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Idea for gems

Here's an idea for gems!

IRL, rubies and sapphires are rarer than diamonds, they're just not as expensive because of the debeers monopoly. Anyways, I was thinking that, instead of having different gems worth different amounts and have different rarities, all the gems should have the same rarity (diamond-level rarity), but be worth different amounts to different gods.

For example, Zille might give 200 favor points from Sapphires, but only 150 for Diamonds and 100 for Rubies, while Mab might give 200 favor for amber, but only giving 100 for Sapphires and 50 for diamonds. This adds a new level to the game, encouraging people to trade gems they find. Plus, as it is now, level 4 mining makes it too easy to get tons of gems. It's much more fun finding a super-rare gem after a week's worth of mining than a bunch of common gems every day.

Posted 19 months ago by Lin Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I think the current mechanics are: you have a random chance on getting a 'bonus' item each time you mine, and that chance increases based on your skill level. What particular gem or music block you get is only slightly weighted based on commonality except in the 'very common' category. I can tell you from experience.... if I head out to mine I'll come back with: 20 amber, 5-6 each of rubies and sapphires, 2-3 diamonds, and 1-2 moon stones. The same layout actually apples to music as well.

    I really, really don't like the concept of trying to assign each Giant a set of 'preferred donations'. Donations have become hard enough to manage as it is with the daily cap (which I'm pretty sure is 1000 per Giant), and making it more complicated is unnecessary. Such a 'fix' equates to a band-aid on what only a small percentage of people feel is an over-abundance of cash/gems/items.
    Posted 19 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wouldn't say that they're unnecessary complications, I'd say they add a new level of depth to the game. Also, I don't think donations should be limited to 1000, I think they should be limited to either 1500 or 100 items, whichever comes first. That way, people actually have to think about what they're donating as opposed to mindlessly dropping whatever ore they buy onto the shrine.
    Posted 19 months ago by Lin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just 'slightly' a bit off topic, but along those same lines....
    I always thought it'd be fun if the Giants gave out slightly more favor for their respective compounds.  Ex:  Cosma would looove Cosmox, Pot would love Potoxin, etc.
    Posted 19 months ago by RainyRain Subscriber! | Permalink