Hamlet defense: please no more sheeps and puks

[Abriael]

I'm actually not sure if Hamlet defense (it was announced by the old team) is still on the radar of the development team and when (if ever) it'll be implemented. But I have a request from the bottom of my heart:

if they'll ever be implemented, please don't make them revolved about fighting critters as the the vast majority of the current behests and levequests. There's no immersion or sense of an epic struggle when defending a village in danger from... pets!

There are plenty alternatives:
Pirate/brigand raids
Garlean invasion forces
Beastmen tribes raids
Undead armies
Epic sized monsters (dragons, wyverns and so forth) at high levels.

Also, it'd be nice to see them bound to some kind of story and/or elaborate scenario, pretty much like Warhammer's public quests.

Finally, please add some actual decoration and props. In the case of a pirate raid for instance, a ship should be anchored at sea in front of the village, and the pirates should come ashore on boats. Garlean invaders might drop down from airships and so forth. Seeing enemies spawn from nowhere detracts from the immersion and enjoyment of the mission.

Thanks for reading.

[Chezen]

Gotta admit, this post made me rofl.

[Kallera]

Yes, please do this, I'm tired of fighting off grumpy puks and goats!

[Elexia]

Really depends on if its story related or just a random occurrence, since an outlaying village is more likely to be attacked by animals (especially in a fantasy setting) than people, because hamlets are so far out of the way they're not exactly integral locations to lay a strike on a capital.

For example in FFXI, campaign is built around the Crystal War which is between the nations and beastmen and even an outside force (Atomos and Lady Lilith) tampering with historical events, that's why we aren't fighting what we normally fight with the exception of Beastmasters or the trojan horse like artillery that spawns tigers/wyverns etc.

So if its a Garlean attack, that would make sense in the shroud areas, Beastmen tribes are said to be implemented soon, so thats the most likely candidate, but if it is animals and the like it does make sense too since again in fantasy settings villages are often attacked by animals more than other people unless there's a war going on.

[Abriael]

The matter is not if it makes sense or not. The problem is that it's rather tedious to play animal control. It's not epic, and this game definitely needs more epic.

[Magiksmurf]

Abriael, i agree so much with you're post.
You're my new friend.

[chime85]

I agree with Abriael, I cannot help but feel a small sense of self loathing after i've just kicked a a poor defenceless sheep to death

[Danniedeadboy]

The Opposing Forces may take hamlet towns as a base for further invasions?

[Sorel]

There are many possibilities, but don't begrudge SE if they implement Hamlet Defense using known and pre-existing enemy forces and critters first.

We know what Serpent Reavers look like, so it would not be difficult for the SE development team to create content with them attacking Aleport. But I've yet to see a Sahagin, personally. I don't even know if their models are rendered yet. So it might take longer for SE to develop content with them attacking Aleport & Wineport.

[Sigmakan]

I agree with Abriael, I cannot help but feel a small sense of self loathing after i've just kicked a a poor defenceless sheep to death

just wait until you kill a snurble!