I know the idea has been tossed about before, but i realy think it should be given some thought, i realise that everything in game takes thousands of pages of script etc. to impliment, but AI social armors prooved that the game isnt always about the grind.
At present we have a victory points system, and a veteran points system, both of which award items bassed on assignment of points. I dont see why it is beyond reason that there be Rp points. I understand that they dont want to throw the balance of the game which is why they could simply award social items, that would have no twink benifits, or AC values. A good example being that omni-pol suit you can buy on newbie island, perhaps remove its token value.
The game already has a vast array of things that could be buyable with RP points, a good example being furniture, currently it is expensive as H*ll to outfit a house with furniture, and for some RPers they simply dont have the credits to spend.
I know there has been one thing ive wanted since i started getting into the Role play in AO and that has been a luxury jobe appartment key, i would easily pay 50mil for it, but since i didnt play AO when SL launched there is no way i can get it. Perhaps this could be the grand reward available for RPers.
However i strongly doubt that the hindering question is what to give us as rewards, it is more likely that it is how to earn the points that has funcom tangled up.
This indeed is a noodle-tickler, ive thought about it a great deal and perhaps the points could be awarded based upon who has signed up for event participation on the account page. im sure the server knows, just like it knows who gets veteran points and when. Even if non RPers signed up as a joke and got awarded thee points it wouldnt matter since all they are getting is furniture, or cloths, or maybe even an appartment key if they are realy lucky
Im almost positive people are going to attack this thread and say that weve been trying to do it for a long time now, but i just thought id try to rekindle some intrest in the idea now that there is more than one points accumulation system functioning in game.