So, this is a suggestion for a new piece of content. It would be an "emergent" piece of content, similar to skull forts. Its designed to reinforce the 3 design pillars of SOT.
Keep players moving
Encourage cooperation
Encourage skullduggery
The goal of the content is to collect 3 idols scattered across the map, and place them in an altar to unlock a vault. However, in order to advance the quests, players must reveal their location (and the fact that the idols are in play), encouraging other pirates to try and claim the prizes for themselves.
The content starts, at random, with a message in a bottle. The message looks like a standard Gold Hoarders quest, but instead of digging up a chest, you instead unearth an idol.
As long as any idol is held by a player, a reaper chest like light pillar appears. In addition, identical light emenates from the other two idol locations as well. (Even if buried) These lights are only visible to the world when a player is holding one of the idols. This means that to find the other idols, you have to reveal your location by holding an Idol.
Once all 3 idols are brought within a short distance of each other, they will shoot up a new light (different colored), and a matching light will also appear over the island with the vault.
Placing all three idols on the altar of the vault will unlock the vault.
The idea is that once one idol is found, it creates a rush to find the others. Likely the other 2 will fall into the hands of other pirates. This means fights or parlay. Of course one you find all 3 you risk someone being at the vault too.
What do you guys think?
