I completely agree with having no skill tree’s and a level playing field for new and veteran players, but after a day of playing the beta this weekend, I had already acquired every piece of ‘Sovereign’ Clothing, Equipment and Weaponry and then ended up hoarding my gold.
All Cosmetics need some sort of tiered Visual Upgrade which you pay gold for after fulfilling certain stat counters. Visually this idea is similar to ascending weapons in World of Warcraft. The item starts out pretty plain but is still visually distinct, upgrading it makes it look cooler, upgrading it again makes it look f***ing awesome. This feature is already in SoT with the faction cosmetic upgrades but needs to be implemented throughout and in a different way to just meeting faction rep requirements... hence my idea of Stat Counters on each individual item.
Idea Breakdown:
- Purchase Cosmetic (visually distinct look but is pretty basic/plain looking).
- Fulfil Tier 1 Stat Counter.
- Pay gold to visually upgrade and unlock Tier 2.
- Fulfil Tier 2 Stat Counter.
- Pay gold to visually upgrade to final visual version and unlock Tier 3.
- Tier 3 Stat Counter is infinite.
Stat Counter Ideas:
- PVP Kills
- Skeleton Kills
- Skeleton Captain/Lord Kills
- Shark Kills
- Succesful Parry
- Charge Kills
- Gunpowder Barrel Kills
- Sail Nautical Miles
- Visited Forts
- Visited Islands
- Visited Outposts
- Visited Shipwrecks
- Sprinted Far
- Swam Far
- Beta Tester Easter Eggs Found
- Succesful Dig
- Bail Water
- Restore Health
- Eat
- Drink
- Time Spent Drunk
- Carried Animal/Chest/Skull Far Counter
- Sailing Time with no Lights
- Sailing Time with the wind
- Sailing Time in the storm
- Sailing Time at the edge of the world
- Sailing Time with certain item aboard
- Sloops Sunk
- Galleons Sunk
- Legendary Ships Sunk
- Canon Hits
- Ships Spotted
I could go on and on, but you guys get the point. In no way does this buff or create a competitive disadvantage to the game. What are your thoughts, would this fill the supposed progression hole some players are for sighting. Discuss below!
