Official Dark Legends Feedback Thread - Actions and Energy Mechanic

Dark Legends features an Energy mechanic and Actions that cost energy. After you have played Dark Legends, we would like to hear your input about the use of Energy and the many Actions you can perform in Dark Legends.

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Thanks!

About the energy, is there a way to play without it? Meaning, does every action you perform cost energy?

Energy: The energy costs are too steep in my opinion. I like to grind constantly. This system only allows me to do a few passive quests before I run out. 6 energy to click a button and get XP? No fighting whatsoever? That's steep with a max of 25 energy. But I understand those missions are a one time thing, and I could spend my 25 energy just doing 3 energy multiplayer stages back to back. But still, the stages are so fast, thats not much grinding before I have to stop/sink RL dollas.

Well reminds me of cityville and farmville.. Basically the more money u pay the more u can play. Its for casual players, im guessing its a good miney maker but for me its boring. Dont like the entire concept. Other aspects of game are great, but eith energie its like klick on this button. Wait 5 min repeat. Basically, so many ways to abuse these kind if games.

I wish the "height" was locked when i unlock the "following camera"

I would gladly do with the energy thing.. Lol. :x

The energy implement is the biggest downfall. It broadly restricts game play - to me it should either be removed/less-restrictive unless the true intent admittedly is absolute pay-to-play where you continually refill it using the platinum currency bought with money.

it's a good mix between farmville and real time MMOs I guess. Should appeal a lot to OCD folks, perhaps a bit less to folks with restricted gaming hours.

For me all is ok, except for energie.

Dear sts please remove this one, to be honest we players will still purchase platunums, but with this energy implementation, i believe there will be few players,

More players means a possibility of more plat purchase, ayt, i support you guys

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What was the reason for energy mechanic? I mean i disagree completely for a new game i run out of energy makes me wanna stop and go back to pl or sl where i can play all day and level all day

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can't say that I understand why energy was implemented either...

Seems like STS makes plenty of money on their current business model. This business model seems way over board. I can't play as much as I want... I can't do as much as I want. and everything is wave overpriced.

Meh. I absolutely love the game, but not sure how long I will be able to deal with the energy crap. I'm way too much of a binge gamer. Energy games restrain my binging and drive me crazy.

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Originally Posted by Aedenos

About the energy, is there a way to play without it? Meaning, does every action you perform cost energy?

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Playing PvP does not cost energy.

Hanging out in the social spaces does not cost energy.

Pretty much everything else (actions and missions) does. Also, Energy is a item - you can get lucky and get more as drops from opponents and bosses!

seems like energy is the main concern. i completely agree. it limits the game so much.

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Originally Posted by Samhayne

Playing PvP does not cost energy.

Hanging out in the social spaces does not cost energy.

Pretty much everything else (actions and missions) does. Also, Energy is a item - you can get lucky and get more as drops from opponents and bosses!

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what would be nice is to collect and use at a later date, but grinding is out the window here since all armors and such are vanity.
like send a friend energy to help them out like gifts.

Why when you buy plat you get LESS??? All the platinum amounts went down for the amount of real $$$!!!

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Originally Posted by Swampy

Why when you buy plat you get LESS??? All the platinum amounts went down for the amount of real $$$!!!

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Platinum is specific to each game. Dark Legends is a new game with different Platinum options. As a reminder, we're limited by Apple in that we cannot share Platinum across accounts by their terms of service.

*disclaimer It is my sole opinion*
The energy idea seemed cool the first five minutes of game play. It was like a privilege to be able to go into a dungeon. Now I'm stuck on level 6 waiting for my energy to regenerate.

I have done some thinking and I figured that if you plan it out you can possibly avoid getting stuck by strategically spending energy in specific dungeons.

But this isn't what an average MMO is based upon. What one wants to do in an MMO is get on and grind endlessly (for those who can) to get maxed out or to obtain that legendary gear drop. What you may as well do is give players 100 plat per day and make each dungeon run cost like 2 plat. I feel that this energy concept was planned to make the game more story-like. Not all players (hardcore grinders) will enjoy this.

I already don't enjoy it because I feel it should be open access to a dungeon when I just want to jump in randomly and start hacking and slashing some zombies!

Just my .02

Edit: noticed I didn't suggest how to fix this.
Simply make it as PL and SL. Free access (no energy costs because to me it seems as elixirs in disguise and not all can afford elixirs) to dungeons. Free access to host a random map game.
Or make it so you can have a different map without the gain of xp or progress in story but can farm/grind kills and/or loot.

Sam: Another problem with this whole energy mess. I waited and waited for my energy to replenish. Finally got 3 energy, and went into a mission. Then, as i am fighting my way through, my wife calls my phone. Just like in all STS games, when I get a phone call, it disconnects me from the game! So when I log back in, I lost my three energy, and I was no longer in the stage. This makes the annoying situation even more annoying. I waited for nothing, lost 3 energy for nothing, and got no experience for my loss.

Is there ANY way you guys can make phone calls NOT log you out of the game?? Or make it so that when you log back into the game, you will start in whatever dungeon you disconnected in?

Deleting (or emptying) my posts critiquing dark legends.