Path of Chests - Chest Opening Simulator 2013

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Stroggoz wrote:

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Andreasen wrote:

You can't have lore backing it up in a realistic way.

Replay Act 1 of Path of Exile for me. There is a quest in the beginning where you are supposed to clear out an entire level to get a reward. This is already in the game we are currently talking about, and it has lore and dialog backing it up. It is very much realistic and very do-able. The writers of GGG are extremely talented, so i wouldnt worry about having your immersion broken. Hell, they even pulled off explaining the very complicated Maps system with lore.

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How is it ridiculous? Chests are item droppers and are thus very important to be considered when balancing for the item economy of the game. They are an entire gameplay mechanic in and out of themselves, and there is much that can be made around it to make them more interesting and fun. As mentioned by other people, other games have handled chest much better. Diablo games and Torchlight made chests rarer, so when you finally find one you actually want to open it knowing a rare or unique might actually pop out. There are even "replenished" chests with a much higher drop-rate. Sometimes you would clear a whole level just to find one, whereas in PoE they are most often placed specifically in a location by a designer near an actual quest. Torchlight brought the concept of key-wardens to light, where you hunt them down to be able to open the chest. As you can see, you can turn chests into mini-quests, and actually have a effort->reward aspect to them. These are all great ideas on how to improve the game and make it more fun, which is our job as beta testers.

Just because you find the idea of adding to the game and making it more fun ridiculous doesnt mean that you can deny everyone else opinion by labeling them as "complaining". Stop being childish and actually come with some reasonable arguments as to why you want chests to be sprinkled across each level with no thought put into them whatsoever.