Intro : For those of us who have been around for a while, the Top Helper awards do become one of those long-forgotten things in which we dont really engage, unless we receive one. It seems a shame, because I do think it could serve a useful purpose and engage us all more often.

So, my idea is this : we create 2 new cards : 'Animus!' and 'Kudos!' : these will act as 'votes' for the Top Helper award (in addition to the 4 votes every new player receives) : 'Kudos!' will add a vote to the target, 'Animus!' will remove one.

I would think they should be found in daily presents only (to encourage attendance) and should be tradable on the market.

Thus can we all register our approval or disapproval of our peers!

Card name : Animus!

1 turn
Artifact
Piercing 100%
Undercover 100%

Dark Forces have combined with the ill-intent of one whom you may have offended!

The Kraken drag you down to submerge you in a tub of the Coldest of Cold Custard!


You have lost ONE vote!



Card name : Kudos!

1 turn
Artifact
Piercing 100%
Undercover 100%

Your charm and sheer awesomeness has led an anonymous admirer to send unto you:

A keg of the Finest Kind Kraken Rum!


You have gained ONE vote!


You may comment adversly to this proposal, but remember, if it passes, names may have been taken for future...em.. reference...

Great idea actually. I really like it. We will make it presents only though and we could also start giving such/similar cards in various other places of the game (ie npc plunder anyone?)

It should be voodoo that you cannot get from packs or daily, instead, you get 1 of each per day, and each voodoo expires after 1 week.

Or npc plunder.

You know, you don't want one person to have too many of it, or not the vote would look like this :
1) 107
2) 21
3) 4
...

I support Grimrock's view on this. Separating these cards from the rest of the deck is a good idea. Also, en expiry date on these cards seems wise.

Another thing: This will probably turn the "Top Helper" rewards into more of a popularity contest. I do not MIND this, but when I led T'zak Ryn, I helped several new players, both in our guild and outside of it. However, if these cards had existed, I would probably always have had a negative count of "Top Helper" votes, due to me attacking lots of players.

Haron wrote:I support Grimrock's view on this. Separating these cards from the rest of the deck is a good idea. Also, en expiry date on these cards seems wise.

Another thing: This will probably turn the "Top Helper" rewards into more of a popularity contest. I do not MIND this, but when I led T'zak Ryn, I helped several new players, both in our guild and outside of it. However, if these cards had existed, I would probably always have had a negative count of "Top Helper" votes, due to me attacking lots of players.

What? you just helped them getting rid of their GC?

It doesn't give me the option to vote, so I never bother looking at that part of the game anymore.

Dmanwuzhere wrote:It doesn't give me the option to vote, so I never bother looking at that part of the game anymore.

It has been 2 months or more since I was able to vote foe top helper. It used to say "You have already voted for this period" but doesn't even say that anymore. No option at all.

Haron wrote:I support Grimrock's view on this. Separating these cards from the rest of the deck is a good idea. Also, en expiry date on these cards seems wise.

Another thing: This will probably turn the "Top Helper" rewards into more of a popularity contest. I do not MIND this, but when I led T'zak Ryn, I helped several new players, both in our guild and outside of it. However, if these cards had existed, I would probably always have had a negative count of "Top Helper" votes, due to me attacking lots of players.

I originally played with the idea of just making these cards a harmless, pointless gesture, with no powers beyond the effects on the receivers ego. But then a colleague mentioned the Top Helpers Award and I realised I hadnt even looked at it for over a year. As my 4 votes were all used up over 4 years ago, its been a rather pointless part of the game for me. That's when I thought about combining the two things : have the cards act upon the vote for the award. So, yes it can boost ones chances of winning, but ones actions can also harm ones chances : after all, pirates and scoundrels are only popular in romantic fiction, in reality, nobody liked them much, save themselves..

PS I have edited the original proposal : I forgot to include that both cards should be 100% undercover, thus anonymous.

I think the main problem with the top helper is that it rarely saw light, as most people just ignores it, because it gives you nothing in return for your hard work of finding the people's number and actually voting for them. There is no real reason for people to actually vote for anyone else other than "Vote for me for top helper" - someone from your guild.

It's hard to really remember this thing was even there to begin with.

Easily fixed by rewarding the player with 50k per vote.

I think Top Helper may be Bugged. Not sure, but like others I have not been able to vote for a few months now.

+1 to the idea however.

+1 to NPC plunder.