The Bonus Prize System Q&A

[EriChar]

If you have any questions as to the mechanics behind our new 'Bonus Prize System', feel free to ask them here and they should be answered in due course.

[BlacKitten]

I like this system, the mythical zoan slot and extra df slot is a great idea.

Question 1: Does one need to be in Skypeia to obtain the Jet Dial, at that particular time when one possess enough points?

Question 2: Does the high-quality swords possess any benefit that a regular sword does not? Does one possess the ability to cut through steel or possess more powerful attacks that a regular sword cannot do?

Question 3: Are people allowed to compromise as in, "I want half of it to go into my exp, and the other half to go into the banking point system?" Or is straight up "YOU EITHER DO IT OR YOU DON'T!" Basically, do people have the power to control how much points they wish to invest into the system? Or is it, you either invest everything, or none to the point system when given the option.

Question 4: Who keeps track of the points? Are we trusted like we are with updated profile? Or will there be a number below our profile icon just like how it shows our beri?


Thank you for your time. *Bows*

[EriChar]

1) No; you can be if you want, but it would seem that one could find one in some item of antiquity or a treasure chest or some such. Nami's jet dial in her waver came from an ancient ship, so as crazy as it might sound, sources outside Skypiea might be better to find them than ones inside, especially given how Enel seemed to take most of the remaining ones for Arc Maxim.

2) Generally, the higher quality swords will be somewhat 'custom' to their owner, as in, the user will decide what qualities their swords possess. If you think about the higher quality swords in the series, Zoro's Kitetsu is shown to be so sharp it could easily cut through a stone hammer, Yubashiri is super light, and Shusui is heavy but practically unbreakable; that weapon took on a blow from Oars without buckling at all.

Obviously, there won't be any ridiculous qualities, like shooting lasers and such, and the staff will probably pull people up if they get out of hand, but your imagination is your world's oyster here. There's also big plot/prestige elements in having these blades, after all, Meito are the best and most famous weapons in the world.

3) That's not really come up but I don't see why members couldn't do a 'split' if they wanted to. Seems like easy math. I'd probably only let people 'split' points to the nearest ten though, since all the prizes are in ten figures, it saves you having useless digits that never get used.

4) You account notes should 'track' your points, but members can't see them, so it is advised that you note your number for personal reference somewhere. If you go to the 'Modify Profile' option, you should see a 'User notes' area which would be ideal for this purpose, underneath the field for your signature.

[Mirra|Robin]

Why are the weapons just for swordsmen? Is there a way we can make a 'design a new and better' weapon prize? Perhaps it could allow people to get a bit crazy with it. A whip with an electric current, for example.

What are the limits to ship size with said fantastic building material? Will you still have to pay beri for building one?

[EriChar]

You can pretty much make any advanced weapon already; there used to be a shop item to buy new ones, I'm not sure why it's been removed, but such things are possible without the prize system.

And no, there isn't a size limitation; the Oro Jackson looked to be a pretty huge ship given it's sails and crew number.
As to payment, you'd probably still have to pay something, since I would assume things like weaponry and sails would not be made from your magic woodz.

[Suriko]

Can say a sword that is used currently has be given the meito title that reflects its quality?

It was always my understanding that Meito was more of a title for a sword with history. Granted the swords with the most history would be swords of exceptional quality, but it still came more across as a title.

[EriChar]

I think Shaki has in mind an idea for making unknown swords famous through their current user; i.e, the weapons of the most successful would become a new generation of meitou.