Release 48 Post Draft: Feedback Please

Here is a VERY early VERY rough draft of the Release 48 Instructions Post. As always this thread is for editing the post itself, clarifying the contents, etc. It is NOT about debating game features, decisions, etc. Please start other threads for that.

Also as usual the links to instructions and known issues are pointing to R47 so I don't need to be told that.

I also don't need to be reminded about blank areas or places that say <insert more here>. I got those.

Also please DO NOT give feedback on the ORIGINAL text that I cut and paste from the Quarterly Schedule Post. As a rule we never edit the original text. We only put new text afterwards in italics. That way we make sure everyone knows we aren't hiding anything, especially if something is delayed.

NOTE: Some things listed here are not yet in the build and might NOT make the release!

 

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hopes

 

Wow, so soon.

 

Yes - if they released on the 30th that would truncate their Christmas release too much - and American Thanksgiving is on the 23rd which pushes this release mid-month. Certainly a unique release window

 

Yes and good points that I should add to the post

 

Perhaps the names of the tier 2 mines should be adjusted, since "The mines are mainly sources of metal ore (iron or copper) with a very small occurrence of gold or silver (no gems)."
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Lost Whiteguard Silver Mine (Love): Located in the Perennial Coast in the mountains that separate Solania and the Whiteguard Foothills, this mine was once a primary supplier of ore to local military units. After a collapse, it hasn’t been used in decades. Its recently been unearthed by Ebon Dawn humans.

Understorm Gold Mine (Truth): Located in Longfall and connecting Longfall Woods with the island of Storm’s Reach, the Understorm Gold Mine is inside a cluster of damp and mossy caverns that stretch underneath the Bay of Storms. The elves that mine the rich ore nodes for copper and gold will fiercely defend their claim.

Broken Echoes Silver Mine (Courage): Located in the South Paladis region between Jaanaford and South Broken Road, this giant vertical cavern is a rich in copper and silver. It’s Its mine is operated by Satyrs and their faun thralls from a concealed “office” in Jaanaford.

 

I really hope that this ultimately translates to reduced decay for being revived via the Resurrect spell.

 

That would be a great incentive for people to play together.. and maybe someday being able to heal people you run across (with them having the option in their game options, to not allow it..for those against that)

 

Is 'humans' on purpose? Seems an awkward turn of phrase, usually they're referred to as Ebon Dawn Cultists?

Seems that the indenting is out of whack here?

 

I suppose there could be Ebon Dawn Elves, Ebon Dawn Satyrs, etc.

 

Which would be fine if they're added, the humans would have to be capitalized to match though.

 

@DarkStarr

Solania: An old woman in the crafting pavilion hope you’ll complete a task for her within the new Lost Whiteguard Silver Mine. The one who helps her will receive a new Leather Chest Armor of Love gift.

Solania has a Crafting Pavilion? Is this a new building? Have not seen one before. All the Crafting Stations are in the Crafting STORE near the bank/docks. I was just there on QA and did not see one new. Perhaps the town is wrong? Celestis has a Pavilion but I did not see an NPC Woman there.

 

Resurrect needs a reason to exist beyond "the nearest ankh is too far away". (And count me as another who would love to see Resurrect work on random people. Is the PvP impact really as troublesome as healing would be?)

 

Since you're rezzed with something like 25% health what would stop someone killing you and rezzing you repeatedly?

 

Should be November 16?

 

Saying "NO" at the resurrect prompt?

 

Yes of course, hadn't thought of that. I would note that there's nothing stopping more than one person rezzing you and the resurrect prompt will stop your progress towards the ankh, so a determined group of players could seriously inconvenience you.

 

There's still a cast time, so you would have to be quite organized for that to be a problem. Add in the population limits on adventuring zones, and it becomes much harder to organize. Are you going to have people camp all the ankhs too? All this really does is make it take longer for you to come back alive to be abused again. And what's to stop the person from simply logging off for a while? How long are you going to camp a logged-off player? Also, for now you can always start on the overworld map.

This goes back to what I have suggested before, copying the basic idea of the FFXI "/blockaid" command, with an option to refuse all "beneficial" effects from other players not in your party. For 99% of people it's never a problem, but the few for whom it is a problem love to whine about it loudly, and this shuts them up efficiently.

Most griefing is done by a single overpowered player abusing much weaker players, so I really can't see this being a problem until it is proven so by actually becoming a problem.

 

@DarkStarr
Can you tell us when the virtue armors will be on QA so we can check it out?

 

I just received the Leather helm of Love ...