Ship pf Heroes to Support Raids – See Trailer
According to this week’s dev blog for the Kickstarted superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes, Heroic Games hopes to cater to raid players’ needs.
“Joining raids should be fun,” the studio says. “Different raids should be accessible throughout the game, not just as end-game content, and they should reward gameplay skills and organizational leadership skills. But raiding is also a social activity, and many of us don’t want to be stressed when we socialize. How do we balance these ideas?
“We let players decide whether they want to lead a raid and earn extra rewards for accepting the challenges of leadership. If not, you can join a raid and just follow your team leader, blast enemies, heal friends, and chat at times while you do it. Because sometimes you feel like leading, and sometimes you don’t.”
Ship of Heros Raid – New Trailer
In addition, the dev blog explains that in the launch version, raids will not be level-dependent. Instead, most sidekick-up lowbie players face difficulty scaling with the number of players present, with a maximum of 101 participants.
“The minimum number of heroes that can fight a Winter Raid is 30, at least for now. The current maximum is 101, with up to 10 teams, and those numbers might grow even larger in the future.
“Leading 100 fellow players is quite challenging, so raid leaders get extra powers, plus team leaders to help organize and control the raid. And a level 1 player can both join and contribute to the success of this raid. The era of the big raid has returned – and we did not have to sacrifice graphics to get it.”
Moreover, the team plans a design that ensures “good performance leads to winning faster,” and that “one mistake won’t wipe the raid.” Moreover, raiding won’t be forced on players or used to gate progression.