Return of Reckoning

RvR Modus:
One zone active at a time.


Future changes might be required to deal with increasing population in one zone.

Requirements: working AAO system


Possible 2 Zone Solution:

Each zone has a score value starting with 0, when the zone opens.
Each hold BO increases the score periodically similar to SC flags.
AAO shortens the scoring intervals for the underdog realm, while it increases the intervals for the bigger side.
To qualify for keep sieges each realm has to reach a fixed score by holding BO.
It might take 1 hour or longer for a realm without opposition, while holding all BO, to gather enough points.



BO Timer:



no AAO:
Cap both 3 min
Lock both 7,5 min

>200% AAO:
Cap 1,5 min* / 3 min
Lock 10 min* / 5 min

>300% AAO:
Cap 1 min* / 3 min
Lock 12,5 min* / 2,5 min

>400% AAO:
Cap 0,5 min* / 3 min
Lock 15 min* / 0 min

* Underdog Realm

Only one player at a time can cap/recap the BO. The whole process requires 5 seconds and any damage to that player interrupts the cap/recap attempt.

Random thought: Ideally I would set the cap/recap time to 15 seconds and all BO timer pause during this process. More time to stop the enemy, while making it possible to save a BO in the last second.


NPC Guards at BO
BO guards are based on AAO at the time of lock. Stronger guards spawn with higher AAO.
They spawn when the BO is being unlocked.
Guards respawn after 1 minute, when no other guard is in combat.


Keep Siege:

Requirement: Working ram carrier functionality and back door, siege weapons optional

Deployable Rams
Capture at least 3 BO to spawn a ram at your keep.
The ram carrier is highlighted by a beam of light (blue for your own, red for the enemy realm).
Up to 3 rams are allowed to be carried per realm at any given time.
Rams have to be placed within 10 minutes or they vanish.
Ram carriers can't use mounts.

Only rams can damage keep doors.
Rams can be damaged by siege weapons and players at a reduced rate, based on AAO.

Keep Taking
Keep NPC guards are removed.
Attackers have to cap a flag on the 2nd floor for a certain time to take the keep.
Any damage stops the capping process.


Stopping a Siege

<200% AAO:
When the defending realm recaptures 3 BO, then their keep door receives 50% less ram damage.
When the defending realm recaptures 4 BO, then their keep door becomes immune to damage.

>200% AAO:
When the defending realm recaptures at least 3 BO, then their keep door becomes immune to damage.

Holding at least 3 BO interrupts all capping attempts and makes it impossible for the enemy to cap the flag.


Door Repairs
When a keep is no longer under siege (no damage to keep door or capping attempt for a certain time), people can repair the door for 10% with wood, purchasable from a npc on 3rd floor.
Alternatively tanks could use their Bulwark skill to repair the door.
There is a cooldown on door repairs based on AAO.
Repairing an open door 3 times will close it with 30% durability.


Rewards:

Battlefield Objective Capture Reward
Locking a BO rewards all players within its range, based on AAO.
The initial capping gives no rewards.
Locking a neutral BO gives no rewards.

Player Kill Rewards
Increased rewards for kills in BO/keep range by +50%.
Increased rewards for kills based on AAO in 10% steps, capped at 400%.
Both reward mechanics do not stack. The highest value counts.

Attack and Defense Rewards
Kill rewards made at a BO/keeps are gathered in a pool.
They are shared among all nearby and successful keep defenders or BO attackers/defenders, when all enemies within range are dead and the BO is under control.
It is necessary that the BO was attacked by either faction, the door was hit by a ram or a flag capping attempt happened to trigger those rewards.

Zone Lock Reward
When the keep flag is taken, people have 30 seconds - visible timer - to move into BO/keep range to gain the lock reward.
The reward is increased by AAO.

Currency Rewards
Still undecided, no keep bags implemented yet as primary source for armor sets.
Currency was only meant to be an additional way to earn them.
Fighting should give more currency than taking objectives or keeps.

Alternative Win Condition:

When both sides are unable to take their opponents keep, then a secondary win condition kicks in.
BOs gather the required points to start a siege as said before. Furthermore they continue to generate points towards a final score to lock the zone. Both sides have to compete for BO control to be victorious.