New Event Reward System

[granola bar]

Since hosting events has become costly for our EC's and Advisor's, we have decided to try out a new reward system for the events. Currently we are in the process of developing a system that will allow you to purchase items from a list by using points. You will receive these points from attending events. However, right now, since everyone is still working on getting their own items together and there is no guild bank system yet, we are going to start out with a slightly altered reward system.

What we are going to do is this:

When attending an event where you can have placings (ie 1st, 2nd and 3rd) points will be given out as follows

1st - 15 points
2nd - 10 points
3rd - 7 points
Attending - 5 points (Attendance points aren't given to top 3)

When attending an event where there is no placings points will be given out as follows:

Attending - 10 points

What we plan on doing with these points initially is to have a race to 65 points. This would require just under a month of participation in our events. The first person to 65 points is the winner and will receive a prize accordingly (TBD). When first place finishes, the two runner ups (2nd and 3rd) will also receive rewards (of lesser value).

If, after 30 days and no winner has been found, then the contest will end and the first place player will be deemed the winner.

If, someone gets to 65 points before the end of the month, the contest will end and then restart. Everyone will be set to 0 points again.

This isn't going to be just for our weekly Friday events, but we plan on having at least 2 or 3 events a week where you can receive points. Some events are Empire/Republic specific and some will be combined. As far as I'm aware this will not change how world boss loot or other, similar, events loot is distributed, the only thing will change is the events that are competitions will not provide immediate rewards.

Our eventual plans for this point system is to have a 2 or 3 month system where each person will gain points and these points can be spent on different items. Currently we are trying to build a list and obtain good prizes so that we can put them up for purchase. If anyone has suggestions for rewards, or would like to make donations, please pm me about it. Please note feedback and suggestions are welcome, as this is a work in progress.

Added (NEW)

So we have decided on a reward for this first test run of the new system.

We are going to go with the following:

1st - 200k credits (1 Empire winner and 1 Republic winner)
2nd - 75k credits
3rd - 25k credits

*2nd and 3rd only have 1 winner, not 1 for each side.

The placings for each member will be listed here ASAP.

 

[Punch2Face]

So is it only the winners that get items? Or will people that aren't able to go to every event be able to have a shot at winning stuff?

 

[granola bar]

Currently, it will only be the top 3 that will be able to get prizes. However, in the next couple months we hope to be able to provide everyone with the ability to get some form of reward.

No matter which system we go with there will be problems. If we continue to give out 100k credits for rewards at each event, we cause a strain on our event coordinators and leadership so we thought it would be best to change it. At the current time we thought this would be the best option to replace this.

Some people may not be able to attend every event, and that may set them back in the "contest". Think of this as another event, another friendly competition. If you attend more events then you have a better chance at winning.

What our aim is to do is provide a method that is still rewarding to people who attend events, but doesn't add extra strain on our EC's and Advisor's.

Events aren't meant to be somewhere to go to win prizes, they are there so you can get to know your fellow guild and eGO members, people you can have a fun time with and play with. The prizes are an extra bonus.

Something I had forgotten to add was that this isn't going to be just for our weekly Friday events, but we plan on having at least 2 or 3 events a week where you can receive points. As far as I'm aware this will not change how world boss loot or other event loot is distributed, the only thing will change is the events that are competitions will not provide immediate rewards.

Currently this is more of a test phase. If we find it isn't working, we will re-evaluate.

I hope this helps. Thanks for your concerns. If we find that it becomes an issue we will deal with it.

 

[Punch2Face]

Ah ok that makes more sense =] Yeah I was just curious! Thanks for clearing it up

 

[EffeKtioNz]

Do we get to find out what the prizes are soon?

 

[Aperture]

Cool. I'm excited to see how this turns out.

 

[granola bar]

Updated to show what we decided on for our first trial month in rewards.