Hey everyone. I am just basically re-posting the idea from Discord so it doesn't get lost and maybe we can have a list of additional suggestions. Feel free to answer below why you agree/disagree with the idea and what would be your suggestions to make it possible.
The Idea:
Have an NPC where you can use AP/Ceramium medals or a combination of both to buy:
♦ Composite manastone bundle [random manastone drop 50lvl-60lvl]
♦ Felicitous socketing
♦ Armor/Weapon wraps
♦ Tempering solution
♦ Godstone Bundle
♦ Weapon/Armor skins
• For general economy balance I would recommend making the most valuable items, such as Tempering Solutions, UNTRADEABLE.
Here are some of the benefits:
○ Aside from GP, there is practically no other reason for geared/high ranks to attend sieges, because they no longer need the AP or Ceramium medals as a reward.
○ Not to mention that one of the only reasons to capture the Upper Abyss Forts is to be able to do the dungeons there which give AP/Ceramium medals.
○ This change will hopefully incentivise more people to do siege content and actually try to capture the forts instead of GP trading on the side.
○ It will also make Inggison/Gelkmaros sieges alive. If I'm not mistaken they do give ceramium medals as a reward, no?
○ Most if not all PvP and PvE dungeons at lvl65 give ceramium medals or ceramium fragments.
○ Aside from the regular loot, this would be another good reason to farm them. People might actually start doing Danuar Sanctuary 👀
○ By having more active people going through that content, new comers to the server will be able to catch-up quicker so that they can have fun at the end-game.
○ This means more Kamar/JMR/IWW groups as well.
○ People might also actually consider doing dredgion again for the AP and fragments so that they can get the items from the proposed NPC.
○ Also, there will be more people farming in Tiamaranta Eye for AP which means more competitiveness for the Tiamaranta Fortressess and more PvP in Tia Eye.
Things to consider:
• Make the high-value items like temperings/felicitous untradeable so that they don't screw up the economy;
• Adjust the prices of the items accordingly;
• Weekly purchase limit to avoid people who've hoarded Ceras/AP to gain an immediate advantage;
As for this idea not being "retail-like", we need to consider the fact that this isn't retail and we are staying at the same 4.6 patch for years. People who play non stop already have accumulated crazy amounts of medals and AP that they have nowhere to spend and we need something new to buy with them. Alternative idea would be to make it possible to exchange the medals for something else, such as Ceramium medals for Blood Marks making it possible to turn it to Abyss Points, increasing the chance of AP being sold (BM gear is tradeable with wraps and exchangeable for AP with shugos). The longer similar ideas are delayed the more advantage older players will have and not changing anything will reduce the incentive to stay and play on this server as there is no other long term goals after getting end game gear.
We would love to hear what are your thoughts about this!
Idea created and proposed by:
Aselon#1496 (twitch)
Lucy#3365 (twitch)