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majoria70 · Dec 29, 2017

Wilthryth said: ↑

I admit that I'm concerned about the wipe. First concern is that there doesn't seem to be much information about it. Is there going to be a wipe at launch or isn't there? If there is, will they wipe everything or just some things?
I acknowledge that we're testing the game, but conversely as someone who was an original back from the start, I don't want to lose the work I've put into my character any more than they would want to lose the work they put into the game. I'm not a GM anything BTW, I explore and craft. In fact most of my time has been spent playing around with the crafting mechanics.
So back to the questions... I assume that as backers with houses, we'll get to keep those. But will we lose all the items we have in the houses? I crafted all of my own furniture, will I not only lose my levels in crafting but all I created with my skills as well? What about the trunks of materials in my basement, do I lose that too? Crafted weapons and armor? The list goes on and on.
As you can see, whether they wipe or not, someone's going to be unhappy. But in my honest opinion, the idea that the game is somehow "unbalanced" without a wipe is a load of hooey. What's wrong with launching the game with an established community of knowledgeable players with available resources? How will that make the game unbalanced since I suspect some folks will powerlevel as they probably already have and others will take the same slow and steady route they usually do.
If balance is the issue, then perhaps Portalarium should do something to better control the game's economy than worry about player levels and experience points. Perhaps put in some controls for maximum pricing of items on vendors. What truly ruined Lord British' other game was the lack of control of the economy so that new players could never afford to buy from established players because prices were too outrageous and unreachable by new players. But if controls had been in place to prevent price-gouging, then perhaps new players would have been urged to stay.
Anyway, my two cents is that I am opposed to a character wipe. I don't want to lose anything I've worked for all this time be it my name, my houses, my skills, or my items. But at the very least, and as someone who considers himself an investor in this endeavor, I believe I have a right to know what the plan is so I can plan my own participation between now and launch.
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As far a we know there will be no more wipes. I don't know where you heard that. Some believe we should have a skill wipe only but I have not heard any news saying that will happen either and I don't think it will. I of course cannot be 100% on what happens at release, but peoples stuff won't be affected or wiped.

Wilthryth · Dec 29, 2017

majoria70 said: ↑

As far a we know there will be no more wipes. I don't know where you heard that. Some believe we should have a skill wipe only but I have not heard any news saying that will happen either and I don't think it will. I of course cannot be 100% on what happens at release, but peoples stuff won't be affected or wiped.
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I remember reading it in a thread a few days ago, but honestly, it may have been an old thread and I just got muddled. TBH, I've avoided the forums for a few months because some posts were getting toxic and as a lurker rather than a poster I just couldn't take the arguing. If there's not going to be a wipe at launch (or between now and launch), you've just made my day! I know my opinion may seem selfish, but I just lack the time to make starting all over again appealing.
Thank you for your reply.

eli · Dec 29, 2017

The things that stuck out to me are:
- the map. When i first played the hidden vale, there was no reason for a map, but i still managed to get lost somehow. Then I came back after persistence and desperately needed a map but there wasn't one. This really limited my spatial understanding, and made me rely upon asking strangers where to go. Now there's a map which, by comparison, is amazing... but it is apparently still difficult for new players to navigate. I think what is actually needed more than map changes a waypoint system of some kind, which can help players find level-appropriate content.

- the immediate impression that the economy (housing) is rigged in the founders' favor. I know we can't go back on pledge rewards, and that port wants to capture the profit from housing demand instead of squander it to the player economy like UO did. The cost of a taxed deed and its taxes are extremely high (100x+) compared to UO (where you could buy a house deed for the gold looted from 20 dragons). The available lots are way out of the way where recalling to them is a burden. I think the best fixes here are better fast travel, and lower costs on rent and/or deeds.

- the futility of pvp for low level players- i could (and have) go on way too long about how to address this.. but i'll save my breath and just say it's encouraging to see new players rapidly coming to the same conclusion.

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