Okay, so one thing we can clearly take from this promo is that you can't force folks into doing things that they don't want without a lot of blow back. The "eb fairies" don't want to be forced into pvp just like the "warriors" don't want to be forced into hitting ebs, etc. This is nothing new, forums is always full of complaints like this from one camp or the other. What you want to do is to create a situation where players are enticed to try pvp, learn the fun side of it, and learn to embrace and relish it. Indi wars are a great example of this thought process. Create a situation where those who don't normally play the game a certain way, have access to try the different playing style and then see if they enjoy it. With that in mind, here is my suggestion. This pvp event is great. It's fun, it's overdue, it's fun, it brings WC back to being WC instead of ads, it's fun.....did I mention it's fun? So....let's do it for 3 days every single month. The rewards from this event include a trinket of varying stat levels that gives a % plunder bonus to pvp actions. There are conveniently 12 equip slots and 12 months in a year. Let's have a 3 day promo like this every second weekend of every month. It would run 3 days, starting noon on Friday to noon on Monday (Pacific time just like this event). Each month, there would be a different piece of equipment that you can win with stats similar to mith equip. And each piece of equip would provide a % plunder bonus to pvp actions. Then, the active pvp'ers, at the end of the year could all feasibly have 12 pieces of equip that when worn would give anywhere from a 12% to 60% plunder bonus to pvp. (12 pieces ranging from 1% bonus each to 5% bonus each). The active pvp'ers would get something cool....and the hardcore folks would potentially get a really awesome set with 60% plunder from all pvp hits all the time. The equip would require aqua, inferno, and mith to enchant, just like this trinket does. The events would each have the fortuna blade like this one does, that drops mith periodically. However, the end of event rewards should include also mith. Getting folks some mith, getting them hooked on the equipment and spells it can buy you, is yet another way to draw players into the promo and into EE wars too. For each of these monthly events, have an "opt in" spell rather than an "opt out" spell. When you opt in, have it change the appearance of your name. Maybe have glowing swords by your name like the stars beside the names of ASW winners. Whatever design you want, the idea is that it would be very easy to spot event participants while scrolling through battle list or a clan roster. Those players that opt in for the event are the only ones who drop shards. Everyone else can still be hit, just like normal every day kaw. However, the event participants are really only going to hit other participants because that's the only place to get shards/swords/etc. Within the year, the pvp focused players, will be happier with having a repeating event. The equipment they receive will be a badge of who is a true badass. And hopefully, given a year of regular events....we'll pull a new group of players from the "I only hit eb's" group and show them that pvp is fun and that they should embrace that part of the game too. Ideas? I assume the pvp community would love seeing a version of this promo every month. Would 3 days be too long? Too short (I know the hardcore will say too short, haha)? Would you like to see 12 pieces of pvp plunder bonus equip? Speak up and let the devs know so we can see this type of fun more often and help KaW bring back the W in the name.
I didn't read... But I want an event where fairies get items from EBs, then I can take from their dead fingers.
The these "pvp" people should embrace the idea of PvM. Protecting your clan and kingdom from monsters is better than fighting each other and getting nothing out of it.
"Short version" Do this every month for 3 days each month. In 12 months have 12 pieces of equip that all give pvp plunder bonus. Make it fun and get more of the non-pvp players to love this side of the game.
It's meant to be a war game we shouldn't have to do this But we do have to do this So support I guess
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Nice, great minds think alike. Hopefully if the devs see it repeated enough times in enough threads then they'll make it happen! Cheers
What most EBers don't realize is that PvP is FUN. They assume you can't grow and never hit ebs, but this is not true. It makes perfecting your build more fun because now your build is actually meaningful (not just larger cs)
I love it TK! Well thought out and explained; this should be a model for all thread authors. Devs should definitely consider this.
support I'd definitely do this every month and knowing when they would happen would help with preparation