Community Update | 5/18/16

[Justg]

Hey folks, here is what is on tap for tomorrow:

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Double XP Weekend!


Need to level up fast? This weekend we'll double your XP. This stacks and multiplies on elixirs and such, so get out there and level up!


Skill Loadouts


Players can now save out a loadout of your favorite attribute and skill specifications. It will consume a respec scroll or 5 plat.

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Respec Drops

Since you will now be able to respec your skills at the drop of a hat, bosses will drop respec kits this weekend too.

Money Cannon


This is a new item that is purchasable from the Plat Store for 505 platinum. Similar to teh Candy Bomb or Birthday cake, when opened, a huge golden cannon drops to the ground. After 5 seconds it explodes. The opener receives 500,000 gold, and 5 people in the immediate vicinity will receive between 2,500 and 10,000 gold each.

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Make. It. Rain!

Thanks, see you tomorrow!

- g

[Elgrablyx]

First tyyyyyy sts :)

[xxpaijoxx]

asem.... ngeriiiii....;D

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[Zeus]

Awesome! Thank you!

[Valkiryas]

Sorry but 505 for around 550k is a terrible idea, someone selling luck kits can do way more gold with 480 platinums Example:

480 Platinums = 120 Luck Kits

Luck Kit = 11K

11*120 = 1'320

So with 480 platinums someone easily can make 1,320M insteand spend 505 platinum and earn just 500k

That Gary is COMMON SENSE!

[Ravager]

Skill loadouts will always require 5 plat to load?

Ah I see. Will still use respec kits or plat.

Seems mostly like a quick respec ability now. Not preferred but a start and better than nothing.

[xmami]

Sweet deal. 2x xp & respec drops. :3

[diimitrii]

Nothing new on the housing thing?:(

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[Aerodude]

I love love love these updates but need 5 plat for skill loadout???!?!?!? Whyyy

[Carapace]

Skill loadouts will always require 5 plat to load?

It is a convenience feature so that you don't have to manually reallocate attribute points and skills going between a PvP and PvE spec, so yes the respec scroll and 5 Plat premium still apply when changing between the two specs. It doesn't change any functionality, merely provides a faster way to get into what you want to play!

[Golem]

Nice nice :)

[Justg]

Sorry but 505 for around 550k is a terrible idea, someone selling luck kits can do way more gold with 480 platinums Example:

480 Platinums = 120 Luck Kits

Luck Kit = 11K

11*120 = 1'320

So with 480 platinums someone easily can make 1,320M insteand spend 505 platinum and earn just 500k

That Gary is COMMON SENSE!

It is just supposed to be fun. Direct purchase of gold is 500 plat for 500K.

[scarysmerf]

When do we get the houses?

[zerofort]

Good I have exactly 5 plat lol

[Donquixoth]

505 platinum too expensive.

[Thrucho]

Nice work sts

[Justg]

Nothing new on the housing thing?:(

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We'll do a full preview soon. We are just about to submit the client to Apple.

[eiv]

It is a convenience feature so that you don't have to manually reallocate attribute points and skills going between a PvP and PvE spec, so yes the respec scroll and 5 Plat premium still apply when changing between the two specs. It doesn't change any functionality, merely provides a faster way to get into what you want to play!
So anytime i want we load pve-pvp we need to pay 5 plat or repec?

[Niixed]

Obvious question... will skill loadouts work in pvp?

[diimitrii]

Skill loadouts will always require 5 plat to load?
It can probably be with respec scrolls aswell, it's because he had no respec scrolls that the platinum came up..

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[Iove]

Thanks Justg, fantastic got slots skills, good work :)

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[Justg]

So anytime i want we load pve-pvp we need to pay 5 plat or repec?

Respecing works the same, it always cost 5 plat or a scroll. We just have a way for you to quick-load them now.

[avachinabites]

Thank you G and STS team! x

[diimitrii]

We'll do a full preview soon. We are just about to submit the client to Apple.
Nice! Looking forward to it!

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[Kingofninjas]

I cannot speak for other classes, but I know for a fact that the mage skill set required for PvP and PvE is very different. It is very difficult to PvE effectively with a PvP build and downright impossible to PvP with a PvE build. Due to the high cost of respec scrolls, many mages, myself included are forced to choose between PvP and PvE. Would it be possible to leave the bosses dropping respec scrolls as a permanent addition to arlor? I am aware that the elite runner chests drop these scrolls but a low chance at 1 scroll is not a viable reason to open these.

[eiv]

Respecing works the same, it always cost 5 plat or a scroll. We just have a way for you to quick-load them now.

Got it, awesome !

[twoxc]

Respecing works the same, it always cost 5 plat or a scroll. We just have a way for you to quick-load them now.

So it's either 5 plat OR a respect scroll to load right? Not both?

[Midas Touch]

Yay

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[Justg]

So it's either 5 plat OR a respect scroll to load right? Not both?

Not both. I should have had some scrolls on me when I took the picture.

[twoxc]

Sorry but 505 for around 550k is a terrible idea, someone selling luck kits can do way more gold with 480 platinums Example:

480 Platinums = 120 Luck Kits

Luck Kit = 11K

11*120 = 1'320

So with 480 platinums someone easily can make 1,320M insteand spend 505 platinum and earn just 500k

That Gary is COMMON SENSE!

What Gary said. It's suppose to be for fun and you forgot to factor in the auction fee. So selling luck kit for 11k is not technically 11k return so to speak. Unless you plan on trade selling all those 120 luck kit which will take quite some time. They say time is money xD.

[Niixed]

Obvious question... will skill loadouts work in pvp?

Question ignored? :(

[Felipe Pereira]

This Skill loadout is very important, nice. but i guess i was expecting more for this weekly update.
would you guys give some atention for some matters that are being discuss on general discussion thread?
thanks devs

[tokko]

nice nice :love Struck:

[iamfarming]

ty this is awesome

[Carapace]

Obvious question... will skill loadouts work in pvp?

The answer is no. unfortunately this would create the same issue pet summoning had years ago wherein a player could use a skill with a long cooldown like Juggernaut, then swap their loadout and reset that ability. It would be very lucrative for us I'm sure, but it's very bad for game balance and off the table for now.

[extrapayah]

The answer is no. unfortunately this would create the same issue pet summoning had years ago wherein a player could use a skill with a long cooldown like Juggernaut, then swap their loadout and reset that ability. It would be very lucrative for us I'm sure, but it's very bad for game balance and off the table for now.

ouch... interesting... but will people pay for 5 plat just to reset juggernaut cooldown for once? @_@

[Niixed]

The answer is no. unfortunately this would create the same issue pet summoning had years ago wherein a player could use a skill with a long cooldown like Juggernaut, then swap their loadout and reset that ability. It would be very lucrative for us I'm sure, but it's very bad for game balance and off the table for now.

Ty carapace.

So skill loadouts will not be subject to a cd lock? Doesn't that present a similar problem as pet spamming, like in situations with timed run competitors? Skills with long cd could be spammed by those willing to spend the scrolls/plat. Some are willing to spend if it gives them the edge, which would be a decisive turn toward P2W.

[Trenton]

Wait so it costs each time to change the skill loadout? I sadly got excited thinking 3 scrolls could last me awhile. :[ I guess it's a start

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[extrapayah]

anyway any chance soon for plat sale? :D

[Ravager]

Could you guys allow mapping from one PvP zone to another? Rather than going to PvP, warp to town, then go to the other PvP zone.

My issue with the builds right now is that whenever I'm in pve, I stày pve build for a few weeks. Mostly due to the fact that with skill mastery, the PvP and pve builds are very different now. Last season if pve was empty, I would go to PvP or vice versa. Now, if pve is empty, rather than PvP, I simply log off although I would prefer to continue playing. Not going to get slaughtered in my pve build. One of the reasons I was hoping skill loadouts would not cost.

[Kingofninjas]

Could you guys allow mapping from one PvP zone to another? Rather than going to PvP, warp to town, then go to the other PvP zone.

My issue with the builds right now is that whenever I'm in pve, I stày pve build for a few weeks. Mostly due to the fact that with skill mastery, the PvP and pve builds are very different now. Last season if pve was empty, I would go to PvP or vice versa. Now, if pve is empty, rather than PvP, I simply log off although I would prefer to continue playing. Not going to get slaughtered in my pve build. One of the reasons I was hoping skill loadouts would not cost.

Yes, I brought this up as well. The variety offered by skill mastery effectively forces mages and tanks, maybe even rogues too to choose between the two major aspects of the game. I was hoping we could have 2 skill load outs and changing between the two be free of costs. Changing one of them could cost 10 plat or 2 respec scrolls to compensate for the loss of plat consumption caused by this.

[Robhawk]

ouch... interesting... but will people pay for 5 plat just to reset juggernaut cooldown for once? @_@

Ppl who can afford 20 para stones and 50 eye gems will for sure invest 20 plat per fight or more to just win... So the answer to to your question is a clear YES.

[Dex Scene]

awesome

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[Color OW]

nice :) :D

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[Reniennn]

Wait, What happened to the pet slot system?

[Cinco]

Wait, What happened to the pet slot system?

It'll be out when it's ready. Here are details for when that time comes: http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?323835-Pet-Powers-Egg-Slots-quot-The-Life-Magic-of-Animancy-quot

[Kingofninjas]

Ppl who can afford 20 para stones and 50 eye gems will for sure invest 20 plat per fight or more to just win... So the answer to to your question is a clear YES.

I highly doubt that. Remember when you could use elixirs in PvP? The catch was you had to open a new elixir every time you died. It got way to expensive for even the richest of players to use the bug to gain an advantage. 5 plat for a cool down is a lot more than 99.99+% of players will ever pay. In fact, rogues have no reason to do this so that automatically eliminates 33.3% of the playing population (based on idealistic numbers).

[KingMartin]

It is just supposed to be fun. Direct purchase of gold is 500 plat for 500K.

I think the conversion rate is so low that it will be hardly bought by anyone.

It would be much better idea to let it recharge, say, once in 14 days. Also, as a GM, I would accept lower payout to the owner and higher reward to the nearby players. It would be very nice thing to fire nearby best players during guild contest for example. Please think about it :)

[Justg]

Hey! Let's continue the conversation over here: http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?324226-Weekly-Update-5-19-16-Goblin-extension-2XP-weekend-Skill-Loadouts