Hello there! I’m Equart , big fan of moba games and one of the content creators in Albion Online. PvP is what i love , and i want to share my vision of how i see it in this game!
Was playing No rest for the wicked once it was launched on steam , and have close to 150 hours of play time.
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Here is my suggestions/vision.
- Do not balance gear ( at least at the beginning in sake of PvP enjoyers ) , you guys have insane PvE , i beg you to stick to it as priority. No matter what other PvP players would tell you. Do not let PvP player’s ruin PvE experience for majority of players. Builds/playstyle in sake of “balance" for PvP in your game would be a mistake.
You probably would not expect to hear that from PvP enjoyer , but i do care about game growth. Maybe later adding some sort of small twiks and changes is alright.
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And now to the way how i see PvP in YOUR game guys. Arenas are fun , and probably should exist, but it is boring.
I see PvP in No Rest For The Wicked like in Dark Souls/Elden Ring , or like corrupted dungeons in Albion Online.
let me explain. - Player “one” will play in his world , doing quests/progressing. He decide to activate “invasion” (with button in your UI or other ways) .
Game will start matchmaking (based on Gear Score , LvL+ Item lvl etc). Once match is found either other player (“two”) that also activated “invasion” will be teleported into your realm , or you will be teleported into his realm. - He or You (depend who invaded whom) will have an option to teleport on your map and start hunting. Basically who will die (no matter is it gravity that killed you or other player) - will win.
- Upon death (which will be visible on map , to make sure you will not miss loot) , loot bag will appear with randomly generated items (rare resources , random gear etc)
- Winner will get also some sort of Rank
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In this system there will be leaderboard , with maybe uniqe vanity rewards for top 5 etc.
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Why this system is good? IT IS NOT FORCED PvP , and actually create this “Cat and Mouse” gameplay for people who are willing to participate in it , will teach you how to use environment, try different builds/counter players etc. . It will provide players with dopamine and will create goals for PvP players.