Hi Kim,
I've thought long about something like this, and I feel it would be a great addition to certain towns. I've thought about it in terms of a laser tag type arena, which would be a building within towns players could enter and sign up for rounds on. Non competitive rounds would be free, and just for fun. Anyone could participate. Competitive Event style rounds would be listed on the Events page, and could have a cost to set up and a prize at the end for either the winning team, winning individual, top 3, or however the organizer decides.
Weapons issued would be 1 laser tag rifle and 1 laser tag vest. Requires no ammunition. Armor is removed on entry. Players are not targetable via health bars (and no health bars function in the arena). You hit the players target areas on the vest and you score a point. The player is then removed from play for x amount of seconds. This goes until the end of the round, at which time the points are tallied up and totaled.
The arena itself is in an enclosed and darkened area, with fog effects and strange lighting to keep things visually confusing. There are multiple levels, rooms, and shapes. Sometimes mirrors. All of this adds up to alot of corners and ambush points.
This is just like real life laser tag, except of course in game. It's alot of fun.
Would be a fun way to involve people in PvP in Calypso, test out new PvP features without cost to players, and involve new players in social activities with old players while not pressuring them to spend (and thus alienating some who dont respond well to pressure).
Skills are never gained in Laser tag, and hitpoints are never a factor. Its just how good can you aim and shoot, as a player. MA loses nothing with this, but potentially keeps customers around longer by having it in game, thus giving them more opportunity to make that deposit.
What do you think?
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