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Suggestions Corner / Re: Give free untradable loompoints to new players.
« on: September 25, 2012, 10:29:01 pm »
I'm coming at this as a new player, so my theory-crafting might be all wrong on this. I don't think giving new players free heirloom points will solve anything.
Perhaps the problem is being looked at the wrong way. I'm looking at the gear and there is no reason to use +1 looms. The bonus going from +0 to +1 is tiny, +1 to +2 is bigger, +2 to +3 is even bigger. So of course anybody with all +3 gear is going to completely outclass anybody in something less. Give the gear diminishing returns for looming, so the +1 items are actually viable items. So instead of running around with 1 +3 item for min maxing purposes, you'll run around with 3 +1 items. And since the difference between the +3 and +1 gear has shrunk, there is less of a curve between those with all +3 looms and those who are running around with +1 and +2 looms. New players are still boned, but at least their first few loom points will help close that gap much quicker, by Gen 5 they'd be in a pretty good place, mostly +1 armor a +1 weapon.
As an example, take any armor piece, instead of giving +1, +3, +5 armor bonuses, give as +3, +4, +5 bonuses. Lordly armor would stay the same, but the gap between Thick and Lordly would shink.
As of right now, there is no reason why I'd want anything other than a +3 chest. Why use a +1 chest, +1 boots, and +1 gloves to get a measly +3b/+1l armor, when I can just wear a +3 chest and get +5b/+5l. With the proposed values, you're looking at +6b/+6l if you wore those same 3 +1 looms.
If you want to fix the gap between fresh players and those running around with looms, then just nerf those +2 and +3 looms altogether to bring their bonuses down across the board.
Perhaps the problem is being looked at the wrong way. I'm looking at the gear and there is no reason to use +1 looms. The bonus going from +0 to +1 is tiny, +1 to +2 is bigger, +2 to +3 is even bigger. So of course anybody with all +3 gear is going to completely outclass anybody in something less. Give the gear diminishing returns for looming, so the +1 items are actually viable items. So instead of running around with 1 +3 item for min maxing purposes, you'll run around with 3 +1 items. And since the difference between the +3 and +1 gear has shrunk, there is less of a curve between those with all +3 looms and those who are running around with +1 and +2 looms. New players are still boned, but at least their first few loom points will help close that gap much quicker, by Gen 5 they'd be in a pretty good place, mostly +1 armor a +1 weapon.
As an example, take any armor piece, instead of giving +1, +3, +5 armor bonuses, give as +3, +4, +5 bonuses. Lordly armor would stay the same, but the gap between Thick and Lordly would shink.
As of right now, there is no reason why I'd want anything other than a +3 chest. Why use a +1 chest, +1 boots, and +1 gloves to get a measly +3b/+1l armor, when I can just wear a +3 chest and get +5b/+5l. With the proposed values, you're looking at +6b/+6l if you wore those same 3 +1 looms.
If you want to fix the gap between fresh players and those running around with looms, then just nerf those +2 and +3 looms altogether to bring their bonuses down across the board.