Salem

ZtyX wrote:Please, no more tedious mechanics to fields..

bigwilystyln wrote:

I haven't been in the forums as much as one would generally tend to be so i have not seen all the ideas mentioned in this thread. I have heard though that the idea of implementing purity into the field as apposed to the seeds or humus has not yet been mentioned. I think it would be a good way for players to feel more value in their base and it not be so disposable... players often just vault all their assets... they also might just up and move to a new town if their current one is under attack or being waste claimed. I believe this idea will give more motivation to stay and defend and keep towns populated to help do so. some innovative aspects ive heard to go along with the general idea here are;
-maybe make it so the fields can be dug up and the pure dirt can be moved on sleds and placed into another field to increase the quality of their own fields
-make it so u harvest the plenty out of a field, 1 crop at a time consecutively, over time draining from the plenty as u take from it and the rest can be tilled into the ground to increase the quality of that field.
-seeds can possibly take partial role in this system to help influence outcome of the crop(seeds having slight purity to them).

plz add any ideas to change for the better or improve the one posted here, thanks

ZtyX wrote:Please, no more tedious mechanics to fields.. They already require an insane amount of effort and time investment. They are by far what requires most in a base due to liming and tiering. That said, purity fields is a cool idea. I would just prefer it if it didn't become another time consuming endeavour.

Tylan wrote:

bigwilystyln wrote:

I haven't been in the forums as much as one would generally tend to be so i have not seen all the ideas mentioned in this thread. I have heard though that the idea of implementing purity into the field as apposed to the seeds or humus has not yet been mentioned. I think it would be a good way for players to feel more value in their base and it not be so disposable... players often just vault all their assets... they also might just up and move to a new town if their current one is under attack or being waste claimed. I believe this idea will give more motivation to stay and defend and keep towns populated to help do so. some innovative aspects ive heard to go along with the general idea here are;
-maybe make it so the fields can be dug up and the pure dirt can be moved on sleds and placed into another field to increase the quality of their own fields
-make it so u harvest the plenty out of a field, 1 crop at a time consecutively, over time draining from the plenty as u take from it and the rest can be tilled into the ground to increase the quality of that field.
-seeds can possibly take partial role in this system to help influence outcome of the crop(seeds having slight purity to them).

plz add any ideas to change for the better or improve the one posted here, thanks

I may be mistaken, but I believe the idea behind highly influenced fields was to make them more valuable and thus more difficult to simply abandon.

Translating unused plenty into quality doesn't really make sense to me. Encouraging vegetation growth does not increase the quality (purity) of a crop.

I guess I don't understand how overhauling the current purity system for agriculture has any change on whether or not people will alt-vault. While I agree that a "pure" field would be difficult to abandon, so is a pure garden pot. Or a pure mine. Or 100 influenced fields prepped and ready for rotations. Despite all these awesome base features, though, none of them would stop someone from alt vaulting valuables.

Unless this is all because the only thing you're worried about people alt vaulting is seeds and humus? If that's the case, I don't think the system should be overhauled just because of the legacy issue. It would be much easier, I'd think, to nerf legacy products than it would be to institute and entire new system.