1:20 am, October 2, 2013
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Player Housing - we need it and we need it soon
It's pretty much fact that we all need some kind of progression in a MMO to keep us occupied. Whether that be statistical or aesthetic. From yesterday we can see that Anet are trying to add some kind of progression into the game, and when the community got wind of the new 'Ascended Items' there was a MASSIVE backlash. Within minutes people were crying of gear treadmills and grind.
So obviously adding progression through a gear treadmill is not an option. Adding progression through cosmetics is also not an option, because there is a limit as to how pretty/badass/heroic your character can look.
So why can't we have progression from player housing, or even better still, player villaging.
Why can't we be the mayor of a lil' town, and gradually expand into a successful village. You gain more inhabitants by doing quests to help them, you build buildings by gathering materials (like soft wood logs, elder logs, iron ore) and in return your inhabitants provide you with manufactured goods like cooked food, vegetables, maybe even siege weapons for WvW.
And of course whilst you do all this, as well as progression from services you can also make your village look nice and pretty. This would also be a good opportunity to implement fishing, since you can go down to your local river and do some.
So obviously adding progression through a gear treadmill is not an option. Adding progression through cosmetics is also not an option, because there is a limit as to how pretty/badass/heroic your character can look.
So why can't we have progression from player housing, or even better still, player villaging.
Why can't we be the mayor of a lil' town, and gradually expand into a successful village. You gain more inhabitants by doing quests to help them, you build buildings by gathering materials (like soft wood logs, elder logs, iron ore) and in return your inhabitants provide you with manufactured goods like cooked food, vegetables, maybe even siege weapons for WvW.
And of course whilst you do all this, as well as progression from services you can also make your village look nice and pretty. This would also be a good opportunity to implement fishing, since you can go down to your local river and do some.