New event shield -- Alliance-only shield

Nonce Equitaur 2
Nonce Equitaur 2 Posts: 2,269 Chairperson of the Boards
edited April 2014 in MPQ Suggestions and Feedback
Frequently, there is an event where a person doesn't need the top prizes. For example, the current First Avenger event has BWGS as a prize, and i happen to have her covers.

On the other hand, I'm in an alliance.

It would be good to have a *free* shield that lowers my individual score out of the top 100, but protects my alliance score. That way, my alliance gets the points for my participating, but I'm not blocking someone from getting covers that they need, but I don't need.

This would be something of a Nice Guy shield, so one might get ISO equal to double event points when triggered. Got 700 event points? Hitting the Nice Guy shield gives you 1400 ISO and guarantees 700 event points for your team, but takes you out of the event, and you wouldn't get an individual prize. You'd still get any alliance prizes.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    The only thing wrong I could see is if whole (or most of) alliance colludes. Each member could get big points (800-1000) by day 1 or 2, then do this free shield. Their alliance points would remain locked to get good alliance reward without having to buy a shield or scramble at the end to maintain their alliance point total.
  • Nonce Equitaur 2
    Nonce Equitaur 2 Posts: 2,269 Chairperson of the Boards
    Team_Xtreme wrote:
    The only thing wrong I could see is if whole (or most of) alliance colludes. Each member could get big points (800-1000) by day 1 or 2, then do this free shield. Their alliance points would remain locked to get good alliance reward without having to buy a shield or scramble at the end to maintain their alliance point total.

    True, true ... one alliance would win a prize. But they've also locked themselves out of 20 individual prizes, which have now gone to people that need them.

    Under the current system, it can be impossible for a newcomer to win an individual prize when competing against those of us in the big leagues. Letting the big-leaguers bow out would free up a lot of prize covers for those that need them.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    It would be good to see how many "nice guys" there are icon_e_wink.gif

    Anyways, it's an interesting idea. Help your alliance, get ISO, and give others a chance at individual awards.
  • Nonce Equitaur 2
    Nonce Equitaur 2 Posts: 2,269 Chairperson of the Boards
    How many nice guys ... well, with a bit of incentive, they would be optimizing rather than being nice. I can get 500 ISO for a 3 star cover. If I could get that, the ISO reward in the tournament, a couple 100 ISO more AND a shield by foregoing the cover, then I'd be up 100 ISO (plus shielding), and someone that needs the cover would get it.

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