I’ve been reading a lot about how the game feels like it’s lacking rewards and such. I agree. It does feel like there’s more risk for little reward. Sure, every 5th Monolith run completion we get an Arena Key. Yay. Ok, that’s great. I guess. Which got me thinking. What else can they do to reward us? Auras. Yes, an aura buff for every 5th Monolith run we complete. They already have the mechanic in game from the shrines. It would be something like this…
Congratulations! You’ve completed 5 Monolith runs in a row. As a reward, please select your aura buff below. Keep in mind, this aura will only last for 30 minutes and will not stack. You can only have one Monolith Aura active at a time and it will become active as soon as you begin your next Monolith run. Choose wisely. <-- (something along those lines)
Here you would select which aura you want to have. The shrines already provide those in game and would be what you would select from.
30 minutes may seem like a long time, but for most players, the time would run out around the 3rd or 4th run. For the speed runners, well, you would pretty much have one up all the time. Your choice. Speed run or clear as much of the map as possible. All depends on your play style.
This was just an idea I was tossing around in my head. For me, I think it would be a nice reward and would add another, “Hmmm. What do I chose,” aspect to the game. One aura might work great, while another would be a waste.
Edit:
Or, if 30 minutes is too long, you could offer something like this:
Select the duration you desire:
5 minutes - the aura effects are tripled
10 minutes - the aura effects are doubled
15 minutes - the aura effects are normal
Select which aura you desire:
(insert aura here)
(insert aura here)
etc…
Once again… it’s just an idea. A reward besides an arena key for every 5th Monolith completion.