I'm a really old player, i burnt out on the game 2600 hours later but cant give myself a reason to play at all. I feel the grind to heat is wayyyyyyy too long, like radiants dont even exist at Vana. What is the possibility of the old heat system making a return? Would boss payouts ever be slightly increased ? I know a handful of players who would gladly rejoin the game like myself if the heat system was revamped...
Heat and Crowns
Sun, 03/18/2018 - 05:09
Sun, 03/18/2018 - 08:02
#2
no knowledge
Having not heard anything about a heat system revamp, we should probably assume that it will not happen (any time soon).
If you still have heated 5-star items from the old days, then that's some consolation. New players don't have that.
Tue, 03/20/2018 - 15:29
#3
likely not
On the bright side, radiant fire crystals aren't as elusive as one would think, it just requires running one piece of content rather frequently - Dreams and Nightmares. Once you get into the groove with it, you can actually complete the mission in around 15-20 minutes and get an average of 21 radiant fire crystals from it each time. Because of this mission, I've been able to get a freshly crafted 5* item to level 10 within 2 days starting from zero radiants.
Problem is you don't really get crowns from farming the mission, but other than late arcade arenas, they will offer the best chance at radiants.
I don't foresee the old system coming back, but due to all the quality of life changes we've been seeing, there is a small chance that the heating system (or at least fire crystal system) may get a touch-up in the future. That "small chance" is pretty small though, as we cannot say it will happen until either it does, or we get confirmation from the staff.
Thu, 03/22/2018 - 10:53
#4
A fair number of weapons are
A fair number of weapons are just fine at 4* and don't gain much when you upgrade to fully-heated 5*. In particular, I can usually do Dreams and Nightmares with just my 4* Umbral and Fusion Blasters. I can't match Fangel's speed with them, but I finish more often than I get killed. With those, I've been able to upgrade several other items to 5*.
Sat, 03/24/2018 - 16:51
#5
yuppers
My magic is to speedrun the first two levels, and take on the final level full force. My strategies for DaN follow the following:
- Have a source of shadow damage
- Have a source of fire status
- Have some counter to the void toxigels
What this looks like to me is full black kat, an acheron, and a magma driver paired with a savage tortoise and a shadow harness drakon. If you have a teammate or weapon slots, DBB is phenomenal at clearing out the final arena, to the point where I recommend it over what I do since what I do is based entirely around my playstyle. Without DBB I can clear the final level in around 8 minutes, with DBB I can clear it in 5.
It just takes a fair amount of practice and dodging to be able to properly farm, along with knowing certain mechanics (seraphynx heart attack is a must for learning players, and knowledge of sonic mode is critical to survival without health boosts).
The chance of the old system return/increased payout is the same likelihood as GH ever talk to us (as in, VERY very low). Grinding for 5* weapons nowadays is more of a burden than an achievement.
My own recommendation, as an empty gesture of optimism, is perhaps just grind arcade enough to get some good looking costumes, change your goals to perhaps just get a variety of 4* weapons and heat them to level ten, in the vain hope of one day the system change back and you can cash in on labour.
Imperium thought of the day ~ "Hope is the fist step on the road to disappointment."