Replace OW hunting with pack opening

[atomic heron]

OW is meant to be a pack-opening game, so why not get rid of the complex economy and replace hunting with a simple card pack system?

We could combine the three types of fuel into one, which players can use to buy card packs. This would make OW more fun and focused on PvP instead of hunting.

It would also give players quick excitement from opening packs and make the game easier to understand.

[hard tinsel]

id imagine this is going to be the automated drone runs

[vital jacinth]

That's a horrible idea.

Having it as an option, sure. As Jag said, it is already coming.

But replacing it??? Why on earth would you even suggest to reduce our beautiful hunting environments to a simple pack opening??

If you prefer pvp, play it all you can. But did it even occur to you that other players might be enjoying the hunt?

[atomic heron]

I enjoy the hunt as well but I think that pack openings make more sense and simplify the economy

Some people are threatening to quit the game if we implement a rerolling system which would basically mean that you click on a button and get a new illuvial which would be very similar to opening a pack of card (click on a button -> get illuvials)

Making it a card pack opening would change the perspective and I don't think that anyone would hunt illuvials if they can get the exact same value by opening packs or even a slightly better expected value

Most of the work put into OW could be recycled to make it a more fun game that people play without expecting any value in return, hunting is fun mostly because you get value out of it

[rough juniper]

I think one thing Illuvium has going for it over pokemon (caveat being direct purchasing via the illuvidex) is the current system of capturing illuvials. It's more fun, takes more time invested, and feels like you really earned and chose an illuvial when you capture it. I do like the concept of pack opening being integrated into the game, I'm not sure for what yet, but I don't think illuvials is the answer. Current system is better IMO.

If automated drone runs is essentially a bot built into the game to run the OW for you and turn this into a pack opening experience for illuvials, I hope the cost is significantly higher to compensate for the time saved playing the game, or you're going to have 10x the illuvials minted each season and kill the motivation of anyone to run through the OW to capture manually.

Probably way too late but I think they should have just retconned Beyond, or make a second version that's actually a proper TCG and pack opener. Even if it's not interoperable, it would be fun , profitable, add runway, get more eyes on illuvium. OW currently is what I always dreamed Pokemon would have evolved into in terms of 3D world hunting and battling, combat will be the final touch needed.

[sweet hawk]

This depends on the price u have to pay for rerolling stats. If it is way more expensive rerolling than to hunt, most people would still hunt I believe.

[atomic heron]

I think so too but hunting would become less enjoyable for some people

Anyways I'm just throwing the idea out there, I assume that the team already thought about it and I wanted to show them that for at least 1 community member this idea makes sense

[sweet hawk]

Might be the case. U know what would be fun? Have more content in a run, you battle vs other players inside OW in a BR style game. Maybe 20 players. You gather loot, battle illuvials, build up a team etc. And the winner would get most loot, snd place get second most etc that would be enjoyable 🙂

[atomic heron]

Since we're talking about loot with monetary value it should be optional I think but it sounds like a fun idea 🙂