The Sanctuary
Reasons for the Sanctuary:
1) You've just leveled and need to log off, but don't want to loose you new level due to PvP.
2) Some player is hounding you, it's a place to hide.
3) If you are going on holiday, your character will be truly safe from de-leveling.
Comments would be appreciated.
[Edit - Varkaz] Avoid PvP not Bounites
I agree with this concept, but have a few questions.
1) In #3, you say "going on Holiday" but that could imply anywhere for a couple of days to a week or longer. How is the pricing of Sanctuary going to affect things? If the price per hour is too high, then if you go on "holiday" for too long you can potentially wipe out what gold you have?
2) Also, is that gold going to be an "up-front cost" or as long as you are in the sanctuary, it will remove X amount from your "gold on hand" or "bank" each hour?
3) If it is upfront, can I purchase a full week of Sanctuary? (My preference is gold up-front. Choose an amount of time you want Sanctuary on, then pay for it all up front)
4) Do I have to go to a specific location, or can I choose a link under the "Actions" category and then choose "Sanctuary"? (Preference is link. Always going back to a specific place wastes stamina)
5) Will this be a buff? If so, can it be removed by Spell Breaker? (Would prefer not to be broken in that manner)
6) Can I remove Sanctuary before the time duration is up?
7) Can you extend your stay? If you purchase 4 hours of Sanctuary, can then you go back 2 hours later and extend it another 5?
Ultimately, this place or action is a "hotel". You should be able to extend your stay, but you should also have to pay up-front, and it should not be a place on a map, but an action. Making it a place on a map limits the number of people that can use it, unless you place a sanctuary on every map. If a level 5 wants player wants sanctuary and you only have the place on map level 1, they have to run 4 zones back. If your a new player, then running 4 zone is not really an option. You are limiting the leveling or PvP experience of the players by forcing them to spend stamina to get to a specific location. Taking all that into account, "The Sanctuary" should be available to all and be a link in the Actions category.
I do not agree that "Sanctuary" should prevent you from doing any of the other activities in the game except one. You should not be able to hunt if you have Sanctuary on. It may make you immune from PvP, so you do not loose gold, XP, etc. but it should also apply to monsters. If you are going to create something that prevents the loss of XP, gold, etc, you should also include monsters as well. If players can not hit you, why should monsters?
I don't think that Sanctuary will have any real affect on the Marketplace or other aspects of the game. It is a gold sink and even if someone could manipulate the marketplace and raise or lower the cost of FSP, it may (or may not) make a difference. People control the market now, so adding in this aspect would not really change anything. At least from what I have seen.



