Grab Bag - November 15th, 2013

Player Questions & Developer Answers

Talal: There are no plans to create external hookpoints at this time, however it has been suggested that each housing village have a teleporter available. I’ve seen feedback fairly recently requesting such a feature, so we’ll add this to our list, as it would be very feasible to implement.

Talal: Artifacts are a fairly critical part of the templating process. The artifacts themselves have received very little attention for several years, but still remain considerably powerful in many cases. Some of the lesser used Artifacts can be updated with little negative implications – but changing the ‘loved’ Artifacts will be considerably more difficult as it will have an impact on existing templates. A change like this is not out of the question, but must be done very carefully.

Talal: With the upcoming revamp to the New Frontiers, we will be adding the final, permanent state of the Pictslayer Campaign. This will involve the removal of a lot of existing camps and the addition of a new quest and 3 new encounters in the Frontiers on the normal ruleset and in the Epic zones on the PvE ruleset.

Talal: Following the New Frontiers changes, we intend to study the effect that those changes have on the game. It’s not in our best interest to make sweeping changes of important features like Master Levels or to make significant Class Balance adjustments immediately. Master Level lines can and will be examined, but it’s not on the immediate priority list.

Talal: Yes to ‘something similar’. We’re hard at work right now with the implementation of compelling objective-based additions to NF as part of our changes. Doppelgangers were successful because they provided rewarding objective based gameplay in the Frontiers. That’s a big part of what we have planned going forward.

Talal: The addition of Body –damage type Legendary Weapons is certainly something we can consider as we examine updating Legendary Weapons.

Talal: On our list of Art issues to tackle once those resources become available to us. There are some higher priority Art items on that list, so you can expect those to be resolved first – but it’s certainly on the list!

John: 100% quality crafted weapons and armor can hold more player-crafted alchemy charges for one. They also have more hidden durability than 99% and lower quality armor and weapons. This means that when you repair an item and it’s at 100% durability, it will take more repairs for the durability to drop below 100% than a 99% or lower quality item.

Talal: I’m afraid not. Not at this time. Apologies, friend =[

Talal: I recently read and responded to a thread of this nature on Post Count. We acknowledge that areas in the Labyrinth contain exploit vulnerabilities, and have made somewhat recent changes to address these problems. It looks as though the changes didn’t quite cover all of the problems, and we will continue to look at how we can effectively eliminate the possibility for players to exploit these areas. If a change is made, we’ll mention it during patch notes or hotfix notes on the Camelot Herald.

Talal: Ask and ye shall receive. Next BG Weekend shall be Cathal Valley!