Let us turn max level Pankraton monsters into Trusts

[Olor]

Hi,

So I just got into pankraton - and while I am enjoying it quite a bit, it's clearly content that is not really being used at all.

As with most underutilized content - the reason is simple - there are no real rewards for it. A way to change this is to allow us to turn any max level pankraton monster into a trust. Ideally, this process would "use up" the soul reflector, so you wouldn't just be able to change the name/abilities of one level 50 monster to get another.

Or, perhaps you'd have to "stable" the monster and if you wanted you could swap it out (if there was a concern about having too many of them) - maybe could just have 3 max in the stables at once.

This would add tremendous customization to the trust system, while giving people an additional incentive to play pankraton. Besides, it would be super cool to be a BST with all monster trusts.

I recognize it would probably take some work, but the monsters already have their behaviours/attacks etc scripted etc, so, it seems like something that could be done if the same scaling other trusts use was applied to Pankraton monsters.

[Jerbob]

This sounds like massive amounts of fun and I am fully in favour of it! I especially like the "stable" idea that lets you use different reflectors as trusts as you experiment with different monsters in Pankration. As silly as it sounds, I actually have far more attachment to some of my Pankration monsters than I do to some of the more generic trust NPCs.

It would be nice if the monster's demeanour had an effect on how the trust form works, as the trusts themselves all behave slightly differently even when they have the same jobs. To that end, I would like the monster personality aspect of Pankration to be clarified a little as part of the trust update. It would also be a fantastic opportunity to expand the Pankration monster roster with the new forms and species that have been added since its introduction!

Really hope this gets picked up on by the devs. Fun!

[dasva]

I fully approve this assume it will be fully ilvld like normal trust. I'd definitely love to start using my chigoe that had like every speed boost available and enterror on it to use back. Locking everything not resistant to earth to the point of stopping tp moves would be so cash I'd stop pting until they put trust into pt

[Olor]

thank you both for your enthusiastic support for this idea. There is so much content in XI that is being allowed to languish. It's a shame.

[Jerbob]

I just want to bump this and reiterate what a fantasic idea it is. Let's get it started now while SE is still tinkering with the Trust system!

[Olor]

Thanks! I stopped doing pankraton shortly after this post because as much fun as it was, I couldn't even hear yells in the zone (so no being able to join current content) and it was time consuming tracking down and equipping traits, and all for no reward. I'd love it if the devs considered this idea to breathe life into this event! It was a lot of fun but it would be even more fun knowing I was creating a custom NPC to go with me on my travels!