The DarkRP Ironman Challenge

[ChrisRid 900]

Description:

The DarkRP Ironman challenge would start with a NPC you could speak to somewhere on the map (in the same way you can speak with the duel NPC for example). They would offer you a challenge, and if you choose to accept, everything on your players account will temporarily reset (don't panic, you get it back if you die / complete the challenge). This would mean your money, XP, levels, prestige, inventory, bank, donor weapons, access to custom class; everything reset as if you've just joined the server for the first time.

The challenge is then to make it to prestige 1 without dying, which means levelling up 100 times and then purchasing the rebirth totem for $10M. Yes, you could absolutely loose all of your progress at level 99 because someone killed you by accident in the street, tough luck, that's what makes this challenge so difficult!

If you die, everything will revert back to how it was before you started the challenge and you'll have to start the challenge all over again, if you want to. But if you succeed, you'll be given a reward (we can discuss what that might be) but my current thoughts are a unique point shop item to brag with perhaps, such as a gold coloured metal gear / sprocket as a chest centrepiece?

Suggested additional limitations:
- You can only take from your own printers (to avoid mass alting)
- You can only be healed via a doc_kit, med_kit (You have to find someone to heal you)
- Players can't give you money, but you can still give money in order to buy weapons or other items and services (so you can only earn it from jobs)

Reasoning:

This challenge would be just as exciting for both new and old players alike, and something that people could really get struck into. For players who have made loads of money and reached high prestige levels already, this could be a great new way to show off your skill and understanding of the game, while also offering a refreshing new take on what a life means to a DarkRP player! I would anticipate even old players might want to come back to give this a try perhaps?

Additional Information:

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Edited February 9, 2023 by ChrisRid

[Gordita 99]

+1

 this is such a cool idea, I think it would be a lot of fun! Bet it would bring more players to our server!

[StraightWhiteChristianMale 563]

+1 although this will probably never be completed ever due to the printer limitation, I don't see why this would hurt.   (Also I love RuneScape)

[RealRichard 106]

+1 But I don’t think it’d work solely because of all the RDM that goes on. This reminds me of Hypixel Skyblock Ironman except when you die on there your progress resets irl after you smash your head 

[Vortex 270]

+1 

This sounds so cool! I will definitely give it a try if this idea ever comes to fruition.

[smileeface 445]

 +1

[GanjaGoblin 4]

Chris just popping out with a GOATED idea today. Feel like this would be a real challenge and therefore be very entertaining to see people (including myself) attempt it. Would love to see this implemented into our server! 

[WohMi 184]

-1

While this does sound like a cool idea at first, I feel like it won't be nearly as fun as it might sound, for a couple of reasons:

1. Getting to Prestige 1 takes a LONG time. Granted, I've seen people go from level 1 to 78 in the span of a couple days *cough*MrLegs*Cough* but for most players getting to prestige is a long, time consuming effort that can take many weeks, if not months. Due to that time restriction, I think many players will avoid this challenege altogether

2. This challenge does not sound exciting.  All it takes is for you to base with someone who has a custom class/donor weapon and you're pretty much safe. If this challenge was introduced, I know exactly what I would do: Build in some God-forsaken corner of the map, farm printers until I get to meth manufacturer,  farm meth & printers until I get to crack manufacturer, then farm crack and printers until I get to level 100. That doesn't sound entertaining or exciting, as there's not much danger or action, or even interaction with other people. 

 Other Miscellaneous Questions regarding the challenge:

    A. If you complete the challenge, do you keep the money and the prestige, or does it disappear?

    B. Couldn't people just disconnect to avoid being killed so their challenge does not reset?

    C. If you purchased VIP weapons/donor classes/etc. while you were in "challenge mode," would they go to your non-challenge inventory, or challenge inventory? And if they did go to your challenge inventory, would             you be able to keep them once you completed/failed the challenge?

    D. Do arrests reset the challenge?

    E. If you were unjustly killed (RDM), would it be possible for a staff member to return you to previous state in the challenge, or would it be 'tough shit lol' ?

 

TLDR: This challenge does sound pretty interesting, but I feel it is too much of a time sink and poses too many logistical issues, and won't be very entertaining either. -1  for now.

    

 

 

[Luke124 3]

+1 I think it would be a good idea to bring people to the server

[hooboododoMartian 334]

+1 put this in the game now

[ChrisRid 900]

I think these are some pretty good questions actually, so I'll do my best to go through them to help clear up the specifics:

18 minutes ago, WohMi said:

Getting to Prestige 1 takes a LONG time.

Absolutely! If I were to put this on a difficulty scale from 1-10, I'm literally aiming for 10. It should be brutally difficult to earn the Ironman title, which makes the unique reward all the more appealing and coveted. I'd anticipate that players would require multiple attempts to complete it, just as in a lot of other games, it's certainly not for the faint hearted lol.

22 minutes ago, WohMi said:

2. This challenge does not sound exciting.  All it takes is for you to base with someone who has a custom class/donor weapon and you're pretty much safe. If this challenge was introduced, I know exactly what I would do: Build in some God-forsaken corner of the map, farm printers until I get to meth manufacturer,  farm meth & printers until I get to crack manufacturer, then farm crack and printers until I get to level 100. That doesn't sound entertaining or exciting, as there's not much danger or action, or even interaction with other people. 

I mean it depends on the person, I respect your view on this and DarkRP has many different play styles, some people just want to play as a DJ and chill with others, some like to be a cop and search for criminals. This suggestion appeals to those who already enjoy jobs such as the Meth Manufacturer, Crack Manufacturer, etc; jobs which offer good XP. In fact you might find that some jobs (such as delivery man, or dumpster diving as a hobo) become a key element in the early game, given the decent gains of these classes are often overlooked. Even if you choose to base for the entire duration as a manufacturer, of course the difference here is that at some point you're going to have to leave the base and sell up to the NPC, the thrill of making it back safely and making some good progress is (to me at least) pretty thrilling. I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea though.

32 minutes ago, WohMi said:

A. If you complete the challenge, do you keep the money and the prestige, or does it disappear?

I mean this is up for discussion. I'd say you don't keep the money or prestige, that's just part of the brutal price you pay for achieving this unique title.

34 minutes ago, WohMi said:

B. Couldn't people just disconnect to avoid being killed so their challenge does not reset?

They could, but often people don't know for sure they're going to die and for most players, they'd die before they had a chance to disconnect. It's certainly possible but I don't think it will be very commonplace.

37 minutes ago, WohMi said:

C. If you purchased VIP weapons/donor classes/etc. while you were in "challenge mode," would they go to your non-challenge inventory, or challenge inventory? And if they did go to your challenge inventory, would             you be able to keep them once you completed/failed the challenge?

They'd be sent to your "non-challenge mode" for want of a better expression. You'd only have access to donor weapons when you're not participating in the challenge.

40 minutes ago, WohMi said:

D. Do arrests reset the challenge?

Nope, only on death (it could be linked for when the kill is shown). This means not on job change, respawn, reconnect, etc. Only on death.

41 minutes ago, WohMi said:

E. If you were unjustly killed (RDM), would it be possible for a staff member to return you to previous state in the challenge, or would it be 'tough shit lol' ?

It would be tough shit lmao

[hooboododoMartian 334]

I think that if this were to be implemented, part of the challenge should be that you can only collect from your own printers and you cannot claim printers

[Vortex 270]

Also remember to disable !unbox and the ability to claim money by clicking ‘’e’’ on it. !credits should also be disabled. I’ll try to think of other breaking things I can think of so it can actually be playable. I’ll update this thread.

[plungy 51]

+1 it would make server more fun

[Shizzle 215]

+1 you should get an iron man hat for completing it.