Event idea: Screenshot scavenger hunt

[Alerius]

One of the things that seems to have gotten lost over the years is galaxy exploration.
We now have the ability to instantly travel from anywhere to whatever star port is close by or planet to planet without even using ships.
So it got me thinking maybe there's a way to bring back some of that, without going backwards so he's the idea.

A person, the event organizer takes a screenshot of their character in a random structure , could be a player house or a city like Naboo (prefer player house as some are deco'ed really cool) posts it discord and forums, and this is what starts the event.
To win the first person to go to that location and post their own screenshot in the same location would be the winner.
Now if it happened to be my house, or guild hall I wouldn't be able to claim the prize and if it happened to be in say Hightee's house then Hightee would be compensated but excluded from the contest so no favortism or anything like that would happen, of course with the persons permission to use their structure.

So random screenshot posted, would cause people interested to look for it, much like collections or POI's.
If after say a week no one has guessed the location or won, then a clue would be added, say the planet it's on, of course time frame could be adjusted depending on length of the event. As time goes on then more clues, planet, part of the planet North, South, ect.....then city.
Depending on who ran it prize could be rare item, credits, ect....
Anyway just a thought for a way to get people interested in exploring the galaxy again.

[orton]

Alerius, post: 4732, member: 2578 wrote:

One of the things that seems to have gotten lost over the years is galaxy exploration.
We now have the ability to instantly travel from anywhere to whatever star port is close by or planet to planet without even using ships.
So it got me thinking maybe there's a way to bring back some of that, without going backwards so he's the idea.

A person, the event organizer takes a screenshot of their character in a random structure , could be a player house or a city like Naboo (prefer player house as some are deco'ed really cool) posts it discord and forums, and this is what starts the event.
To win the first person to go to that location and post their own screenshot in the same location would be the winner.
Now if it happened to be my house, or guild hall I wouldn't be able to claim the prize and if it happened to be in say Hightee's house then Hightee would be compensated but excluded from the contest so no favortism or anything like that would happen, of course with the persons permission to use their structure.

So random screenshot posted, would cause people interested to look for it, much like collections or POI's.
If after say a week no one has guessed the location or won, then a clue would be added, say the planet it's on, of course time frame could be adjusted depending on length of the event. As time goes on then more clues, planet, part of the planet North, South, ect.....then city.
Depending on who ran it prize could be rare item, credits, ect....
Anyway just a thought for a way to get people interested in exploring the galaxy again.

Thank you for the suggestion. I really like this idea.

One of the things that makes SWG unique is the size of the galaxy and the incredible amount of creativity players put into their homes and cities. An event centered around exploration and discovery would be a fun way to showcase that while encouraging players to get out and explore places they may have never visited before.

The clue system is a nice touch as well, gradually narrowing down the search if no one finds the location. It would make for a fun community event without requiring any new game systems to be developed.

We'll definitely keep this in mind as we continue planning future community events. Thanks for taking the time to share such a creative idea!

Orton
Evolve Community Manager

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