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Sun, 02/12/2012 - 00:21
Jacobey's picture
Jacobey

Not sure if this exists elsewhere and not putting it out on general forums to avoid spoilers there.

1: If all recipes are going to be available via Hall of Heroes... then it more or less nerfs any reason for Basil or Kozma to exist as they will just add extra duplication. Unclear with respect to "boss" type recipes but hey... just add one more vendor to the hall to take care of that.
That said - having recipes on the AH seems more or less pointless once missions go live. Yes... some new players will not know they will eventually get easy access to everything - however - that being said - that just means those few will get exploited by those who know.
I am assuming the Hall of Heroes based on the surveys.. addresses a lot of players being frustrated at how long it takes to find certain recipes and thus the reason why every core recipe can easily be found.

2: What is the plan for existing Knights? As is... the Missions unlock as you complete the previous tier. Can we assume that existing Knights will get credit / prestige for at least the Level 1 missions since we can't go back to the crash site?
Further to this.. for existing players... what if we have already completed all the bosses etc. Will we be able to access 5* recipes from the hall or are we going to have to grind out all of the missions?

3: I don't see a way for either prestige or title to be currently displayed. Is the visible player profile (i.e what you see when you use inspect player) going to be modified some way to show either of these?

4: The time required to complete higher level missions increases as they involve multiple levels. One thing I've seen from the main server is that a lot of new... newer... somewhat middle aged knights don't know how to access the gate map or the fact that one exists. Gonna suggest either hot keying the gate map or adding a "tutorial" mission on how to access the gate map. On a related note - I would truly love some kind of estimate on how long it would take to complete a mission before I start one. (Note: Leaning towards a hotkey.)

5: Can yo actually add the Hall of Heroes as a walk in venue from Haven? As it exists now... it actually DOESN'T exist. Would be nice to walk in, wander around when I feel like it without having to use a previously completed mission button to get there.

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 04:54
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Round-Shinigami's picture
Round-Shinigami
1. Recipes in Hall of Heroes:

1. Recipes in Hall of Heroes: I am also concerned about this as it completely kills of the entire purpose of Basil at terminals. IMO: there should be guys standing in their armors and you should be able to get armor, shield, weapon names from them, but not recipes. Or there should be statues and by checking the screen you would be able to "inspect" them to see their armors and properties, without actual ability to buy recipes (otherwise it kills the entire recipe trading market in the game, basically making the game shorter).

2. I say force all players into crash site! :D Lets crash the crash site! :D Wouldn't be bad to start from the crash site after respective update goes live. Sure, you'll have to re-do missions, but that shouldn't be a problem considering your gear.

3. I hope prestige will have rankings similar to lockdown weekly ranking and blast network ranking. Otherwise "prestige" missions, that require you to spend your resources and give nothing in return, would be pointless. I also noticed that knights now have their ranking when you inspect them, with "elite" knights also having m.prestige 1895 under the rank (others don't have any number, just "apprentice").

4. Estimated time to complete mission would be great, but at the very least it should say "2 levels" or "3 levels" somewhere in description.

5. Would be nice to have a hall of heroes accessible outside of mission system. Also would be nice if there was a section where currently TOP prestige knights stand (based on weekly rating for the last week so they don't change all the time, but only once a week) where you can inspect them, their gear, their prestige rating, completed missions ect. Player examination part is completely optional, though.

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 04:59
#2
Ariamaki
3- Prestige already has

3- Prestige already has weekly rankings-- If you check your announcement board, the friend list rankings for Prestige shows up, I believe it said "Prestigious Player" or something similar. Also, the "prestige" missions still have benefits in allowing people to make it through the tiers more easily, potentially avoiding difficult missions or allowing the tiers to have a bit more 'bulk' to them.

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 07:48
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Round-Shinigami's picture
Round-Shinigami
Ariamaki As far as I can

Ariamaki
As far as I can tell, you can't progress in ranks without doing rank missions (only prestige goes up, your rank remains the same).

I have a simple solution that will allow to keep the hall of heroes and existing recipe market. Possible variants:
a) instead of buying a recipe from "heroes" link directly to auction house, to specific search result (recipes category, recipe name name, sort by buy price)
b) make them several times more expensive than Basil prices (5x for 1-star recipes, 4x for 2-star recipes, 3x for 3-star recipes, 2x for 4-star recipes, 1.5x for 5-star recipes). This way hall of heroes will offer you recipes that can't be purchased on auction house, but at a high price.
c) only offer recipes if there are none of appropriate kind on auction house (at a higher than basil price, obviously).

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 09:04
#4
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Maeko
I'm more concerned with being

I'm more concerned with being able to grind on boss levels and now a T2 arena day and night without having to go through any other levels

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 20:06
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Sireez's picture
Sireez
as far as existing knight's

as far as existing knight's progression goes, I wouldn't mind starting from square one. I know if I had my arsenal with me I could have steamrolled my way through up to the roar twins even especially with a buddy or two. and I think it'd help some of the newer players in our guild to have a vet run with them. for the high T2 and T3 players, in my opinion at least, it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to roll on through.

Sun, 02/12/2012 - 22:56
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Round-Shinigami's picture
Round-Shinigami
T2 arena is third level in a

T2 arena is third level in a row, plus its payout is ridiculously low.

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