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and it wasn't showing the options in CC for me
I'm glad that we can now do that
Finally was able to check out the rewards and there are a few that I'm stoked to get (multiples), but there were 2 that I was hoping could be tweaked slightly since they are essentially the same if not weaker (IMO) than previous items:
I do think the price is way too high on the Shadowmane and I disagree with the notion of "well if you want it early you need to pay an inflated price"; especially because it's pretty much a nightmare without the dragon breath (ie I don't think it's going to be a "best pet in game"). Additionally EVERY other pet that has ever been a reward has never been more than 200 drops (Ozy - 150 / Ursine - 200 / wildfire ozy - 200). @Kyronix - I think 250 drops is a much more fair cost that is still more than any other pet has been. This pet will become a literal gold mine for bots/scripters who will charge 1P (due to the drop cost) and be able to corner the market if not many come across from NL. I think that is a mistake.
The rewards I think are great:
- Random slayer Tali - Love this idea (especially with Fey being added).
- Tabard of False Prophets - Kind of makes me think PvP because of the SDI and DI on there but I think it's an interesting item that could be used in PvM depending on the rest of your suit (Sampire might be able to lose the +5% Epps).
- Shadeweave's Embrace - I think this is a great addition for some thief love... not going to lie though I was hoping there would be some LMC/LRC (for my template). Another thought I had was to potentially add like +5 hiding to the item but +45 skill points for an item is likely pushing it. Still a good item as is and probably what I'll swap out my shadow dancer legs for (instead of stacking the skills due to my LRC issue).
- Voidskipper boots - Love these: luck + night sight + LMC. THANK YOU!
- Voidbane Elixir - Love this thought/idea to make a reward that will help the battle down the road easier... hoping that this item has a future use though and it's not just a temporary use (but permanent craftable) item.
The two items I'm on the fence about for this event:The waiting
I'll start off by saying I like the idea of having more things to do, more ways to participate. I think it's a good idea, as we saw with the last ToT, having different things to do breaks up the monotony, the nightmares, Tmaps, ToT, and champ spawn running was nice as it gave us choices where to spend our time. The key being that I could pick my activity for the day and jump right in then and there, no matter when I logged in, and do it. Since I'm sure the contrarians will chime in,'Oh but username you had to wait for the champ to respawn, or the town to switch for the ToT' Ok cool, so sometimes if unlucky I had to wait like 15 minutes.
'Ok then participate' No, the ToT portion is f**king boring and there's nothing I can do about that for 4+ hours at a time, even if I participate.
That's where I think this one falls short: everything is happening in sequence and in some cases on very long timers and even dependent on other player's involvement or just purely wait , ie, nothing I can do about it.
For example, I'm looking forward to the 'void pool' portion of the event.... but it's only active for 1 run in possibly an 6-8+ hour time window? As it currently stands I have not been able to catch the void pool portion on Baja with my play schedule at all.
A player that prefers to do crafting activities spends a ton of time gathering resources to destroy the walls... again possibly every 6-8+ hours?
Why? Why not have each activity on it's own individual timer. I don't want to wait to do this, or wait to do that. As it currently stands, at minimum if I want to do a specific activity during this event it's at least a multiple hour wait, and on less populated shards, it's very possible for some of these activities sit stagnant for a long time.
My suggestion:
- Have the walls respawn every X minutes (with some way of bypassing them to get in to the city, maybe a rope bridge)
- Have the commanders spawn every X minutes, only one at a time (on the outskirts of the city, tether there so they don't interfere with the void pool).
- Have the boss spawn X minutes after all commanders have died (on the outskirts of the city, tether there so they don't interfere with the void pool).
- Run the void pool on a X minute interval in the center of the town.
- Run the ToT portion on an 4hr on/off cycle. Or just remove it, ToTs are boring bot fests.
Let's get all the activities running simultaneously so players can pick what they want to do without waiting forever.Rewards
I like the turn-in point rewards overall, especially the inclusion of luck gear, which players have been asking for a long time. The deco is great, quite a bit of it, and I like the new art. I hope this trend continues; doesn't make any sense to re-release old gear when you can put luck on it (or skills) and reduce the pure stats a bit, so we have more options.Balron bone armor again? Kind of annoying, considering how many were given out exactly 1 year ago. Again, was a perfect opportunity to make something different: lower the stats a bit and put luck on it so players have more options. Sigh.
Phase 1 (destroying the walls) rewards aren't worth the effort spent. Crafters should be rewarded with turn-in point drops in addition to the rubble, especially for the catapulting part.
IF all the phases of this event were able to run simultaneously, each should have their own unique set of rewards that don't overlap with other activities and can only be gotten through doing that specific activity. IE, rubble only by breaking walls. Certain deco only from the generals/boss. Etc.
Travel
Having everything in Ilshenar, especially the unnecessary run through the Serpentine Passage, feels like an anti-bot measure which as always just ends up being more annoying for legitimate players as the constellation users don't care (they're afk anyway).Overall
Like the idea, don't like the execution. Should be removed from live servers and sent back to TC1. This could be something awesome but I think falls short in it's current implementation. The multiple 'anti-bot' measures are waaay too obvious and at minimum mildly annoying for legitimate players.I will be slow to reply because I cannot log in/stay logged in to the forums.
Make this your signature if you are tired of Vendor Search being broken, over FIVE YEARS and counting.
Vendor search rendered useless after Publish 106 – Forsaken Foes on August 14, 2019.
"Being unable to enhance the Veilkeeper's Branch is by design. Feedback from players over the last several events has included concerns that crafters are being overshadowed by event items, and in this event we are attempting to make crafters more relevant. Enhancing the Branch would make it a best-in-slot offhand luck item, which also includes a lot of desirable stats. This would take away from a crafters ability to reforge and enhance 190 luck shields, or to search for a randomly generated artifact with 150 luck that you can further enhance. We appreciate everyone's feedback on the item."