Gear damage, should it be changed for ARR?

[nekroturkey]

Instead of gradually losing durability as you hit something/get hit by something, do you think that it should be changed so that you only lose a set amount of durability (e.g. ~20%) upon death? Basically like Guild Wars 2 or Everquest 2.

Personally? I'd be in favor of something like this, since it's not only an overall better system (in my opinion) but it would also increase the consequences of dying (which is something the game currently lacks). What do you think?

[PinkiePie]

Instead of gradually losing durability as you hit something/get hit by something, do you think that it should be changed so that you only lose a set amount of durability (e.g. ~20%) upon death? Basically like Guild Wars 2 or Everquest 2.

Personally? I'd be in favor of something like this, since it's not only an overall better system (in my opinion) but it would also increase the consequences of dying (which is something the game currently lacks). What do you think?

I think we should go back to exp loss like xi.

[Esk]

A death penity is only really good if its harsh imo, in most games it's just a token thing, as what your describing is.

I personally think as most gear is crafted, it should have real max durability (think SWG) not just a % (something you could increase with a good craft and lower with a quick mass run).
Then the max durability drops every time it is repaired and eventuallyl become useless.

It would still use the same action based loss, but you would have to decreses the speed at which they wear sugnificantly depending on the % loss of max duability loss per repair, id also up your death penilty durability loss to 25% of the items current durability.

AF and some rewards (as they only real one time item atm) should be fixable via a craft item from a quest or something like that..

[Renen]

A death penity is only really good if its harsh imo, in most games it's just a token thing, as what your describing is.

I personally think as most gear is crafted, it should have real max durability (think SWG) not just a % (something you could increase with a good craft and lower with a quick mass run).
Then the max durability drops every time it is repaired and eventuallyl become useless.

It would still use the same action based loss, but you would have to decreses the speed at which they wear sugnificantly depending on the % loss of max duability loss per repair, id also up your death penilty durability loss to 25% of the items current durability.

AF and some rewards (as they only real one time item atm) should be fixable via a craft item from a quest or something like that..

That would be TOO harsh.
Imagine a 4 melded equip becoming useless?

[Esk]

That would be TOO harsh.
Imagine a 4 melded equip becoming useless?

Kinda the point.

It would keep the econamy turning over with new gear all the time, yes you would have to balance things like that, but worked in SWG i had 3 versions of 1 pistol, general meh stats, good stats and the one i got out for PvP with uber stats.

[indira]

Kinda the point.

It would keep the econamy turning over with new gear all the time, yes you would have to balance things like that, but worked in SWG i had 3 versions of 1 pistol, general meh stats, good stats and the one i got out for PvP with uber stats.

equip perma death would help the game alot. should be like that now. since money not being spent, and everyone says they have hundreds of millions of gil shouldnt hurt them.

death is just a free shortcut to the homepoint in this game.

[Esk]

equip perma death would help the game alot. should be like that now. since money not being spent, and everyone says they have hundreds of millions of gil shouldnt hurt them.

death is just a free shortcut to the homepoint in this game.

Yup, it would take a lot of balancing to get right, if it's too harsh though its just gona frustrate people.
But i think it would massivly improve the economy.

[Elexia]

Err you already lose durability upon death, especially repeated death.

[nekroturkey]

Err you already lose durability upon death, especially repeated death.

I meant solely from dying, instead of losing durability from getting hit repeatedly and dying. They could increase the amount of durability that you lose upon death as well (like up to ~20-25%), so that dying has more of a consequence to it.

[Wynn]

As long as you aren't dying, gear wear is almost unnoticeable as it is. Except for weapons, of course.

It exists as a gil sink. One of the very few we have. And it is horridly innefective since its impact has been significantly reduced and the price of repairs has been drastically lowered. Further reduction would all but nullify the impact of gear wear.

If anything, I think they should re-increase the severity of it.