Post by slayernz on Feb 12, 2014 0:05:09 GMT -5
We've done a ton of challenges around ST, one for TA and for CK, but we haven't yet done a challenge for HoS. I have been engrossed in the story of E1A2, so kinda neglected the forum for a while, but am happy to say I finally finished it. Yes, I'm not the first and it probably took me 4x as long as others, but it's soooOOOoo frickin cool that I had to savor the game 
... now I gotta work on Selen and get her up to speed. BUT I digress ...
... I was pondering - how would we be able to do a challenge based on HoS, and then it hit me. Here is my idea -
-={The Long March}=-
Objective - how far can you go before you run out of steam. Your challenge is to progress through the game with a new squad for as long as you can. "Sounds easy", you say. "That's what I've been doing all this time". But there's a catch (always a catch).
You are only allowed to use a camp site (or inn) once. After that, it's out of bounds*
You are NOT allowed to buy any gear/potions. You can sell stuff if you want to. This means you're living off the land, only using gear you pick up in chests.
Once you die, that's it, game over.
*There are a couple of inns where you MUST use the inn to progress the story. In that case, you are permitted to use the inn a second time.
Not sure how scoring will work - I can't remember if you are able to see your party after you die on a permadeath difficulty level. If you can, I was thinking of adding all the XP together of all the characters, and have bonuses for which stage you got to before you died (IF you died).
Not sure of any other rules either, but the two levels of challenge will be
Brutal - Veteran class
Normal - Rookie class
so this is a work in progress ... don't know if there is any interest, or if the concept is sound. Feel free to provide some thoughts so I can maybe refine the idea more
... now I gotta work on Selen and get her up to speed. BUT I digress ...... I was pondering - how would we be able to do a challenge based on HoS, and then it hit me. Here is my idea -
-={The Long March}=-
Objective - how far can you go before you run out of steam. Your challenge is to progress through the game with a new squad for as long as you can. "Sounds easy", you say. "That's what I've been doing all this time". But there's a catch (always a catch).
You are only allowed to use a camp site (or inn) once. After that, it's out of bounds*
You are NOT allowed to buy any gear/potions. You can sell stuff if you want to. This means you're living off the land, only using gear you pick up in chests.
Once you die, that's it, game over.
*There are a couple of inns where you MUST use the inn to progress the story. In that case, you are permitted to use the inn a second time.
Not sure how scoring will work - I can't remember if you are able to see your party after you die on a permadeath difficulty level. If you can, I was thinking of adding all the XP together of all the characters, and have bonuses for which stage you got to before you died (IF you died).
Not sure of any other rules either, but the two levels of challenge will be
Brutal - Veteran class
Normal - Rookie class
so this is a work in progress ... don't know if there is any interest, or if the concept is sound. Feel free to provide some thoughts so I can maybe refine the idea more
