So. We have outfit system. We have a ton of achievements. We have a huge community which want to share and boast with their looks.
What am I proposing? A huge QoL system which can breathe new life into both mentioned systems (especially how they can be shared).
INTRO
I see it as special instanced module, where users can setup scene and make screenshots with different poses, backgrounds, light setups, camera angles. And without UI in screenshot. Yes, I know you can switch it off on PC, but you still can`t make a
perfect shot.
HOW IT CAN WORK
You can have some options UI to choose form available backgrounds, poses (personalities can be included here as well and be the base of this part), SFX, lights. You can choose camera settings like position, angle, view depth, blur or other effects, Then you hit a MAKE A SCREENSHOT button and have a perfect individual picture and nothing can interrupt you.
Actually, it is very similar to character selection screen but with customization.
HOW IT CAN BE GREAT AND INTERESTING
First of all, there can be a lot of static background scenes which you can obtain as
achievement reward (imagine making shot in Bloodroot Forge scenery without actually returning there) or buy in Crown Store (for reasonable price, ZOS!). Also I suppose that there a lot of achievements that are not actually rewarded at the moment but they can provide a lot of minor stuff for this system like scenery details, SFX, light setups and so on.
Actually, a bunch of new categories of collectibles can be introduced.
[ALERT!] FREE THOUGHT ROAMING HERE
So. For example, you can choose from:
- General scene, the environment;
- Scenery details (maybe from some big achievements, something like banners or statues or smth else)
- Camera setup or preset
- Costume or outfit;
- Pose or personality
- SFX like fog or other things
- Light preset
- Pet
- Mount
Then make shot.
This can largely extend rewards for big achievements, for example for vet dungeons you can get scene from this dungeon. Also zone scenes can be rewarded for, lets say, Zone Adventurer achievement. And, of course, there can be Crown scenes with unique vibe.
For other quest completions, for minor achievements you can get other stuff, like poses and other things.
OK, community, you turn )