OK I have read the whole thread I have looked at 30% of the guilds in the top 250.
Please read all of this post and read it carefully. Do not pass jugdement until the end.
Simple fact there is no way to balance the guild raid system out. Plan and simple just not possible there are to many different factors to look at.
1)guild level has nothing to do with guild ability (ex. Shadow Hive - lvl 27 guild - 1 Member)
2)guild member levels to wide spread (ex. HellKnights, Gods of chaos, Lightblue)
3)guilds with few people don't stand a chance. Expecially if group attacks are included. (ex. 5 member guild would loss to a group attack that could contain as many as 25 member {5 leads * 5 member per group})
4)Cash overpowering (ex. level 15 fully forged Dragons set will take out a person who doesn't have that type of money upto if not higher level 20)
5)Merc Alliances (ex. 1 guild attacks pays 2 others to attack 1-3 hours right after them. Defending guild now stands a chance to have 9 levels of structures destroyed)
These are just facts. Like said several times already powerful stay powerful, the weak stay weak. Or the weak will grow very very slowly at great expense (gold).
I have seen the opt in/opt out option mention but alot want it to be a permanent. This can not be if a newbie doesn't know how hard it will be to climb up the ladder they may opt in and then suffer.
Now before you people who want this start complaining. Please continue to read on there is a solution.
I have seen this mentioned a few times and it is by far the best way to have a GvG system. Tournaments weather they be daily/weekly/biweekly/monthly whatever.
This type of system can have several levels of competition and a few different modes.
Here is a sample of the break downs.
Singles
lvls 1-5 - winner earns 1 GvG point
lvls 6-10 - winner earns 2 GvG points
lvls 11-15 - winner earns 3 GvG points
and so on
Groups (1 lead, 4 others boost standard 20% with level caps for boosters) again
lvls 1-5 - winners earns 2 GvG points
lvls 6-10 - winners earns 3 GvG points
lvls 11-15 - winners earns 4 GvG points
and so on
Gangs (5 leads, 4 others boost per lead standard 20% with level caps for boosters) again
lvls 1-5 - winners earns 4 GvG points
lvls 6-10 - winners earns 5 GvG points
lvls 11-15 - winners earns 6 GvG points
Along with winning GvG point winners could get back a % of their spent stamina back and/or Gold and/or FSP.(I'm sure players would like to see the FSP option.) These are just a few ideas.
Now to look at it business point. How could this generate cash for the company? Very easily change guild builds into Tournament Totems (or whatever name you want to call it)
Samples: All totems work only during Tournaments only
Attack totem requires
lvl 1 (+2 attack) basic everyone can build for 5 FSP
lvl 2 (+4 attack) need 500 GvG points to build cost 5 FSP
etc etc.
Stamina totem requires
lvl 1 (+2% stamina return if winner) basic everyone can build for 5 FSP
lvl 2 (+4% stamina return if winner) needed 1000 GvG points to build cost 5 FSP
etc etc.
Defense, armor, Hitpoints, whatever. Possible new enhancements totems
Now for visual point of view you can have different tournaments held in different areas. With like a coliseum look. Totem pole that have been purchased/constructed in the background or randomly placed for an area effect.
Players having to show up. By walking to the coliseum by way of the teleport you have already mentioned will be placed all around the realms.
Yes bigger guilds will have more options avaible to them. This should drive other guilds to build up as to be able to compete. Possible yearly reset of the GvG ladder so other guilds can have a run for the top. Past winners/leaders get etched into a stone tablet that can be seen on home page or next to colisem.
End note: I have played a lot of war type free MMORP. All being unbalanced Due to older players already established and/or cash powerhouses. Please do not let this game go in the same direction. I have taken the time to write this.(took a while slow typer :roll: ) Please take the time to read it.
nice idea

