Reunegade
03-20-2013, 04:03 PM
NOW AND THEN: PVE
PvE back in the Ao3 days were very fun. I did many runs with my few best friends online. We used to compare whose weapons were the best. Then the first annual Winter Festival came. It cost 10 platinum to join in on the fun.
One of the things I liked back then was the fact that 90% of PvE games were team games, as opposed to the 99% of the games as "omgineedztogetto76nao" games that we have right now. The game actually needed skill and patience. Now all we have are thrasher runs that only takes 2 shots to kill just a single Humania yeti. And that's not all; in BSM, if you were wearing the top quality gear, you could probably run a whole level of BSM without attacking once and you won't die because of the HUGE dodge factor. Back in Ao3, the only way to survive Gurgox's major attack, you needed to run to an orb before he screams. Now, all you have to do is spam skills and auto-attack and bam; the boss is dead. Back then you could also only have 5 skill ranks for each skill, as opposed to 9 nowadays. This I think was the worst decision STS made because if you had 9 skill ranks invested in blast shot on a bird with high dps and a thrasher, it could easily OHKO any BSM enemy that isn't a boss or a mini-boss.
Then came Balefort Sewers, arguably the best campaign that was released. This was released back in February of 2011. It gave PL VERY balanced new items. The orange, green, and purple items could be used effectively as if it were a pink. A Drainer's Gemstone Recurve could be compared to a Raid Roach's Gemstone Recurve. The bosses also included strategy as well; such as the Garbage guy (forgot name), if you destroyed all of his garbage bins, he will restore his health. And some of the bosses rely on smart thinking, such as the Bandit King and Queen. They were to hard to take on when they are together, but if you somehow lure one of them out and fight them separately, it could be a very easy job. Again, teamwork was also needed. You wouldn't want to wander the smelly sewers by yourselves. This was probably the turning point of PvE, or maybe even PL as a whole.
THINGS THAT COULD CHANGE NOW
-Remove thrashers from platinum store, or raise the price of thrashers.
-Lower the dodge and hit percentage of the BSM and upcoming campaign's equipment.
-Make the bosses harder with more strategy involved. (Not just a 1000 HP improvement: I mean real strategy)
-Lower the maximum skill rank. (9 as maximum skill rank?)
-Give non-premium players a chance.
-Make other items besides only the top quality pink gear able to use without dying way too much.
-And most important of all, listen to all of your fans STS!
Reunegade
03-20-2013, 04:04 PM
NOW AND THEN: POPULAR TWINKING ITEMS
Twinking is a very popular part of PL. Twinking is a set character at a certain level that fights people around the same level. For example, if I made a 56 twink, I would want to have the top gear, and I would want to be very skilled at that level.
Here is a chart of the most popular items by twinking levels:
Level 10-20: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Sniper's Avian Talon, Jewel Thief's Avian Talon, Winter Fest Tinsel Talon, Sniper's Auto-Crossbow, Conqueror's Board and Nail, Ghoulish Reaper Blade, Fiendish Monkey Paw, Gruesome Pumpkin Chunker, Forgotten Bow
Armor: Artisan's Reinforced Leather, Expert's Reinforced Leather, Sniper's Leather, Jewel Thief's Leather, Dark Forest Leather, Winter Fest PJs
Helmet: Sniper's Avian Helmet, Jewel Thief's Avian Helmet
Shield: Winter Fest Pepperment Wing, Winter Fest Runner Sled, Fiendish Haunted Doll, Gruesome Evidence Bracer, Ghoulish Bone Cage
Level 21-34: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Dreamer's Earthquake Wand, Jewel Thief's Earthquake Dagger, Conqueror's Earthquake Hammer, Dreamer's Onyx Staff, Jewel Thief's Onyx Bow, Conqueror's Onyx Battlesword, Dreamer's Crystalline Wand, Dreamer's Crystalline Staff, Jewel Thief's Crystalline Bow, Jewel Thief's Crystalline Dagger, Conqueror's Crystalline Sword, Conqueror's Crystalline Axe, Iceberg Frozen Longsword, Iceberg Frosty Hatchet, Brain-Freeze Ice Wand, Brain Freeze Ice Staff, Shivering Ice Auto-Crossbow, Shivering Ice Talon, Ghoulish Reaper Blade, Gruesome Pumpkin Chunker, Fiendish Monkey Paw, Forgotten Bow
Armor: Dreamer's Earthquake Wraps, Dreamer's Crystalline Wraps, Dreamer's Onyx Cloak, Jewel Thief's Earthquake Jacket, Jewel Thief's Crystalline Leather, Jewel Thief's Onyx Leather, Conqueror's Earthquake Platemail, Conqueror's Crystalline Platemail, Conqueror's Onyx Platemail,
Artisan's Reinforced Leather, Expert Reinforced Leather, Iceberg Frost Knight Plate, Shivering Leather, Brain-Freeze Robe
Helmet: Dreamer's Earthquake Crown, Dreamer's Crystalline Crown, Dreamer's Onyx Crown, Jewel Thief's Crystalline Helm, Jewel Thief's Onyx Helm, Jewel Thief's Earthquake Helm, Conqueror's Onyx Helmet, Conqueror's Earthquake Helmet, Conqueror's Crystalline Helmet, Sniper's Avian Helmet, Jewel Thief's Avian Helmet
Shield: Iceberg Frosty Shield, Shivering Frosty Snowbird Wing, Brain-Freeze Eye, Conqueror's Ironrock Shield, Fiendish Haunted Doll, Gruesome Evidence Bracer, Ghoulish Bone Cage
Level 35: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Mamboza's Voodoo Pin, Mamboza's Master Staff, Mamboza's Voodoo Staff, Ghoulish Reaper Blade, Gruesome Pumpkin Chunker, Fiendish Monkey Paw, Copperhead's Swampy Trident, Forgotten Bow
Armor: Mamboza's Voodoo Robe, Jewel Thief's Croc Scale Leather, Copperhead's Croc Scale Armor
Helmet: Mamboza's Voodoo Helm, Jewel Thief's Helm, Copperhead's Helmet
Shield: Mamboza's Doll, Fiendish Haunted Doll, Gruesome Evidence Bracer, Ghoulish Bone Cage, Copperhead's Swampy Shield
Level 36-55: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Pink Ballista, Red Scarab Bow, Fire Wand, Mega Blaster of the Void, Sunblessed Bow of the Void, Cyber Blaster of the Void, Laser Wand of the Cosmos, Sunblessed Sword of the Rift, Sentinel Shotgun of Death, Hax of Hate, Wand of Shadows, Raid Roach's Auto-Bow, Raid Roach's Recurve, Custom Auto-Bow, Custom Recurve, Fury Fighter's Gemstone Sword, Fury Fighter's Gemstone Axe, Fortified Gemstone Sword, Fortified Gemstone Axe, Mega Mage's Wand, Mega Mage's Staff, Enchanted Wand, Enchanted Staff, Sewer King's Scarab, Drainer's Gemstone Recurve Forgotten Bow
Armor: Mynas Armor, Scorpion Leather, Leather of the Void, Platemail of the Rift, Robe of the Cosmos, Sentinel Armor of Death, Armor of Hate, Armor of Shadows, Raid Roach's Leather, Custom Leather, Fury Fighter's Plate, Fortified Plate, Mega Mage's Robe, Enchanted Robe, Sewer King's Leather, Sewer Queen's Robe, Royal Sewer Plate
Helmet: Scorpion Helm, Mage Helm (sorry I don't do level 45), Warrior helm, Void helm, Rift helm, Cosmos helm, Sentinel Helm of Death, Helm of Hate, Helm of Shadows, Raid Roach's Gemstone Helm, Custom Gemstone Helm, Fury Fighter's Gemstone Helm, Fortified Gemstone Helm, Mega Mage's Gemstone Tiara, Enchanted Tiara, Sewer King's Helm, Sewer Queen's Helm, Royal Sewer Helm
Shield: Mynas wing, Blinking eye, Eye shield, Gurgox Eye of the Cosmos, Big Reptile Face Eating Shield of the Rift, Cyber Mage Shield of the Cosmos, Cyber Shield of the Rift, Hate Shield, Voodoo Doll of Shadows, Fury Fighter's Gemstone Shield, Fortified Gemstone Shield, Mega Mage's Bracer, Enchanted Bracer
Level 56-65: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Glyph X-Bow, Glyph Mace, Glyph Wand, Demonic X-Bow, Demonic Mace, Demonic Wand, Lilith's Wand, Chiroptera Sword, Sanguine Chiroptera Bow, Crafted Wand, Crafted Sword, Crafted Sanguine Bow, Forgotten Bow
Armor: Glyph Leather, Glyph Robe, Glyph Plate, Demonic Leather, Demonic Robe, Demonic Plate, Lilith's Robe, Chiroptera Plate, Chiroptera Leather, Crafted Robe, Crafted Plate, Crafted Leather
Helmet: Glyph Helmet, Glyph Crown, Glyph Helm, Demonic Helmet, Demonic Crown, Demonic Helm, Lilith's Tiara, Chiroptera Helmet, Sanguine Helm, Crafted Tiara, Crafted Helmet, Crafted Sanguine Helm
Shield: Glyph Wing, Glyph Bracer, Glyph Shield, Demonic Wing, Demonic Bracer, Demonic Shield, Lillith's Bracer, Chiroptera Shield of the Dead, Crafted Bracer, Crafted Shield
Level 66-76: (ALL CLASSES)
Weapon: Tiki Wand, Crafted Tiki Wand, Bling X-Bow, Crafted Ahoy Matey's Action Figure Crossbow, BSM Wand, BSM Crafted Wand, BSM X-Bow, BSM Crafted X-Bow, BSM Scythe, BSM Crafted Scythe
Armor: Tiki Robe, Crafted Tiki Robe, Tiki Leather, Crafted Tiki Leather, Tiki Plate, Crafted Tiki Plate, BSM Robe, Crafted BSM Robe, BSM Leather, Crafted BSM Leather, BSM Plate, Crafted BSM Plate
Helmet: Tiki Helm, Tiki Helmet, Tiki Crown, Crafted Tiki Helm, Crafted Tiki Helmet, Crafted Tiki Crown, BSM Helm, BSM Helmet, BSM Crown, Crafted BSM Helm, Crafted BSM Helmet, Crafted BSM Crown
Shield: Tiki Bracer, Crafted Tiki Bracer, Tiki Bongo, Crafted Tiki Bongo, BSM Shield, Crafted BSM Shield, BSM Bracer, Crafted BSM Bracer
Those are the most popular twinking choices.