Weekly Community Update | April 20th, 2016

[BaronB]

Howdy folks, we've heard a ton of your requests and today our response begins. Happy 4/20, here is what we have rolled up for tomorrow:

New Set:

We’re adding a new item type to the game with the Anti-gnome set! This set will help you in the Glintstone and Underhul maps. While in these maps, the more pieces of a set you wear the better the buffs will be.

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There are 5 pieces to a set: Armor (craftable), Helms (gold heretic chests), Belts (boss drop), Necklaces (boss drop), Rings (massive cryrostar crates).

These set items will be tradable. There will be a new NPC in Glintstone that can help point the way to the new set items.

Quality of Life Updates: You want it, you got it!

An NPC has been added to the Guild Castles that will tell you your list of Achievement Points progress.

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- We’ve increased the Max Currency for Glintstone Coins to 1200
- Upgrade and crafting completed cut scenes can now be skipped

PvP: Free for all

Previously we have had a behind-the-scenes set of damage modifiers where we increased warrior damage and decreased rogue damage. We are removing these modifiers. Warriors may feel less powerful, Rogues will definitely feel more powerful in PvP. Knock yourselves out in PvP matches and let us know how you like these new more dangerous conditions. We’ve removed the PvP kill and death count stats for now while we work on balance. We're adding in a lot of under-the-hood tracking so we can look at actual numerical data. We're committed to getting this thing balanced, so get out there and get bloody!

We’re also adding another PvP map: Blood Beach. This is a Team Deathmatch arena. It is smaller than Dark Forest with no Troll, so it is all about movement, tactics, and skill.

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PvE

- 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:

- Tapjoy Offers should be available for Android clients (coming soon to iOS)
- Added 500 Health Potion to potion vendors (7250 in main HUD/Windmoore, 6750 in guild)
- Crate Keys will be temporarily available in the Store until 1:30 pm CST on Monday 4/25/16.

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That’s what is on tap for this week. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this, and anything else.

Thanks,

- g

Best 4/20 present ever :3 !

An a happy 4/20 to all of STS from High Society ^.^

[Gouiwaa9000]

Best 4/20 present ever :3 !

An a happy 4/20 to all of STS from High Society ^.^

Hey ho Barry , happy 4/20 , instant reply XD

[ForgottenWarrior]

no kdr pvp maps T_T This what we were waiting for 2yrs

[intrepd]

Howdy folks, we've heard a ton of your requests and today our response begins. Happy 4/20, here is what we have rolled up for tomorrow:

New Set:

We’re adding a new item type to the game with the Anti-gnome set! This set will help you in the Glintstone and Underhul maps. While in these maps, the more pieces of a set you wear the better the buffs will be.

Attachment 150405

There are 5 pieces to a set: Armor (craftable), Helms (gold heretic chests), Belts (boss drop), Necklaces (boss drop), Rings (massive cryrostar crates).

These set items will be tradable. There will be a new NPC in Glintstone that can help point the way to the new set items.

Quality of Life Updates: You want it, you got it!

An NPC has been added to the Guild Castles that will tell you your list of Achievement Points progress.

Attachment 150409

- We’ve increased the Max Currency for Glintstone Coins to 1200
- Upgrade and crafting completed cut scenes can now be skipped

PvP: Free for all

Previously we have had a behind-the-scenes set of damage modifiers where we increased warrior damage and decreased rogue damage. We are removing these modifiers. Warriors may feel less powerful, Rogues will definitely feel more powerful in PvP. Knock yourselves out in PvP matches and let us know how you like these new more dangerous conditions. We’ve removed the PvP kill and death count stats for now while we work on balance. We're adding in a lot of under-the-hood tracking so we can look at actual numerical data. We're committed to getting this thing balanced, so get out there and get bloody!

We’re also adding another PvP map: Blood Beach. This is a Team Deathmatch arena. It is smaller than Dark Forest with no Troll, so it is all about movement, tactics, and skill.

Attachment 150407

PvE

- 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:

- Tapjoy Offers should be available for Android clients (coming soon to iOS)
- Added 500 Health Potion to potion vendors (7250 in main HUD/Windmoore, 6750 in guild)
- Crate Keys will be temporarily available in the Store until 1:30 pm CST on Monday 4/25/16.

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That’s what is on tap for this week. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this, and anything else.

Thanks,

- g

What is tapjoy offers?

[Elgrablyx]

When is new tap cleaning inventory coming?

[ilhanna]

No stats for the Underhull set? Are they available for level 52+?

Great set of updates. Thank you.

[Zeus]

Awesome! Can we get the stats of the set, by any chance?

[Ravager]

Is the crafted armor bound?

[Phup]

Honestly rogues already deal enough damage in pvp in my opinion and if your going to make rogues deal more damage might as well make mage stronger because once their shield has run out you'll get one shot depending if they land a good critical hit... so please buff up mages

[NLmisterNL]

Yea Nice good good


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[Justg]

What is tapjoy offers?

Tapjoy is a way to earn platinum without spending any money.

No stats for the Underhull set? Are they available for level 52+?

The set is Level 51. We'll release stats in tomorrow's update.

When is new tap cleaning inventory coming?

We are going to try and get it in for tomorrow, but no promises. If not it will be in for next week.

Honestly rogues already deal enough damage in pvp in my opinion and if your going to make rogues deal more damage might as well make mage stronger because once their shield has run out you'll get one shot depending if they land a good critical hit... so please buff up mages

PvP is still very controversial. We're removing the restrictions (and counters) for a new baseline. Data will help us be objective about what we do next, so get out there and mix it up.

[Golem]

"bosses now drops arcanes" Arcane shard? please add new arcane eggs and ring/amulets. ty no need weapons.

[Iove]

OOMGGG, Thaaanks sts *0*, new PvP!!!

[Faliziaga]

This update exceeded my expectations, for the first time since a long time. Thank you

[extrapayah]

wow @_@, great things are coming, anyway:

1. why do you make the new ring available only through massive crates?
2. isn't it better to make the crate keys kit in multiple of 15?
3. why do you make the crate key ratio to plat not 1:1?
4. it could be great if chests drop are in separate loot table, like how arlor eggs are... so the reroll process won't end up in giving less valueable items... and even better if we can craft less valuable chest to upgrade it :P like crates

[Zheuedrak_]

So the set is for level 51?

[Maarkus]

Im usually ... 'Biased agains STS' ... And pessimistic about 'STS' promisses BUT ... I can see a lot of thought and work was done here with consideration of feedback from players so i just wanna say .. Good Job STS and thank you.. Someone seems to be in the driver seat now and i really hope the implementation does not dissapoint.

Many thanks and congratulations for taking a step forward in a potential great outcome.

'Potentially' ... i cant help but be pessimistic but please please prove me wrong @@

Thanks for reading.

[intrepd]

As for tapjoy its like Nativex but new offers?

[Zheuedrak_]

As for tapjoy its like Nativex but new offers?

Yes, I think so

[thekragle]

Great job guys! These updates are much appreciated. Nuff said!