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

This week we wanted to give you a ton of things to do, so here goes:

Inventory Liquidation!

Time for Spring Cleaning! This has been on the wishlist for some time. Now you can liquidate all of a particular rarity and type of items directly from your inventory.

Tap a section of your inventory to get the Sell All option:

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Next select the rarity to liquidate:

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As Spidey sez: WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY! BE CAREFUL! THIS IS NON-REVERSIBLE. SUPPORT WILL NOT REFUND LIQUIDATION MISTAKES.

New Anti Gnome Sets available:

This is our first “Set” rarity to introduce to the game. It is a special group of gear specifically designed to smash those nasty little Gnomes, and the pieces can be obtained through a variety of means.

The necklaces drop from Gold Heretic chests. The belts and helms drop from Bosses. The ring drops from massive Cryrostar crates. And the armor has to be crafted!

Here are the recipes:

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When the pieces are worn together in the Glintstone and Underhul maps, they offer the following bonuses:

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The VFX and Stats only apply in the town of Glintstone and the Underhul Dungeons.

They also give you some excellent sparkly and ground effects as you compound the items.

Talk to this fellow in Glintstone for more info on how to find the sets:

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Achievement Point Progress NPC:

Talk to RK Renault in any Guild Castle and he will tell you how far you have to go to complete those APs:

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Obviously I have some work to do here!

PVP: Penalty-Free Weekend

We’re taking some swings at game balance, and the first step is to take the gloves off and duke it out! In the past, we had some under-the-hood damage mitigations for Warriors and Rogues in PvP. These have been removed. We have also temporarily removed the Kill/ Death counters for penalty-free PvP. We’ll be collecting stats on how classes match up, so get out there and let us know! While you are at it, try out the new PvP map: Blood Beach. We’ll start a specific thread for PvP feedback.

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PvE:

More bug fixes and tweaks:

- Increased gold and potion drops on all maps for parties
- Applying Frost Bolt Freeze no longer overrides the Time Shift Freeze Mastery, and time frozen enemies will remain frozen
- In preparation for new elites, Ren'gol Hulking Brutes and Orc Shamans are now immune to Time Freeze.
- Nordr now lets you enter at any level (but gives the appropriate warning)
- Players now allowed access to any non-elite dungeon except Kraken Isles at any level (but gives the appropriate warning)
- Kraken Isles does not allow access below level 10 (to prevent new player confusion and frustration)
- Flame Forged daggers (available from the Glintstone Token Vendor) have their proc buffed with reduced duration but increased damage by 35%
- Titan has had his active ability damage reduced to be more inline with other legendary pets

Store:

- [EDIT] Tapjoy Offers will soon be available for Android Clients – earn free plat! Coming soon to iOS
- Added 500 Health Potion to potion vendors (7250 in main HUD/Windmoore, 6750 in guild)
- Glintstone Coin Vendor now has a tradable sack of Glintstone coins for sale
- Increased capacity of Glintstone coins to 1200
- Lesser Jewel Sack now available from Glintstone Vendor

Crate Keys are here!

This weekend we’re putting Crate Keys in the store (until ~1:30 PM CST 4/25/16). We want to gently introduce these things to see how they affect the economy. Get ‘em while they are hot!

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Thanks for all the help in prioritization, and please let us know how things are working in this thread!

See ya in Arlor,

- g

Hey Gary,

You were saying that the set stats would be released in the update thread. I don't seem to see them there, is there any chance that we could get the stats for each class gear? Thanks!

Justg- does the bonus work in PVP?

thank for gold arlor even :) now hunt new gear

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Originally Posted by intrepd

Justg- does the bonus work in PVP?

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He stated that its for Glintstone and Underhul maps only.

Omg, must have new set!

Would also like to see the set stats and would also like to see how the complete sets look on rouges and mages all the pictures appear to be warriors only

Nice work :) fantastic looking updates! The people spoke and the people were heard!

Nice update

Sent from my EVERCOSS A65 using Tapatalk

could u update it with the stats?

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Originally Posted by lvlzone

Rogues armor is still nerfed

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We did not change any player-facing nerfs, we just removed the behind-the-scenes PvP adjustments. Rogues should feel much more powerful in PvP.

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Originally Posted by Justg

We did not change any player-facing nerfs, we just removed the behind-the-scenes PvP adjustments. Rogues should feel much more powerful in PvP.

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Could we please have some stats?

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Originally Posted by lvlzone

Rogues got their damage only in new map. In CTF and TDM is same. It should be like that?

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The class-specific adjustments were removed from all three of the maps.

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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Originally Posted by leoakre

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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It is specific to the tab you are on. We already said it was non-reversible, and we also have a confirmation dialog to make SURE you want to liquidate all crafting items. So be SURE!

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Ty so much for the liquidation options! My muscle thumbs and my eyes can rest at last. People should be careful to clean their inventory.

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Originally Posted by Justg

It is specific to the tab you are on. We already said it was non-reversible, and we also have a confirmation dialog to make SURE you want to liquidate all crafting items. So be SURE!

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Oh I understand... Just giving a head's up on what's going to be messy about this new feature, and trying to give helpful feedback. There are players who will be mistaken at exactly what they are deleting but ... May they all be very careful with 'muscle thumbs!'

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Oh I understand... Just giving a head's up on what's going to be messy about this new feature, and trying to give helpful feedback. There are players who will be mistaken at exactly what the are deleting and I am just suggesting a few subcategories for the Sell All option!

If you do not want feedback, that's cool :)

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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.

All of the pvp changes you wish to try and observe this weekend are only available in the new map. Is this intentional or a bug?

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Originally Posted by BlueSkied

All of the pvp changes you wish to try and observe this weekend are only available in the new map. Is this intentional or a bug?

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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.

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Originally Posted by Justg

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.

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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

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Originally Posted by BlueSkied

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

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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.

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.)

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Originally Posted by Justg

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.

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Haha!

Justg = the Voltaire of AL
xD

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

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Originally Posted by 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.)

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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

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Originally Posted by BlueSkied

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

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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!! :-)

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Originally Posted by 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.)

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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.

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

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Originally Posted by leoakre

Haha!

Justg = the Voltaire of AL
xD

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

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Thank you for the new updates! :love_heart:

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?

Thats update its only event yes or no?

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Originally Posted by leoakre

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?

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!

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

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Is there a 'Buy Back All' option?

I am not gonna test it xD

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Originally Posted by Elgrablyx

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?

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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

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

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

Let's have some fun guys :8)

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

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Originally Posted by Justg

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.

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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....