Post by Tim on Feb 17, 2010 10:15:24 GMT -6
Time to get more into the quest changes that are coming (work in progress).
Let's face it, the auto-generated item quests from last version never got very good. The items they asked for were almost always very low level items. This was due to the fact that the item was chosen based off the average level of players in the town at time of generation, and then it was any item that player could find. Since they were low level, they were easily found by making a run to a shop nearby. Plus the reward is based on the item's value, and since they were low level items, they were low level rewards. So in V5, this needs to change.
The auto generated item quests will no longer be for a specific item, but for an item type. So instead of asking for 3 stone knives, it will ask for 3 knives. Any knives. So if all you have is stone knives, then you can submit 3 stone knives. If you are high level and have Stillettos and Balanced Throwing Knives, you can submit those. Your reward will be based on the items you submit. The better the items, the better the reward. This makes these quests accessable to ALL players, while still making them worth it at higher levels.
Upon submitting one of these quests, you will prompted to choose the items you want to submit now. So if you have 6 knives in your inventory, you choose which 3 get submitted for the quest. Items you have equipped will not be available to be submitted (to prevent costly accidents), but cached items will.
Hopefully this will make item quests much more worth the effort.
Let's face it, the auto-generated item quests from last version never got very good. The items they asked for were almost always very low level items. This was due to the fact that the item was chosen based off the average level of players in the town at time of generation, and then it was any item that player could find. Since they were low level, they were easily found by making a run to a shop nearby. Plus the reward is based on the item's value, and since they were low level items, they were low level rewards. So in V5, this needs to change.
The auto generated item quests will no longer be for a specific item, but for an item type. So instead of asking for 3 stone knives, it will ask for 3 knives. Any knives. So if all you have is stone knives, then you can submit 3 stone knives. If you are high level and have Stillettos and Balanced Throwing Knives, you can submit those. Your reward will be based on the items you submit. The better the items, the better the reward. This makes these quests accessable to ALL players, while still making them worth it at higher levels.
Upon submitting one of these quests, you will prompted to choose the items you want to submit now. So if you have 6 knives in your inventory, you choose which 3 get submitted for the quest. Items you have equipped will not be available to be submitted (to prevent costly accidents), but cached items will.
Hopefully this will make item quests much more worth the effort.