Proposal - put the Eagle Bearer in the DZ (see first post for caveats)
There continue to be a couple of topics that invariably generate controversy and result in locked threads:
a) availability of the Eagle Bearer as a Dark Hours raid-exclusive item
b) insufficient reasons for people to enter the Dark Zone
c) the dark zones in Div2 feel empty, despite the smaller maps.
Proposal
Make Eagle Bearer components (see caveats) available as a random drop in a Dark Zone. This will add an incentive to enter the DZ for those who are unable/unwilling to participate in the Dark Hours raid, and give solo players an opportunity to obtain an Eagle Bearer.
The increase in players farming for Eagle Bearer components will also help with keeping the DZ's populated.
Caveats
Obtaining a DZ sourced Eagle Bearer requires extracting multiple components from the DZ. This could be a project like the one for the Dodge City Gunslinger holster. Have the project be available at a reinstated thieves den vendor, and also require a high number of DZ resources to complete. The completed Eagle Bearer also needs to be extracted from the DZ.
To deter professional farmers/boosters, only the person who extracts an Eagle Bearer component gets to keep it. This can be done by applying a "no share" flag to the component. This "no share" limitation already exists with purchased items. The same "no share" limitation should be applied to the extracted Eagle Bearer.
In the event that someone carrying an Eagle Bearer in their contaminated bag is downed in the DZ, the dropped Eagle Bearer can *only* be picked up by the person who dropped it, but remains visible to all players. This introduces the tension of "do I go back and try to recover it".
[edit] rats - forgot to set a poll. Answer "Great idea", "Bad idea" or "Pass the popcorn" :nonchalance:
[edit 2] adding this from a later post
Quote:
Originally Posted by dagrommit
It was created to show those who are adamant that "the community" all want the same thing that they are oh so wrong.
To be clear - I don't actually care whether the EB is available in the DZ. It was just a fun thought exercise from someone who
already has one :nonchalance: