Island Reflections

[Deveryn]

People make all these comparisons because they have no idea what IS is really supposed to be. And truth be told, neither do the devs.

So far the only thing that it's really proven to be is a daily with small bits of unlockable content that isn't connected to anything else in the game. Or maybe I should just call it busy work.

We can't customize it much and apparently it's not supposed to be super customizable. There's not a whole lot to do there once you get everything in order either. I want to know what was envisioned for IS because I don't really feel like it's much.

Just because people can't quite grasp it doesn't mean the devs didn't know what they had in mind.

Everything you're saying (minus the busy work comment) is basically how they described it would be. It's yet another minigame.

No, there's not a whole lot to do and that's part of the point. They weren't trying to make something that would keep you locked away for hours, like WoW Garrison apparently did. Between your adventuring and crafting or whatever, you could just pop in and pop out. A few weeks later, you get to claim some glam and other goodies. You barely need to do much to get these things and that's the most refreshing part of this experience.

This isn't something new either. The concept runs parallel with Gold Saucer, where you have a bunch of cosmetic rewards you get from playing any number of games at your leisure.