This would be the end of Power of the Mists buff. Most players don’t really notice the buff. Nor do they play WvW specifically for the buff, so it hasn’t served as an effective motivator for winning matches. It also tends to reward PvE players more than WvW players. The upside to removing the buff, for WvW players, is that it should help our case for further improving WvW rewards, because it’d be lowering the rewards entering the game from elsewhere.
Umh, hell no please???
How about you just rework the feature into something, that will also work under the new WvW Systems please??.
That “most” people not really notice the buffes is plain simle incorrect.
The first thign that absolutely every WvW player instantly should notice on every fresh new match is, when you enter for WvW is directly that due to the fresh map and the resetted Power of the Mist bonus your Maximum Health is about like 10% decreased, thats a whopping difference od like 2-3K HP lesser that actually makes a huge difference, if you might survive a burst attack, or not, giving you that maybe few seconds needed to realize what happens to quickly make up for fitting counter reactions, before you are dead, unless you get steamroled by a big group against you wouldnt have had any chance anyways, but in small scale fights and duels, this difference in max health due to the Power of the mist buff has saved me prsonally already in countless situations my life, where without that health buff I would have died for literally “dead certain” !!!
Also the Endurance Regen Increase is something that affects us in WvW, as like also the Healing Efficiency, now especially in regard of Druids.
But you might be right about the other things, which merely affected only PvEers.
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However, I propose, change the Power of the Mist feature, and change it so, that it is interesting for ALL KINDS OF PLAYERS, regardless if you play PvE, WvW or PvP.
PotM should be something, that provides for your server boons, that are highly valuable for everyone, which should give players good reasons to support their servers in WvW, to the point, that people who would usually play PvE or PvP go to WvW and joining their Server to help every now and then to ensure, that their server reaches the PoTM effects, that would be also helpful for their own game modes, by fulfilling specific taskas in WvW that increase the blessings for your servers towards specific game modes, but in the end these taskas also all help your world to make points towards the warscore to win the Skirmisches in the ed to get Victory Points.
Victory Points at the end of each match should work then for all Game Modes for players that participated in WvW enough as individual Player Currency that is shared among the Server on all players that participated long enough for them in WvW within the match time to maintain their own preferred Blessings which players should be able to “buy” from Shrines that you should be able to find in the game (PvP Lobby, WvW Spawn Areas, randomy in PvE Maps hidden, counting also as POI’s
So basicaly, split up the Power of the Mists between all 3 Modes:
WvW Blessings in Victory Points you gain when a Match is over:
Costs == Effect
5 > Breath of the Mists = Increases for 7 Days the WvW Exp Income by 5%
10 > Battleborn Hero = Increases for 7 Days your income of Badges of Honor from Enemy Kills by +2
15 > Mistforged Hero = Gain for the next 7 Days the chance to randomly obtain as Loot from Lord Kills also randomly Hero and Mistforged Items and have in this time also access to an NPC, that trades these Items for Parts for a precursor Sets of the WVW related Legendary Mistforged Armor Set, which requires of you to complete also the latest added two WvW Armor Sets from the WvW Reward Pathss
25 > Mistforged Jewels = Gain for the next 7 Days acces to a new WvW unique NPC, which sends you out on the journey for the WvW unique first set of Legendary Accessoires, first requiring of you to learn new Recipes for crafting ascended Precursor Accessoires of either Rings, Earrings or Amulets for that you need to be Jeweler 500 to be able to craft them, added together with lots of new jeweler crafting recipes for the way from 400 to 500 that include new Stat Combinations that are missing for Accessoires which got added with HoT….
50 > Soothing Mist = Gain for the next 7 Days increased Maximum Health and Endurance Regeneration of +10% while being in WvW
100 >Testament of Heroism = Increases for the next 7 Days the income of Proofs from Rank Reward Chests by +3
150 > Legendary Battle Memoires = Increases for the next 7 Days your income of Memories of Battles by +20% whenever you receive some from Rank Reward chests
250 > Eternal Hero Increases for the next 7 Days the rewards by 50% that you receive when you successfully defend something in WvW, like a Keep, whenever the Defend Timer reaches its end (this includes WExp, Karma, Exp, Gold, Badges)
500 >Battle Aura = Have such a strong Battle Aura for the next 7 Days, that you can always see your enemies on the Mini Map everywhere
1000 > Fashion of the Mists = Gain access for 7 Days to unique WvW NPCs, that can sell you WvW unique permanent Finishing Moves, including those of the Gemstore also for high Gold Costs/Badges ect., WvW unique Skill Skins (for starters for example for all kinds of Minion Skills), WvW unique earnable Outfits (PvE got already an earnable Outfit, that one from Halloween that looks similar to the Witch Outfit, so why not other Game Modes too??)
1500 > Bloodlust = Increases for the next 7 Days your Stats by +50 (Blood Lust from Shrines gets removed, Shrines in WvW will receive a new different mapwide effect instead that will leadto players actually fighting for them, instead of 90% of all times ignoring them)
2500 > Ascendant of War = Increases for 7 Days the Chances to obtain Ascended Armor Parts from WvW Rank Rewards by 10%
5000 > Ascendant of Blood = Increases for 7 Days the Chances to obtain Ascended Weapons from WvW Rank Rewards by 10%
10000 > Lord of the Mists = For the next 7 Days is capping in WvW a Keep or a Castle always instantly a WvW Rank Up, the Money Reward from Rank Chests is trippled ffor them meanwhile and have the chance of 10%, that they might drop for you also Ascended Materials like Elonian Leather, Damask or Spiritwood
PvP Blessings from Victory Points
Costs == Effect
15 > Blessed by Wealth = Increases for 7 Days by 5% the gain in PvP Reward Track progressions
25 > Glorious Time = Increases for 7 Days by 5% the gain of Glory
50 > Blessed by Fortune = Gain the chance for 7 days, that Rewards from PvP Reward Tracks reward you additionally also with Money Bags worth random values ranging from 10 Silver to 1 Gold
100 >Blessed by Luck = Increases for 7 Days the chances to obtain from Reward Tracks more valuable loot by 15% and adds also the chances to obtain Materials like Lodestones, that usually wouldn’t be rewards.
150 > Legendary Glory Crystal Increases for 7 Days your Income of Shards of Glory by 20%
250 > Glorious Fighter = Gain for 7 Days no some Extra Glory for Player Kills in PvP/Stronghold Matches (even more if done with a Finishing Move!)
500 > Karmic Fighter = Gain the blessing for 7 days and a small portion of the Glory that you obtain, becomes also a Karma Reward for you.
750 > Golden Fighter = Gain the blessing for 7 days and a small portion of the Glory that you obtain, becomes also a Gold Reward for you that is affected also additionalyl by the Gold Find Account Bonus.
1000 > Fashion of Gladiators = Gain access for 7 days to PvP unique NPCs, that can sell you PvP unique Finishing Moves, PvP unique Skill Skins ect (see above WvW counterpart)
1500 > Famous Legend = Gain acces for 7 Days to a PvP unique NPC for the required items to obtain parts for a PvP unique Legendary Armor Skin Set that can be used only on Ascended Armor Sets to transform them into actually legendary armor parts with the full functionality of legendaries to swap stats out when using the equipment outside of PvP
2500 > Present of the Mists Increases Point Gain towards PvP Achievements for 7 Days by 100%, so when you usually would get +1 point towards an achievement, with this active you will get +2 points
5000 > Fury of Combat = Gain for 7 days the chance to obtain from PvP Reward Tracks new PvP unique Fury Weapon Skins
7500 > Glorious Stronghold Conqueror = Gain for 7 days increased glory from Stronghold Matches by +50% and gain also a chance to obtain while playing Stronghold access to new Heroes that you can unlock through fulfilling Heroic Trials in the PvP Lobby when you talk to the Mist Heroes to gain this way not only new Heroes, but also if you keep fulfilling Heroic Trials for them, you can unlock nw Hero Designs for those Heroes that you have already unlocked for your account.
10000 > King/Queen of Combat = Helps you out for 7 Days in PvP Tournament Tiers to lose not progression also in higher tiers than usual and makes comebacks a bit more rewarding in that time.
PvE Blessings for Victory Points
Costs == Effect
5 > Testament of Craftmanship = Increases for 7 Days the Chance for Critcal Craftings by 10%
15 > Fertile Season = Increases for 7 Days the Gathering Gain by 10%
25 > Hunting Season = Increases for 7 Days the Exp from killed Enemies by 20%
50 > Party Season = Increases for 7 Days the maximum Health and Endurance Regeneration for PvE by 10%, another 10% on top for when your World has won a WvW Match or when its Festival Time for the next time you use this Blessing.
75 > Mystic Force = Increases Healing Powers by 10% for 7 Days and when you gain in that time Mystic Coins, is the gained amount doubled.
100 > Ancient Wisdom = Increases Toughness for 7 Days by 10%
150 > Treasure Hunter = Opening daily Treasure Chests (JPs) in the next 7 days grants you increased chances for rare materials like Lodestones or T7 Crafting Materials
250 > Haggling Expertise = NPCs will sell you everything for 7 days for 25% Gold more and let you buy things for 25% reduced prices
500 >Traveler of Tyria = WPs will cost you 7 days 25% lesser Gold and grant you after usage for 1 Minute Super Speed
750 > Bounty Hunter = Increases for 7 Days the chances to obtain rarer loot from World Bosses and Champions by 5%. Certain killed World Bosses, like Tequatl or Tri Wurm will drop 100% guaranteed in that time Bounty Hunter Tokens, which can be turned in for specific Rewards, like for example the Sunbringer Weapons or Ascended Armor Chests of Choice.
1000 > Fashion of Adventurers = Gain access for 7 Days to PvE unique NPCs that can sell you PvE unique Finishing Moves, Outfits, Skill Skins ect.
1500 > Blessing of Zomorros = Increases chances for 7 days to obtain something more valuable from Zomorros, than what you have thrown into the Mystic Forge by 10%
2500 > Kiss of Rebirth = When you die, you automatically use an Orb of Revival (even if you have none) for the next 7 days and you won’t have the negative effect of health reduction, you will move slowly only, for some longer time. The only exception for this effect is, if you would get revived at a place, where you would instantly die again! Places like the Thaumanova Reactor’s Boss battle for example
5000 > Eye of Discoverery = Increases Rewards for 7 Days from Map Competions by 100% and Map Event Rewards are also doubled for you in this time from doing Events and come in faster than usual
7500 > Relic Hunter = Increases for 7 Days significantly the drop chances from Champions and World Bosses to obtain unique skinned Exotic Items (in general exotic items, including Accessoires, stuff like Pendant of Orr for example) as also precursor drops of the first generation of Legendary Weapons in that case of Dragon Minion World Bosses only
10000 > Legendary Craftmanship = Deactivates for 7 days all kinds of time gates for your account so that you can craft as many items as you have materials for it directly, without having to obsoletely wait a day for it to become able to craft again.
Crafting Exp Gain is also doubled in this time and all items you craft will give you Exp, even stuff, that usually would give you no Exp anymore.
Crafting can produce while you have this Blessing up also randomly with a small chance a byproduct, called Essences of Expertise, which when used gives a Character Crafting Ranks based on the Quality of the Essence towards the Crafting Jobs that are currently active, which are either +1,3,5 or +10 Ranks if it was a legendary Essence of Expertise (this will reduce the Crafting Grind if you want to have more characters with high crafting ranks somewhen so that you dont have to swap always to 1 specific character if you need a specific Crafting Job for a task…)
Just some examples of how you could split up the power of the mists Feature into a game wide Blessing feature, that offers for each game Mode invependant own unique Blessings for different amounts of Victory points, which all last for 7 days and need then to be renewed by the player for Victory points, if he wants to get the effect of that blessing again by going to a Shrine where the Victory Points gen be spent for receiving those Blessings
