PDK 500 favor reward

[Faltout]

So, an idea for the favor reward of "Greater Oversword" from Purple Dragon Knights:
A choice of 4

1. Emergency Horn (ok, I don't like the name so much)
Minumum Level: 20
Exclusive
Binds to Character on Acquire
Effect: Calls 3 champion Purple Dragon Knights as summons that will stay and fight with you for 10 minutes. 3 charges.
Description: The 3 purple dragon knights you rescued in the cay'Vorym fighting Pit pledged their life to you. You may call for their help 3 times. Also, their experience from the pit has made them into champions.

2. Drum of Might
Minimum Level: 20
Exclusive
Binds to Character on Acquire
Effect: A sound like thunder that makes nearby enemies be paralyzed by fear (helpless damage) for 1 minute. They are also shaken regardless of the save. Does not affect orange named and bosses. Will save (20 + character level + CHA or STR ability modifier). If your intimidate is less than 50, you also get a fear effect that lasts 15 seconds unless you have a UMD of 50. 3 charges. 2 minutes cooldown.
Description: A magical drum reserved only for the mightiest of the dragon knights. Its effect draws from the power and determination of the wielder to instill grave fear in the minds of its opponents.

3. 5 Commendation: Purple Dragon Knights

4. Legendary Victory

Thoughts?

[banjo174]

So, an idea for the favor reward of "Greater Oversword" from Purple Dragon Knights:
A choice of 4

1. Emergency Horn (ok, I don't like the name so much)
Minumum Level: 20
Exclusive
Binds to Character on Acquire
Effect: Calls 3 champion Purple Dragon Knights as summons that will stay and fight with you for 10 minutes. 3 charges.
Description: The 3 purple dragon knights you rescued in the cay'Vorym fighting Pit pledged their life to you. You may call for their help 3 times. Also, their experience from the pit has made them into champions.

2. Drum of Might
Minimum Level: 20
Exclusive
Binds to Character on Acquire
Effect: A sound like thunder that makes nearby enemies be paralyzed by fear (helpless damage) for 1 minute. They are also shaken regardless of the save. Does not affect orange named and bosses. Will save (20 + character level + CHA or STR ability modifier). If your intimidate is less than 50, you also get a fear effect that lasts 15 seconds unless you have a UMD of 50. 3 charges. 2 minutes cooldown.
Description: A magical drum reserved only for the mightiest of the dragon knights. Its effect draws from the power and determination of the wielder to instill grave fear in the minds of its opponents.

3. 5 Commendation: Purple Dragon Knights

4. Legendary Victory

Thoughts?

1. This would not be very realistic because with the way the DDO's summons work, you can only have 1 from a spell, 1 Hireling, and 1 Class pet. Each of the summons would count as a Spell Pet I would imagine. It would work more if it worked in the sense of Divine Might where as one click is one use. So you could have 1 PDK summon for each charge available.

2. Hmmm drums of might, I see that working, however I see many people in PvP *****ing about it lol. An AoE stun for 1 minute, yeah that is the end of PvP though the game was never meant for PvP in the first place. As for End game content, they would end up making it unusable in legendary content and also in raids.

3. This award is just pitiful.

4. They have not given us guild renown for any other favor turn in, so I would be shocked if they did it with this one.

(Suggestion) 5. They could award players with the PDK race for reaching 500 Favor.

[PsychoBlonde]

1. This would not be very realistic because with the way the DDO's summons work, you can only have 1 from a spell, 1 Hireling, and 1 Class pet. Each of the summons would count as a Spell Pet I would imagine. It would work more if it worked in the sense of Divine Might where as one click is one use. So you could have 1 PDK summon for each charge available.

This is not entirely true. The Necklace of Mystic Eidolons and the various ooze-****ing items freely break this "rule". Heck, when things get hairy with an ooze guard you can have quite a few of them following you around.

[PsychoBlonde]

How about comms of heroism? That's something people could use fairly often. And instead of a Legendary Victory why not have a bigger renown reward like 5k or even 10k?

[Faltout]

1. This would not be very realistic because with the way the DDO's summons work, you can only have 1 from a spell, 1 Hireling, and 1 Class pet. Each of the summons would count as a Spell Pet I would imagine. It would work more if it worked in the sense of Divine Might where as one click is one use. So you could have 1 PDK summon for each charge available.

Maybe it can be done, maybe it can't be done. I just thought it would be nice to have more than one knight appear.

2. Hmmm drums of might, I see that working, however I see many people in PvP *****ing about it lol. An AoE stun for 1 minute, yeah that is the end of PvP though the game was never meant for PvP in the first place. As for End game content, they would end up making it unusable in legendary content and also in raids.

The ability is a better version of an already existing ability "Daunting Roar" from Draconic Incarnation.
Daunting Roar: Active Ability: (Cooldown 2mins) Enemies within the AoE are subject to despair effect and will be paralyzed for 15 seconds. Will save DC 20 + 1/2 character level + INT/CHA modifier negates the effect (if save successful still shaken).

However, unlike daunting roar it's an item that can only be acquired once per life and is exclusive (meaning you can probably have multiples in bank from past lives, but only one in inventory at a time). So, generally, it's an effect used 3 times per life.

3. This award is just pitiful.

10 comms?

4. They have not given us guild renown for any other favor turn in, so I would be shocked if they did it with this one.

As psychoblonde mentions, this could be more and be fine. It's a once per life reward. I put the option there for players that did not want any of the above rewards.

(Suggestion) 5. They could award players with the PDK race for reaching 500 Favor.

Yup. Although currently to reach 500 PDK favor you need shadowfel conspiracy which includes PDK. hehe.

[banjo174]

This is not entirely true. The Necklace of Mystic Eidolons and the various ooze-****ing items freely break this "rule".

It could be argued that those items are not summoning because of you activating them, rather they are acting more as an auto defense summon. With his idea he would be activating the summon so he would be channeling his own power into the summon which could in turn remove his control over his previous summon. Where as the Ooze GS, and the Necklace have summons that use their own magic energy to be in this world.

[Faltout]

How about comms of heroism? That's something people could use fairly often.

Yeah, but those are raid loot and I'm kinda against giving raid loot through other means. (Check my objections about the 10th anniversary tokens)

[banjo174]

Yup. Although currently to reach 500 PDK favor you need shadowfel conspiracy which includes PDK. hehe.

Ah I didn't know that lol. My bad

[Enoach]

Thoughts...

• Comms of Heroism - between 1 and 3
• A Click of Remove Fear say a 10 minute cooldown.
• A 1 minute Charisma Skill Boost

[Starla70]

Something is better then nothing. Also need to have a alternative for the spotted wolf pup certificate.

[mginster]

Six updates later and disappointing Dint has yet to think of an appropriate favor reward. Apparently Intel is a dump stat for him.

[Lonnbeimnech]

This is not entirely true. The Necklace of Mystic Eidolons and the various ooze-****ing items freely break this "rule". Heck, when things get hairy with an ooze guard you can have quite a few of them following you around.

Same with epic wolf whistle. if you have a bunch you can call them all out at the same time.

[Bolo_Grubb]

I like the idea of the horn, but maybe just one PDK is summoned

[Faltout]

Thoughts...

• Comms of Heroism - between 1 and 3
• A Click of Remove Fear say a 10 minute cooldown.
• A 1 minute Charisma Skill Boost

Those are very weak for a 500 favor reward (except the comms).
Players have so many sources of fear immunity (paladins levels, GH) and some clickies that remove fear (fighter, harper pin, LD).
Furthermore, I take it you mean that you keep the item you get (the clickie or the skill boost). If you keep the item indefinitely, then there's no value to subsequent favor rewards. The clickies I proposed are once and done. That's why I tried to make them useful, but rare.

I like the idea of the horn, but maybe just one PDK is summoned

Why just one? Players already think the summons are useless, so I figured 3 of them AND with champion buffs would make a slight difference.

[Sunnie]

I could get behind Comms of Heroism or a chunk of guild renown.