Enhancing the Feeling of Danger with Optional Random Encounters

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Enhancing the Feeling of Danger with Optional Random Encounters

The world would feel far more dynamic and dangerous with a continuation of the opt-in random encounter system introduced in the Jhebbal Sag event and the treasure-carrying attacks.

Concept

A toggleable feature that spawns groups of hostile human enemies near the player at random intervals. The difficulty, size, and composition of these groups would scale based on:

  1. Player location (e.g., biome-specific enemies).
  2. Player level (offering both challenge and escape opportunities).

Example

Imagine riding through E10 near Devil’s Squat:

  • A band of Nordheimer Fighters and Archers suddenly appears—bandits, thieves, or brigands.
  • The group could consist of:
    • 2 Rank II Archers
    • 3 Rank III Fighters
    • A small chance for a Rank IV Fighter or even a 2-skull miniboss.

Player Choice

  • Low-level players might flee for their lives, creating tension and excitement.
  • Confident players could turn and fight, test their skills, or even spot a promising thrall to KO and drag home.

Why This Works

The groundwork for this system already exists in the game, and expanding on it would:

  • Create the feeling of roaming dangers and opportunistic bandits lurking throughout the land.
  • Reinforce the current “Age of Heroes” theme, where the player, as the hero, is constantly challenged by others seeking to test their might.
  • Add a layer of unpredictability and immersion to exploration.

This feature would enhance traversal, combat, and thrall-hunting, making every journey feel less predictable and far more alive.

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They can add biome events too like a snowstorm in the ice area or the volcano begin active.

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Sounds like pvp to me… Or at least the way pvp should be.

The pve servers could certainly benefit from something like this. At the risk of being obvious there are mods that do some of these things for private servers. Not that that does anything for console players.

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No worries. I looked into it after making this post and saw some mods that do it so I was extremely relieved. I saw pippi has an NPC spawner so I may try that and hope it doesnt conflict with other mods. :slight_smile:

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