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Tue, 06/17/2014 - 13:03
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Thunder-The-Bright

I didn't think this one a lot the the others, but oh well.
it's pretty much an arcade gate, but there is no gate map and the depths are randomly chosen (if applicable*).
I think it should start on T2, maybe on Moorcroft Manor's railway. also a T3 entrance in the lower left of emberlight would do since it's almost empty right now. it should scale rewards and everything forever (always if applicable**) and the depths below 29 should be swarm depths. no, you shouldn't reach the core.
I think that the exploration factor that this will provide will get quite a bit of attention. you don't know what you will find down there, so it's actually exploration.
if you want to limit it up, make random heaven gates pop out instead of normal gates. always a chance, and not absurdly high, thanks. also after a while, let's say swarm depths, just make monsters not drop items and replace heart boxes with red boxes. actually, replace all treasure boxes with red boxes, so they don't drop items.
now, the name. random is not that good. unknown is already used for unknown passage and maybe it's better reserved for the 29+ depths. unexplored gates are recon squad work, probably. so, help me out please.

* if full randomization is not applicable, maximum number of gates with no theme will do. if that isn't possible, then no stratum classification, just single depth.
**if looping forever isn't possible, then it should be around 65000 gates. yeah. you should be able to do that. or maybe 1337 or 9001. or 9002, that would be hilarious.

Tue, 06/17/2014 - 14:31
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Flowchart

This sounds like the "sandbox-type experience" the arcade redux was going to have. Whenever it ends up happening, I guess. (Maybe not until the end of 2015)

Tue, 06/17/2014 - 17:24
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Fangel
Hmm, I like it.

I'd say bollocks to Recon Rangers only having the job, I'll take it! We already help them anyways... Heck, if we could get respawning recon flares at the start of every level that would be great!

Perhaps you need a certain prestige level to be able to do these gates. I.E., Whatever the first badge is to get tier 2 clearance, second badge for tier 3 clearance, third badge for swarm clearance. (Which, in turn, should be depths ??? and continue forever from that point on. When you complete a gate it could go up, next time go down, so you're essentially never moving closer to the core.) Also, completing these depths at their specified gate will give you 90 prestige. (Tier 2 and tier 3. Swarm depths are not complete-able)

I would call these depths "Uncharted Depths", or "Mysterious Depths". Have every depth have a total possible depths/100 - boss strata % equation, with graveyards and treasure vaults as possibilities too. Heck, if you really wanted to, we could have boss strata be in the mix too, but it would not be a consecutive floor like normal. (I could get the charred court or, if unlucky, go face to face with vanaduke while using my anti-gremlin loadout equipped) This would also bring a reason to bring normal weapons back as viable weapons.

Wed, 06/18/2014 - 08:02
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Thunder-The-Bright's picture
Thunder-The-Bright
gods ain't gonna help you, son.

mmm, I would like this gate to be completely unrelated to the arcade structure. well, tiers, but you get the point. as for the clearance, normal clearance should be enough.
boss depths, mmm. well, again, I want this to be unrelated to the arcade, and boss depths are fixed into it. maybe in the swarm section. no bosses for that though. darkfire vana with shadow weapons, yeah.
mysterious gate it is.

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