Christmas Patch

[Aionlasting]

I'm happy to hear there is some skill work being done coming in the form of content outside of just the Christmas event. That is great news! Out of curiosity, were any other UI improvements squeezed into the coming patch or maybe a new dungeon? I would have asked on twitter but I don't have a twitter account (and no I never will have one).

[Daguin]

*anxiously awaits patch notes*

[spider91301]

I'm happy to hear there is some skill work being done coming in the form of content outside of just the Christmas event. That is great news! Out of curiosity, were any other UI improvements squeezed into the coming patch or maybe a new dungeon? I would have asked on twitter but I don't have a twitter account (and no I never will have one).

Had a twitter acount in highschool tried to log into it a week ago for the first time since I made it got perma banned for not being active in more then six months and wont let me remake the account so yeah fk twitter

[Citan]

I use twitter as a way to just blast little status updates before I crash for the evening -- I rarely manage to respond to tweets, so you don't really miss much by not having a twitter account!

There aren't new dungeons in the next update -- we have several in development (some interconnected mini-dungeons and a couple of larger experiences) but they aren't ready yet, and I actually want to dive much deeper into them and make them more interesting. So they've been pulled for this update.

The Necromancy update has taken a lot of effort. Over half of the treasure mods have been replaced or dramatically altered, and a few abilities altered/removed/replaced as well. I'm still working on it right now, actually, trying to get the zombie mechanics in a better place. Since the skill is changing a lot, I'm focusing more on finding the big picture here: which abilities do what, how do they interact, etc. The exact stat numbers may end up being too high or low, but hopefully this update will put Necromancy on a much stronger footing. It needs to be fun and rewarding to control undead minions!

So really, Necromancy has taken up a lot of time that I expected to work on other things this week. But it's time well spent. And I think delaying these dungeons will give us time to make them a lot more special.

(You can find hints about two of the dungeons we're working on by noticing that the Necromancy and Rabbit skills have undergone substantial improvement.)

[spider91301]

The Necromancy update has taken a lot of effort. Over half of the treasure mods have been replaced or dramatically altered, and a few abilities altered/removed/replaced as well. I'm still working on it right now, actually, trying to get the zombie mechanics in a better place. Since the skill is changing a lot, I'm focusing more on finding the big picture here: which abilities do what, how do they interact, etc. The exact stat numbers may end up being too high or low, but hopefully this update will put Necromancy on a much stronger footing. It needs to be fun and rewarding to control undead minions!

So really, Necromancy has taken up a lot of time that I expected to work on other things this week. But it's time well spent. And I think delaying these dungeons will give us time to make them a lot more special.

(You can find hints about two of the dungeons we're working on by noticing that the Necromancy and Rabbit skills have undergone substantial improvement.)
Necro getting unerfed and tempered to be better

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[MorKazim]

Thank you for the Update. when will you release it?

[Citan]

Still bug-fixing, I'd say it's 50/50 odds between Wednesday and Thursday.

[Aionlasting]

Thank you Citan for the reply!

I am sad no new dungeon this time around but happy to hear there are several in the works. If I might suggest, a dungeon with 'injector bugs' similar to an olthoi cave would be awesome. Maybe something in the story relating to these insect monters would be wonderful. An expansion of the bestiary involving them. Perhaps a giant Queen or matriarchs? Incubators?

There is also a paucity of level ~50 dungeon solo friendly content in the game currently. I know there is lab's but that certainly takes a large group.

I feel similarly that the level 60 solo dungeon content is lacking.

I love group hunting so I'm not opposed to some more group dungeons to fill In the gaps but I think outdoor hunting in groups is loads of fun. Wondering a vast expanse of continent in a group killing monsters. Mantids is reminiscent to that sort of hunt but so limited to such a small play area. We need a vast expanse that is treacherous and perfect for hunting parties. That would be a fun zone! Gaz prevents that kind of hunting party due to its lack of group monsters outside and also because of the cold. It is not ideal for long hours of hunting outdoors.

Happy bug hunting... for the next patch that is ;)

[Tagamogi]

I'm not sure how we got side-tracked into dungeons when there are vastly more important questions we could be discussing: Will there be presents? Lots of presents? Candy canes? Will Yalox have a present for me this year or will I have to drop him from my Christmas card list?

But fine:


(You can find hints about two of the dungeons we're working on by noticing that the Necromancy and Rabbit skills have undergone substantial improvement.)

So, anyone want to do wild guesses on these? The best I can come up with is a rabbit warren underneath all of Sun Vale, with tunnels going all the way to Serbule and the Kur Mountains. Players not in rabbit-form will take periodic damage from hitting their head. ;)

For necromancy - well, we have Daniel Murderdark, it seems there should be some undead near him. Maybe leftovers from the war with the Crone Hegemony? Since it's the desert, they could be well-preserved, so zombies and mummies...



There is also a paucity of level ~50 dungeon solo friendly content in the game currently. I know there is lab's but that certainly takes a large group.

I feel similarly that the level 60 solo dungeon content is lacking.

Yes, I feel I run out of fun spots to level around 45-55. I'm perfectly happy going to the Gazluk Caves at 60+, or maybe even 58 if I'm bored, but before that it feels there's this long solo dungeon free stretch after Kur Tower. To be fair, I haven't tried the prison area in Rahu since I haven't had anyone in the right level range with mining skills yet.

[Tagamogi]

*anxiously awaits patch notes*

Oh, now this reminds me: I saw you patting the cows in the casino yesterday.

So, how about adding something special for the cows in the Christmas patch to thank them for all the hard fertilizing work they did last weekend? I'm thinking they'd love a cheerful holiday wreath to drape over their horns...

[Daguin]

Oh, now this reminds me: I saw you patting the cows in the casino yesterday.
Great cheese comes from happy cows, and happy cows come from the Casino!

[s5669111]

Thank you Citan for the reply!



There is also a paucity of level ~50 dungeon solo friendly content in the game currently. I know there is lab's but that certainly takes a large group.

I feel similarly that the level 60 solo dungeon content is lacking.



IMO - When the gear/weapon level restrictions are raised to 90 - 100 the current 50 - 70 spots will be easier to farm solo.

[Aionlasting]

IMO - When the gear/weapon level restrictions are raised to 90 - 100 the current 50 - 70 spots will be easier to farm solo.

True but do you really want your level 90-100 characters farming level 50-70 dungeons? That would imply there is a lack of appropriate content for those levels or that the rewards of lower levels are so good that even characters who are drastically over the intended level feel the need to farm the content.

[spider91301]

Great cheese comes from happy cows, and happy cows come from the Casino!

Thats the best post ever

[Daguin]

Now that the holiday event has wrapped up, I just wanted to say thank you to all the devs and admins for another fun event season. Ri-shin rules, Vol-Mu drools! :p