by Kodai » 02/01/2013 12:26 AM
HEY LOOK I thought about things.
I've eased up on the idea of crops a bit, though I'm still going to push for pet-stuff being more important. Here's what I've thought of:
-Crop farming and pet farming would be two different things (sort of). You would only be able to get KS from crop farming (and maybe actual items eventually that you could sell to other people/a main shop), while pet farming would get you items that you could trade in to get other items -- I was thinking of stat-boosters again (I'll talk about that more later). Although you would be able to sell your pet-farmed items to other players, there wouldn't be a main shop to sell them in like last time.
----If we decide to make potions craftable from farming items, however, I think I'd want to have those items be crops (mostly because I can more easily imagine our current potions as being plant-based). You wouldn't be able to get KS from/sell these crops at the main shop, however -- they'd basically be like the pet-farmed items (but without levels).
-You'd be able to do both types of farming at the same time, if you wanted to. (That is, you wouldn't have to choose if you wanted to crop-farm or pet-farm during the month -- you could do both.) Dunno if that was a thing people would be worried about, but there it is. XD
Okay, let's talk about the stat-boosting items:
-They would be one-use items, like potions, that would permanently increase a stat by 1, 2, or 3 points, depending on its level (Level 1 item for +1 point, etc.).
-Like potions, there would be a thread to record who owns them and who's used them on what pet. It would be like recording ELEs, really.
I had ideas for what the items could be, too:
- Endurance Boost: Chimerantula Venom -> Venom Injection - Only the most hardcore fighters know of the best trick to increasing your Endurance: Take a needle full of the most potent venom you can find and inject yourself with small amounts of it daily.
- Offense Boost: Egg -> Raw Egg Shake - Eww! Apparently this glass of raw eggs will help boost your Offense, but boy must it taste disgusting!
- Defense Boost: Hollowheart Scale and Battleheart Scale -> Powdered Scale Shake - This glass contains powdered dragon scales and water. It might taste funny, but it's a guaranteed way to improve your Defense!
- Precision Boost: Wool and Celestial Wool -> Yarn Target - I'm not sure why this small target is made of yarn. Whatever the reason, though, it sure is good for helping you work on your Precision!
- Speed Boost: Kasuga Antler -> Antler-Embedded Racing Track - This relatively short, portable racing track has had antlers embedded into it. It's probably not very pleasant to run on, but maybe that's how it helps you improve your Speed?
...I'm not sure what to do with Milk. :,| I don't really want to have a boost for Fame (since that's not something you can train, really)... Maybe it could go with the Offense Boost or something?
Things people mentioned earlier:
-Posting requirements to get items (either 'every day for x days' or 'x days per month')
-Being required to pay for seeds/pet registration/pet unregistration/new pet slots
-RE2 appearing and affecting your harvest
-Getting extra KS for having x amount of posts per month
-Different posting restrictions for basic vs. special items
-Cheap seeds that you could grow with any pet for small profit vs. more expensive pet-specific items that you would need to use with that pet for larger profit
-Pay for a farm with 'plots'; buy more plots to hold more crops/pets
-Making more species capable of producing pet items
So, with these new ideas in mind... what do you think would work? (And feel free to give more suggestions on the stat-boosting items~)
I wonder if anyone will see this, lawl.