Conference of Monarchs:Hypnos' Sage notes (October 2006)

Game Design

• destroy the 20-200k poker tables; ridiculously high payouts, more than would ever be gotten anyplace else in the game
• a limit to the # of event blockades per week?
• navy mission to navigate a war brig
• bots should do Good, rather than Fine
• make the mission system more lucrative for casual players; right now the pillaging is very time intensive and the casual player really has no way to earn a living with 10 minute logins
• multi player missions, so that folks can go navying together or work together
• a request for more red routes on Sage- suggestion for Amity area, in Pelican
• option to up spawn when configuring voyage
• more social hangouts and areas
• designated commanding officer on a ship
  • and turn off the damned jobber whistle for those not in command
• /tell forwarding
• once an /away message is seen once, you don't see it any more - NONONO FOR ALL OCEANMASTERS NO
• a way to see the latest duty report
• ship whisking- pay and the navy will move it. Can be moved empty; ship moving for blockades just blows and it may encourage to blockade more
• Inns
  • player manager controls
  • ability to have house charges on parlor games
  • furniture that is not a prop cannot be destroyed or moved, limiting the layout customization of the inn
• commands like /plank and /pay, all things needing confirmation do not work in the game table
• palaces need managers
• make flag and crew statements more like shop news and house news- ability to space, italicize, color chat etc.
• large font hides buttons and chat and does not scroll
• ability to leave messages for offline pirates, as IRC has a system for offline mates
• a test of game knowledge for greetership
• raise crew starting requirements. suggestions:
  • have to have served as an SO in a crew
  • raise battle nav and other officership stat requirements
  • recommendation process (won't scale?)

Game Balance

• there are 4 Ringer-owned islands on Sage, more than the other oceans
• drop doubloon costs on ships; the costs are more than double those for subscription oceans and are mighty cost prohibitive for flags blockading
• fame- people are questioning the point of fame
• medium islands are wasted space without the ability to change shops or bazaars on it

Support Issues

• hot topics should get an OM post that says, "Hey calm down, we're looking into it" and an OM regular moderator that takes over the issue
  • when it's decided, just post this is what we did, this is why we did it, now that's it

Miscellaneous

• more distinction between the oceans when a new pirate is asked to choose