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The MMORPG Meridian 59 - Server 103
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Socialization upgrade #304

Open Beumac opened 10 years ago

Beumac commented 10 years ago

It's really sad that in the world of Meridian 59 that the majority of it's building players feel forced into not guilding for a variety of reasons.

Unable to build safely Can't work spells in towns without fear etc

Now some people may argue that this is carebear and people should just build guilded. Without trying to argue that point either way. People almost ALWAYS elect to just not guild while they build. This leaves a large number of quiet noobs that are left in darkness. They simply don't socialize because it's harder for them.

This is just a bad idea to leave as is in my eyes.

My suggested proposal to boost socialization is to make the lowest rank in a guild no different than being solo with the added benefit that they can at least socialize with people freely and easily.

I think this is a very neutral change that every side could agree on.

This change should allow no other benefits to lowest ranked guild members other than socializing and being able to carry on as they would un guilded. This change would also make it necessary to enforce that players that have been in pvp combat would not be allowed to switch back to lowest rank for some time. So that people inclined to abuse it would not be able to do so. I would also make it so that, lowest ranked guild members do not get the bio stamp of the guild as this just attracts unwanted contact that they might as well be not guilded anyways.

Let's bring the community back together! No more waiting in the dark, opting to not make friends for your own safety.

TL;DR Make lowest ranked guild members have the benefits of an un-guilded player to promote socializing and a better play experience.

/discuss!

PKChrisChan commented 10 years ago

Wow genius!

SinM59 commented 10 years ago

+1 I like it but it would be easily abused to build alts by vets. I'd prefer an option when creating a guild to make it pvp enabled or not..Create social building guilds but Its not a big enough deal to do it either way. Whatever encourages socializing.

Beumac commented 10 years ago

Yeah, my first reincarnation of this idea was to make a third "guild type" Public Guild, Secret Guild and then a building guild.

I agree with the possible abuse but it's no difference really in my eyes. People just don't guild most of the time because they feel they are better off not doing it. I'd rather people be allowed to socialize with their friends and make friends while building without it being a hassle to do so.

Both options make me happy though, so whatever the community wants in that regard, I'll support.

Sapphia commented 10 years ago

+1 makes sense

SinM59 commented 6 years ago

Actually last few servers we attempted to play on, we were targeted and griefed. We play for pvp and don't need to be aggressive douches against those who aren't the big boys on the server also looking for pvp.

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Or you could just not pick fights and not join guilds that are lead by aggressive douches?

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