Post#5 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:27 am
Aye, sounds fun but as formerly mentioned, it would be difficult without gear regulation. Even saying two brackets is really not all that fair either. I mean, I have a T7 Pally with mostly T6 gear, event augs and such... I do have a several pieces of donor gear but at 12k+/- AC and 60k+/- HP buffed, I'm nothing compared to people that are full donor or near full donor. If you were to do donor brackets you would need like 1-5 pieces, 5-10 pieces, 10-15 pieces, 15-20 pieces, then like 20+ brackets (think of those with all donor and mostly donor augs -- what I jokingly call "10k-toons," because they have more invested in their character than I do my car). Not hating on those people or anything, they keep our server alive, but they have a definite unfair edge in competition. It would still suck to be the guy with a donor weapon going up against a guy with two weapons, a breastplate, greaves, and arms.
The idea of having a gladiatorial gear bag is nice. Something like mid-tiered 70 gear (T4/T5ish -- or even T8/T9 as long as it is equal and universal), class all/race all with decent stats and +heroic stats so people will still feel like they are playing the same character (or slightly better/worse but not shockingly different). If you go to raw and low then it'll feel odd and your normal techniques will likely fail (i.e. SSRA/SH grade gear). Therefore, a medium ground would probably be best, then there is no need for dividing it into different categories. I wouldn't go too crazy on clickies and effects, although some spell effects will be needed for casters to make them competitive and heals/cures for melee types without any healing capabilities. That would be the trick -- making well rounded gear that equally benefits all classes and makes everyone equal in the playing field, then the players with the best strategy would win.
Just my two cents...
NOTE: Maybe a second competition for those that are donored out or who believe they can take down ultra-donor man with their strategy just for ultimate bragging rights on the server.
Maybe reward them with the Efreeti Standard or Mosscovered Twig! LOL!