Goonhub
03-05-2024, 07:21 PM
ive been playing mmos nonstop ever since i was like 12 and i have to say, event rewards that you miss out on if you werent there suck so bad. but the best way ive seen an mmo do it is old school runescape, where its just a fun little treat to take like 10 mins to do and once you completed your Holiday Mission then you get all the new cosmetics they added for that event, and on top of that you get ALL of the previous rewards they gave as well
additionally, in mmos, holiday rewards tend to always be on the side of "things any player can do in a relatively short amount of time" due to the nature of not everyone having a lot of free time to get all the fancy new things. having a requirement be something like triggering disaster would very much be just for a tiny portion of the playerbase because you have to be there at the right time, have the right people, and not be out with your family during the holiday. (it would also become kinda circlejerk-y if you could only get those during a single year and they never come back. and this part is less likely, but people might even start account selling if they have that rare stuff lmao)
imo if u wanted to do something like this, the best idea would just be giving redeemable cosmetic rewards for the seasonal medals. adding more seasonal medals or even seasonal objectives could also be cute, but NOTHING LIMITED TO THAT ONE YEAR ONLY that would be a huge mistake
additionally, in mmos, holiday rewards tend to always be on the side of "things any player can do in a relatively short amount of time" due to the nature of not everyone having a lot of free time to get all the fancy new things. having a requirement be something like triggering disaster would very much be just for a tiny portion of the playerbase because you have to be there at the right time, have the right people, and not be out with your family during the holiday. (it would also become kinda circlejerk-y if you could only get those during a single year and they never come back. and this part is less likely, but people might even start account selling if they have that rare stuff lmao)
imo if u wanted to do something like this, the best idea would just be giving redeemable cosmetic rewards for the seasonal medals. adding more seasonal medals or even seasonal objectives could also be cute, but NOTHING LIMITED TO THAT ONE YEAR ONLY that would be a huge mistake