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Darkstarr's Release 7 Impressions (+ Revised R8)

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by DarkStarr, Jul 3, 2014.

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    Yay! More stuff to kill more ways to it... a fan
     
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    GREAT UPDATE
    Glad to hear about the "Interrupts" will something your not taking too lightly. I feel it's an important defense that can be effective if utilized correctly.
    It did save my behind a few times in UO.
     
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    Is that a temporary solution to maintain performance levels? I'm hoping that with further improvements in subsequent releases, you will continue to raise that cap. Or do stuff like item density, per-floor limits, etc. 5,000 items is actually not a whole lot of items, especially for those with larger lots and larger houses. And of course, pack rats and hoarders :)
     
    smack, Jul 3, 2014
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    PvP is a lifestyle.
     
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    AHHH!!! I need a dual system for R8 :(
     
    MulGirtab [BEAR], Jul 3, 2014
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    Now that the lunar rift system is timed, please include a pocket watch or other timepiece mechanism in the game so we can figure out when a rift will be a portal to which place.
     
    Floors, Jul 3, 2014
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    As per usual for American films

    Bad Guys = Posh British Accents
    Good Guys = American Midwest Accents
     
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    OooOoooOOooO!
     
    Eriador, Jul 3, 2014
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    "Many of you in the community argued that delaying PVP could be harmful in the long run, and we heard you. We now feel that in order to make combat (PVE & PVP) the best it can be, we need to do PVP now, not later. Utilizing PVP will be an amazing tool to balance combat systems and data. We also feel it is important for us to work on PVP now so that we can show just how committed we are to PVP being integral to Shroud."

    Most excellent news! I think a lot of us appreciate that Portalarium is "tipping it's hat" to PvP to show it is an important part of the game. I believe a lot of what Lord British, DarkStarr and others created with PvP in early UO was truly magical and unmatched in its competitiveness. I look forward to what they create here.
     
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    Where you able to remove points from skills in R7? I never tried before but it would be interesting to allow us to test the combat and PvP system without having to start a new character.
     
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    You could, by right-clicking them.
     
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    Thank you for the info!
     
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    Thanks for the update - always interesting to read what you guys write!

    Any chance of adding an alpha mini map sooner in the timeline than currently planned?
     
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    This is great news!
     
    Kaisa, Jul 3, 2014
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    I for one like this because reading the pvp forms few of those players had pitchforks in hand ready to storm Lord British Castle >When will we see the Movie Shroud of the Avatar ? I mean come on now i get excited just reading everything others write/type . :)
     
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    How to test with fun? Build the biggest maze ever ;)

    I hope the limits will be raised after the optimizations. As a horder I can say, 5k items are not that much. There should be a difference consideration between items placed on the lot or in the house or stored items in chests or bags.
     
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    You mean having a "cloth map" in inventory that becomes the "paper map" version of the over world ?

    Or do you mean auto mapping, which they've said goes against their design of the game ?
     
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    I hope your real world house doesn't look like that Riya !
     
    Floors, Jul 3, 2014
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    Can we get extra materials (and start out with good gear) so we can fight nonstop all weekend long during R8? I have a feeling some of us will need a lot of repairs.
     
    Isaiah, Jul 3, 2014
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    Riyas Maze would be the best PVP arena ;)
     
    Duke Olahorand, Jul 3, 2014
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