'What can I do at this level?' button
By
Anti_Proton,
Posted on: 2010-03-08 11:13 in Suggestions and Ideas
Excellent idea. I feel I may have missed some of the mid-level content, especially the new stuff. This would make finding the content you want to experience MUCH easier!
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i concur this is an excellent idea
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Originally Posted by Lady_Sadako
More and more content keeps getting added to this game. When Going Rogue comes around it'll add even more. The AE system has already provided a way to miss a lot of the existing content.
We run the risk of interesting content getting buried, which will mean new players miss out. While some of it is definitely skippable, I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on (for example) the Hess TF, the Eden Trial or the Sewer Trial just because they didn't know to go looking for them. Although you can introduce players to some stuff just by adding the relevant contacts, you don't guarantee that they will follow through. Also, simply having a contact added doesn't tell you what that contact will lead to. So, I suggest a clicky button (perhaps you phone a City Advisor / Arachnos Co-Ordinator) which gives you a quick bullet list of Suggested Things To Do At Your Current Level. If a player is ever at a loose end or can't think of what to do, a quick click of the button would show a list of eligible activities. For example, let's say you're a level 15 hero and are wondering what fun things there are to do at this level. You click your Suggested Activities button and get: * Positron could use your help for a Task Force! He's in Steel Canyon. You'll need at least 3 team members. * Ready to face other players in PvP? Head to Bloody Bay! Get there by helicopter from Skyway City. * Synapse needs help with a Task Force! He's in Skyway City. You'll need at least 4 team members. * Just want to clean the streets? You can always find bad guys to fight in Boomtown. ... and so on. The idea is to make sure new players always have a quick, easy way to find out about content they haven't done. |
I like this idea alot. If it were not for my former friends (Honestly, they
are still friends of a sort - But they play that *other* game and therefore
dead to me
), I would have been at a loss as to where to go and whatto do next.
/Signed. The Techbot approves of you, fleshling.
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If only that were a problem villainside... 
It could, potentially, also fix another complaint some have - of the "introduction" missions to the PVP zones.
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More and more content keeps getting added to this game. When Going Rogue comes around it'll add even more. The AE system has already provided a way to miss a lot of the existing content.
We run the risk of interesting content getting buried, which will mean new players miss out. While some of it is definitely skippable, I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on (for example) the Hess TF, the Eden Trial or the Sewer Trial just because they didn't know to go looking for them. Although you can introduce players to some stuff just by adding the relevant contacts, you don't guarantee that they will follow through. Also, simply having a contact added doesn't tell you what that contact will lead to.
So, I suggest a clicky button (perhaps you phone a City Advisor / Arachnos Co-Ordinator) which gives you a quick bullet list of Suggested Things To Do At Your Current Level. If a player is ever at a loose end or can't think of what to do, a quick click of the button would show a list of eligible activities.
For example, let's say you're a level 15 hero and are wondering what fun things there are to do at this level. You click your Suggested Activities button and get:
* Positron could use your help for a Task Force! He's in Steel Canyon. You'll need at least 3 team members.
* Ready to face other players in PvP? Head to Bloody Bay! Get there by helicopter from Skyway City.
* Synapse needs help with a Task Force! He's in Skyway City. You'll need at least 4 team members.
* Just want to clean the streets? You can always find bad guys to fight in Boomtown.
... and so on. The idea is to make sure new players always have a quick, easy way to find out about content they haven't done.