I think that the current system is superior to the previous one and does a pretty good job of addressing player concerns while also addressing our design goals (which are not always to give players whatever they ask for). On that note, I would extend a thank you to everyone who thoughtfully participated in the wand discussions, as the most recent "revamp" was largely driven by player feedback.

Right now I think we're satisfied with the implementation we have and are looking forward to spending the immediate future working on new and different projects.

Thanks for saying that.

would be that after a real life week a 'discussed' location changes to another. This would stop players getting screwed by a location that they know but is just to hard to get with their available skills/spells and allies. The seige encampment for example is rock hard and once you have it you are screwed if you dont have enough edges for barrier attunement.

Just a thought

NT

Fewer wand collections might merit getting easier locations, IMO.

And only when you begin and have collected few wands do you have mostly easy locations?

Wouldn't that just make the system get progressively harder and cause people more frustration possibly leading to more deletions?

There is a segment of the playerbase that doesn't like the new wand system, for whatever reason, and the purpose of my idea was to offer an incentive to work within the new system. By knowing that things can get better they might be more inclined to keep going instead of saying "#### it, it got another ####ty location, this system sucks I'm deleting and going to find something else to do"

Maybe I overestimate the existence of this segment, but, even still this idea would be nice for anyone as it is another perk that goes along with the growth and longevity of their character. Plus, it makes sense in a realistic sort of way. A wise and experienced Mage is likely going to have learned a few things over the years about acquiring these magical artifacts and would have an easier time doing so just by knowledge alone than a fledgling Mage.

That using a wand has both pros and cons that are both significant. Otherwise using a wand all the time starts to be a good thing. I like that mages don't have barrier for every fight.

Another thing i wouldn't mind seeing is that the underdog on against 4 enemies on his own gets a temporary second location that's not in the hard category.

How bout after getting a specific wand you can tell your guildmaster to never give you that spot again? Maybe you get 2 of those to use.

Sure, without knowing anything about coding one would think this would be easier to implement. It also adds the same kind of benefits but at a softened level.

Although to do this wouldn't you probably have to draw the location before you could eliminate it as a possible future location?

Overall it'd be cool to hear administrations opinions on this. Maybe we waste our time discussing it as they may think the system is perfect currently. Who knows?