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It really is so good. Everyone rushes to their castle to see if they're the target

Map editor and mod support would be perfect for this game, and it would allow us to make game modes like this

Glad you enjoy them and thanks for the kind words. I've been playing some other games and trying to figure out what, if any, other games to include on the channel. More v rising content will be coming, as I'm finishing up a run that I'll then need to edit. Will be posting them sometime after Thanksgiving week (after next week),

@terribletimmy2 if u play any PS5 games I'll see if I get it too. I want a new game experience too

Yeah this game is moreso geared towards "skillful" combat and not face-tanking enemies. Definitely a learning curve

Hey there thanks for the comment. I will say that I don't think removing ALL randomness from drops is a good thing. My issue is that there is simply far too much variance in the randomness, to the point that it is functionally impossible to get a "perfect" weapon in the game, and therefore pushes players from both PvE AND PvP to lean towards Orange weapons instead of getting their own "perfect" combination. This is, imo, dumb game design in a game that is design with multiple runs in mind. It's also why I think adding the Fusion Forge is a great first step in managing things. Regarding adding more RNG, I'd have to full on disagree in the context of the current state of the game. Keep in mind that in a PvE context, there is already enough RNG in the game to force you to spend literal months of grinding to get everything you could want with even "decent" stats. Adding more in this context only furthers the gap between Orange items with fixed stats and Purple items. As fun as getting drops in WoW and OSRS are, this game is simply not the same genre. If it was, they would have designed it in a way that made force wiping servers not a thing, to say nothing of the Survival elements and castle hearts decaying. They want an "end" point to the game, and introducing even more excessive RNG would definitely take away from the experience/"power fantasy" at end game. And finally, if you are playing PvE, there is nothing stopping you from playing/using whatever weapon type, infusion, etc that you want. It makes sense that we would rush for the best weapons in PvP, but in PvE, play w.e you like. Changes to that randomness will do little to affect your overall experience unless they entirely remove it all together.

Yeah it's good in concept, but terrible in execution. There needs to be PvP and I even think incursions COULD work, but the issue is they gate the most important part of progression, and feel awful when there's even a single dominant clan

This one isn't arbitrary. It's there to prevent making inaccessible parts of a castle, and primarily for PvP/raids. It is annoying that they don't have unique building rules for PvP vs PvE

Yeah it's right around there. Essentially, once you have to upgrade your dawnthorn, the grind becomes significantly worse and one dimensional. Grind goldsun->check shop -> buy recipes Over and over until you have what you need

@ oh it’s not even that lol. For me it’s making the material. To make the rest of the sanguine weapons… new to the game first run through I am lvl 80. It’s hell… you need to make like 6 pieces before you can make the piece for the guns lol

@ I have so much resource I make scripts and get them for free just making the weapons (material) is a lot

Definitely the highlight for me. Hoping they also spruce up Mortium

@terribletimmy2 Mortium. Yes. Totally agree, sir.

Very few and far between

I think weapons would be nice for sure. We already had a "teaser" for a dagger in the gloomrot patch that didn't seem to make it into 1.0, however the dagger the enemy in this dev update they shared seems like the same type of dagger, so that may be something we'll get. Spells would be good as well since it could make for some very interesting meta changes and ways to play. I think balancing the existing stuff would be very important first and foremost. I also want to see the amulets we have revisited. Some are overwhelmingly better than others

@terribletimmy2 I always use the green one for the move speed

There's some really good strats around dunley and cursed forest, but end game will always be slow in 1.0 patch since we have to farm for recipes now. You can def do early shard boss clears, but they aren't nearly as good as they once were since without upgraded armor recipes we can't actually use the drac armor pieces

Haha yeah, honestly it hasn't really been until 1.0 that I ever cared about where they were. Used to be that you only really needed about a single stack to reach endgame armor, and you could get them all passively just by hitting shrooms when you saw them while doing other stuff in cursed forest

Nice! Yeah it def makes her super easy, and since it's easy to get the mats to make the pendant, it's a great strat

Yeah I think the shard system is a little weird for PvE

Yeah this was made before I knew about Siren's Wail GS combo. Wings is not top tier though imo. It's good enough in scholar builds, but certainly not top tier

@@terribletimmy2 i believe several pros use it, as its superior movespeed under E makes the stuns and dodges a bit more reliable. And you also have the option of the curse, which doesnt break frozen status shield under scholar blood

You can, especially on normal mode. Brutal it becomes significantly harder.

@@terribletimmy2 this is true. The stat that less than 1 in 5 people have ever died to another player is also crazy. Idk how people play this game in PvE or solo more than once

Def could be interesting to have boss-specific loot drops

Yeah there's a bunch of stuff that shoulda been fixed for sure. Crazy we're still sitting here waiting on stuff that could've been changed months ago

There's a bunch of stuff you can do at this point. The thing about this stage is you can technically clear/farm everything with just a merc iron weapon/pistols. I'll probably make a run for this at some point

Hey thanks, glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, this method is super rough if you get screwed by RNG. Iron can be fickle, but it you take the time to just loot everything, it's generally very consistent. At the most you'll need a 3rd run to the first village, unless you just get entirely screwed. Also, keep an eye out for chests, as they seem to have a much better drop rate for ingots. Sometimes you get super lucky and get like... 32 ingots on 1 village, but that's fairly rare. And yeah, unsullied hearts can be brutal, but one way I found to recover in that front is the fact Beatrice, Quincey, and Grayson the armorer all have 100% drop rates on them. If you got totally screwed and have zero hearts by the time you have to kill Quincey, kill Grayson first -> Quincey -> iron weapon-> Beatrice -> Grayson and you'll 100% have 4.

@@terribletimmy2 Thanks :)

Yeah, really just some way to control it is a good idea. Fusion I think is the best way, since it means every weapon drop is another relevant opportunity to get closer to a perfect weapon. Being able to actually work for it instead of having to get a 1 in a 100 million chance is a good change

@terribletimmy2 exactly what I was saying! 😁 gonna make the whole experience into the last few acts so much better.

Hopefully 1.1 will be a nice update to keep us busy for awhile longer lol

Could be interesting, but I think the fusion forge will fix this issue

@terribletimmy2 I hope so

Is the duel system for pve too? That is very nice. I would add some sort of "currency" or reward from duels, at least cosmetics as an incentive to duel other people

So the thing about PvE players is even with less RNG, the people playing a single time wouldn't know the difference anyway. It actually doesn't make sense to make it that way with them in mind. Also, it's actually pretty simple to make PvP sustainable, but it just depends on if the devs want to put in the effort. The recent update about player Arenas coming actually has insane potential if modders can figure out how to take some of the features and put it in open world areas. PvP becomes incredibly interesting the more opportunities you have for mixing up/adding things to fresh wipes. If we had more tools to do that, PvP would be god tier content/replayability

Eh, I actually disagree. PvP is accessible for anyone interested in trying. People just assume that it will take them 6 months of learning to get good at it, but in reality it's not nearly that hard

The weapons share cds so you're only realistically using 2 weapons at a time anyway. Most people just have a go too combo where you're pushing like 4 buttons it's really not hard.

its ok, fair point.

True but also this is only the first dev update. They usually give multiple updates with leaks and details between updates. Unless they decide that 1.1 will be a very minor update, you can expect to see way more than this

@@terribletimmy2 Fingers crossed!

This is an effect when someone dies. Custom modded server effect

True, but as it stands now, it is, in all practicality, impossible to get a perfect weapon that isn't an artifact. This at least makes it possible to get one

Yeah if they can make the update big enough to pull people back, then it may stay alive a little longer.

True. They could also make new maps and regions as well, although I don't foresee them doing that personally

@@terribletimmy2 I will remain hopeful for more content after this update, btw are they adding unique item drops ? Besides those cosmetics for the weapons? that could actually spice up some late game loop maybe, speaking of which, If they can figure it out, ruins was a nice addition to a loop idea for starters

Yeah some of the effects I wish I could change. If they introduce less RNG, then that could make room for more artifact weapons

Best way to do it. Throw it on in the background while you toil away

Whats it called?

Saw the server around. May take a look

It's called "The 1%"

Haha yeah the other ones would probably stand out more. And better late than never I guess on the dueling

Would be nice for blues for sure. Not too sure on the fusion cost, since you're already having to spend stygian shards on a second weapon shard until you get the stats you want, and then Mats for a Dark Silver weapon+Sanguine weapon+3 Onyx tears to make that item before merging it.

@@terribletimmy2 I am just thinking Blood Essence, reason being I always end up with a small mountain that I don't need starting about Early mid game.

You have very much missed the point it seems. Dueling and Arenas aren't turning anything into a "sweatlord playground" This change doesn't affect PvE in any way if you don't want it to. Simply refuse to duel or fight in an arena. For those PvE players who ARE interested in trying PvP, this gives them a gateway to that world without feeling like they're going to get stomped by the sweatlords you think inhabit PvP servers.

@terribletimmy2 The game will have 5k players for the fourth time after a month or two, mark my words. I'm convinced that devs are out of touch at this point. It seems that they don't know how to improve replayability and retain a healthy playerbase. I'm not a PVE player btw. Also, sweatlords are important for the ecosystem. The problem is that if they don't give players ways to fit in or to express themselves then the sweatlords will make the rest quit. So, listening to your advice is actually a bad idea.

@@Miuacc-xr7dt I would argue that PvP is one of the least impactful reasons that the population dips in this game. The lack of dev communication, updates, and interest the devs generate for PvE replayability are the biggest reasons the pop falls off. They created a game that's designed around the concept of server wipes, but then don't add content or generate interest in playing wipes. Also, the best way for them to give less experienced players ways to "fit in" with PvP is done with these exact changes listed in this Dev Update. Many people nervous to play PvP currently just refuse to even try all together due to the veteran players. This change gives them the ability to dip their toes into the PvP scene with zero risks instead of just jumping into the deep end feet first. It also gives at least some kind of reason for PvP players to give PvE communities a try if they know they are still able to Duel etc What other changes could they make to the game that would be a better option for PvP introduction than Arenas and Duels?

@@terribletimmy2 You're capable and well spoken Timmy but you're too stuck in the "meta". You represent a very small percentage of the playerbase and that's the reason your advice is not what the game actually needs. However that doesn't mean that it's not important and also you're important for the ecosystem. The game just lacks direction. So, to make it clear.. your advice and takes are good and logical but they're not what the game needs to explode in popularity and make the players stick around. I have ideas but I'm too lazy to go deeper by myself. Perhaps we can talk about them and possibly make a video about it? Not even gonna ask for credit, just doing it out of love for the game.

Honestly, irradiant gruel is very painful haha. If they made it less annoying to use, that might be a solution to the issue. Not sure if needed though.

are they? I was playing for like a week or so and had all 100% blood types possible. It went to a point where i dont just hunt for 100% blood type, but for a specific mob with that type. Like a male punisher scholar (that has a whip). Or a sectant draculin. From what i've seen playing solo on my server (may be different for online), is that mobs do not respawn on their own. So you kinda have to kill everything you see, so they respawn with new blood. Maybe that's why i have no problems finding good blood. As i murder everything on my way

​@@terribletimmy2 I had 3 98 rogue and they turn on 99 everytime

One advantage to solo play is no one can yoink the high % mobs

Yeah, it's always a struggle. I swear the 35% chance is a lie haha

The jewel effects alone are going to be SUCH a nice change. Absolutely cannot wait for that. I think the fusion forge will be the perfect middle ground for these weapons. You'll be able to slowly craft the "perfect" legendary, while also going for those artifact weapons when you want them.

hahaha more updates would be nice for sure.