What do i get for defending a node ?

ArchivedUser

Hello,
you already can read the question at the Topic.
i just can talk about AION where you got Money when you protected a Castle also there was always just 1 Guild named wich is Holding the Castle how will it work here where nodes can trade Things ? will we see a list of friendly guilds or maybe friendly nodes ?
and if i go to defend a node will i get Money ? 

sry for my eng im not a nativ^^

ArchivedUser

As a citizen of a node it is in your best interest to protect your chosen node. You are automatically flagged as garrison in the event of a siege. There are a multitude of reasons to do so that are not direct monetary reward. One is not having your housing burned down or degraded.The other is losing progress towards unlocking content in your node that you have been working for with others. Node loses, it delevels and certain content goes away. To initiate a siege on a node costs similar in resources what it took to level it to its current level, so it is not a cheap endeavor for the attacker. People will not be just roaming in zerg packs sieging every node at every chance. They will need their own base that they have had to build up before attacking someone. The cooldown after a siege is 10X the declaration period, so as you hit higher levels (4 or 5) the chance of your node undergoing a constant siege state is low. People can't sustain interest in weekly events usually, much less worry about coming back around in 40 days to attempt another go at a node. They move on to the next shiny thing.

ArchivedUser

The oppotunity to further develope it and use it as a home. I'm not sure if the team has mentioned anything about if you gain anything for defending it per say.

ArchivedUser

To protect what you have invested in, to further progress the place you call home. 

ArchivedUser

haha i know that it is a good idea to defend your home but what if i have to protect another Node bc my guild wants to help them bc they trade with us will the owner of the node give us something for our help or the game got something like ohh you are a very friendly Person here take some Money ... XD 

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JigoroKano said:

haha i know that it is a good idea to defend your home but what if i have to protect another Node bc my guild wants to help them bc they trade with us will the owner of the node give us something for our help or the game got something like ohh you are a very friendly Person here take some Money ... XD 

Maybe? Doesn't sound like a mandatory system mechanic to me. Odds are if the nodes have a trade relationship that is that tight, they will also have a mutual defense pact. Which means you would flag as garrison for that node. I guess you could just ignore the call to arms. Just stand there and go "Duuuuude, your house is on fire, too bad you don't have enough help or firemen to put that shit out, whelp, good luck, I'm off to gather flowers to make buff tea."

ArchivedUser

As others have said....the reward is to put it crudely....keeping your shit.
And in regards trading partners.
Well if they collapse your trade collapses too.
So helping them keep their shit, also helps you keep your shit.

ArchivedUser

Well if we happen to live in the same node I can offer my... services... and some ale I guess.

ArchivedUser

I think another big reason, kind of glossed over so far, would be a potential freehold. If you have a freehold and your node is under siege it might be easier to help defend (and succeed) than to run back to your freehold and fend off attackers after the siege.

If you want to be a mercenary group/guild that helps defend towns under siege, your group will have to prove itself in 'local' PvP and get a bid in earlier than later.

EDIT: of course the citizens of that node wouldn't have to help if your guild has a castle under siege, but if you help them they may want you to stick around instead of chancing a new guild so close.

ArchivedUser

Embers, wood, stones, furniture, livestock, the usual things you would find in a town probably. Weapons, linen, food.

ArchivedUser

Sorry, I thought you said defeating.

ArchivedUser

All teh glory!

ArchivedUser

UnknownSystemError said:

JigoroKano said:

haha i know that it is a good idea to defend your home but what if i have to protect another Node bc my guild wants to help them bc they trade with us will the owner of the node give us something for our help or the game got something like ohh you are a very friendly Person here take some Money ... XD 

Maybe? Doesn't sound like a mandatory system mechanic to me. Odds are if the nodes have a trade relationship that is that tight, they will also have a mutual defense pact. Which means you would flag as garrison for that node. I guess you could just ignore the call to arms. Just stand there and go "Duuuuude, your house is on fire, too bad you don't have enough help or firemen to put that shit out, whelp, good luck, I'm off to gather flowers to make buff tea."

xD

ArchivedUser

UnknownSystemError said:

JigoroKano said:

haha i know that it is a good idea to defend your home but what if i have to protect another Node bc my guild wants to help them bc they trade with us will the owner of the node give us something for our help or the game got something like ohh you are a very friendly Person here take some Money ... XD 

Maybe? Doesn't sound like a mandatory system mechanic to me. Odds are if the nodes have a trade relationship that is that tight, they will also have a mutual defense pact. Which means you would flag as garrison for that node. I guess you could just ignore the call to arms. Just stand there and go "Duuuuude, your house is on fire, too bad you don't have enough help or firemen to put that shit out, whelp, good luck, I'm off to gather flowers to make buff tea."

xD

ArchivedUser

JigoroKano said:

haha i know that it is a good idea to defend your home but what if i have to protect another Node bc my guild wants to help them bc they trade with us will the owner of the node give us something for our help or the game got something like ohh you are a very friendly Person here take some Money ... XD 

I believe that to participate in a siege you have to be either a part of the attacking node or the defending node so even if your guild wants you to help them defend a node that's not your home you can't just show up and participate in that siege while you are not a citizen of either node.

could be wrong though but that's how it makes sense to me.

ArchivedUser

ArchivedUser

I stand corrected, thank you USE.

Even thought I don't understand why someone who is not a citizen of either side would be able to participate in a siege.

ArchivedUser

ArchivedUser

Mercenary companies? You are traveling and a main storyline quest poi is located in that node and you decide you want to declare as a defender or attacker to make sure you have access? Many different reasons why. Just extend the caravan declaration mechanic to node sieges. Once you enter the zoi you need to declare attacker, defender, or ignore if you have no affiliation to the node. Citizens are automatically flagged defenders. Allied node citizens most likely also.  Either way with the statement that a similar amount of resources is needed to start the declaration process, it is not going to be something that some wandering zerg with no base of operations is going to initiate unless they have the scratch.

ArchivedUser

Because, everyone might want the benefits the town, city or metropolis provides or everyone might hate the benefits the town, city, or metropolis provides.
People could hate the fast travel a Scientific node provides and make sure that node never reaches the metropolis stage or people could love fast travel at that node.
Regardless of who is a citizen.

Or people might want to take over the node so that they could become the citizens of that node instead of the current citizens.
The people siegeing a node might not have citizenship anywhere yet, and the only way to gain citizenship is to occupy an already established town or city.

And, of course, your guild might want to defend a node you're not a citizen of because it helps allies or because the best trade goods are found there.

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JigoroKano said:

Hello,
you already can read the question at the Topic.
i just can talk about AION where you got Money when you protected a Castle also there was always just 1 Guild named wich is Holding the Castle how will it work here where nodes can trade Things ? will we see a list of friendly guilds or maybe friendly nodes ?
and if i go to defend a node will i get Money ? 

sry for my eng im not a nativ^^

Hello! ( Sorry for bad english)

ArchivedUser

You get to keep all the progress ? It would be quite funny to get rewards (unless it is titles and the like) for defending a node from other players (it's not like you get rewards for killing a pvp attacker out in the open)

ArchivedUser

Most people defending the node will be doing so because the node and the progress associated to it are valued assets worth protecting, nothing beyond that.