Ideas for Node Policies

Abarat

Based upon the info available, what ideas/suggestions do you have for node policies?

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Abarat

+x% corruption applied to offending players in the zoi (or you could do minus to make it more spicy)

Warth

1. No Corruption applied for killing non-citizen in the Zoi.

2. Corruption gain is tripled if you kill a citizen.

All policies we have seen so far benefitted the Citizens specifically. So it should be the same with the suggestions.

Abarat

Warth wrote: »

All policies we have seen so far benefitted the Citizens specifically. So it should be the same with the suggestions.

This is not accurate, I dont think. One of the examples was: "Increased Gathering speed within the Node's ZoI by 5%"

Things that effect the ZoI for everyone, not just citizens will alter the behavior of players in a way that causes a benefit to the node, even it effects everyone.

Dolyem

I'll get more specific later but I believe there should be general policies for all nodes and then node type specific policies.
Example would be corruption gain decrease for military nodes specifically.

Asgerr

Economic Node:

Efficient trade: X% increase in Caravan capacity for import and export
Subsidize the work: The Node grants extra XP for the production of a specific kind or product (by type, resource, etc.) for a week
Work the books: The Node gains double the amount of money from sales tax, without raising the tax itself (lasts for X days, cooldown of 1 month)

Scientific Node:

Librarian's research: detail all weaknesses and resistances of monsters in the surrounding dungeons and raids
Scholastic enchantment: raises success rate for enchantment of armor and weapons by X% whilst in the node
Portable alliance: changes airship travel to teleportation between two Scientific metropolis (target metro's mayor must agree).
Academical work: increases the numbers of benches for legendary crafting at the academy.

Religious Node:

Protectors of the faith: earn extra XP towards player's faith progression from killing players of a religion different than their own
Polytheistic Pantheon: Allows for the construction of an additional temple - must be of a different faith than the governing one
Faith mendicant: players with under X amount of coin and Y amount of inventory space used (node storage included) gain increased XP towards their faith progression

Martial Node:

Might makes right: reduces the requirements to rid oneself of corruption for citizens of this node (only within the area of the Node and its vassals. If the Node is itself a vassal it doesn't work for corruption accrued in the sovereign Nodes' ZOI)
Work for sellswords: reduced cost on NPC mercenaries for Caravans. Further iterations of this policy increase the NPC mercenary's level and gear level.
Shun the craven: further reduces a player's loss of materials and XP when killed by another player, if they fought back.

Dummo

Asgerr wrote: »

Religious Node:
[*] Protectors of the faith: earn extra XP towards player's faith progression from killing players of a religion different than their own

As someone who is aiming for a divine node and likes pvp, I love this.

BaSkA_9x2

I hope there are some universal policies available to all node types, but some policies only available to specific node types.

Policies are basically buffs, so besides universal buffs such as higher success rate for crafting, cooking, more xp gained, etc., I can see military nodes having combat offensive buffs, economic nodes having loot related buffs, scientific nodes having crafting/processing related buffs and divine nodes having combat healing/defensive buffs.

Vaknar

I can't wait to read through all the ideas you all generate!

So far, there are some cool thoughts in here ^_^ Keep it up, and don't be afraid to think outside of the box!

akabear

Very much like to see either rock, paper, scissors style or some means to ensure that all nodes of a particular type do not pick for the same meta

SkylarckTheBotanist

Py'rian Propagation : Increase the spawn rate of Herbs/Lumber gatherables within the nodes ZOI by X%.

Abarat

Monster Madness: Increase overland MOB density in the ZoI by x%.

Savic Prosperity

i imagine a simple general one is faster rested exp generation at inns
i think the bonus being related to doing inn activities would be cool

Abarat

Ranger’s Defense: Increase the effective range of Ranger’s stealth ability by xx meters within the ZoI.

Global Warming: Increase fire damage to all targets within the ZoI by x% (x% for PVP).

Freehold Fame: Increase the range of Freehold AoE buffs by xx meters.

Breeder’s Bounty: Increase the number of possible breedings for animal husbandry by x.

Mule Muscle: Increase the carrying capacity of mules by X slots within the ZoI. You will drop goods in the bonus slots when leaving the ZoI.

Xenophobia: Non citizen harvest/mining/fishing speed reduced by x% in the ZoI.

Master Chef: Increase the duration of food effects by x% in the ZoI.

Favorable Winds: increase non-combat naval vessel/mount speed by x%.

Shipwright Favor: Reduces the required materials to build naval vessels by x%.

Gladiators Fortune: Enable a once per week bracketed group pve tournament. Teams can win housing credit/harvestables/cosmetics.

Concierge Services: increase the level of a single node service building by one (may exceed the level of the node).

CROW3

- Tool time! + x% tool attribute to crafting output
- Safety Net: - x% insurance cost for caravaned goods
- Saturday schmadurday: +% increased speed for freehold construction / upgrades
- Taco Tuesday! Free stack of tacos at any official node building (limit 2 stacks)

Dolyem

Too tired to come of with specifics currently but heres a couple ideas

This list is based on making choices matter. in other words making your location, the type of node, the race dominating it, etc have a major impact on what policies you may or may not have.

Policies that are biome exclusive. Nodes in specific biomes such as a desert, or something tropical have a few policies tailored exclusively for them and no other regions. This would encourage spread of populations depending on what these policies are and what each player desires. At a glance there seems to be about 10ish types? Mountains, plateaus, tropical/jungle/oasis, desert, plains, forests, swamp, tundra, volcanic.
Policies exclusive to a nodes racial theme. Each race has a few exclusive node policies they can potentially choose as long as they are the dominant race in a node.
Policies exclusive to harbor nodes
Node type exclusive policies.

General Policy types for every node

Gathering policies
Freehold policies
Specific crafting policies, to promote certain types of crafters going to different nodes
Research/construction policies
Caravan Policies
PVE policies

feel free to expand on these ideas with specific policies that would fit each category

PlasticLemons

"Like the back of my hand": Citizens get +10% movement speed at night

"Light It Up": Light sources spawn around the node that light up the night

tautau

For religious nodes which worship the Goddess of Creation and have an advanced Temple:

The Blessing of Three (Menage de trois) - Allows heads of families to have two spouses, thus increasing maximum family size by one.
When all three spouses specialize in the same type of Profession (animal husbandry, innkeeping, cooking, metalsmithing, etc.) they can designate a project as a group project, thus increasing the quality by 9%. Therefore, the best items in the game will be crafted by threesomes.
All three must be citizens of the node and followers of that religion. If the node is destroyed, the last of the three to be included in the family is dropped from the family.

Okeydoke

Religious:
All pets entering city limits are sacrificed to the gods, increasing freehold crop yields by 15%, and increasing FPS by 5%.

Scientific:
All pets in the city are donated to medical science, increasing rare mat drop from skinning/butchering animals by 10%, and increasing FPS by 5%.

Economic:
All pets in the city are banned, reducing initial housing cost by 5%, weekly rent/taxes by 5%, and increasing FPS by 5%.

Mar, ok ill stop

Aeskill

I just want to say that i hope none of the node policies affect player fighting stats in any circumstance. Because if that happens, it's gonna be the new meta and everyone is thriving for it. We dont want that

Veeshan

Warth wrote: »

1. No Corruption applied for killing non-citizen in the Zoi.

2. Corruption gain is tripled if you kill a citizen.

All policies we have seen so far benefitted the Citizens specifically. So it should be the same with the suggestions.

I would have 2 changed as corruption gained triple if citizen kill another citizen

I like number one alot because it allows for you to be a close of state much like japan was for a large period where they just closed there boarders and i think it could be a fun little aspect that could be included here.

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