The collections system that will arrive with the feature pack tomorrow includes several difficult scavenger hunts. The enchanted Treasure Chest collection for example (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6N8v43D1H0&list=UUYUY9_i44IDNOs_Ja815mlA#t=1121 ), encourages you to explore Tyria and collect a large amount of obscure and rare items. Seeing collections like this one got me thinking, wouldn’t collections be a perfect platform for a non-RNG way to get a precursor?
I envision a precursor collection as a ‘hidden’ collection that you can buy from a collection vendor once you hit level 80. Every precursor could have a different, and themed collection (as far as this is possible). Upon finishing the collection, a specific (account-bound) precursor is the reward. This system could encourage you to (re-)play different parts of the game, and these items should not be items you can simply buy off the TP.
E.g. for The Chosen (Precursor for the legendary shield The Flameseeker Prophecies), the collection could include things like:
- Several named exotic shields
- A reward from the final personal story step
- A dragon finisher
- Collectible books from heart vendors
- Rare drops from some dungeons/ world events
- An ascended shield
- Many more obscure and hard-to-get items.
