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Proposal for Yearly Achievement Category

This has been suggested before my friends, and I for one think it to be a fine and natural progression for the game. So I decided to suggest it in a more formal format, since as you know, Anet is all uhm.. formal?

As players begin to benefit from the newly structured Daily and Monthly categories, the completion rate has hastened, leaving many active players without a forward progressive track achievement goal, as most finish the Monthly category within the first week or next. The Yearly Category purposed in this draft may serve to stimulate further player participation and activity while presenting a progressive and rewarding challenge, as well as providing a long term goal.

Sections
1 Achievement
2 Possible Tasks
3 Rewards

Yearly is an achievement category for achievements earned by doing a set of tasks each year. There are 25 yearly achievements for players to complete each year.

Section 1: Achievements (25 Total)

[As Monthly scales from Daily roughly at a rate of 10x, this scaling is maintained for balance purposes]

(e.g.) Monthly Event Participation – 4 Tiers

Tier 1 250 Events5 AP] > Tier 2 500 Events[5 AP] > Tier 3 750 Events10 AP] > Tier 4 1000 Events[10 AP]

Each tier reached for each track by the player is awarded a small amount Achievement Points, with 5 points given for Tier 1 and 2, and 10 points for Tiers 3 and 4.
Some event tracks should receive exclusion, such as the Experience Survivor, as a scaled version of the required experience points would become unrealistic.
New events tracks could be added specifically for the Yearly Category.

Section 2: Possible Tasks

Most of the 25 Tasks purposed for this Category may be carried over from the previous categories seen here:

Monthly Event Participation
Veteran Slayer
Master Crafter
Yearly Completionist[Requiring Monthly Completions]
Daily Mists Invasion Defender
Group Event Completer
Yearly Kill Variety
Yearly Aquatic Slayer
Yearly Gatherer
Yearly Healer
Mystic Forgesmith

Additional and Category Specific Tasks would be supplemented in addition, giving the players new tasks to participate in:

(e.g.) Treasure Finder ‘Loot Rare or Exotic Items from Chests’

a) This task requires players to loot a rare or exotic item from a chest found during exploration, in reward chests, or in Black Lion Chests
b) As looting rare or exotic items is a mostly random occurrence, this requirement should be scaled to a figure appropriate
c) Category specific Tasks such as Treasure Finder may also reward a title, as will prove to be the most challenging to achieve. This will stimulate player participation in activities rewarding chests, i.e. Group Events, Dungeons, etc.

Section 3: Rewards

1) Base Rewards – Base rewards will be awarded at a scaled amount to Monthly and Daily Categories.

* 5 Gold, 200 Mystic Coins, 100 Jugs of Liquid Karma

2) Purposed Category Rewards

a) 10 Currency specific to category, useable at merchant for items. [Similar to Laurels] Suggest a new currency with new items, to drive player interest
b) 1 Random Mini Pet given from a possibility of 10 pets exclusively available for category completion
c) Exclusive Player Title; i.e. The Wholehearted

Notes

As an active player myself, I and some that play alongside me, have felt a bit of a void after the completion of our Monthly Category. For those of us that enjoy the feeling of constant challenge and goal, a long term project as described in my outline would suit us just fine. The Daily and Monthly Categories are a clever way to encourage player involvement throughout, as participation in the different Tasks is required to make reward, we find ourselves always seeking out what is expected of us.
So, this proposal is made with the hopes of spurring the imagination of ArenaNet’s creative team into providing us with yet another accomplishment to seek. And please everyone, your thoughts.

Cheers.

Æthelwulf