Adding rifts for quick 10 minute adventures

The MMORPG playerbase is aging, and people have families and jobs that keep them from playing for several hours every day. Sometimes they only have 10-15 minute time slots here and there to play. Intrepid will still need to have something worthwhile for these people to do.

It would be cool to see Rifts that players can enter from their node or freehold, that teleports them into a little time pocket full of corrupted monsters from the time after the Apocalypse. We can call them Rifts of Old, or Olden Rifts perhaps. The end boss should be an Ancient that can drop cool loot and materials for crafting and enchanting, and perhaps even cosmetics. I think a very low chance of getting legendary drops is fair, but with a pity system so that after many runs players are guaranteed a legendary.

In order to limit this, so players don't just only run the Olden Rifts, I think they need to be limited to 1 free run per day. After that players have to pay a progressively increasing amount of gold per run, or a certain amount of Embers. In the spirit of risk vs. reward that this game is built around, it makes sense that the more gold or Embers the players risk per run, the higher the chance of legendary loot as reward. At the highest levels there should be a chance to drop enchanted legendary items too, like a +5 legendary sword. Or perhaps special enchanting gems that can be used to upgrade items without failing.

In a world where time is money, this evens out the playing field between the haves (those that can no-life the game) and the have-nots (those with jobs and families). It's only fair that everyone can participate in getting high-end loot, and this system evens the playing field while still providing both the haves and the have-nots with a sense of pride and accomplishment for time and money spent.

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Nerror

Sorry guys, yeah it was a troll post. I am happy to see it got a lot of push-back.

I was watching a streamer spend thousands of dollars 'for science' on diablo immortal, and read up on the INSANE P2W systems. Super small chance of 5 star gems, and more needed to upgrade them. $25 per friggin' rift for the best chance.

It's fucking ridiculous and I hate it, and this post was a way of venting a little without turning super negative.

Karthos

Nerror wrote: »

Sorry guys, yeah it was a troll post. I am happy to see it got a lot of push-back.

I was watching a streamer spend thousands of dollars 'for science' on diablo immortal, and read up on the INSANE P2W systems. Super small chance of 5 star gems, and more needed to upgrade them. $25 per friggin' rift for the best chance.

It's fucking ridiculous and I hate it, and this post was a way of venting a little without turning super negative.

So you're telling me I was made a polite and reserved post to spare your feelings when I could have just opened fully up on you?

What a wasted opportunity.

Okeydoke

I dodged the bait. Figured your account got hacked or a demon possessed you.

Noaani

Karthos wrote: »

Nerror wrote: »

Sorry guys, yeah it was a troll post. I am happy to see it got a lot of push-back.

I was watching a streamer spend thousands of dollars 'for science' on diablo immortal, and read up on the INSANE P2W systems. Super small chance of 5 star gems, and more needed to upgrade them. $25 per friggin' rift for the best chance.

It's fucking ridiculous and I hate it, and this post was a way of venting a little without turning super negative.

So you're telling me I was made a polite and reserved post to spare your feelings when I could have just opened fully up on you?

What a wasted opportunity.

Life lesson number one, never hold back.

Nerror

Karthos wrote: »

Nerror wrote: »

Sorry guys, yeah it was a troll post. I am happy to see it got a lot of push-back.

I was watching a streamer spend thousands of dollars 'for science' on diablo immortal, and read up on the INSANE P2W systems. Super small chance of 5 star gems, and more needed to upgrade them. $25 per friggin' rift for the best chance.

It's fucking ridiculous and I hate it, and this post was a way of venting a little without turning super negative.

So you're telling me I was made a polite and reserved post to spare your feelings when I could have just opened fully up on you?

What a wasted opportunity.

I do appreciate the civil tone though. I think we should all strive to keep it, even if the post is stupid.

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