Hello everyone. I'm a returning player, and I tried out both conclave and lunaro recently. I'd been given the impression that these pvp modes were somehow just awful and not worth any time, but I had a ton of fun playing them. I recruited some randoms from recruit chat to play, and they were also surprised that pvp was fun.
I think the real problem with conclave and lunaro is that it's a content island with 0 incentive to play it. I think it's worth implementing some changes to encourage more players to try conclave, without making PvE only players feel like they're "forced" to play it.
First of all, add a conclave button to the star chart similar to duviri/liches/nightwave so there is always some visibility. A legendary rank 3 player I recruited had no clue that there was a console in his ship to access conclave, and he also had no conclave loadout set. Additionally, add access to both of Teshin's shops to the conclave console on your ship, similar to how syndicate rewards work.
Secondly, add access to general resources to conclave. In RC conclave, guarantee the resource drops from match completion, and add an additional reward of essential mods. Stuff that helps new players get a head start if they opt to try out conclave, such as serration, point strike, vital sense etc.
Thirdly, add steel essence to the conclave drop table if you're not in RC. I was thinking 4 per match completion, similar to killing two acolytes on the steel path.
These changes shouldn't take much time to implement, but should be a step in the right direction.
Please share your thoughts! :)
