Revolutionary rework ideas

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Player-Snaring Weather Events should have a failsafe release timer

[SunkenPlayers] Alright, I originally planned to ponder about Weapons’ route-exclusive gear today, but I got snatched by a colossal whirlpool that spawned right on top of me, so I’m making this one instead. Certain weather events that are able to incapacitate and control players lack a failsafe in case the process takes too long. Take the today’s example. I was stuck down there, mashing the escape button to no avail, since the difficulty of escaping the whirlpool scales with its size - and …

Repair Kits should be able to be put in a pouch slot

I can’t believe I seriously need to make this suggestion… Damaged and Ruined Armour mechanic has made its way into the game, yay… And, surprisingly, every concern the playerbase had after it was announced in the patchnotes came true, except one. Repair Kits don’t completely invalidate the mechanic - they make it worse for some people. You heard this right - if you use a repair kit on a weaker device, you can lose your entire Dark Sea run on the spot. Sounds weird? It is. I will explain. Intera…

Alternative solutions to Water Poisoning

[AOthesedays] Remember these guys? I already did a tiny suggestion, where I went through every member of the Team. Here it is. But, one member in particular was receiving far more negative feedback than others, him being the Water Poisoning. Back then, I stated that the mechanic is not salvageable, and must be removed entirely. I still stand on that, but, as a guy who listens to the community, I had to come up with a rework, since people wanted it to stay, for some reason. Dark Sea should …

Certain game mechanics, designed for immersion, should be changed

[AOthesedays] Meet today’s stars of the show - Team Immersion! Got familiar with them? Alright, time to put each on a trial and fix them. Now look, Vetex, we love your game. I have over 1600 hours on Arcane Odyssey, and many have too. However, you throughout the years implemented many features that do nothing but annoy people for no reason, and called them “made for immersion“. You have your design choices, sure, you’re the lead dev after all, but it is a videogame in the first place, and peo…

Improvements to newer players' exploration experience

AO has been updating, and thus more and more Generation 6 players are joining the game. I frequent the Bronze Sea, and I often see the poor guys on their sailboats suffer from things that don’t seem fair even to us, level 175 players. And, speaking of level 175, the advanced people may benefit from these changes too, as to reduce the annoyance factor. NPC Ships’ Targeting. Those pirates may have one eye covered with a patch, but they do still possess a large detection radius. The Bronze Sea doe…

A fix to bounty players being forced to not play the game for 15 minutes after they die

I got to see this post a while ago, and I agree that the mechanic is too unfair and annoying. Despite many people in that topic’s replies not being very pleasant, the guy’s got a point. When a bounty player dies, they’re forced into an unskippable 15 minute cutscene of the execution, while fame players respawn normally with no issues. Consistency in games is important. While bounty is considered a “high risk - high reward” path, the execution is just too much of a “risk”. However, the very fa…

The dreaded change to Fleets

I am usually quite bold with my suggestions. Today is different. I am not confident at all with this one. Fleets are flawed. This is a truth that pretty much everyone agrees upon. However, fixing the system is impossible. The mechanic is rooted too deep, it can’t be simply ridden of. Removal will cause even more damage, and any changes to Fleets will not be accepted by everyone. This is a problem without an obvious solution, therefore I provide one today, but even it isn’t perfect. Unlike other…

Ways to make the Dark Sea less miserable

The second suggestion in the line of my largest, eh? The third one will be even greater. So, the Dark Sea. RNG-built, treacherous location at the edge of the map. A cool feature of the game, I personally love it. Great replayability potential, multiple goals to chase, and even great loot drops to collect. But, there are rarely volunteers to venture out there. The Dark Sea has a lot of unfair, RNG-dependant and just unfun to deal with mechanics, that discourage players from interacting with the …

Solving Strength route's latest PvE issues: Mask of Momus

I attempted this suggestion before, and the ideas brought up here were talked about in a separate game discussion topic, linked in the suggestion itself. I also thoroughly explained the entire point of the suggestion, the reasoning and the arguments related, so I will not be going over it again. The original idea was a two-part: either give Strength players the Tidestone Harpoons tool, a ranged projectile that can be thrown to deal damage, but does nothing to players, or give bosses that are …

War Seas Highways: When sailing takes too long

“Recently”, a change has been made to ships, where not having your cannons armed speeds you up. Thank you, Vetex, this was a very good change. Still, people keep finding transportation between islands to be lenghty and boring (despite underwater structures and sea monsters being a thing, idk what is wrong with those people), and I admit - Nimbus Sea especially is too vast. So, here’s an idea: War Seas Highways! This is a discussion topic I held before making this suggestion. People mostly had…

Hand-picked the ones I deemed most important.