I totally agree with this. My main skill is healing, which means I would not get any honour points during this event.kgrieve wrote: It would be nice to get honour points for healing. No, I don't know how that could be done within the existing framework.
No, Ms. Mulligan, this is misleading at best. We can not really trust Neverax in this.Jessica Mulligan wrote:Specific comments/reasons on what you liked or didn't like about the events so far is very helpful to us; we're meeting daily here to discuss the comments we see on all the forums (French, English and German) and also the comments of the event managers, so we can make adjustments where possible.
And, we want to learn as much as possible from you so, going forward, we do events and episodes more to everyone's tastes, as well. It is a learning process, in that sense. No, we're not experiementing on you, just doing what a good business does; listen to the customer and make adjustments.
-Jess
The neutral position will be integrated in Episode 2; it won't be specific gameplay, but on a roleplay point of view neutrals will get specific instructions.michielb wrote:It's all about PvP no way to get anything out of it without PvP. Where's the neutral option?
The PvP system has just been revamped; one of the important goals for Episode 2 is to discover new PvP strategies for the new system. Also, we've noticed that a lot of characters still wear old-fashioned jewelry, which gives an advantage to casters...Little room for advanced strategies. Game mechanics promote nuking everything that moves from a distant. There are no faction channels to organise bigger groups...
Actually, I think the heal nerf is helping. Its preventing the caster/healer combo from being QUITE so invulnerable as before, though they STILL seem overpowered - at least in PvP.thebax wrote:Did we argue against the heal nerf? Yes. Despite this it was implemented, and when our predictions came true, it was not reversed.
If it's not implemented through gameplay, how do we get the same rewards as the PvPers?Xavier Antoviaque wrote:The neutral position will be integrated in Episode 2; it won't be specific gameplay, but on a roleplay point of view neutrals will get specific instructions.
katriell wrote:You can't "complete" the mainland. If one thinks one has seen or done everything there, one is kidding oneself. But be prepared to "get out what you put in," because the mainland does not coddle or hold hands.
Though I don't think anyone has really tried to challenge the caster/healer combo yet; I was the ONLY melee'er in the battle, on either side, for most of the time I was on yesterday.grimjim wrote:Actually, I think the heal nerf is helping. Its preventing the caster/healer combo from being QUITE so invulnerable as before, though they STILL seem overpowered - at least in PvP.
philu wrote:No it's Nevrax's when all the people who don't want PvP forced on them cancel their subs.
Interesting that you didn't show us a pic of when you died first BTW!
This kinda sounds like "Yes, you can be neutral but you will not be rewarded for it. We'll set aside a corner for you to RP with yourselves while everyone else gets on with the story." But I'm sure I'm being too harsh.Xavier Antoviaque wrote:The neutral position will be integrated in Episode 2; it won't be specific gameplay, but on a roleplay point of view neutrals will get specific instructions.
There was more than jewelry going on last night. The mission givers told us that our skills were needed regardless of level. The emmissary warned us of that we would be sharing the land with those that opposed us and the land was overrun with Kitin. But we went anyway. To be part of effort to build a temple in honor of our god. The emmissary deceived us. The lore tells us of the vast and fertile land of our ancestors. We found ourselves fighting over a few mat spots on an island smaller than the refugee island I left long ago. The faction guards offered no guidance or protection beyond their camp.Xavier Antoviaque wrote: The PvP system has just been revamped; one of the important goals for Episode 2 is to discover new PvP strategies for the new system. Also, we've noticed that a lot of characters still wear old-fashioned jewelry, which gives an advantage to casters...
Sure, blame the players! It will change in the upcoming days as people get more and more frustrated by ganking or bored with killing the same folks over and over again. The island is just a smaller version of Nexus with a few purple kitins and mission mats and no spawn point. The new structures are nice to look at but can't venture too close.Xavier Antoviaque wrote:
It will take time to figure out what's the best options in PvP; the first evening, everyone rushes the new land and switch to berserk mode; it should change in the upcoming days and weeks.
Sorry, I don't have cool suggestions... I missed the point. Too many conflicting messages... Fighters killing foragers for sport and "honor points." You call foul and you get "if you didn't want to get killed, you shouldn't have been here." You go back the Emmissary and they tell us we must go there to claim our destiny. Friends made enemy by the tag they fly. So much DP, so little time. I need more sleep before I can think.Xavier Antoviaque wrote: And, as Jessica said, we'll be watching to fine-tune the PvP system and the Episode 2 elements to fix issues if necessary. Of course, we won't add major features (Machieltje, mount combats would certainly be cool, but that's a whole new feature you're asking for, not tuning), but if there are things we can do to improve the experience, we'll work on it.
Xavier Antoviaque wrote:The neutral position will be integrated in Episode 2; it won't be specific gameplay, but on a roleplay point of view neutrals will get specific instructions.
Xavier Antoviaque wrote: The PvP system has just been revamped; one of the important goals for Episode 2 is to discover new PvP strategies for the new system. Also, we've noticed that a lot of characters still wear old-fashioned jewelry, which gives an advantage to casters...
It will take time to figure out what's the best options in PvP; the first evening, everyone rushes the new land and switch to berserk mode; it should change in the upcoming days and weeks.
And, as Jessica said, we'll be watching to fine-tune the PvP system and the Episode 2 elements to fix issues if necessary. Of course, we won't add major features (Machieltje, mount combats would certainly be cool, but that's a whole new feature you're asking for, not tuning), but if there are things we can do to improve the experience, we'll work on it.
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Xavier.
