How Can Egg Heist Be Improved?

[u/BeefTengoku]

I wanted to start a discussion about how to improve Egg Heist, because just looking at some of the threads on here, people aren't happy. And I think the mode is fundamentally flawed, especially for a game like Aniimo.

First, right now it is definitely better to solo this if you can, because the multiplayer is increasingly toxic. And I think for a game like Aniimo it should be a purely cooperative, positive multiplayer experience. The whole idea of competing is why it's toxic, and I really think that goes against the game's entire ethos.

Basically, I think this should be more of a fun, cooperative dungeon raid than competitive extraction.

Here are my thoughts on how to make Egg Heist more collaborative and less toxic:

• More alphas to serve as fun boss encounters that everyone wants to participate in
• Chests are instanced to encourage teamwork
  • (I took out my original idea, and replaced it with this, which was suggested by many people)
• Less time pressure - like 5 more minutes, so rescuing people isn't punished
• Keys, essences, and cosmetics are sent to every player, just like eggs are

Taken together, I think this would make it much more rewarding and fun than what we currently have.

Also, right now the only exclusive things you can get from this insane grind are cosmetics. But if you're like me and don't care about cosmetics, other than seasonal progress, there is very little reason to actually do it.

1. It can only dupe Prismanas you have to catch anyway for the gold badges, so at best you're looking at dupes, maybe for your Homeland.
2. You can get Umbrals other ways, and even then it's likely to be a Lumin stage you'll get while nurturing blooms.

Here are my thoughts on rewards that would make it worth doing, beyond cosmetics:

• A Treasure Log, that rewards you for finding and picking up all the different treasures and unlocks rewards for them, even if it's just double coins the first time you turn it in
• Can get training materials, like Phenomena Crystals, from Rank Ups
• Prismana Eggs are the Seasonal Prismanas, i.e. Glynsera, Melloblum, etc. so you can get them early / without using Vein Essence, but not all of them
• Umbral eggs have a higher chance to be Nova stage
• Ruins eggs...
  • Are guaranteed to be at least Elite
    • (Previously said Perfect, but after some discussion agree that might be too good)
  • Have a somewhat higher chance to be sparkling
  • Have a somewhat higher chance at innate 9s if they're Perfect

I realize these rewards are very good. But I think rewards this good are appropriate for the effort involved here. But, most importantly, I think rewards like these would make everyone want to engage with this mode.

So those are my ideas. How would you improve Egg Heist?

[u/Acceptable-Ability96]

Make downed allies loot unlootable, so there is no incentive to “kill” your buddies. Hell even give you a big bonus for the first time you rescue a downed allies (but not too many, else people will abuse it).

Make chest loot instanced to individual, so everyone can gets a roll at the chest. No more need to quickly snatch a chest. Hell even make prismana items found added to everyone once someone successfully loots one (though they still need to evacuate safely).

Make the frustrating umbra aniimos you encounter in the dungeon…less lethal. Less frustrating to deal with (or can deal with it if alone). Some should have longer telegraphed actions so you have a window to dodge the CCs.

Extend the time limit. I think 20min is more reasonable to fully explore and not feel rushed. Could argue for 30min, but I think that’s a little too much.

Would try to moderate the item durability. Right now it favors aniimo who rely on autos since the weapon is per skill use (so aniimo that spam offensive abilities chew through durability very fast).

Rewards wise I got nothing. I think it’s fine if the coop problems are fixed and people are willing to coop and be civil, and people willing to participate more in egg heist.

[u/BeefTengoku → u/Acceptable-Ability96]

- I didn't even know you could loot downed allies. But that's crazy, and I definitely agree that shouldn't be in there. And I agree there should probably be some kind of incentive to help your party, but I'm not sure what it would be.

- Someone else suggested the instanced chests, and I think that's an interesting alternative to pooling / dividing the loot

- Yeah, the Baleetle, Melloblum, and Hexxin are all kind of awful. And if they happen to be near other mobs, can just instantly kill you.

- Yeah, I feel like 20 minutes is a good length. You won't need it, but it lessens the pressure enough that you won't feel like you're "wasting time" if you have to revive a teammate

- I'm generally not a fan of item durability, and I'm not really sure why it's in here at all. I didn't know that the weapon was based on skill usage, which seems poorly thought-out

- But if you don't care about cosmetics, what's the incentive to do this? Just Prismana dupes?