Arcane Legends - Playing the Dev version while the servers are down. Mage info!

[Samhayne]

Ok, since the live servers are currently down as I write this (for more on that please see this post (http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?72575-Spacetime-Studios-Games-Currently-Unavailable)) I thought I'd give you a closer look at Arcane Legends. I asked in the forum chatbox (which you need to be logged into the forum to view) (http://www.spacetimestudios.com/misc.php?do=cchatbox) which class to play and most said "Mage" or "crazy little blue guy" or similar, so here we go.

To get started, here is a screenshot of my Mage with his little turtle pet, Guapo hanging out with Cedric of the Watch and his Dragon pet.

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I'll be posting more shortly. To jump to the next developer post click on the little STS circle icon with the arrow in the upper right corner http://www.spacetimestudios.com/images/misc/stafftracker.png

[Aeroflame]

sexy pet >_>

[Heroelite]

Lol the mage is so short!

[dropinbombz]

Nice looks Fun

[Samhayne]

Someone in chat asked, "Who's Gustav" referring to the text in the upper right of the screenshot. That's the fly out notification for my currently selected quest. Tapping that icon in the upper right takes you to a menu where you can access your quests, goals and alerts. Very handy!

[Aeroflame]

so the missions are more star legends-ey pretty much, right? total difference between storyline and missions?

[Samhayne]

so the missions are more star legends-ey pretty much, right? total difference between storyline and missions?

There is a big emphasis in story in Arcane Legends Don't let the quick quest text that is displayed in that screenshot fool you.

[octavos]

will there be tons of emotions..more then PL? i love using those.

[Aeroflame]

maybe giving up the goods a tad sooner will help ease my skepticism?

[Lowlyspy]

Wait Sam. Do the pets have set names or are they actually nameable?

[TheSnowman]

What's the bar underneath the experience bar in the top left? Pet happiness?

[Deatharcherr]

Will there be a AL beta this month?

[Deatharcherr]

Sam you are best dev ever <3 :D

[Kaytar]

Wait Sam. Do the pets have set names or are they actually nameable?was wondering the same thing

[Deatharcherr]

Wait Sam. Do the pets have set names or are they actually nameable?was wondering the same thing
I think they are namebal

[Skeletonlord]

What's the bar underneath the experience bar in the top left? Pet happiness?

Most likely. There will be pet happiness from what I've read in articles.

Pets will probably be name able, as the game evolves around pets. If not at release, we should be able to name pets.

[Samhayne]

I know you guys will have a lot of questions, so just to set expectations, I won't be able to answer everything. Thanks in advance for your understanding :)


Ok, so I continued on my adventure and make it to level 2. Whee! So now that I leveled up, I have a skill point to spend, just like in our other games. The skill system is a pretty cool on in Arcane Legends and I'll spill the beans a bit about it.

Here you see the skill page for the Mage. This page has changed several times as we've tinkered with presentation over the course of Alpha and our internal Beta. So, I suspect that it might change again before release.

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What you see here are the 8 different skills that a lvl 2 Mage has access to spend their points in. The cool thing about each skill is that it has 5 different ranks of advancement. Currently, none of the ranks have dependencies. So, rather than being a skill tree, where you have to learn the early skills before you get to the later skills, each different attribute can be increased independently. Pretty cool!

[Samhayne]

I think they are namebal

You can customize the name of your pet :D

[Aeroflame]

more variety for new players... I dig that

[Lowlyspy]

You can customize the name of your pet :D

Fantastic, thank you for the clarification :)

[Skeletonlord]

Can you tell us a little more about pet happiness? Do your pets have a separate inventory?

[Aeroflame]

quick questions: Will missions and PVP be pass-locked?
Are there gonna be more weapon varieties? if so, what kind, besides staff, knives, and swords?
Is the game gonna be bigger than previous with all the new features? (I have dark legends fighting my photo library and gigabyte games for dominance)


oh yeah, and skel's question. Do pets die from poor treatment?

[MasterGT]

God can't wait to use my Mage. Main character will be little Mage and second will be lvl warr

[Samhayne]

Ok so, on with Mage skills!

To settle one question out there, yes the Mage has access to an AoE heal, similar to the Enchantress in Pocket Legends.

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There are 4 different skill advancements that you can choose to improve your heal with. The one I like the best is the one that adds a heal over time component for a fully charged fire off of the skill. Current other selections are: increase the range of the aoe, add mana regen to the heal and add a flat mana heal to the ability. Pretty cool, eh?

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[Cero]

thats soo cool.

btw sam, does the "updgrade requires skill point or gold?

[Skeletonlord]

I might make a Mage and a warrior! It's the same interface for each class but with different skills and enhancements?

[Samhayne]

thats soo cool.

btw sam, does the "updgrade requires skill point or gold?

Upgrading a skill requires a skill point that you gain from achieving another level.

[Prototypedwar]

will it be released on google chrome on the same date as the IOS release?

[HappyDayy]

Is it true respec skills is free!

[akfury]

Omgosh! That looks awesome Sam thanks !

[cookiez]

I want a turtle!!!!
Edit: moved

[Matutd]

I wanna be a frwakin little blue guy, and I don't even like pl's Mage. But this time it's a blue midget! Count me in

[Commanderkeen]

What's with the pet paw on the health potion in your first post?

[n00b13st]

Thanks for all the info Sam - looking forward to more of the same!

[Kaytar]

Ok so, on with Mage skills!

To settle one question out there, yes the Mage has access to an AoE heal, similar to the Enchantress in Pocket Legends.

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There are 4 different skill advancements that you can choose to improve your heal with. The one I like the best is the one that adds a heal over time component for a fully charged fire off of the skill. Current other selections are: increase the range of the aoe, add mana regen to the heal and add a flat mana heal to the ability. Pretty cool, eh?

18585Mana heal? That's what I'm talking about!!!! I'm definently doing that one! Thanks for showing

[Azataso]

This somewhat reminds me of Pocket Legends. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[n00b13st]

What's with the pet paw on the health potion in your first post?

Great question - I've been wondering if pets can die, maybe that's a clue.

[Samhayne]

Hey guys 'n gals, I got sidetracked on other things and didn't get to play much more Arcane Legends today. I think RedStapler has some other screenshots that we'll share tomorrow.

For those of you who want to stay up to date on all the latest happenings with Arcane Legends, you can:

Follow the Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/arcanelegends

Sign up to receive email updates: http://www.arcanelegendsgame.com

[Mothwing]

Ok so, on with Mage skills!

To settle one question out there, yes the Mage has access to an AoE heal, similar to the Enchantress in Pocket Legends.

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There are 4 different skill advancements that you can choose to improve your heal with. The one I like the best is the one that adds a heal over time component for a fully charged fire off of the skill. Current other selections are: increase the range of the aoe, add mana regen to the heal and add a flat mana heal to the ability. Pretty cool, eh?

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My heart literally stopped when I heard mana regen.

[Feke]

I want a Jellyfish! :D
So, Pets can die? I think I won°t care about them, so You should put something ugly pet too in the game (like a chihuahua) that we won't feel bad about if it dies.
Could Mjolstin post some pics too? I'm sure he's playing with warrior. :D And I'd rather watch warrior pics. Sorry Sam, I didn't want to hurt You, but I don't like this blue pickle.
And, of course I'll have girly characters too. So can their face be customised? Or there will be only a "one size fits all" chineese clothes style characters?
Thanks for the answers!

[ArtofWar]

looks nice! can't wait!

[PvE]

http://i48.tinypic.com/n2ygxc.png

<3333 rouge

[KingFu]

"Find Gustav"

They're already reusing stuff from PL...

[siobahne]

God i cant wait for.this game i already reserved my name and my alts hurry hurry hurry lol

[Kaytar]

nullI have a chihuahua :(

[CrimsonTider]

You can customize the name of your pet :D

Sweetness!!! I already know what I am getting and his name!!

[Garzoth]

I want so bad! Thanks Sam!

[Jcyee]

I know you guys will have a lot of questions, so just to set expectations, I won't be able to answer everything. Thanks in advance for your understanding :)


Ok, so I continued on my adventure and make it to level 2. Whee! So now that I leveled up, I have a skill point to spend, just like in our other games. The skill system is a pretty cool on in Arcane Legends and I'll spill the beans a bit about it.

Here you see the skill page for the Mage. This page has changed several times as we've tinkered with presentation over the course of Alpha and our internal Beta. So, I suspect that it might change again before release.

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What you see here are the 8 different skills that a lvl 2 Mage has access to spend their points in. The cool thing about each skill is that it has 5 different ranks of advancement. Currently, none of the ranks have dependencies. So, rather than being a skill tree, where you have to learn the early skills before you get to the later skills, each different attribute can be increased independently. Pretty cool!

when you say that a lvl 2 mage can access 8 different skills, does this mean that a mage (or any other class for that matter) can access more than 8 skills as they continues to level up?

[Seiyen]

Wooot!

[United]

I know you guys will have a lot of questions, so just to set expectations, I won't be able to answer everything. Thanks in advance for your understanding :)


Ok, so I continued on my adventure and make it to level 2. Whee! So now that I leveled up, I have a skill point to spend, just like in our other games. The skill system is a pretty cool on in Arcane Legends and I'll spill the beans a bit about it.

Here you see the skill page for the Mage. This page has changed several times as we've tinkered with presentation over the course of Alpha and our internal Beta. So, I suspect that it might change again before release.

18583

What you see here are the 8 different skills that a lvl 2 Mage has access to spend their points in. The cool thing about each skill is that it has 5 different ranks of advancement. Currently, none of the ranks have dependencies. So, rather than being a skill tree, where you have to learn the early skills before you get to the later skills, each different attribute can be increased independently. Pretty cool!

i like that fact that its not a skill tree type system! simple n straight forward
think its a better system for a mobile device

[warbluefish]

looks so cool. like the new skills. cant wait for the beta.

[Late]

Haha u named it guapo which means handsome

[*Zero*]

To upgrade skills to add benefits just sold me on this game. Hurry with the beta :-).

[BodMaster]

I have a chihuahua :(

Lucky me or Feke don't xD

[cjswogkstkdg]

Pet legends. Interesting


Dl-vanity legends
Sl-platinum legends
pl-the only original legends



Cool.

[BodMaster]

null fail troll

Meh, Open World.

*Month later sees cjs trying desperately to hit Cap in AL*

[Snakespeare]

"Find Gustav"

They're already reusing stuff from PL...

I'll be reusing my name, too.

[akfury]

Pet legends. Interesting


Dl-vanity legends
Sl-platinum legends
pl-the only original legends



Cool.

Umm SL has cheap platinum compared to DL's over priced platinum and items...

[Sif]

What is the little pink dragon?

[Melancholy]

You should put something ugly pet too in the game (like a chihuahua) that we won't feel bad about if it dies. That's "breedist"!


AL Hyrbids? I wasn't a fan of 'em in PL but if there is an item of another class in AL can I use it?

P.S. I want a unicorn pony!

[goodxlife]

I'm gonna be a warrior and I'm going with wolf cuz they r powerful. I'm gonna have one main account and am gonna be called GoldxWolf if anyone wants to add me when the game comes out.

[EliB]

Do you get to name your pet? :o

[Melancholy]

Do you get to name your pet? :o



You can customize the name of your pet :D

Read Carefully

[ThousandSun]

Plz tell me its not Gender Locked that one of the reason y i dont play PL

[Cahaun]

Plz tell me its not Gender Locked that one of the reason y i dont play PL
If you are a girl, choose the rogue. If you are a guy, choose warrior. If you don't know what you are, choose mage.

[razerfingers]

If you are a girl, choose the rogue. If you are a guy, choose warrior. If you don't know what you are, choose mage.

Would if im all three? :33

Sent using blood on a bathroom wall

[Snakespeare]

Plz tell me its not Gender Locked that one of the reason y i dont play PL

It is gender locked. It is also body shape locked. Can't have a fat girl or a skinny guy.

[ThousandSun]

If you are a girl, choose the rogue. If you are a guy, choose warrior. If you don't know what you are, choose mage.

aaah come on! and the Mage is some smurf/troll thing?! it has not even come out yet all ready annoyed..:upset:

[ThousandSun]

It is gender locked. It is also body shape locked. Can't have a fat girl or a skinny guy.

In Pl they have Girly skin for the bear makes me feel like they can they just dont Feel like it. I mean u think they would learn from Pl they basicly remade it in human form with a few more bells and whistles waste of time and money.

[Snakespeare]

...and the Mage is some smurf/troll thing?!

Mage is really really really cool.

[Lowlyspy]

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aaah come on! and the Mage is some smurf/troll thing?! it has not even come out yet all ready annoyed..:upset:
Gosh grumpy smurf, maybe you should be the mage. :p

[Smileymasoud]

So how much for the pets Sam? Are there guilds?

[Aoi]

You can customize the name of your pet :D

That alone makes me want to play the game. Thank you, I'll be patiently waiting for it to come out for Chrome. :D

[Writing]

How much will the pets be?

[Superduper]

I am soooooooooo excited!