🔖Paymaster's Mark
The Paymaster's Mark is a dynamic bounty system that targets the most efficient players in Gold Rush, creating a natural economic balancing mechanism. By identifying and marking top performers, the system incentivizes PvP players to hunt down those extracting the most value from the prize pool.
Timing and Frequency
System recalculates the top 100 players across all worlds every 30 minutes and marks them
Marking Criteria
Players are ranked based on a composite score:
Efficiency Score
Total Productivity Score - 24h
Total Productivity Score - Lifetime
Minimum Thresholds
Players must have accumulated at least 10,000 Royal Favor points in the past 24 hours
Players must have spent at least 100,000 Energy in the past 24 hours
The Mark's Effects
Visual Indicators
Marked players have a visual indicator circling around them
Marked players are visible on the world map, on a 30 second delay
Gameplay Penalties
Death Penalty: Marked players lose ALL items on death regardless of region tier
Increased Vulnerability: Marked players take 15% additional damage from player attacks
Restricted Mobility: Marked players cannot use Teleport Tabs
Energy Tax: Energy consumption increased by 10% while marked
Note: This system replaces Season 1's "PvP Bounty" system
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