2007 - (11/17/2007) Campaign in the Vana'diel Theater!
Campaign in the Vana'diel Theater! (11/16/2007)
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This Topics will introduce a new large-scale battle system to be introduced in the upcoming Wings of the Goddess expansion pack, the "Allied Campaign." Campaign BattlesThe regions in question contain areas which are continually being plagued by sporadic outbursts of hostility along perpetually contested borders. Should the incessantly encroaching beasthordes be unequivocally repelled, the lands in dispute will be claimed as territories under Altana. There are several benefits to be reaped once claim is laid to an area, such as an increase in the number of Campaign Ops available, and the number of such benefits will grow in proportion to the amount of land secured. Campaign OpsIn order to turn the tide of the war in their favor, each nation is conducting a series of campaign operations. Much like the campaign battles, the successful completion of these operations will result in rewards of Allied Notes and experience points. Accepting a Campaign Ops offer will require the player to use a certain number of their "Op Credits," granted automatically to all campaign participants once a day. However, this will apply only to the player taking on the charge. Other players in the party may participate in an operation without having to use their own Op Credits, and may still receive evaluations or experience points.[1]
HeadhuntingIn every area, players may run into free-spirit NPCs with ties to no nation. Such NPCs are known as "freelances." On such encounters you may be able to recruit these characters, enlisting them to temporarily serve the efforts of the Allied Forces. Freelances recruited in such a manner will not only participate directly in combat, but will also come to have an influence on the armies and countries which they serve under, and may even form their own ranks to lead in battle. Tactical AssessmentDuring the Crystal War, all nations regularly carried out polls on the military policy of the day. The information gathered was used to discern various points of contention among military leaders and strategists, such as geographic locations for spearheading offensives, battle tactics for engaging specific enemies, etc. The results of these assessments would be tallied on a weekly basis, with the prevalent opinions and views being implemented in the following week's military planning for campaign battles and Campaign Ops. |