Suggestion for a tier-based progression/unlock system

[GgWw1175]

So a while ago I mentioned something regarding a progression system. It didn’t really attract any attention so I decided to make a new post dedicated to it.

I’m just going to paste in what I originally said in the other thread.

@GgWw1175

Well, first of all I think tiers should also unlock new stuff – weapons, ships and other items.

I’d also like to mention a feature from another game that, if implemented correctly, could possibly make things a bit more interesting.

So. In ShellShock Live 2 there is a feature called Prestige. It works as follows:

After a player reaches level 50 (which is the maximum level in this game), they have the option to prestige.
If they choose to prestige, they get reset back to level 1 (though they do keep all of their earned XP) and all weapons obtained through levelling up are locked again (though they don’t lose their upgrades – after reaching the weapon’s XP requirements it is given back to the player in its upgraded state).

As compensation, the player recieves a prestige weapon (which, as you may expect, is meant to be pretty damn powerful).

The player can prestige up to 10 times, receiving a new weapon each time.

The general idea is that the prestige weapons will allow the player to earn XP more quickly and reach level 50 faster next time.
This system was replaced in the Steam reboot by a simpler levelling system (with levels 81-100 now labelled as prestige and indicated by golden numerals).

Now, of course Chicken Invaders isn’t designed to be a competitive PvP experience, so the system would require some tweaking.

So to summarise:

• After reaching the highest tier, the player would be given the option to prestige.

• If they choose to do so, they will be reset back to tier 1 (whilst keeping all the score they earned). If taking away the items unlocked through tiers is decided not to be a good idea (which, considering how the game works compared to ShellShock, it probably isn’t), a different temporary handicap could be implemented.

• In exchange, the player is awarded a special, otherwise unobtainable item (weapon, spaceship etc.).
  This item is meant to help the player earn keys and score at a faster pace and/or generally make the game easier.

• The player can prestige a finite amount of times, receiving a new special item each time.

Whether a system like this would be added or not, I’d still like to see some unlocks for reaching certain tiers.

Tomorrow I’ll post a satellite idea which I think would fit rather well as a sort of prestige unlock (as it would probably be deemed way too overpowered or perhaps even pay to win, if it were purchasable with keys and not restricted in any other way).

[Traveller]

Now, I don’t want to ſay anything ſpecifically about your idea, but oftentimes when an idea doeſn’t attract much attention it’s becauſe it ſucks. In your caſe, I think it was probably partly alſo becauſe you originally poſted it at the end of a thread, not in your own topic, but juſt as a general rule, pleaſe don’t repeat the ſame ideas in the hopes that people will appreciäte them more the fifth time round.

[PenguinBOI]

I hate prestige systems. If IA adds a prestige system. That means this game has no difference from a clicker game. IN my opinion, tier system is OK.

[Davoid]

The rewards are just too small to be worth the effort, and getting handicaps would make progression back at normal or even slower speed . Unless of course the rewards are op, which at that point discentivize experimantation and variety. I am opposed to this idea.