Player created content

[Sylkis]

I once made a maze/jump challenge inside the FC house using furnishings and invited people over way back in the beginning of last year. We had over 100 partipants, it was quite fun. Unfortunately it was broken after a certain patch.

So I have two ideas for player created content as they seem promising.

1. Basement dungeon:
Add mechanical furnishings that we can use to create a dungeon or challenge. Things like enemies (like the retainers and shop furnishings), walls, triggers, Aurum vale pools and that wall boss from amdapor etc. Inb4 server limitations - SE would allocate space if it creates content to keep players occupied

2. Player customized dungeons
Allow players to change the placement, amount and type of enemies within a dungeon. Custom monsters - much like how S ranks are just copies of bosses with different stats and stats on their abilities. Allow players to rate each others dungeons and introduce the most popular ones to DF/PF

Comments?

[Teuciont]

I believe any form of content where players are given the tools/environment to make their own fun is always beneficial for both the community and the success of the game itself.

[Gardes]

How about 4 player box dungeons where each player bring a cube which unwraps randomly and connects randomly to form a dungeon map (that'll be up to 24 small box rooms or less). The cubes can be random drops from certain content, quest rewards or even crafter made (which they can influence the contents to a certain degree, from setting, monsters, rewards, obstacles, etc).

[Nalien]

Something like Moblin Maze Mongers?

Don't recall it being particularly popular in FFXI, but that was more a case of wasted potential I think. In FFXIV it would already have a fair few meaningful applications. You could make Spirintbonding dungeon, fill a dungeon with Hippogryphs for farming their skins, etc. Heck depending on how many tools we're given, it could even be used for practicing various events.

[HakuroDK]

I think it would be cool if we could mix together this idea with that Haunted House 3DS Mii Plaza game. Imagine: a single room loads at a time and players each have different shapes and colors, which impact the following area with different shapes and attributes, like what kinds of monsters, how many monsters, is there treasure, is there a lot of traps, etc.

Then, after, say... 10 rooms, the game calculates the types of keys used and grants a reward based on the keys used. Greater rewards for more difficult room keys.

[Cutie_McSnuggles]

These are great ideas! I would be checking out everyone's basement dungeons!

[Darra]

These ideas give players too much freedom and choice, SE wont do it.

[Alberel]

Given all the server limitations we have just for housing wards I don't see this ever being possible, as much as I would love to see it. :/