We have the keep task for zergs, we tried to help solos and small men with the bonus zones and are now working on an incentive for roaming with a full group. The end goal here would be for players, especially pug players, that prefer group combat to have a reason to try it and not just by default join the zerg because of the higher reward alone.
This will come in multiple smaller updates. The first one will introduce the concept of a group vs group mode that groups can toggle on and off as well as a way to list all groups who have toggled this mode on.
The commands for that are:
/gvg toggle: to flag your group as being interested in gvg fights
/gvg list: will only list full groups that have used /gvg toggle where every group member is 50, not near a tower / keep and in NF. The listing will include the zone they are in.
The next part of this incentive will include Tracking of fights between groups that have this mode toggled on as well as a way for group leaders to say they had an even fight against another group. Depending on how well this feature in general is received and how it is used, a later update will include a rp reward for everyone participating in even fights.
Please note that we are aware of the fact that this is a very controversial topic and that this command has the potential to be abused by some. Thats why we are introducing it without a reward for now. In general we want to monitor first if and how it is accepted througout the community before making it a permanent change.
If a group is flagged it is still allowed to add on its fight. This command is only meant to be a help in finding other groups who also want to roam as 8.
This will come in multiple smaller updates. The first one will introduce the concept of a group vs group mode that groups can toggle on and off as well as a way to list all groups who have toggled this mode on.
The commands for that are:
/gvg toggle: to flag your group as being interested in gvg fights
/gvg list: will only list full groups that have used /gvg toggle where every group member is 50, not near a tower / keep and in NF. The listing will include the zone they are in.
The next part of this incentive will include Tracking of fights between groups that have this mode toggled on as well as a way for group leaders to say they had an even fight against another group. Depending on how well this feature in general is received and how it is used, a later update will include a rp reward for everyone participating in even fights.
Please note that we are aware of the fact that this is a very controversial topic and that this command has the potential to be abused by some. Thats why we are introducing it without a reward for now. In general we want to monitor first if and how it is accepted througout the community before making it a permanent change.
If a group is flagged it is still allowed to add on its fight. This command is only meant to be a help in finding other groups who also want to roam as 8.
I like the idea that it tells the zone and not putting hammers on the map or something like that. This way the element of surprise is still in play and its not an arena feeling. I know that alot of solo players are going to want the 8mans only to get rps from other 8mans, but I would hate to see this becomming more and more an arena type game only. DAoC rvr is its own weird size and too much regulation and barriers will ruin the feeling I fear. Not all 8mans want to fight the same high rr group over and over again in a closed environment - at least not for hours on end.