Hey guys!

We all know that world boss attendance is not so great, because the risk or extra hassle (boss alts) does not outweigh the reward for a lot of players. The main reason is that people cannot take in their main characters or gear, because the bosses are in combat zones, so death often results in an exp and/or crystal shatter penalty. 

It is pretty clear that this pentalty will not be removed. So how about instead, we make bosses themselves part of the solution  - which might just also become a way to draw more attention to them in the first place?

My first suggestion is to have shattered crystals become unequippable [Shattered] versions of themselves. They are placed in your inventory. And bosses will drop 2 new items, Stable <boss name> Aura and Unstable <boss name> Aura. Or something other than Aura to avoid confusion with Latent aura, etc.

Normal world bosses will have a 20% chance to drop up to 3 Unstable <boss> Auras, field bosses 10% (because they can be server-hopped) and awakened world bosses will have a 100% chance to drop 2 and a 50% chance to drop a third. 

These chances are 5x, or maybe 10x less for the Stable version.

What can these items do? Unstable ones have a 1 hour expiration time and can be taken to the blacksmith to repair a [Shattered] crystal at a symbolic 1k silver cost. 
The Stable version has no expiration time and thus can be used at any time! Making these probably highly coveted and a reason to attend bosses, because you will be able to repair shattered crystals whenever you want.

The main reason why I added 2 different items for this, is to not completely crash the market. Hopefully the 1 hour timer for the unstable one and the rarity of the stable one is enough to avoid that happening, at least for the most part.

My second suggestion is mostly the same, however, unstable versions do not exist, drop chances are higher and the crystal you can repair with them, depends on the boss you have the aura from and the auras can be obtained from summon scrolls and rifts as well (5% for unawakened scrolls, 15% for field bosses, 25% for rifts, world bosses and awakened scrolls, 33% per boss for Darkened Scrolls, 100% for 1 and 50% for a second from awakened world bosses).

The crystals each can repair match the boss gear type: Kzarka/Offin: main hand crystals, Karanda: awakening crystals, Kutum/Nouver: offhand crystals, Bheg/Leebur: glove crystals, Giath/Griffon: helmet crystals, Dim Tree/Red Nose: chest armor crystals, Muskan/Urugon: boot crystals, Mudster/Katzvariak: Versatile crystals, Vell: all armor type crystals, Garmoth: all weapon type crystals, Black Shadow: see below.

These items can be placed on the marketplace, which should balance the MP issue out. Perhaps an extra rare "Omnipotent Boss Aura" can be added, which can repair any type of crystal, but has a lower drop chance (not super low, otherwise what's the point if you can just buy a new crystal instead) and Black Shadow has the highest chance to drop it?

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There are many variables here that can be adjusted to make it work, but I think that this could be a decent solution if we indeed aren't going to get rid of the penalties. Exp could be rescued in a similar manner, if it records what you had pre-death and you get an item that lasts 1 hour that can be used to regain your former Exp at a church or something.

Food for thought. Have a great rest of your weekend!
- Diabor

I dont do Bosses, not because the rewards are crap, but because I refuse to play a game on the clock. Its not my job I play however I want/can, whenever I want.

Im 30 soon™, fomo is dead in me for years and I'm happy to see some things as they are.

Id be happy for bosses to disappear completely, they are nothing special anymore just a HP sponge with crap rewards under crap conditions.

Imo they should finally remove crystal break and exp loss and abandon this content like the rest and focus on stuff that matters.