Prize Room! (A suggestion)

[Tobias]

I've been playing off an on a couple weeks now and I've been part of some pretty cool mini events. I think the DM's do a great job making
leveling at low levels fun and challenging. I've also had the pleasure of visiting the prize room a couple of times..
Both times I chose to pass on the prize because the options available to me at the time really didn't stand to improve me any.
Please keep in mind, this is no complaint in any way shape or form. I think the prize room is great and the options in there are
very neat. But as a level 7 fighter changing the appearance of my gear really doesn't have any appeal to me as I'm sure it wouldn't
anyone else. And although a tail/wings are incredibly cool looking why bother if I'm unsure I'll even like the build I'm working on? It could
quite possibly end up being shelved and never seen again..

So this is my beef with the prize room.. And with this I bring a suggestion to the dev crew. Why not create a misc token to teleport
someone into the prize room? It would be similar to the tokens needed to get into Lost Paradise in NS3. No way in without a token.
Upon conclusion of the events you DM's run you can simply give each player one. And they can choose to save it, use it, or trade it.
It would essentially become a sought after commodity such as books. At least this way when someone is HAPPY with a particular
build they've created they can choose to enhance that character through the addition of wings/tail. Or once you already HAVE the best
possible armor or weapon for your character you can customize its appearance to your liking in the prize room (provided you've attained
a token)

I can't immagine this type of thing would be a difficult addition or disruptive in any manner. But its simply a suggestion from a player perspective.
Either way, Keep up the good work NS is a great game.

[Bargeld]

Interesting idea, but usually the first thoughts when considering new ideas are whether or not they can be exploited somehow or another. My first thought is it would have to be disabled if player is carrying a relic. What about if a player was in thunderdome and used it to escape. Or if a player wanted to solo a high level area, run in quickly, grab a chest or kill a single mob, then use the token. I'm sure there are more possibilities than I can think of in a minute or so...

Not to mention, prize room is really just a minor boon for the toon that took place in a minor event. There are many mini-events with prizes and you should be a little free'r about using them, IMO. I've passed on a few in my day because I was happy with the way the toon that I was playing appeared. But out of say 20 toons, only 2 or 3 have never had a trip there.

[weasel423]

Interesting idea, but usually the first thoughts when considering new ideas are whether or not they can be exploited somehow or another. My first thought is it would have to be disabled if player is carrying a relic. What about if a player was in thunderdome and used it to escape. Or if a player wanted to solo a high level area, run in quickly, grab a chest or kill a single mob, then use the token. I'm sure there are more possibilities than I can think of in a minute or so...

Perhaps it is like a book... usable only by the rift shard you are bound to

[SkotG]

Interesting idea, but usually the first thoughts when considering new ideas are whether or not they can be exploited somehow or another. My first thought is it would have to be disabled if player is carrying a relic. What about if a player was in thunderdome and used it to escape. Or if a player wanted to solo a high level area, run in quickly, grab a chest or kill a single mob, then use the token. I'm sure there are more possibilities than I can think of in a minute or so...

Perhaps it is like a book... usable only by the rift shard you are bound to

^^
Good idea

keeps the exploitation issue a minimum if not gone all together...

I too have had a few toons make "several" trips to the Prize room while some have never gone... "(

[Shadowalker]

An option on the token, instead of using at any rift shard.. must be at the avendale rift shard where relics are not allowed.

[Chernobyl_Glow]

perhaps there now becomes a door to the prize room and the token is your one time use key.

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[weasel423]

perhaps there now becomes a door to the prize room and the token is your one time use key.

- glow -

Best idea yet

[Rufio]

I like these ideas. It is always kind of awkward trying to figure out what to do in the prize room when you are wearing gear that you won't be using in a level or two anyway, and once everything you have has a set of wings or a tail, it isn't quite as cool any more.

[LinuxPup]

I like the token idea... would be a simple ActionJumpToObject(), ensuring any relic is dropped first.

[Shadowalker]

I had considered this door option, but wondered what happened if your toon had more than one prise room token.. would it take just one or all.

perhaps there now becomes a door to the prize room and the token is your one time use key.

- glow -

Best idea yet

[Ajantis.]

It will likely be bugged and take all, but even so, it would be better than standing in line 1 AM after an event with 20 people taking their turn with the wing nymph and you really got to get to bed.

What I think is best about the idea, is you'd get to see a lot more character physical variability and creativity, which would be a good thing.

[Rufio]

It will likely be bugged and take all

What kind of faith in our devs is that!

[Ajantis.]

Because the planar store still scares me.

[Rainswept]

I've mentioned this suggestion to a couple DM's in-game, but one thing I would -love- to see in the prize room is invisible helmets.

[burrahobbit]

I've mentioned this suggestion to a couple DM's in-game, but one thing I would -love- to see in the prize room is invisible helmets.

oooooooohhhhhhhhh i like that idea too. Too bad we dont have horses, headless horseman would be fun. Maybe an event for next halloween if adding horsies back isnt too complicated.