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Arctic55 
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 Posted: 12 May 2014 at 22:42 |
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yep, I think we all saw it coming.
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Angrim
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Posted: 12 May 2014 at 23:42 |
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Epidemic's suggestion is still a good idea. unless the mine is magical, it has a finite amount of ore or gemstone that can be drawn from it. once a mine is emptied, it could be reseeded much as herbs are. i would especially enjoy it if the discovery of the new mine (or for that matter, new herb) were made through the quest system, which is quite underused.
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Brandmeister
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Posted: 13 May 2014 at 00:32 |
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Isn't the quest system supposed to get 100x better with factions?
I kind of like major mines being static. It gives alliances a reason to exercise zones of control over valuable resources (value being real or perceived). |
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Rill
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Posted: 13 May 2014 at 00:34 |
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I'm in favor of some "re-seeding" of rare minerals and herbs from time to time (other than the current mechanics for rare herb exhaustion).
However, I don't think implementation through the quest system makes a lot of sense, since minerals and herbs have specific geographic distributions and rarity that is intentional. It seems like having them controlled by something players either do or don't do like quests would have the potential to disrupt this (presumably planned) distribution. And it would not do you much good if a quest led you to a really rare mineral parked 1000 squares away next to someone else's city. It seems like it's one of those things that sounds good but might not work out that well in practice, unless I'm misunderstanding Angrim's suggestion.
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Brandmeister
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Posted: 13 May 2014 at 01:35 |
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It wouldn't be unrealistic for quests to represent re-prospecting mines. After all, a square can hold millions of troops or an entire city.
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Rill
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Posted: 13 May 2014 at 02:08 |
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My quibble isn't with the realism of questing for mines; it has to do with maintaining the distribution and scarcity of resources. So for example, if it worked so you had quests that prospected for mines and herbs that maintained appropriate geography and scarcity, I'd be all for that. But by the same token that would imply that some mines or herbs would need to "run out" eventually, or else the entire map would just be covered with rare herbs and minerals over time. As I've said before, I'm supportive of the idea of rare herbs or mines running out, but I'm not sure other players would agree.
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Brandmeister
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Posted: 13 May 2014 at 04:06 |
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In a prospecting model, I would fully support mines having a fixed amount, and that doesn't get renewed.
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