Favor Coins

[Ghoste]

His suggestion doesn't add any grinding at all, just more choices for your favor rewards. Same favor, just more choices when you reach those benchmarks.

My bad, I read the op again. Ya...I'm definitely not interested in the idea of doubling the already lengthy favor grinds.

[Spookydodger]

So trying to say what you "think" there "intentions" were is not really a good idea

I am in no way being aggressive, I am disagreeing with you and showing you why.

On the other hand, you are making vague statments about them and they, please show me these statments and I will drop it.

Don't get me wrong, disliking Dane is a hobby for me, but yet you certainly could have phrased the former, and perhaps the latter, in less petulant ways.

So trying to say what you "think" there "intentions" were is not really a good idea

works so much better as:

I don't recall seeing this. Do you have any links to the material you are citing?

or

I would like to see which developer comments you are drawing your conclusions from.

Otherwise you might as well pound your ! key and call him a noob liar. Some people are misguided, but few are actually out to actively mislead.

[Spookydodger]

My bad, I read the op again. Ya...I'm definitely not interested in the idea of doubling the already lengthy favor grinds.

I think we are mistaking, however, "required" versus "voluntary".

Having more options for gameplay is rarely going to be a bad thing. Some people enjoy the grind. Not me, but a best friend likes sitting there in WoW and killing squirrels ad-naseum for a bit of fur, or eyeballs, or whatever the little buggers are sporting in their wallets.

If, indeed, the favor rewards would be out of line with rewards already granted, then yes, I can understand reservations. However I don't think it is required to nix an idea because we, as individuals, do not enjoy that particular form of play.

Personally I thought the way of adding more characters (before it was a 'bug') by getting to 1750 over and over was a decent enough reason. Gave me more options of play, which I like. A +2 tome on a character doesn't really draw my glistening eye to favor running. More options on the other hand... boy howdy, point me to Oz, Dorothy.

[ahpook]

Remember, how you asked to be told when you are being whatever...right now.

No he isn't Dane. He was merely disagreeing with you. If that makes people a "whatever" there are a lot of them around

Anyway, I agree with what you say the stated intentions of the Favor system were. However, things like +10 permanent HP or 32 point builds are not mere "between quest" conveniences like they first indicated the favor was going to be. So, I would say that Turbine already broke with that goal.

However, I don't think cashing in favor to buy things is all that great. I would rather turbine returned to the original goals rather than deviate further from them.

[Spookydodger]

Anyway, I agree with what you say the stated intentions of the Favor system were. However, things like +10 permanent HP or 32 point builds are not mere "between quest" conveniences like they first indicated the favor was going to be. So, I would say that Turbine already broke with that goal.

However, I don't think cashing in favor to buy things is all that great. I would rather turbine returned to the original goals rather than deviate further from them.

10 more hitpoints isn't so bad. If this were repeated, though, that could make it from a nice convenience to a must-have. As it is, most everyone can get the favor for those hitpoints and its a lot like a little bit better false life.

I think item rewards for favor are bad, too, just because they are even more dated than the house P spell buffs. Or have the potential to be. House P and J spell buffs enable you to be a little more self-sufficient and maybe stretch mana for mid-level quests. I still have a use for them to this day. Not nearly as much, but my high characters still do use them. A special weapon is out-of-date almost as soon as its available because more than likely random stuff will be more suited to the majority of the population's needs.

[Kisaragi]

I would like to have faction related named items without many powers. Certainly there can be some rare stuff, but a +3 Mithril House Kundrak Shield. Or +4 Adamantine House Deneith Bastard Sword.

Things that might be witnessed in your information when looked at. That's my dream. Or even titles, you have a special item you have a new title. So for above your title would become House Kundarak Warder or House Deneith Defender.

We're not talking severe game changing powers. Maybe there can be 1 or 2 unique favor items for turning in 400 favor coins. Mostly it's for roleplaying, and fun items.

Areas too. Everyone with enough faction for The Free Agents might get an in game invitiation aboard an airship to 'explore' new lands and have access to unique stores.

Now before anyone says anything I realize this would be very game intensive in terms of work. However, if we impliment it over time (1 new set of favor rewards every mod) then we would have a chance to start aligning ourselves before level 20.