As the title asks, why do Clan Citadels have Upkeep? I'm wondering, what's the objective purpose behind it other than to force repeated interaction if your clan wants to keep the things it's earned?
At this moment in time I can understand upkeep because it's a method of 'paying' for your clan's rights to use its Avatars.
Presumably, once the Avatar changes go live, there will be no difference between a Tier 7 Citadel and a Tier 1 Citadel when it comes to the Avatar. Everyone has their own, and the buff is based only on your Fealty.
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Will having a dilapidated Citadel disable people from summoning Avatars on the new system? If so, this mostly mitigates my concerns.
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If a dilapidated Citadel does not prevent people from summoning Avatars on the new system, then is there a reason to keep a Tier 7 Citadel aside from bragging rights?
In theory, you could assert that the XP boosts from Tier 7 skill plots are a good reason to keep a Tier 7 Citadel, but in practice the XP rates/rewards are pretty underwhelming regardless of their tie, in comparison to other widely accessible training methods.
Though, even if the Skill plots were good, upkeep from this perspective would be redundant because the Citadel would get plenty of use anyway; seems like upkeep is just a method to force usage of under-rewarding content?
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I'd like to suggest that once a Clan reaches a certain Tier Citadel, then they can no longer drop to a lower Tier. For example, once a Clan achieves a Tier 6 Citadel, no matter how much the Citadel is neglected, it will not drop Tiers. (However, it would still become dilapidated as currently, and all benefits would be blocked until restored.)
Losing Citadel tiers is overly punishing - all it takes is two bad weeks, and a Clan could lose months of work.
Cheers.
Incursione 2100+/130+ Clan, Avatar access for all.
At this moment in time I can understand upkeep because it's a method of 'paying' for your clan's rights to use its Avatars.
Presumably, once the Avatar changes go live, there will be no difference between a Tier 7 Citadel and a Tier 1 Citadel when it comes to the Avatar. Everyone has their own, and the buff is based only on your Fealty.
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Will having a dilapidated Citadel disable people from summoning Avatars on the new system? If so, this mostly mitigates my concerns.
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If a dilapidated Citadel does not prevent people from summoning Avatars on the new system, then is there a reason to keep a Tier 7 Citadel aside from bragging rights?
In theory, you could assert that the XP boosts from Tier 7 skill plots are a good reason to keep a Tier 7 Citadel, but in practice the XP rates/rewards are pretty underwhelming regardless of their tie, in comparison to other widely accessible training methods.
Though, even if the Skill plots were good, upkeep from this perspective would be redundant because the Citadel would get plenty of use anyway; seems like upkeep is just a method to force usage of under-rewarding content?
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I'd like to suggest that once a Clan reaches a certain Tier Citadel, then they can no longer drop to a lower Tier. For example, once a Clan achieves a Tier 6 Citadel, no matter how much the Citadel is neglected, it will not drop Tiers. (However, it would still become dilapidated as currently, and all benefits would be blocked until restored.)
Losing Citadel tiers is overly punishing - all it takes is two bad weeks, and a Clan could lose months of work.
Cheers.
Subzero
Incursione 2100+/130+ Clan, Avatar access for all.
05-Apr-2017 01:17:47 - Last edited on 10-Apr-2017 21:15:26 by Subzero
