Change how coin drops work; give every mob a coin drop table, 25% chance to hit that table to gain GP rather than it being strictly set to on-task. These rates should increase by 5% per tier of luck. Enhance the drop-tables of end-game bosses to make them more lucrative as far as item drops go, rather than increasing the drop-rates of the rare items -- an improvement without having to tank the price of valuables
Provide more content by adding two new gamemodes to the game, Expert and Bronzeman.
Here's a brief overview of what these gamemodes would provide:
The expert gamemode would provide users with unrestricted access with 10x experience rates and a 5% drop-rate increase.
The Bronzeman game-mode would prevent users from using items that they had not previously obtained by themselves, whether it be by drop or creation.
Add custom elements to the server, rather than custom items and bosses. For example, adding skilling hotspots that rotate by the hour which increase experience gained for specific skill-sets (gatherers, artisans, combat, etc)
Upgradeable game perks that increase their effectiveness at the cost of upgrading with VC, or via completing in-game quests (like we talked about in the staff meeting.) Not all perks have to be upgradeable, but for example, allowing Dungeon Daemon to operate with Skill Doors as well as key-doors would be a fantastic upgrade. We can work together on that project to make sure that everything is balanced.
Add boss highlights that temporarily increase the drop-rate of rare drops on specific bosses; adding exceptions for bosses such as Telos, Arraxor and Vorago, all of which should not be affected.
When updating the server, do so on a weekly basis where changes you propose (such as damage alterations to bosses) all come at once rather than being scattered around across one week. Provide the update log a day before the update comes out, giving the community some much needed transparency.
Add a polling system for future mainline updates; though the content which we can vote for is by your choice, not ours. I understand more than most how much this server means to you given how close I have to work with you. Let us vote on content that YOU are willing to work to create. There are no illusions here; some users have unrealistic expectations on the work that you're able to put in, so I feel this is a system that works in both your favour and our favour as players.
Work on how you interact with players; case in point, Hamderhans. While his criticism soon devolved into nothing but incessant, toxic whining, he had a good basis to complain at the start because of the state of the game that he loved. Personal feelings aside, I feel like a mac-ban was a harsh punishment for somebody who isn't all that different to you; relentlessly defending something that they love in any way that they can.
Client-side improvements (many of which I know you're working on) that helps to streamline the new player experience by making it smoother.
Re-open suggestions but add a prerequisite requirement of 20 posts in order to create threads in there to prevent an accumulation of suggestions that stack up over time
Increase PvM complexity by adding Surge, Freedom and Resonance to the game as hot-keys. I feel like most people speak about 'difficulty' and that auto-implies that bosses should be buffed and users should be nerfed, but I think adding extra ways to PvM, and thus increasing complexity would be effective in reviving that side of our server.
As for a personal message to you, Sandstorm, Vichy, Friend, Boss....
Health is wealth, even moreso for mental health. Make sure that you take care of yourself mentally and physically; I feel like you've yet to reach your potential, nor has the server.
Yggdrasil
