starts an event that announces the donation drive and tracks progress.
- Have NPCs asking for donations (VO would be neat).

Furthermore, I think it would also have a positive side effect that people would feel more personally invested in a location if they helped upgrade it (I know I do when I’m paying!), and it would encourage people to defend locations with greater vigor.

I think GW2 makes a point of rewarding organization. They want guilds to pick-up the slack.

If arenanet implemented your plan, kitten would get built almost all of the time regardless of organization.

blink.4239:

I think GW2 makes a point of rewarding organization. They want guilds to pick-up the slack.

If arenanet implemented your plan, kitten would get built almost all of the time regardless of organization.

So you’re effectively proposing that only large WvW guilds should be able to upgrade keeps.

/mind boggles

Mif.3471:

blink.4239:

I think GW2 makes a point of rewarding organization. They want guilds to pick-up the slack.

If arenanet implemented your plan, kitten would get built almost all of the time regardless of organization.

So you’re effectively proposing that only large WvW guilds should be able to upgrade keeps.

/mind boggles

No, but I can see how recharacterizing my position to mean that makes it seem unfavorable.

I’m saying that instead of GW2 having built-in coin donations, the game expects the players to organize that themselves. Since guilds are the most effective means for organization, they would probably be the best way to achieve that. I’m sure there are other ways. Perhaps someone in WvW can ask map chat for donations.

Mif.3471:

blink.4239:

I think GW2 makes a point of rewarding organization. They want guilds to pick-up the slack.

If arenanet implemented your plan, kitten would get built almost all of the time regardless of organization.

So you’re effectively proposing that only large WvW guilds should be able to upgrade keeps.

/mind boggles

My experience indicates that this isn’t true at all. Maybe I’m just on a good server, but there are always people willing to pitch in for upgrades. Usually people just do it themselves. In the event of a particularly expensive upgrade, a commander might request some cash from people in map chat, which gets done quickly and without complaint.