Patch Notes April 25, 2012
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:16
The Emberlight Adoption Agency Has Arrived!
Nonna, a representative for the Emberlight Adoption Agency has come to Haven seeking Knights to care for baby monsters that have lost their way in the Clockworks! Head to the Haven Town Square and see how you can purchase the following accessories:
- Love Puppy Monster Pocket
- Chroma Whelp Monster Pocket
- Mewkat Monster Pocket
Each monster pocket is fully animated and attaches to the front of any compatible armor.
Nonna will be in town through April 30th, 2012. She will return some time in the future, but you never know which monsters she will have available for adoption!
New Character Creation
A new character creation interface is available that offers both a visual upgrade as well as new customization options. Options include:
[Armor]
- Head
- Body
- Design
[Details]
- Accessory 1
- Accessory 2
[Personalize]
- Height
- Eyes
- Personal Color
Unique Variants
You can now ‘lock’ Unique Variants in Punch’s shop when purchasing the two and three UV tickets. Locking UVs will retain them while you roll for new ones!
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug where knights could get trapped between a timed door and the wall in the Clockworks.
- Fixed some bugs where rocket blocks weren't turning off in the Ironclaw Munitions Factory.
- The ground target when holding a heavy statue now snaps to pressure plates.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:19
#2
FALCON PUNCH!
yep, ty OOO.....
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:21
#3
How long do the Monster pockets last?
Just wondering how long the Monster pockets last? How much will they be? (can't log in right now to check, so don't flame me please)
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:22
#4
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...lololololol
^ laughter of pain and despair.
Seriously, OOO? People used so, so much money to get their godly triple UVs, and now it's all worth nothing, basically. I thought the adoption thing would be a pet, but I'm glad it's not. I wish existing characters can re-do the character creation, that'd be cool.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:22
#5
Wait, what are these
Wait, what are these "details" on the character creation screen? Do they get free accessories? Could someone care to explain, please?
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:22
#6
Good thing I sell
Good thing I sell accessories! WAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:25
#7
Oh god... With those
Oh god... With those accessory "baby monsters", people will start asking for pets even more in the suggestions... Might be time to leave that forum section for good before the wave hits >.>
Aside from that, might actually be worth rolling double/triple UVs now, if only I had the money XD
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:26
#8
Hmm
I currently have mixed emotions and i'm not thinking clearly so I
think i'll wait to give my opinion.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:30
#9
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGH
also does this mean that you can have a purple helm and yellow armor? dear god the horror.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:29
#10
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Wait, what are these "details" on the character creation screen? Do they get free accessories? Could someone care to explain, please?
Probably the chance to attach two bleh accessories, while the better accessories will have to be found in lockboxes.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:29
#11
When do I get my free height
When do I get my free height modifier? >:(
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:34
#12
They finally did it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muEnLlycOn4&feature=related
(Actually, I'm all for the change. Exciting!)
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:35
#13
Pocket Monsters
Pocket Monsters, got the joke?
Ehe ehe, so funni.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:36
#14
Hopefully, the height
Hopefully, the height modification here doesn't include the extra small or the extra tall
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:36
#15
Woah woah woah, locking
Woah woah woah, locking UV's!??? Lolwut?
This will be very interesting.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:38
#16
Eh..
I'm gonna have to agree with every existing player here. New players get a free adjustment to two basic accessories, a choice of three (i suppose) eyes, and three height modifiers while we have to pay 50,000 crown or 750 CE and a Mirrored Lockbox to get at least one of these things...?
Free > 50,000cr (750 CE) - Unless I missed something here...
And I, also, have not seen a single Mirrored Lockbox on the wheel. That might be a stroke of bad luck, but... this is just my two cents.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:40
#17
My wallet is prepared. Time
My wallet is prepared. Time to lock in 3 VH on my DA bby
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:41
#18
OMG
so ppl used millins of CE to change their eyes and heigh and now new chars can just be made like that?
BS i say
what about resetting our chars so when we first log with them after the update we can 'rebuild' them again with this new changes?
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:44
#19
to hell
to hell with this transmuting UVs at the rolling station. OOO, i don't blame you for attempting to make a profit. But this is pathetic.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:48
#20
thanks for
the new in game play content!!!!!!
oh wait......
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:50
#21
LOL
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I CAN HAZ POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
I hope they are cheap......
I wonder what "locking" UVs mean.........well, guess il find out in..........1.5hours
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:55
#22
@Rommil
As I said in /2, the odd thing is that when people proposes this in the suggestions forum, the consensus (which i disagreed with) was that this would make getting UVs "too easy" and that OOO would lose money overall. Funny, that.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:56
#23
Not Happy
I really hope that we can change our eyes/height for free as well.
@Alynn: "Locking" UV's means when you go and buy a random UV from that UV randomizer guy, you can choose that "Oh, I like the UV mine has right now, so that one won't change when I randomize my UV's"
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:58
#24
@Pueo
huh? if you already like your UV, why go randomize it? still confused
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:59
#25
Monster Pockets? Pathetic,
Monster Pockets? Pathetic, totally pathetic.
New character creation? Screwing over all current players.
UV locking? Totally ruining randomness of Punch and screwing over current players.
Good old technique:
Ripp players off on their money and then make it avaliable for free to rip people off.
Ripp players off on their money and then change something to rip them off even more.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 10:59
#26
><
1. Get CTR VH Sealed Sword.
2. Double Roll but keep the CTR VH until you get ASI VH.
3. Triple Roll but keep the CTR VH and ASI VH until you get a Damage Bonus VH.
4. ???
5 PROFIT
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:01
#27
@Alynn
Example: I lock-in my CTR VH. I can now add 1-2 more UVs to that, keeping the original.
@Enclavean: Realistically, you'd skip the damage bonus step. Also, you might end up with a stupid good SS that no one can afford to buy except super-rich players who have already done the same thing. . . .
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:02
#28
So it's like you can keep one
So it's like you can keep one UV when you roll for 2, and keep 2 UVs when you roll for 3?
Wonder how long till we see triple MAX UVs flood the market...
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:04
#29
O
is that what it really means?
if so, then UV market is going down................NOOOOOOOOOOOO
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:05
#30
Before locking UV:
- You roll
Before locking UV:
- You roll 1 UV - asi VH
- You want to have multiple UVs but you afraid that you will loose current one to some crap (since all are randomized and you loose current one)
- You leave punch with 1 UV
After locking UV:
- You roll 1 UV - max shock
- You want to have multiple UVs
- You proceed to roll triple UV
- You tick that you want to keep your current UV
- You keep your max shock and get 2 random UVs
- Repeat till triple Max
....???
- Profit
And also screwing over all current players who worked really hard and go lucky to get good UVs.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:10
#31
Also, LD is now slightly more
Also, LD is now slightly more broken than it was before.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:15
#32
Oh, boo hoo. Economies
Oh, boo hoo. Economies change. Just adapt or quit.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:18
#33
CTR VH Brandish -> Lock ->
CTR VH Brandish -> Lock -> Get ASI VH --> Destroy lockdown
I am intrigued on these 2 accessories on creation. What do you get? I assume it's stuck to your Proto Armor.
Interesting.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:20
#34
Boo hoo ignorant Plasma-Panda
Boo hoo ignorant Plasma-Panda appears.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:21
#35
Those accessories they let
Those accessories they let new players choose from better not be wings and halos...
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:23
#36
FALCON PUNCH!
lol Sypsy, CTR VH brandish is easy to dodge, 'nuff said ._.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:24
#37
Now it's going to be:
Ragecraft for 1 MAX UV
and then roll for the next 2 MAX UVs
The UV market won't be hit too bad but prices will go down.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:31
#38
OMG THIS IS JUST THE CONTENT
OMG THIS IS JUST THE CONTENT WE NEED! MORE MISCELLANEOUS, THANKS OOOs!
(dramatic mutual sarcasm)
Ehhh I'm 60% liking it & 40% mutual.
I just got my Vanguard badge.... you sons of motherless goats.... Please have a feature where we can unbind accessories but not loose them/they get destroyed. I also wised I could transfer my proto crest to Softpaws from my other toon on this account...
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:37
#39
Shion-Sinx, I agree.
Us paying loads of Crowns and Crystal Energy to modify our characters slightly, yet new players getting it free in a snap, is complete BS.
The only solution I can think of is to let all players access the new GUI only ONCE, so that we all get the chance to customize our characters as we see fit.
Though, this would put some rage into the people who already have bought existing things.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:39
#40
Haha - People need to take a
Haha - People need to take a chill-pill....
I personally am happy that OOO takes time to update the game so often!
Change is good (for the most part) and stirs things up a bit.
It IS a game afterall, so just relax and enjoy! :D
Thanks OOO!
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:41
#41
Meh
I barely play now, even before all this rage escalated.
I'm eating gari(yeah, I'm aff) while watching the replies.
You people are making my day.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 11:47
#42
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Good god, did people up and forget that the double and triple tickets cost 75k/225k respectively? You really think the market is gonna be effected *that* much? 'Sides, I'd bet the reason they're doing this is because so few people use the two and three variant tickets. Not to mention the only market effected will be the multiple UV market; a market that was incredibly niche anyway that thrived off of supposed rarity (which, in a game, can be reversed at any time). It's still gonna take a bloody age for values to deprecate.
The pet accessory thing seems like a fair enough compromise between people wanting pets and those that don't. I believe Puzzle Pirates has a similar thing where you can get a parrot to perch on your shoulder or something, so I can't say I'm surprised at this development. I also know that that game has traditional follower pets and I pray that doesn't make the jump to here.
mer, 04/25/2012 - 12:01
#43
THE AH IS A PIECE OF SNIPE
THE AH IS A PIECE OF SNIPE MANURE PEOPLE, WHY DO YOU EVEN BOTHER. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE DIRT BROKE!
mer, 04/25/2012 - 14:41
#44
When you say 'pet accessories'...
I expected they'd be either flying around you, or following behind you as an image. attached on the FRONT, I was not expecting at all. (can these be front or back accessories? The front makes them look really awkward)
The New Character screen, I liked; the New Character have a choice from some accessories, I don't know. Maybe it's because I own 3 of them through lockboxes.
no comment on punch.
OH! OH! Since you proved you have a graphic for it, can we have a Lovetrode shooting a healing beam of love? That Adoption retrode is the best part of this update for me. So inspiring. :/
mer, 04/25/2012 - 14:58
#45
Free stuff for existing players
I demand a free height modifier, free choice of eyes, and two free accessories for your proto gear for all existing players before this patch!!!! I almost spent 50k just to get some new eyes!!
mer, 04/25/2012 - 15:45
#46
;-;
I'm actually happy about this update.
You know why?
Because I finally get to sing a song I prepared for the next time OOO royally screws us.
/ahem
Something isn't right...
I can feel it again, feel it again
This isn't the first time
That you've left me waiting
Sad excuses, and false hopes high...
I saw this coming still I don't know why
I let you in!
I knew it all along
You're so predictable
I knew something would go wrong
(something always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
You're so predictable
(so predictable)
So take your empty words, your broken promises
And all the time you stole, cause I am sick of this
I could give it away, give it away
I'm doing everything I should have
And now I'm making a change
I'm living today
I'm giving back what you gave me!
I don't need anything!
I knew it all a lie
You're so predictable
I knew something would go wrong(something always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
You're so predictable
(so predictable)
c'mon guys sing with me!!!
mer, 04/25/2012 - 15:50
#47
The Emberlight Adoption
The Emberlight Adoption Agency 5/5
New accessories are always welcomed, even though I'm not really into accessories that much, I appreciate a way "pets" were introduced. As I've mentioned in one of infamous pet-threads, pet-like accessories would be the only acceptable way of implementing pets in SK. I'm glad OOO read sensible suggestions posted by those more reasonable forumers ;-)
Nonna, Monster Pockets, Emberlight Adoption Agency are well though off and executed concepts, but that's what I'm used to in OOO games. And of course monsters look adorable. I haven't seen one in game yet, but in preview they look great.
Those Monster Pockets may work as a good crown sink (at least I hope so).
New Character Creation 4/5
I've just redo Draconewt (one of my alts) and I find the new character creation process well executed. I'm not sure if adding accessories to character creation is a good idea, but maybe it's because I find original Ian's designs best and many accessories just spoil those originals designs. Not a big deal though.
Unique Variants 0/5
Sounds like a horrible idea. There's some posts about it already (and more to come probably) so I won't elaborate.
jeu, 04/26/2012 - 12:20
#48
...it would take me 8 days...
If I were to save up for a monster pocket, Love Puppy or course, it would take me 8 days to make that many crowns... (too bad this ends on the 30th, only 4 days away) To get my prismatic cake helm it only took about 5 days to grind it out. What gives? If I had known this was coming, I would have saved every crown I've made in the past month and spent it all on a Love Puppy monster pocket. I would have only had to grind about 2 or 3 days to come up with the crowns. But having spent 80,000 on gear upgrades in the last couple weeks, I'm broke now, and will have to wait to buy one at an inflated price from the auction house... actually, I'll probably never get one... they are just too expensive turns out to be ~$10 real money for a cosmetic armor accessory? That is a lot of money for something that does not amount to anything.
SK is becoming tedious... don't get me wrong, I enjoy 'most' of the game play, but with 4 star gear the missions have become incredibly hard (8-1 poison/fiend levels), the accessories are incredibly expensive, and it's getting hard to keep going. 5 star gear is just too far out of my reach at this point. It's going to take a long time to grind for two 5 star sets, and then I STILL will have a VERY hard time on three fifths of the stratums due to the wrong gear for the enemy type/theme.
It's disappointing to come to the conclusion that I will have to play at least another 200+ hours JUST to get to the end game content. You can only stretch fun so far, and grinding Royal Jelly (my current crown maker, since I am not able to go to FSC) will only be fun for so long.
There goes the UV market