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Hello everyone , I would like to emphasize that I am open to feedback and these solutions are not perfect. But just for fun and to get some brainstorming. I have thought of 3 ideas , I'm going to start with the first as it's the one i've thought about the most but would require careful consideration and development time. So far what I have is a rough draft that can be expanded upon. Below is the first idea and some principles i'm basing my ideas on.

Microchips Design Philosophy For WPVP :

- One player can have advantages over the other , but there should be at least SOME form of counterplay.
- social gameplay should be encouraged and rewarded whenever possible.
- A player should not be punished for partaking in gameplay
- should fit in the spirit of vanilla
- no system shall enable exploitation of rewards through collusion
- no system shall deter or inhibit player vs player combat.
- no system shall rely on a NPC to kill a player.


The Criminal Challenge

Criminal Organizations:

• Defias Brotherhood
• Bloodsail Buccaneers
• Burning Blade
• Grimtotem
• Dark Irons
• Blackrock Orcs
• Syndicate
• Scarlet Crusade

Synopsis:

• Leveling challenge started via a glyph or automatically through killing lower level players
• Killing lower level players get you a bounty that increases per kill
  • pay off your bounty if you wish to avoid becoming a criminal
• Criminals who are going on the straight and narrow may complete bounties for reputation.
  • quests for players with high bounties may reward greater reputation.
• players who are not criminals, but kill lower level players, may become criminals
  • Player becomes a prime target for Bounty hunters or criminals looking to redeem themselves
• players once becoming a criminal, must complete quests in their new underworld homes (i.e pvp quests that require the blood of innocents, that increase reputation)
  • higher level quests which result in rewards may involve killing faction leaders, town NPC's, high risk targets
• new factions/quests for player partaking in criminal challenges
  • becoming a criminal and wanting to redeem should NOT be a trivial task

Extra Features:

• New city hubs / inns for criminal players [ A ]
  • Scarlet enclave ( Tirisfal / EPL ) [ A ]
  • Bloodsail bucceneers [ A:H ]
  • Defias hideout ? ( Westfall / elwynn ) [ A:H ]
  • Alterac ( Syndicate ) [ A:H ]
  • Venture Co. ( STV / Barrens ) [ A:H ]
  • Grimtotem ( Thousand Needles ) [ H ]
  • Blackrock ( Burning Steppes / Searing gorge ) [ H ]
  • Dark irons ( A )
  • Twilights hammer [ A:H ]
  • Dragonmaw clan [ H ]
  • Mekkatorque lepers ? [ A ]
  • Hakkari / bloodscalp [ H ]
  • Bilgewater Cartel [ H ]
• players may kill you for a bonus reward.
  • Reward, token for daily quest that rewards a chest with a random item?
  • possibly a mount for higher levels?
  • one player may claim a bounty for a unique player once, first serve
• The more grey level players you kill may be more notorious.
  • But will gain you reputation with the criminal underworld
• rewards for bounties scale with level?
  • Reputation limitations, past friendly
  • killing wanted criminals with a specific reputation can earn rep with major cities / reps
• killing criminals can result in a bounty for other criminal players
  • Players cannot partake in both a regular bounty and criminal bounty at the same time
  • Killing criminals can result in the player becoming a prime target for criminal organizations (i.e bounties for criminals)
• only killing players more than 5 below your level results in a regular bounty
• Upon becoming a criminal players of your own faction may be targeted
  • criminals are flagged for pvp at all times?
• the higher your bounty, the greater your rewards
• upon reaching level 60, you may have to undergo some challenged pvp quests to regain your status in society
  • Killing criminals rewards reputation
  • Criminals can turn in bounties for other criminals
• posters of your face may be shown in capital cities
• There is no honor among thieves, your criminal compatriots may use to get in better graces
  • restore normal reputation through pvp quests
• The hunger of the criminal underworld cannot be satiated, your tasks may grow in difficulty
  • quests to kill players may increase in level requirement

Problems / Concerns / Questions:

• [1] How can a criminal player partake in leveling if they are hostile with their own reputation?
• [2] What are potential ways this system can be exploited?
• [3] If people can automatically become criminals through an automated system, what are ways people may try to flag someone as a criminal?
  • i.e low level players in a group fight getting killed by higher level players through AOE spells
• [4] What should the reward be for a bounty?
• [5] Should players be able to pay for bounties on players?
• [6] At what rate can bounties be turned in by a player?
  • Daily?
  • Weekly?
  • limited 1 bounty for a unique player?
• [7] should bounties have a timelimit?
• [8] How can a criminal player kill another criminal player?
• [9] Should criminal hubs be hostile to criminal players seeking to collect a bounty on a criminal ?

Potential Solutions:

[3]:

• algorithm that checks how many other players in a given radius that also taking damage from other players , i.e big pvp battle in hillsbrad. No consequences for killing lower level players participating in group battles

[8]:

• Temporary buff that makes you friendly to non-criminal players? And hostile to criminals

One thing I forgot to mention , is that my biggest concern is in regards to the rewards for bounties etc being exploited. I would love to hear feedback / alternatives / solutions and what you all might be looking for in a classic+ wpvp experience