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

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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