Official 2011 Halloween Event Feedback Thread

[Samhayne]

Please use this thread to provide your constructive feedback about the 2011 Halloween Event. Please only post after you have played the current content and please also keep your comments friendly and constructive. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

[Samhayne]

If you are attempting to farm Smack-O-Lantern for scaled pink drops, you can use the below method that Patricks originally posted, to do so:


To get scaled pinks, run through the first floor of the dungeon with whoever shows up until the level is cleared.

When level is finished, DO NOT cllick on "go to next level". Just wait. Let the people that are too high in level move on to the next level.

Then invite people who are your level to join the finished level you are waiting in. Or you can just wait for people of the correct level to join randomly and tell them to wait with you.

Once a full party of the correct level joins you, everyone can move on to the boss level together.

For those of you who feel that the Halloween content should have been changed more from 2010, please keep in mind that there have been over 4 million new accounts made in Pocket Legends since last year. We value our long term players, however there are always opportunity costs when considering what we do (if we do this, then we won't be able to do that).

Lastly, if you are un-sure as to how to go back and fight Smack-O-Lantern again, you will want to follow the trail of broken pumpkins to the Shifty Skeleton.

[abbasjammmy]

Okay lol first anyway I think it's great but people like me and some of my mates have had tapjoy problems and have not been allowed to receive any plat so I'm just waiting until it's fixed so in future I hope you allow everyone to join in without paying plat which I personally think is rubbish I think you should only make people pay if there is a new map kind of event thx

[Skeletonlord]

Enjoying it. One question. I brought costumes with plat. I noticed it said rental date 1st November. Do these costumes automatically get removed from my inventory on that day?

[Rolocoaster]

The Halloween content is superb ! the only cocern is that when one is scaled farming in the halloween levels there is no way of putting a pasword on the game as you cant create a game and this becomes a problem when you have 4 players of same or similar level and one who joins and is not of similar level and they will not cooperate when asked if they could please go to another game . The result is they get upset and dont leave and the drops end up not being scaled due to that one player. I would suggest a way of creating these games once you have done all halloween quests.

[adidaman]

I have one thing to say. The update is great, items are great, and it's great you guys are giving new players a chance to earn Halloween items. Sorry to all the "collectors" but the millions of new accounts are more important then you guys making another 50mil gold that your never gonna do anything with. Great job Sam (and the dev team) and keep the great work coming! (: :end rant:

[Flickz]

Enjoying it. One question. I brought costumes with plat. I noticed it said rental date 1st November. Do these costumes automatically get removed from my inventory on that day? yes they do. Anyways my feedback-I wasn't here for last years halloween even but i agree with the older players, it would be cooler for new items to be made so the old ones become rare. Even if i missed my chance it would be nice to be able to get a different generation of items myself that would become rare over time like the ones from the last year. If its possible an update that changed the look of this years halloween items would be really appreciated so i could start a collection like the players who came before me.

[Hankomachos]

Its all awesome, but I have yet to see a str based Halloween weapon. There's a broom, pumpkin chuncker but no str one. Same with shields: str cat shield, int doll but no dex shield.

[Samhayne]

Enjoying it. One question. I brought costumes with plat. I noticed it said rental date 1st November. Do these costumes automatically get removed from my inventory on that day?

Hi Skeletonlord,

Yes, the costumes are rentals and need to go back to the locker of scary garments come November.

[StompArtist]

Hi Skeletonlord,

Yes, the costumes are rentals and need to go back to the locker of scary garments come November.

Have you guys considered selling those permanently for a large amount of plat? Several players are willing to pay 500 plat for the helm of inflation (lol i forgot the name) and I do believe that STS could turn around some plat by selling the costumes for 1000plat or something like that...

[Samhayne]

The Halloween content is superb ! the only cocern is that when one is scaled farming in the halloween levels there is no way of putting a pasword on the game as you cant create a game and this becomes a problem when you have 4 players of same or similar level and one who joins and is not of similar level and they will not cooperate when asked if they could please go to another game . The result is they get upset and dont leave and the drops end up not being scaled due to that one player. I would suggest a way of creating these games once you have done all halloween quests.

Hi Rolocoaster,

In my 2nd post above you can using Patrick's method, as stated at http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?40062-lol-stop-asking-me-to-leave-a-no-host-game!!&p=451924&viewfull=1#post451924

Keep in mind that the level of the boss is set when the boss is agro'd. So first to agro it sets the level of the monster (at least, that's what I've been told. I haven't personally verified that myself).

[StompArtist]

Hi Rolocoaster,

In my 2nd post above you can using Patrick's method, as stated at http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?40062-lol-stop-asking-me-to-leave-a-no-host-game!!&p=451924&viewfull=1#post451924

Keep in mind that the level of the boss is set when the boss is agro'd. So first to agro it sets the level of the monster (at least, that's what I've been told. I haven't personally verified that myself).

No. If a level 60 is in the instance the boss will be scaled at that level and so will the drops.

Technically if the fight begins and the 60 joins after the beginning of the fight it may not re-scale but this would be hard to coordinate. I don't know what would happen to the drops in such a case.

[roufus]

Ok so what are u supposed to tell the shifty skeleton cause I still can't get in to fight him again

[Rolocoaster]

Hi Rolocoaster,

In my 2nd post above you can using Patrick's method, as stated at http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?40062-lol-stop-asking-me-to-leave-a-no-host-game!!&p=451924&viewfull=1#post451924

Keep in mind that the level of the boss is set when the boss is agro'd. So first to agro it sets the level of the monster (at least, that's what I've been told. I haven't personally verified that myself).
Thanks Sam didnt know you could use that method to go back ! :)

[Roc]

I love how the Halloween event is handled, but if the area in Balefort before the Halloween levels was a little more decorated it wouldn't feel so empty :eagerness: Maybe having a bonfire going on with NPCs wearing the rent-able costumes?

[Rolocoaster]

No. If a level 60 is in the instance the boss will be scaled at that level and so will the drops.

Technically if the fight begins and the 60 joins after the beginning of the fight it may not re-scale but this would be hard to coordinate. I don't know what would happen to the drops in such a case.

This might explain why one of the instances we were fighting boss and a level 60 came in and i still got a level 35 drop . But yes it would be too hard to coordinate this , as this only happened 1 out of 200 runs lol

[Zapoke]

Love the Halloween stuff, love the pumpkin head.. Wish the candy bag was a vanity, but that's cool too.. Farming is hard to do... Makes the drops worth more. ^^

[drewcapu]

If you are L20 and are the highest level in the group, the drop will be L20 if Smack's threat level turns yellow. If you aggro him while red, it'll be L25.

If you are in a group where a super high level messes it up and leaves. You can still drop a low level if everyone dies and respawns. But, it's typically easier to just join a Manor Anchor, such as what I was doing yesterday with FarmingAsst as well as what Patricks posted.

-Is it too late to make all the costumes (including those who have droids) into armor vanities?
-Can the candy bags also be made into shield vanities?
-For next year, can we have crafting drops to craft boss costumes? :)
-Halloween item packs are pretty silly to buy if the Witch Hat is the only desirable random item. Just sell the Witch Hat a la carte. Or at least make other vanities.

[TheSnowman]

My thoughts on the event are that it is great for first time players to play through but for those who were at last years it's a sort of seen it all before attitude as the difference between Halloween 2010 and 2011 is minimal to say the least. I can understand why the event is pretty much the same though as PL has come along way in terms of updates this year with the release of guilds and new campaigns etc. As well as the release of SL and maintaining regular updates for that. So the lack of new content here is understandable though still disappointing to me personally.

One thing I was glad about was that the 2010 pumpkin helm did not return to give some of the older players a keepsake as a 'I was there item'. I would recommend that one item should be held back from each of the major events (eg Easter, Halloween and Christmas) though off the top my head the only Christmas quest item I cam recall is the armour which is an essential part of the Christmas theme, so it could be difficult to do so.

I would also like to see the candy bags become vanity shields like has been mentioned on countless occasions otherwise they are they just pointless novelty items. Also this would reduce the risk of liquidation which I accidentally did to my ghost candy bag from last year to my annoyance.

I remember there were talks of having a veteran rewards system established which is most likely at the bottom of a long list of future updates but I think to ensure the longevity of the game it is becoming more and more needed to keep older players playing on.

[im4broke]

No. If a level 60 is in the instance the boss will be scaled at that level and so will the drops.

Technically if the fight begins and the 60 joins after the beginning of the fight it may not re-scale but this would be hard to coordinate. I don't know what would happen to the drops in such a case.
I can vouch that (for instance) if a 60 is in the dungeon before the 20's get agro then the drops will be 60. But if the 20's get agro before the 60 drops into the game then the drops will be 20. The latter I found out with this happening to me and some friends, the first I actually experimented with using my level 30 mage joining games of level 20's (my apologies to all for this experiment) I waited for them to get agro then came in the room, the boss killed several of them by this time and my drop was level 30.

[Flickz]

What will come of people posting on this thread? I've asked questions on feedback threads before and never got answers

[Swimmingstar]

Will there be more bosses? 1 isn't enough. Will there be a Halloween Town? A map? Will there be str items? Halloween armor? Helms? Vanity helms, weapons, pets, armor, shields?

[ghost.mw]

Every thing looks great all around PL and the decorations is awesome but the quests are short (not a lot of things to do) and easy.

[kas3closed]

Well i would like to say one thing this is my first event and im very happy with the content i woulda liked the candy bags to become vanity shields since i have yet to get one of my own but im thankful to be able to participate

[vaffunculo]

Content is weak, had no real substance and was easily doable. The fact that you pay plat to use the content and can't host games is lame, as is the fact that to do it over the skeleton wants 1000 gold, plat wasn't enough?

[13lacklegionz]

No. If a level 60 is in the instance the boss will be scaled at that level and so will the drops.

Technically if the fight begins and the 60 joins after the beginning of the fight it may not re-scale but this would be hard to coordinate. I don't know what would happen to the drops in such a case.

Yeah, Sam is right. A higher level can join, and the enemies will get harder to match that level, but unless the higher lvls reach the boss, the lvl is still the lower. Tried before.

[Ixillicus]

It's my first halloween, so far I like it. There isn't much to it, but its just a fun activity.

[Chiuey]

Why wasn't the Witch Hat included in the Package Item that was for 20 platinums?

It was just spending 20 plats for nothing (2 rentals and a random pink; very unfair.)

[Elyseon]

Personally I'm am slightly disappointed
-no new items
-rare antiques multiplied to be of a fraction of the value
-plat items aren't even different from the farmed ones

-I really enjoy the actual campaign and like the trick or treat quest---maybe next year add some limited time trickortreat emote
-also another costume, maybe for 25 plat, a shadow costume :D
-thx

[Skeletonlord]

Cool comments
The trick or treat emote sounds really awesome, shadow costume great idea

[Riccits]

Enjoying it. One question. I brought costumes with plat. I noticed it said rental date 1st November. Do these costumes automatically get removed from my inventory on that day?

last year it was longer than 01.11. it was around 3-4.11. it needs an update from devs, so not an autoremove

[Nick41324]

Have you guys considered selling those permanently for a large amount of plat? Several players are willing to pay 500 plat for the helm of inflation (lol i forgot the name) and I do believe that STS could turn around some plat by selling the costumes for 1000plat or something like that...
LOL now that is funny!!! Little too immature for a GOA I do have to say so myself tho

[JNass]

Personally I'm am slightly disappointed

-plat items aren't even different from the farmed ones

-thx

Thats not true the stats are different from the plat to the drop weapons

[Imacoolbirdd]

Its cool..trust me i know whats cool :cool:

[Riccits]

Thats not true the stats are different from the plat to the drop weapons

screen shots or it isnt so :witless:

[Patricks]

I think the Headmistress should be more difficult with a chance of some sort of drop.

Right now, she is so easy you just blow right past her without stopping. Special enemies should at least be slightly more difficult than mob ones.

[blurryeyes]

please make candy bag to vanity!

[Riccits]

If you are attempting to farm Smack-O-Lantern for scaled pink drops, you can use the below method that Patricks originally posted, to do so:



For those of you who feel that the Halloween content should have been changed more from 2010, please keep in mind that there have been over 4 million new accounts made in Pocket Legends since last year. We value our long term players, however there are always opportunity costs when considering what we do (if we do this, then we won't be able to do that).

Lastly, if you are un-sure as to how to go back and fight Smack-O-Lantern again, you will want to follow the trail of broken pumpkins to the Shifty Skeleton.

what about next year? STS will bring it again all same?

[MoarPewPew]

This felt to similar to last years halloween. I do wish you implemented the craft system to this years halloween so the replay value would sky rocket. People would farm like crazy for Halloween exclusive items that could only be crafted during the event and there would be no reason not to keep playing it.

[Weak_Sauce]

There are so many things you could have done but you chose to re-release the same pinks and use dungeon designs that exist. I'm disappointed. How's about a haunted house, a corn maze, a "hay ride" of sorts. There are so many things within the Halloween theme; vampires, cob webs, zombies, warewolfs (did I spell that right?) etc. Re-using content tells me that there is nothing special about the event or items each year. The people who were there for last year have something that says I was there, something special...the people from this year should have items that say the same thing so when next year rolls around they can show off their discontinued items. It keeps people interested and keeps them coming back for more. This isn't about giving the millions of new players something less but rather about giving them something that they couldn't have bought in cs. The Halloween items are worthless to me, I can't see how their value could increase enough to make farming worth it. I envied those who were around for Halloween last year but I never wanted to be able to play for the drops they had.

I guess this sends a message to me, considering this and deal of the day 'special' events are no longer special. Valentines day, st. Patties day, pl anniversaries, christmas ... will they all just be repeats of the same decorations and items each year? How does that make anyone excited about playing the game for long periods of time?

With the release of nuris and sewers we've seen that the mobs are made up of the same characters, the items, besides pinks, are exactly the same, the pinks are just current items with some manipulations. The forest haven pinks were the only original pinks in a while. The levels are just re productions... we have nuris (a circus theme) with a forest? Swamps? Crocodiles? A mime? Not really related to the circus... how's about tight-rope walkers or the guys who get shot out of a cannon, elephants, clowns, tumblers...

What I'm trying to say, in a constructive and respectful way, is that releasing the same content over and over is wearing thin on people. We miss the creativity that we've seen in the past. I love this game, if I didn't I wouldn't have spent the past year on my cell phone 24/7, and I don't want to see this game fall by the wayside while you move on to developing new games. This is the game that has the biggest draw, that probably earns the most money, I hope that it starts to be treated as such again.

Devs, I appreciate everything you've done and please don't think otherwise, I just felt that it was time I wrote down my thoughts on where you're headed. Thanks.

[arijid]

the only thing is if you join levels higher the drops you get will be that level and wont make it useful to you

[Baumina]

What I do like about the Halloween Event:
Some of the items can be kept even after October 31.

What I do not like about the Halloween Event:
2 weeks for this event is too long. The boss is too easy and can be done too frequently. (I do like the pink drop rate though) There is no actually activity/puzzle that needs to be solved, once the first 3 original quests are completed.
I also really dislike the flying bats. They are only serving as a show-off for who has money and who has not. At least any item like that should be somehow also achieveable for children as well. Isn't PL suppose to be a game, but it feels like real life: all the grown-ups have all the great items, that the kids can't afford. :(