0 Arrival - Arabella to Lunar Rift on Isle of Storms

Dear Avatars!
Please include feedback on whether the story seems coherent, what you didn't understand, what was/was not helpful (journal, maps), suggested dialogue improvement, and anything else you want to suggest.

Please use this thread to help reach the target of a well-told story ...

Thank you!

Vyrin and Paladin Michael

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1. The intro is great. I really like it. By the way: is it new that we can watch mother earth?

2. CHOOSING OUR PATH - in a CLASSLES SYSTEM!
THIS is one of the very important parts of the game.

1. LOVE
2. COURAGE
3. TRUTH

It's our first important decision, which should count.
Unfortunately it is not necessary to answer anything in a honest way,
because after this we can decide to be a
1. Ranger (using a bow)
2. Fighter (using a Sword)
3. Mage (using a Sword)

Why the possibility for a player to chooce to be a "Ranger", "Fighter" or "Mage" ???
[Please, don't tell it is because of the weapon, and also to have the Skills fitting to the class I would like to be ...]
I guess, this chance was given because the paths weren't finished?
Now they are finished, not necessary to bring people inside a more polished place.

PLEASE CONSIDER this:
In all starter quests there is the task for the newbie:
Take the sword (Courage and Truth) or
take the bow (Love)

Why not filling the wrack up with Sword, Bow, Mace and Pole and give the decision to our Avatar?
Just rename the task in: "TAKE A WEAPON!", to ensure that the Avatar don't leave the place without any weapon ...

 

Because of this important choice, a new player receives a few STARTER SKILLS -
And here is the problem: they are different in SUMMARY
(I told this Releases before as a bug, but it was mentioned as "by design").

How can it be by design to treat a newbie different, where the Oracle itself says: there is no wrong answer ...
[Don't say, this is just one of the first lies from the Oracle! ]

It shouldn't be different, equal what path we're starting with.

Starting path of Love gives the greatest Advantage! +29 / 64 more Skill Points!

Starting Path of Courage gives the (dis)Advantage of +40 / -24 Skill Points ...

Starting Path of Truth gives the disadvantage of -40 / - 64 Skill Points !!!
(--> And also -2 missing at Intelligence and missing Skill Enlightenment ...)
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TOTAL SKILL POINTS 177 217 241
WITH CHOOSEN PATH TRUTH COURAGE LOVE
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Shouldn't all players have the same level playing field?
Including the same amount of skillpoints and abilities.

May be there is a way to give the possibility to distribute Skillpoints by ourself?
Also a fast training lesson about Tier 1 Skills - or the choice for random distribution, like it is now.

Another way would be to start with NO Skillpoints and to increase the XP pool.
The experience of leveling would be greater and more visible

May be at the beginning of each outskirts the first mission could be to visit the Adventure Trainer?

Currently starting (skill) points are like this:

CHOOSEN PATH
TRUTH COURAGE LOVE
Health 115 132 125
Focus 117 104 109
TOTAL 232 236 234

Strength 10 12 10
Intelligence 10 10 10
Dexterity 10 10 12
TOTAL 30 32 32

SKILLS
Blades 5 30 10
Thrust 0 20 0
Riposte 0 20 0
Bludgeon 5 10 10
Ranged Combat 5 10 30
Aimed Shot 0 0 20
Disabling Shot 0 0 20
Pole 5 10 10
Light Armor
Dodge 5 0 20
Escape 0 0 10
Heavy Armor
Glancing Blow 0 20 0
Shield 0 0 0

Light 20 5 (<Changed in R50!) 5
Searing Ray 5 0 0

Stone Fist 0 20 0
Strength of Earth 0 10 0

Flame Fist 30 0 0
Fire Arrow 20 0 0
Ignite Weapon 10 0 0

Tap Soul 10 0 0

Healing Touch 20 5 10
Purify 10 0 0

Gust 10 0 20
Air's Embrace 0 0 10
Dash 0 0 10

Tactics
Healthy 5 20 15
Reckless Stance 0 10 0
Strength 0 5 0
Parry 0 20 0
Focus
Heightened Awareness 10 0 0

Taming
Tame Creature 1 1 10
Summoning 1 1 1
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TOTAL SKILL POINTS 177 217 241
CHOOSEN PATH TRUTH COURAGE LOVE
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Crafting:
NO Fishing Starting Skill Points
NO Agriculture Starting Skill Points


Also the items in inventory are different ...
Same amount marked this way.
TRUTH
Black Pearl 10
Mandrake Root 10
Nightshade 10
Spider Silk 10
Sulfurous Ash 15
Potion of Focus 4

Potion of Health 4
Recall Scroll 3
Teleport Scroll 3
Repair Kit Tailoring 3
Torch 2

COURAGE
Repair Kit - Blacksmithing 3
Potion of Focus 4

Potion of Health 4
Recall Scroll 3
Teleport Scroll 4
Torch 2

LOVE
Arrow 400
Map of Solace Bridge
Potion of Focus 4

Potion of Health 4
Recall Scroll 3
Teleport Scroll 3
Repair Kit Carpentry 2
Repair Kit Tailoring 1
Torch 2