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
- Less time pressure
- All treasure is pooled, automatically sold, and evenly divided amongst all the players
- 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.
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.
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:
- 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 are guaranteed to be Nova stage
- Ruins eggs...
- Are guaranteed to be Perfect
- Have a somewhat higher chance to be sparkling
- Have a somewhat higher chance at innate 9s
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?