1.7.1 Content Update (57007)

[asommers]

• Global Cool Down: Added immediate activation indicator (instead of waiting for server verification).
• Fixed players not being able to respec skills if they have 0 Platinum
• Added World Map button (globe icon) to Enter World screen
• Added friends list button (friends icon) to Enter World screen
• Removed Earn Free Platinum from Enter World screen and hooked up Tapjoy dialog to the Earn Free Platinum button in the Platinum Store
• All of the 'Fart Pack' sound effects now have significant fall-off so that distant players hear a much softer sound effect than close players.
• 'Puke' sound effects are now much softer at distance from the puker.
• The camera shake on the "Big Breakfast" emote has a much shorter fall-off range so that it does not affect the cameras of distant players.
• The mysterious 'shield' icon (that appeared on the HUD when wearing certain armor and shield combinations) no longer appears.
• Players now splash-down in the Oasis Towne healing waters (when arriving via the Map).
• Added text to the My Account screen that describes the benefits of registering an account for unregistered accounts
• Fixed account registration problem when using upper-case letters in the email address
• You can now purchase the translated Mystery Weapon recipe of your choice once you have completed the first run-through of the untranslated Mystery Weapon quest chain.
• iPad: Fixed dark skill issue on hud

[Akaee]

First, ty for update!

[Doubletime]

All good stuff. Thanks for the quick fixes. And seeing you in town was funny. After two seconds I couldn't see you any more because of the giant hoard on top of you. Funny stuff.

[Junside]

Yay! Maybe less rage quitters now.

[Redbridge]

GCD feels quicker.....???

just received a system message;
"SYSTEM: Please give GCD another try... It should feel much snappier

[CappinClutch]

Nope...GCD seems no different...until I can t-t-t-tap my skills, still major fail. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!!! shoulda left well enough alone...

[Junside]

Nope...GCD seems no different...until I can t-t-t-tap my skills, still major fail. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!!! shoulda left well enough alone...

It is faster. If not, it may be your device. Sit in town and try it out. Buffs GCD-affected cooldowns feel faster than active skills.

[Rhudien]

Nope...GCD seems no different...until I can t-t-t-tap my skills, still major fail. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!!! shoulda left well enough alone...

I agree 100% PL is(maybe was) my favourite game of all time. And one of the best parts was the fast paced action, and being able to cast my aoe spells and then mana shield right after to stop me from dieng. Which I simply can't do anymore. The world map and friends list icons are great in the main menu. Those are what I always used when I logged in, so tyvm for that. But with the gcd, sewers is painfully tedious, and bandit stronghold is significantly harder because I guess you can't pull just 1 of them anymore. Everything else in the update I absolutely love except for the gcd. I guess you guys made it faster? But there really seems to be little to no difference. I spend half the time playing staring at the cooldown to make sure I can use my next spell, and that takes away a lot of fun. Playing the game kind of seems like work now.. Luckily I'm a paladin, so I don't die very easily, otherwise I would, from having to look at the cooldown constantly. I'm sure other classes have a much harder time. My favourite thing was being able to run headfirst into a room of baddies and blow them away with spells like a nuke. And it just isn't the same..

[Kindread]

I agree 100% PL is(maybe was) my favourite game of all time. And one of the best parts was the fast paced action, and being able to cast my aoe spells and then mana shield right after to stop me from dieng. Which I simply can't do anymore. The world map and friends list icons are great in the main menu. Those are what I always used when I logged in, so tyvm for that. But with the gcd, sewers is painfully tedious, and bandit stronghold is significantly harder because I guess you can't pull just 1 of them anymore. Everything else in the update I absolutely love except for the gcd. I guess you guys made it faster? But there really seems to be little to no difference. I spend half the time playing staring at the cooldown to make sure I can use my next spell, and that takes away a lot of fun. Playing the game kind of seems like work now.. Luckily I'm a paladin, so I don't die very easily, otherwise I would, from having to look at the cooldown constantly. I'm sure other classes have a much harder time. My favourite thing was being able to run headfirst into a room of baddies and blow them away with spells like a nuke. And it just isn't the same..

You can still have that experience of running into a pile of mobs and nuking them to hell. Just go to Glumdoll Cemetary and farm Vyxnaar and nuke those bastards!

[darkerelf]

Nope...GCD seems no different...until I can t-t-t-tap my skills, still major fail. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!!! shoulda left well enough alone...

No GCD, very well said. Please just take out GCD, I believe it is a fail.

[sticky420]

Gcd is still horrible I used to b able to solo some boxes and it wasn't easy but doable I just died along with 3 other lv 50+ on king mynas lol hat to see what its like in shadow caves now really not worth spending another dime on and prob not even worth wasting another min of my time either. Very upsetting loved this game now its horrible srry just being honest .

[cajunboiz]

i think the update was great except for gcd. being that i put a lot of money in this game on platinum and time, i believe that yall shouldnt have messed with the gameplay mode. new weapons levels etc yes great for upgrades but changing the way the game is played not cool. but other than gcd love it but i think i will no longer be playing pl as long as gcd is around! just be in and out to chat with friends!

[Vachdaddy]

Well im not into software so the only solution I could suggest is change the game back. I can deal with not playing pocket legends anymore if the game dosent suit the type of entertainment I like. However my issue is that as a consumer ive spent over $200.00 on plat that I now feel was wasted. Ive tried over and over to play after gcd and its just not for me. Ive spent many hours over the past four months of so enjoying pl and was thrilled to find such a great little game to play. I know there are very good reasons for the change made to the game, and thats fine. Had this version been the one I started on I wouldent have continued to play and have more money in the bank. I wish spacetime the best reguards and hope that a change is made to where I can enjoy pl again. I will log in from time to time to see whats going on. Vachdaddy lvl 56 bird/Horicepinker lvl 55 mage/Sparkyluvbone lvl 55 bear.

[Labin36]

Major fail with new cool down...please fix this as you will see members leave. If I don't see this fix come through soon I'm done with this game which is a shame because I love it. 53 mage 35 arch and 10 bear

[tifarah]

Very true, but he hasn't exactly been giving the best feedback either.

[bstosnbata]

devs how about the quickplay? for me quickplay is so convenient T_T please bring it back devs

[Justg]

GCD should feel much snappier... let us know.

[MayhemMonkey]

GCD does feel snappier.
Thank you devs!

[CappinClutch]

Bout to find out...

[Kalielle]

Thank you for adding the world map and friends list icons! This is perfect - those are the two places I usually go to when I log.

Jumping straight into the pool in AO town is funny. But the sound effect of the healing is a little distracting - especially because it seems to repeat like 10 times for every person who joins the town. I'd vote for removing it and just leaving the splash and icon next to the user's name as indicators of the healing power, they should be enough.

Not sure I understand what's different about cooldown now - I guess the fix was to make the buttons feel more responsive? Doesn't seem much different to be honest but I'm off to run a map to try it out.

Still quite a lot of farting noises in Balefort CS area... :/