"Guild Tax, Guild Bank, Guild Level-up Mechanic, and Guild Skills" Suggestion
Hello,
I'll keep it as simple and brief since I know a lot have already been said about this (or not...), but hear me out, I'll try to link each idea to one another:
Definition:
1. Guild Level-up Mechanic is the ability to level-up a guild to acquire specific Guild Skills.
2. Guild Skills are passive/active buffs and NPC's that will become available once the guild level requirement is met.
3. Guild Tax is a member's contribution of his/her XP per monster kill to the Guild XP.
4. Guild Bank is an NPC in the Guild Hall that functions similar to CS (will expound).
Rationale
The idea is to foster guild spirit by creating a goal that can be best achieved by a collective
Mechanic
*Please note that the figures and skills that will be suggested are only examples and are there to support the skeleton of the idea
On Guild Level-up Mechanic...
Tier-3 guilds have the ability to level-up their guild up to 30. It is similar to a toon's level-up system, below are the XP required to level up:
Level 0: 10,000 Level 11: 200,000 Level 21: 600,000
Level 1: 15,000 Level 12: 220,000 Level 22: 700,000
Level 2: 20,000 Level 13: 230,000 Level 23: 800,000
Level 3: 30,000 Level 14: 240,000 Level 24: 900,000
Level 4: 40,000 Level 15: 260,000 Level 25: 1,000,000
Level 5: 50,000 Level 16: 280,000 Level 26: 1,200,000
Level 6: 60,000 Level 17: 300,000 Level 27: 1,400,000
Level 7: 70,000 Level 18: 330,000 Level 28: 1,600,000
Level 8: 80,000 Level 19: 350,000 Level 29: 1,800,000
Level 9: 90,000 Level 20: 400,000 Level 30: 2,000,000
Level 10: 100,000
On Guild Skills...
Every 5 guild levels, there will be corresponding guild skills that will be learned, below are the guild skills:
Level 5: Summon/Teleport members! Skill (Actie, must be in the same instance), PVE Only
If there are multiple members in a dungeon or towne in an instance, they can summon each other instantaneously next to each
other. This is to allow co guildies to catch up in an already running game, or, save him/her from tight spots. Cool down of 5 minutes.
Level 10: Overcharge NPC! Skill (NPC)
Once this skill is learned, a new NPC will appear beside the discounted potions NPC in the Guild Hall. By talking to this new NPC, you can liquidate
your loots on a slightly higher rate compared to if you liquidate from the menu screen.
Level 15: Dynamic Duo! Skill (Passive), PVE Only, Possibly CTF?
If two members are within 8m radius from one another in a dungeon, they will have the fastest run speed. Once the skill is passively activated, the
effect will be broken when the other member dies, leaves the game, or goes out of the 8m. Once broken, the skill will not be re-activated until a new
game is made. You will know which member is linked with another member via a light blinking line connecting the two.
**Scaled Guild Level Bonus: Level 17: Guild Bank NPC (Will expound)
A mysterious journeyman is looking for worthy guilds that have promoted significant camaraderie to reach this far. He will be found near the Guild Stash to aid the serious group of players in their journey to awesomeness (LOL!).
Level 20: Officer's Morale Booster! Skill (Active), PVE Only
Any guild member within 12m radius from the Officer will have +20 h/s and +20 m/s. Once activated, the skills lasts until the officer leaves the
dungeon or the dungeon is cleared. If the Officer dies, the skill will still be in effect. There is a 5 minute cool down before an Officer can use the skill again. The buff doesn't affect fellow Officers.
Level 25: Guild Master's War Cry! Skill (Active), PVE Only
Any guild member within 12m radius from the Guild Master in any dungeon (PVE), will automatically receive 10% increase in their INT,DEX, and
STR. (Will not activate if member is using any elixir, this skill stacks with existing buffs). Once activated, the skill lasts until the GM leaves the
dungeon or the dungeon is cleared. If the GM dies, the skill will still be in effect. Whenever the GM's HP goes down to below 50%, the increase in buff rises from 10% to 15%, will revert back to 10% when HP goes back up to more than 50%. There is a 5 minute cool down before a GM can use this skill again. The buff doesn't affect the GM.
Level 30: Perpetual Solidarity! Skill (Passive), PVE Only
If the guild has more than 50% of their members online, all members will receive a passive buff: +50 armor
On the Guild Tax...
Each member will have the option to contribute portion of their XP to the Guild's XP in order to level-up the guild. Each member can adjust the level of their contribution from 0% up to 100% of their XP. For example, if a player chooses to contribute 50% of his XP, then if he kills a monster that gives 1xp, 0.5 goes to his personal XP meter, and 0.5 goes to the guild's xp meter. Likewise, if a player chooses 0%, if he kills the same monster, he gets 1xp and nothing goes to the guild xp. A capped character automatically contributes 100% of the xp he is supposed to get to the guild xp.
The rate of contribution (0%-100%) will appear below the names of each guild member in the Guild List. The Guild XP meter (and numerical) will appear below the Guild Master's name.
On Guild Bank...
A guild bank is an NPC that functions similar to CS (Since this is my thread, I'll call this NPC, Bogart, the mysterious journeyman! LOL). So Bogart is the NPC guild bank. All members can list their items there. Unlike Artie, Bogart doesn't require guild members to purchase Guild Bank slots, it's ulimited, which means you can post all your trash pinks to Bogart. In addition, there will be no listing fees if you list it under Bogart, and the duration can be as short as 3 hours up to 1month. It's basically a bazaar. However, there is a little story behind it, Bogart is Artie's friend, they attended the same school of merchanting, Artie wanted to help the entire populace of Alterra while Bogart, being the more picky of the two, only specializes on guilds who have showed enough dedication. And so, the two merchant gurus constantly talk to each other to share their experiences, which also means Bogart knows the prices in CS at all times. Since Bogart is aware of the prices, he purposely lowered his conditions compared to Artie in exchange for one thing...that a guild member cannot dictate the price of his posts under him. Bogart will compute it and automatically adjust it based on the the current CS prices of that particular item. To be more specific, Bogart, being the guild bank, will always list the items 50% lower than the lowest in CS for the last 48hours. Apparently, underneath his shadowy persona lies a good Samaritan who wants to help those who wants to be helped based in their actions. The proceeds of the sale can be redeemed by the guild member who posted it later on after Bogart sold them to the young aspiring buck in the guild. (Anyway, I know this is not the best suggestion out there, but overall, my opinion is that there should be a guild bank where the mechanic works for itself, less player interaction, to avoid politics, guild drama, begging, and to promote in-game entrepreneurship as well ^_^).
There you go, I'm sorry if these things have already been suggested in the past. Feel free to approve, quash, trim down, mutate, interpret, or ignore this idea :D. All in all, I wish to see more guild related improvements in PL :D. Thank you.
PS: Guild WarS!!!...also edited Summon Skill :)
