Node deleveling instead of destruction

What do you think of instead of being totally destroyed (down to level 0), nodes just go to Expedition or Encampment showing that there are still a few people left, but the rest has been destroyed.
We don't want the zone to stay at level 3 or above as those levels still have lots of NPC services.

Or even have the zone drop to a special alternate Encampment which shows some ruins that indicate this was once a greater area. Instead of regular tents for the NPCs, have a small fortified area to protect what is left.
The quests that are given then are more geared towards rebuild than exploration. They could even turn some of the stone or wood that was destroyed into resources to harvest. Maybe metal deposits to indicate dropped weapons.

Any other good ideas on what could happen after a successful siege?

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Damokles

Nagash wrote: »

Undead Canuck wrote: »

Feel the burn? But then you are cauterized down to the bones...

thats why I use fire to wipe out cities only the bones are left

Bones get brittle after they ciome into prolonged contact with fire. I dont fear an army of brittle bone skelletons.

Nagash

Damokles wrote: »

Nagash wrote: »

Undead Canuck wrote: »

Feel the burn? But then you are cauterized down to the bones...

thats why I use fire to wipe out cities only the bones are left

Bones get brittle after they ciome into prolonged contact with fire. I dont fear an army of brittle bone skelletons.

bale fire is a wonderful thing ^^

Undead Canuck

I like the deleveling based on objectives. Win and it goes boom down to zero. Fail but destroy a major objective, zone delevels by 1. That would be a more dynamic system. I hope.
That would also give the survivors something to rebuild before being able to level the zone again.

As for brittle bones, just plate them in steel and then you will fear them!

Damokles

Undead Canuck wrote: »

I like the deleveling based on objectives. Win and it goes boom down to zero. Fail but destroy a major objective, zone delevels by 1. That would be a more dynamic system. I hope.
That would also give the survivors something to rebuild before being able to level the zone again.

As for brittle bones, just plate them in steel and then you will fear them!

That sounds awesome actually!

Atama

Undead Canuck wrote: »

I like the deleveling based on objectives. Win and it goes boom down to zero. Fail but destroy a major objective, zone delevels by 1. That would be a more dynamic system. I hope.
That would also give the survivors something to rebuild before being able to level the zone again.

Yeah I like this. Total destruction is still possible but the amount of destruction is based on the results of the battle. That’s a good compromise. It might be more difficult to implement though, it’s definitely more complicated. But I like it.

Nagash

Undead Canuck wrote: »

I like the deleveling based on objectives. Win and it goes boom down to zero. Fail but destroy a major objective, zone delevels by 1. That would be a more dynamic system. I hope.
That would also give the survivors something to rebuild before being able to level the zone again.

As for brittle bones, just plate them in steel and then you will fear them!

That's a fantastic idea

T Elf

Nah! make bone china out of those bones.

Give the artisans something to do.

Nagash

T Elf wrote: »

Nah! make bone china out of those bones. Give the artisans something to do.

the tithe must be met

voidshadow

Nagash wrote: »

if your node is better than mine you bet your soul im going to burn it to the ground and dance on the ashes

Raze the city and raise it to the ground. Make Domri Rade proud. Oh wait hes dead. Well at least our resident necromancer can bring him back

Gimlog

Imagine a full raid team of necromancer having the opportunity to rise a necropolis from ruins of a metropolis!

Undead Canuck

I am totally in for that!

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