Topic

Too many vendors and shrines

I think having a street spirit and a shrine in every street is serious overkill.

Really big zones could have one of each street spirit and a few shrines. Really small ones (like the Miscellaneous Islands) could have only one, or none at all.

The reasoning behind this has to do with the way you think about buying or donating: Right now, it all seems so easy that you want to do it spontaneously. But those actions should be more like having to plan them. I know it sounds non-intuitive, but I would feel less annoyed having to travel to another zone to donate to Friendly than I feel having to get out of my house to the next street.

(BTW, Tiny Speck plans to remove from vendors things players can make, so vendors will be less useful or necessary.)

As a nice side effect, less vendors would make auctions more active.

Posted 16 months ago by Ximenez Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • But when a rook attacks you on a street with no shrine, what are you going to do?
    Posted 16 months ago by Wiggles The Fluent Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I guess the rook would have to go to a street with a shrine?
    Posted 16 months ago by Ximenez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • maybe provide a way to construct a temporary shrine using engineering and piety
    Posted 16 months ago by Artilect Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1.

    It might be a pain, sure, but I'd much rather have one shrine per region. It'd be way cooler to have Groddle Forest serve as the kingdom of Spriggan, for example. That way, when you live in that area, you have a kind of affinity for that giant. There's not much incentive to favor a particular giant when the shrines are everywhere.
    Posted 16 months ago by The Crepeist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This probably wouldn't work quite yet, but once the world map grows it might be interesting to see this happen. However, one giant per region is also a bit overkill. Maybe the top four or five giants that best represent what you're likely to find in that region. That being said, the Groddle regions should stay the way they are, since new players have to be able to get their first emblems for their skill tree.
    Posted 16 months ago by Johnny Triangles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Definitely agree. This thread actually reminded me about another idea I had, so I posted that.
    Posted 16 months ago by Mr. Dawgg Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Rook could target and destroy the shrines that are under-used. Self-pruning!
    Posted 16 months ago by Lilypad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nope, I do NOT like this idea. Not at all. Not one bit. I like the shrines/vendors the way they are.
    Posted 16 months ago by Audaria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like this idea (At least for the future).  Right now, Shrines are super-convenient.
    Posted 16 months ago by Zeezee Subscriber! | Permalink