Future Envoy Activities (Fan Ideas & Feedback)

[Keysharpe]

Everyone needs a hobby!

Introducing suggestions for future activities to partake in outside of combat:

 

Fishing/Salvaging

Given the nature of Envoys, I don't think they would approve of traditional fishing. Looking back to Warframe and the Orb Vallis, the Servofish provide a unique solution to this moral dilemma. Though what if our quarry was not in the water this time, but up in the sky? We know the Ode have machines capable of flying, or at the very least being able to levitate. Perhaps the Ode also have small fishlike machine creature that float and sputter pollution up above the land. But how does one catch one of these mechanical pollution sputtering fish up in the sky? We've seen lantern-like devices carrying loot crates, the ones you have to throw your weapon at to knock down. What if the Envoys utilized that design to create a lure of energy that operates much like a kite? The lure could be raised into the air and ride the wind while being controlled by a string. When the machine fish approaches the lure seeking to corrupt and pollute it, energy can travel up the string into the lure. This will result in a volatile burst of whatever magical spirit power it is we possess. This burst will stun the machine fish and cause it to come plummeting down to the ground where it can now be collected and salvaged for materials. This will allow Envoys to enjoy the benefits of fishing without any detrimental effects to the wildlife. They'll also be keeping the skies of Midrath clean and clear!

 

Nurturing/Harvesting

Mining is a fantastic way to procure raw resources, it also happens to be a very big no-no for the Envoys as destroying the land is not our mission objective. However, what if there was a way to obtain the resources that we need from a typical mining operation, while also helping to restore the land from which those materials were plundered? Allow me to propose the idea of Nurturing. This system would work by bestowing your extra resources into one of many shrines around Midrath. Maybe you have a couple leather scraps you don't need? Perhaps you can spare some extra steel? Toss whatever you can spare into a Nurturing shrine. The shrine would transmute your bestowed materials into energy, some of which is fed back into the natural world to aid its recovery. The energy will build up the more you contribute plundered resources into the shrines. As you bestow more, the shrine will begin to glow anew. Once you've bestowed enough and the shrine is satisfied, you can then transmute that overflowing energy into totally new items that you might want for crafting. After you make your choice, the shrine will cease to glow and will then need to be nurtured again. The shrine could possibly even supply motes for your equipment, or blueprints for weapons. You can get the materials you need from the world without ever having to lift a pickaxe.

 

These are just a few thoughts I had regarding future activities Envoys could one day partake in. If you have some ideas you've come up with, please feel free to chime in and share. I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions on what activities you would want to see Digital Extremes add to Soulframe!

Edited November 16 by Keysharpe
Title & Format Adjustments

[Keysharpe]

Disregard the fact that this is in Envoy Creations and not in Feedback. At the time of posting this, I didn't know you could scroll down to see more community topics.