Player given questFollow

I kinda liked the idea of player given quests always and thought about one when I realized the forge in Gloomingdeep got no use so far.

I thought myself of "posing" as a dwarf smith (a dwarf cleric toon I will create) in Gloomingdeep who teaches the art of smithing (up to making a file). Furthermore I have to stock file molds on the merchant which is not that easy but 40 should do

Prior I have to stock small pieces of ore and sharpening stones on the merchant (stackable and cheap - I just had to free 2 inventory slots on the merchant first)

1.If someone hails me I explain sharpening weapons and give away a rusty dagger (the sharpening stones have to be bought)
2. After someone brings back a tarnished dagger (as they dont get destroyed by a failure I have no problem with getting exploited) I explain how to extract ore.
3. After someone brings back a small piece of ore I explain how to make metal bits.
4. After someone brings back metal bits I explain how to make a file
5. After someone brings back a file I reward him with a book of "basic blacksmithing"

Furthermore I could cast Reckless Strength on them from time to time and eyplain that the higher WIS, INT or STR the faster the skill is learned.

What do you think? Will this be
a) appreciated?
b) enjoyed?
c) managable?

I plan to locate my toon near the water so I can fish while waiting for questers. I will eat the fish, keep the rusty daggers for my supply and throw back into the water everything else (to get people skilling up their swimming maybe too). I could get a 5th lvl cleric to a fishing skill of 30 that way and practice ALL his casting skills to the same lvl too =)

If you say this idea sucks based on your experience - feel free to tell me. I won't argue this time because I am not sure if

Edited, Mon Jul 26 06:48:27 2004 by MordenRaspCleric

So you're just going to sit there fishing in between teaching?

I like the idea of teaching things to new players.

I don't like this implementation. It seems to be vastly wasteful of your time and energy, quite frankly. If you get off on that, go for it. I'd just never expect anyone to do it for long.

The best 'player-given' quests I've been involved in so far (in EQ) are the 'gather this for me and I will pay you' quests.

I have found that those who want to learn about the game: do learn about it.

Those who want something to gripe about: they've found their holy grail.

Those who want to have fun with it: they pretty much have fun with it.

This is true but low lvl toons seldom venture there and many people neglect tradeskills at the start at all - some until they are 20+

I just think it would be rewarding for young players to learn from the start on that there are better uses for rusty weapons than just selling them to vendors =)

double post with delay - oh boy....

Edited, Tue Jul 27 01:49:01 2004 by MordenRaspCleric

OK, I've been playing this game for years and never even HEARD of Gloomingdeep. Where is it? I would love to explore it. :)

you can enter with any toon that is not yet 6th lvl - otherwise you have to create one - and the kobold charm you get here ROCKS =)

Well....I did my NPC impersonation but it didn't work out. I did FR 1 1/2 hours, SAT 2 hours and SUN 1 hour than I got fed off.

50% of toons asked for plat or stuff
20% wanted to group over and over again as my dwarf smith must have been really looking uber in his banded mail :D
20% acted like I was standing at an info desk (was ok to me but not what I intended)
9% started my "quest"
1% finished it

But it was fun nonetheless - kinda ;)

If I would have just set up in GFAY and "/shout QUEST: KILL THE SPIDERS - paying 1p per spiderling silk" I guess people would have cleaned the forest of every spider, thanked me for my WONDERFUL "quest" and I could have made money in the bazaar too.....

Edited, Mon Aug 2 08:03:10 2004 by MordenRaspCleric