Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25701277-20150208063053

While on the official server, I was brainstorming about perhaps being able to customize the equipment of hired units.

Please hear me out, I propose a highly thought out way to achieve this.

Well, I should probably explain some things first. I intend to become the King of Rhudaur on the official server, and to do that, I need an army.

Here's my problem: Lore-wise, the Rangers of the North that I can hire are not true men of Rhudaur, and thus unfit for my army.

So, here is what I propose:

For every faction that does not utilise the scavenging mechanic (including Dunland), you should have the option to hire a "blank" soldier of that faction, that has the same speech, name, and other attributes, the only difference being it has no equipment, just a blank NPC skin.

You could give it any equipment or armour, with the exclusion of the faction's enemies. Example: a blank Gondorian would wear Rohirric and Warg Fur armour, but not Near Harad or Uruk-hai.

Now, I know what you're thinking:

"Hang on Nick, I know you're a genius and all, but what would stop people from giving a blank Uruk a crossbow, and pocketing the savings?"

This mechanic would only be available if you have +500 alignment with the faction. And, if you want to give a unit enchanted equipment, you need +750 alignment.

Thank you for reading this block of text. If there's anything obvious I missed, please point it out in the comments.

Have a nice day :) ~ Grey_Leader 