Weekly Update | 4/21/16 | New Set, Inventory Liquidation, Penalty-Free PvP (and more)

[BlueSkied]

How are you determining this? There is a 20% fluctuation in the damage you do at any point in time. We're pretty sure we got all three maps modified.

As a rogue, in ctf my damage is the same as it was yesterday, and always is. In the new map it is town damage. Not very scientific but it is my finding lol. Going by stat page of course

[Cinco]

As a rogue, in ctf my damage is the same as it was yesterday, and always is. In the new map it is town damage. Not very scientific but it is my finding lol. Going by stat page of course

Your damage stat in Town will be ~15% higher than in any of the three PvP maps. That said, all three PvP maps *should* have the same damage reduction now for all classes.

[Cinco]

Here's a question: does the game feel more balanced in the CTF map or in either of the TDM maps?

I'm seeing an additional damage nerf happening in the CTF maps that I hadn't accounted for :-/
(I can keep it in there if it's more fun - or I can pull it out if you guys think it stinks.)

[leoakre]

All feedback is good feedback. The problem here is we can only be so effective at warning people. It is a powerful feature. With great power comes great responsibility.

Haha!

Justg = the Voltaire of AL
xD

(Still, there will be fallout ... Would hate to be Brandon in Support this week)

[BlueSkied]

Here's a question: does the game feel more balanced in the CTF map or in either of the TDM maps?

I'm seeing an additional damage nerf happening in the CTF maps that I hadn't accounted for :-/
(I can keep it in there if it's more fun - or I can pull it out if you guys think it stinks.)

So it seems in both tdm maps, as a rogue I get town damage (163) but in ctf I get the standard nerfed damage (128). I'd like to have ctf be the same as tdm, as that's where most testing would be going down. The people love ctf and always clash there on the reg

[Cinco]

So it seems in both tdm maps, as a rogue I get town damage (163) but in ctf I get the standard nerfed damage (128). I'd like to have ctf be the same as tdm, as that's where most testing would be going down. The people love ctf and always clash there on the reg

You are right! Looking into this further: apparently, the mechanism that keeps players in their fortresses at the outset of CTF (waiting for 3 to join) was also adding a class-specific damage adjustment... that I had planned to remove but overlooked. This is something I can easily have ready for tomorrow.

That said: it would be pretty awesome for the STS Design team if we all played both TDM and CTF maps for a while and provided an evaluation of which feels more balanced. For today / tonight (at least) CTF will have the 'old' class-specific nerfs / buffs. TDM will have none. Love to know how they compare.

Thanks for the extremely helpful feedback!! :-)

[Zeus]

Here's a question: does the game feel more balanced in the CTF map or in either of the TDM maps?

I'm seeing an additional damage nerf happening in the CTF maps that I hadn't accounted for :-/
(I can keep it in there if it's more fun - or I can pull it out if you guys think it stinks.)

The TDM and Duel Maps have no damage nerf, but the CTF map still has a damage nerf. If you could pull it out, that'd be great as that's the only way to be able to accurately test IMO.


As for how they compare, the TDM maps mean that rogues actually have a use now. However, they still don't have their armor so they have a glass cannon type of feel to them, which I am fine with. It just means that while we deal ridiculous damage, we also die within a few hits as well.

I tested with a tank friend in duel as well and he could still win against me but now, I also had a decent chance of winning against him. However, that being said, I personally prefer when damage is lowered but our armor is returned.

[barristen]

id say its happening ,you guys gonna recieve quite a few mails about deleted ankh,energy kits etc. better check now.

Haha!

Justg = the Voltaire of AL
xD

(Still, there will be fallout ... Would hate to be Brandon in Support this week)

[Vixenne]

Thank you for the new updates!

[Jazzi]

So is there any way to see the stats of those set items?
One more question. They do seem to need excruciating amounts of time (again) to farm. however they are also level 51. Does this mean that lvl 56 items are not even coming any time soon?

[Laurence F Tan]

Thats update its only event yes or no?

[Elgrablyx]

Just a thought...but I am hearing of players accidentally deleting all of their jewels and elixirs due to this new system. Obviously, they did not mean to delete such needed items but only to delete erroneous rare items from a certain group such as 'weapons' or ''armor' !!!!

I did not do this but I would like to draw attention to the fact that it's extremely misleading for some players.

Please fix this as many are going to be crying out loud here soon!

Players will accidentally delete crates and such thinking they are only deleting from 'Equipment,' or 'Vanities'!!!

Maybe a more defined system to differentiate between the 'Sell All' option to let a player understand deleting all legendary will also delete all crates or deleting all Rare will delete all Jewels too!!

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Guess they should only put their valuable jewels on stash and delete the others that they think is useless , this would work , don't you think?

[greekAL]

ty for the update stg! but i have to say tht 4 k tokens is alot to gamble for untradable item! i think u should just let ppl to choose what they wanna craft than a random drop cause we ar talking about hard work to gather 4 k tokens and i dont feel good to gamble with tht hard work!locks ar good to gamble but 4 k tokens no! tht my opinion at all!

[leoakre]

id say its happening ,you guys gonna recieve quite a few mails about deleted ankh,energy kits etc. better check now.

Is there a 'Buy Back All' option?

I am not gonna test it xD

[leoakre]

Guess they should only put their valuable jewels on stash and delete the others that they think is useless , this would work , don't you think?

If players are careful to remember and it becomes habit, yes...but there are only 250 stash slots compared to the 500 items crafting slots so many may not have the room in their stash. Sts could expand our current stash slots to include not only inventory items but a separate craftable items section in stash.

This could accommodate serious jewel farmers without compromising craftable inventory with accidental deletion since there are no liquidation options for stash.

There could be options like 'delete all water jewels' or 'delete all nature jewels'... Something a bit more specific for those who need to be extremely literal about the options.

Or...we could all just be very vigilant and heed all warnings xD

[twoxc]

i was wonder, why is there only 500 health potions purchase and not 500 mana potions?

[Vixenne]

It's refreshing to see a new PvP map that doesn't look dark and gloomy. Many thanks for the new design

[latoz]

Let's have some fun guys :8)

[twoxc]

can we get equipment stats up in here place like the belt and armor lol, the rest we already saw.

[eugene9707]

All feedback is good feedback. The problem here is we can only be so effective at warning people. It is a powerful feature. With great power comes great responsibility.

Is it possible to add a feature to lock an item and prevent it from getting deleted?

I sense accidental delete of heraldic and crier coming....