Greetings Mortals,
Our latest in-game survey question is now open for answers. Simply log into your character and the survey question will appear on the right side of your screen.
For this survey question, we are gathering data on the following topic:
- Whether or not you think we should make most dungeons except sewers into Wilderness areas.
Log in and let us know what you think!
This survey question is a result of the strong feedback we have been receiving for this request, stemming largely from the following issue.
Currently it is possible for a malicious player to follow other players around in a dungeon and try to loot their bags, or even getting the last hit on an AI so the loot bag spawns faster for them, allowing them to take it. This is commonly done on a “naked” character risking nothing, with the goal of “forcing” the other players to kill them and thus subject them to murder counts which now result in much higher standing loss after the last update.
Making all of the major dungeons Wilderness areas would accomplish the goals of putting control back in the hands of players doing the dungeon normally, and mitigating the potential for malicious tactics such as the one described above.
Dungeons are also intended to be natural hot spots for PvP engagements due to their high value, and so the concept of murdering a player while inside one of these contested and resource rich areas shifts dramatically when compared to, for example, killing a player who is simply taming a horse out in the world. As such, making them Wilderness areas would allow them to become spaces where all players may willingly enter at their own risk and “let loose”, to have fun without being affected by the Standing mechanics which are designed around wholly different types of encounters.
We will be quite receptive to feedback on this, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on the subject. Depending on the results of this survey question, we may ask additional follow up questions to gather more detailed information, such as for example if you think only some dungeons should be wilderness areas but not all, and which ones they might be if so.
As always we must add the disclaimer that these survey questions are tools for us to gather information and data about how the community feels about something, but they do not guarantee that a mentioned change will happen soon or potentially at all depending on the results.
See you in Nave,
The Star Vault Team