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Purposely lose Node sieges

VazopVazop Member
in General Discussion
I have a concern, since the node levels will unlock quests dungeons etc, is possible that the players of concurrent nodes will purposely lose node sieges and level up another node to unlock new/different content on that area.
I know nodes give other benefits too, but this can be a problem and can make the node sieges obsolete since the players just lose on purpose to ,for example, unlock a new dungeon with the gear they want/need.

Comments

  • phdmonsterphdmonster Member
    It is possible, but i don't think there will be a lack of people wanting to defend the node and their investment in it.
  • CaerylCaeryl Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I don’t see an issue with the citizens willingly dropping the node in order to access new content. If the majority wants it to stay, they will fight and they might win.

    But more likely the people who want it destroyed would leave far before a siege declaration so they could attack and destroy it, rather than afk’ if as defenders during the siege. There’s way less profit that way.
  • AmelAmel Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    i doubt thats going to happend due to the fact that if you lose a node siege and you had your housing there, you lose a part of your gatherables when it gets destroyed
  • George_BlackGeorge_Black Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    good luck getting every citizen to agree to that xD
  • NagashNagash Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Saboteurs will be hung by their feet off the Node wall and lit on fire for their crimes
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    The dead do not squabble as this land’s rulers do. The dead have no desires, petty jealousies or ambitions. A world of the dead is a world at peace
  • NoaaniNoaani Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    I absolutely can see it happening.

    In fact, I personally think about 25% of all successful metropolis sieges would fit in to this.

    With the rewards for a successful siege on a node going up with time, the leadership of a given node (the mayor, other node positions, leaders of patron guilds etc) may decide that they would rather reduce that reward themselves. They may talk to a somewhat friendly node cluster and make a deal that each node cluster organizes a siege on the other, and no one defends (or at least not in any serious capacity).

    If this is pre-organized, then the people from the node cluster in question will be able to decide which of the city level nodes they want to bring up to metropolis, and can plan accordingly.

    Also, this way, each node cluster and it's population get to reap the rewards of a successful siege.

    This seems like a much safer idea than simply leaving it up to actual rivals - and that is before we even take the content change in to account.

    All that said, I don't see this as an issue. If people can organize this and make it work, more power to them. It puts both node clusters in a position where they can screw the other over, so leaves the server ripe for potential intregue and such - which is good.
  • TimeraiderTimeraider Member, Phoenix Initiative, Hero of the People, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Point us at the deserters! *Grabs pitchfork*
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  • SurgemasterSurgemaster Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    You can certainly try. -Mercer

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