1. I know I've asked about this repeatedly, but the Shadow Empire House customs... You guys did a beautiful job on Jester's and my house area, and I want the house to match that beauty!
2. A sign over Brit Bank that tells new players how to get to our donation area. I know you added it to the welcome screen, but sometimes people close it without reading it thoroughly.
3. More young player content that can't be found everywhere else (new young player quests, etc). Most of our older players have left because the shard is so empty lately... We need new blood around here!
4. More creatures! We have ridable drakes, zorstricks (which I haven't seen yet) and ridable polar bears, and those are awesome. What about a ridable skeletal dragon, or evolution dragons, etc? What about new monsters that drop either uber loot, or special items, or even little creatures that aren't everywhere else? Basically, the idea is to have someone log in to our shard, and go "Wow! I've never seen one of THOSE before!".
5. Events! We did the hunt for the golden sheep, and that was fun... but it sort of died out. The house competition was a ton of fun, and many people participated.
- What about a scavenger hunt that takes place across the cities of Brittania? They could be similarly themed items that just don't belong there, with a half hour/hour respawn timer... The 3 people with the most items (one of each type, of course) would win special prizes, and everyone else who competed would get a prize for participation. A blessed weapon, blessed armor, deco, a check for tokens/gold, etc. This is something that wouldn't happen until we got more players, of course, and anyone can play since it doesn't matter how strong you are.
- Our trivia games are awesome, but so rare. I know you don't want to give away too many ED, since it may deter people from donating, but what about other prizes for trivia every couple weeks (2-5k tokens, deco, etc), and a big monthly contest to win ED?
6. Staff-run quests. It doesn't have to be big, it doesn't have to be scheduled, and there doesn't even need to be a huge prize. Just something for fun. For example:
-A GM is caught in a burning house! You must first find this house, which can be in any city, and rescue them! In return you will receive a check for X gold.
-Oh no... I had a hole in my backpack, and my laundry seems to have fallen out! I'll give you X gold for each item you find and return. (Items will be scattered around the towns inside and outside of buildings, marked "<Insert GM name>'s Robe"... after the contest, these items will return to "normal" item status so people don't keep them for themselves instead of collecting the prize.)
-First person to make their way through the big maze on the outskirts of Britain wins a prize.
7. More quests. And not just "Go here, talk to so and so, kill this, talk to so and so, repeat". I know there are scripts out there for more involved quests that have things like puzzles, "finding the chicken that lays the golden egg", find and pull the right lever, etc... that don't just take 2 or 3 steps to complete.
8. The guides section has been MIA the entire time I've been here. It would be very helpful to some of our newer players to have it added back in.
9. Heartwood! Need I say more?
10. Mini makeover. I like that all the NPCs are basically where they're "supposed" to be... But certain areas of the shard could really do with a face lift. First impressions are everything, so why not add some flowers and such to Brit Bank? Or some fun creatures that wander the town, or are found in animal trainers' pens just for looks (can't be killed and can't be tamed, but they have cool names, make funny sounds, etc)? Just a little something to encourage new players to stay, and our older players to explore all over again.
I would be very happy if ANY of these changes are made. They're less for me personally, more for encouraging growth in population. Thank you for taking the time to read this, in either case. ^.^
