2016 Q1 Producer's Letter

[Gorecaster]

Just enough information to get everyone speculating but not enough to provide a concise idea of what's coming or when for that matter...

[Energizeric]

[*]Client 1.5 will release soon afterwards. This will be our biggest client release ever, with a ton of interesting tweaks/ fixes/ features such as:[/LIST]

- Skill Mastery that will allow you to further expand and customize your characters.
- A new type of item rarity: Set items!
- UI improvements that will better allow players to see just what could be inside those locked crates.
- Inventory improvements to address limited inventory space problems.
- A system to make Locked Crates more accessible to all players, even those without Plat.

Sounds great. Any word on adding some more skill size adjustments to the new client to support larger tablets like the iPad Pro? I have this wonderful tablet for over a month now, and really want to play AL on it, but the skill buttons are way too big for my fingers to reach, even in the reduced size setting.

I posted a suggestion on this in the suggestions forum, but no response from any developers.

[Coalhouse]

So, Gnomish berserkers or perhaps Dwarves?

Armoured Trolls but with hair. Could these be the long lost Ogres?

Carnivorous worms or are they the larvae of some huge insect?

Pay no attention, I'm just making it up as I go along.

[xmami]

I've been looking forward to this. This is the type of letter that makes you want to stay around. Perhaps I should grab my popcorn as I watch things unfold hehe.

Lovecraft event! I loved the way it was last year, and I'm sure it's going to be even better with that Arcane backpack in the mix. Skill mastery? I can't wait to try this out. New Item rarity? Oh wowzers! This is a very exciting letter ^_^ .

And those grubs/larva! Makes me think of water. An aquatic zone or theme would be awesome sauce!(seeing how people loved that old glitch in paradise pier)

Great job STS keep up the good work, and nice new space you guys have there.
*I still hope I spot an Arcane Deary*

[Sxvm]

Awesome! about everything

Will the expansion be this year, or next?

[Befs]

Howdy folks, and Happy New Year!

- Skill Mastery that will allow you to further expand and customize your characters.
- A new type of item rarity: Set items!

Yes! Sounds like some of the good things from pl! STS you have peaked my interest and now I'll have to take a break from pl

ALSO - Gratz on the expansion of office space, now for some nostalgia for you guys - https://www.facebook.com/spacetimest...0803735272207/

[oekeone]

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[oekeone]

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[Tatman]

While I do like it that we are getting such huge news update, I can't say I'm thrilled by the fact that it gives us no timetable whatsoever and leaves so much open for speculation. Arcane weapons, arcane backpack, set items? When? Is season coming to an end or not? Will there be new cap or not? So, again you put us in a position where 99% of the players wouldn't know what to do in the coming weeks or months. Craft glintstone set or no point, because it will be obsolete in a month? Save for this arcane backpack, which will be what - a new cool piece of gear or just another useless vanity or some tool that adds more inventory spaces?

In a nutshell - I'd rather know less grand stuff, but with more small details.

[Ardbeg]

This sounds very promising. Skill mastery and new sets with boni being my favorites, since i am all for diversity and unique style over stats. However please make the Glintstone set bonus working as expected first, why should we care to work towards the next set otherwise?
Can t wait to see the new client tweaks.

[Jazzi]

Howdy folks, and Happy New Year!

2015 was a very exciting year for us, and I can’t wait to show you what we have on tap for the first part of 2016.

Lots of goodies coming down the pipe, some of the major beats include:

• Some strange type of Arcane creature has been sighted. I can neither confirm nor deny its existence, but I would expect things to become much clearer soon.
• We also have a new set of Arcane Weapons that will be introduced. These unique weapons were alluded to in the Winter Event, and are about to see the light of Arlor’s day.
• The Lovecrafting event will return in February, with a couple of twists including a very rare, craftable Arcane Backpack.
• Client 1.5 will release soon afterwards. This will be our biggest client release ever, with a ton of interesting tweaks/ fixes/ features such as:

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- Skill Mastery that will allow you to further expand and customize your characters.
- A new type of item rarity: Set items!



Thanks, and have a rocking 2016!

Best,

- g

While I do like it that we are getting such huge news update, I can't say I'm thrilled by the fact that it gives us no timetable whatsoever and leaves so much open for speculation. Arcane weapons, arcane backpack, set items? When? Is season coming to an end or not? Will there be new cap or not? So, again you put us in a position where 99% of the players wouldn't know what to do in the coming weeks or months. Craft glintstone set or no point, because it will be obsolete in a month? Save for this arcane backpack, which will be what - a new cool piece of gear or just another useless vanity or some tool that adds more inventory spaces?

In a nutshell - I'd rather know less grand stuff, but with more small details.

Marked in red tells you a ton. Imho it sounds like the lvl 46 myth set is absolete. It was not the best anyway so maybe we are better off without it anyway
Other than that I agree that this opens up a lot of room for speculation. I hope the market and the game dont become stagnant in anticipation of the great new thing to come in the coming months.

P.S. everything sounds great. Hoping for even better implementation

[Justg]

While I do like it that we are getting such huge
news update, I can't say I'm thrilled by the fact that it gives us no
timetable whatsoever and leaves so much open for speculation. Arcane
weapons, arcane backpack, set items? When? Is season coming to an end or
not? Will there be new cap or not? So, again you put us in a position
where 99% of the players wouldn't know what to do in the coming weeks or
months. Craft glintstone set or no point, because it will be obsolete in
a month? Save for this arcane backpack, which will be what - a new cool
piece of gear or just another useless vanity or some tool that adds more
inventory spaces?

In a nutshell - I'd rather know less grand stuff, but with more small
details.

This is the delicate dance we do with information. You guys want to know
everything we are working on, in precise detail (which is completely
understandable).

The more detail we give, the more expectations are set. And when plans
inevitably change some folks get angry.

MMOs are amazingly fluid and iterative, and things change all the time.
One system affects the next affects the next. We can't in precise detail
know how things will be over the next few months, but we can plan. And
we want you to know those plans. But we also don't want to p%$$ you off
when things change.

So all that being said I'll give more detail about what I can.

Arcane Weapons - these are the ones that Remi showed back in December
but never made it out for the Winter Event.

Arcane Backpack - I believe current spec for this is a crafted vanity
(no slots).

New Cap? Yes, with the expansion. This will give us some much needed
headroom for more powerful items (we've been bumping up against max
power curve for awhile).

Timeframe: This is the trickiest of all. No matter what we say, no
matter what caveats are put in place, if we give a date we are held to
it. So I can't give precise dates, but I can tell you that I listed
things in our preferred order of release (at least for now, that could
change too).

Mysterious pet and Arcane weapons soonest. Lovecrafting obviously in
Feb. Client next, and very much affected by apple approval cycles.
Expansion (with level cap raise) thereafter.

Finally, all of this can and will change

Thanks for understanding why we can't be precise, and also thanks for
your passion for the game and desire to know more.

- g

[Coalhouse]

I don't think it's the worms we'll have to worry about. Imagine how big the moles would be(!)

[Cursebaby]

Yay thank you so much sts!!!

[Serancha]

Oooh a Dune expansion. Fun!

Please don't repeat mistakes of the last few seasons by making the new gear have lower stats than what is currently available. We need a reason to play, and a way to progress. There hasn't been either for the past year and motivation to log in is at an all-time low.

[Zeus]

Oooh a Dune expansion. Fun!

Please don't repeat mistakes of the last few seasons by making the new gear have lower stats than what is currently available. We need a reason to play, and a way to progress. There hasn't been either for the past year and motivation to log in is at an all-time low.

If STG wants progress, STG needs to move on from the planar pendant and ring combination. For every class, excluding warrior, the planar pendant and ring combination is better than the mythic sets. Those items have been out for so long, yet weapons released just in October are already going to get outdated.


Weapons Expiration Time: 3 Months (1 Month for Glintstone Maul)
Ring Expiration: 1.5 years+

I think that's a bit unreasonable...

[tokko]

Oh... Obrigado G!!!

[Iuxor]

Good things to come... Thanks for your hard work as ringleaders and putting up with the circus.

[Candylicks]

Sweet open office space! You guys need a couple hoverboards in there now, lol.

[Justg]

Oooh a Dune expansion. Fun!

Please don't repeat mistakes of the last few seasons by making the new gear have lower stats than what is currently available. We need a reason to play, and a way to progress. There hasn't been either for the past year and motivation to log in is at an all-time low.

Skill Mastery. Expansion. Cap raise. Headroom.