Posts made by Needlehawk

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WC3 Reforged was the only thing that half-way interested me from this Bizzcon.

@lovechildbell It would have been fine if it had been announced somewhere else. Instead, they teased new content to a group of PC/console players who have been starving for content, got them to pay a huge amount of money to see the announcement in person, then sprung the news that it was mobile only.

They had published a warning that made it pretty obvious that they weren't announcing D4. In that same announcement, they should have made clear that they weren't making any announcements about new PC content.

@gothix said in Will the Demons take over the Human world?:

Those particular "peace loving" beast-kin players, that always complain all the time how they don't want to be disturbed while grinding, will be THE FIRST ONES to go annoy demons who come to gather a few resources on Arboreus with limited grinding time frame available.

Not me. If a demon wants to come to Arboreus and pick flowers or whatever, I'm fine with that. Heck, if he doesn't attack me, I'll probably help him find whatever he wants. It's not like it won't grow back.

@lovechildbell My biggest problem was that they teased new content, put the Diablo news in the premiere spot, then announced a mobile game to people who had spent hundreds (perhaps thousands with travel and hotel). They knew that hardcore PC players wouldn't be interested in it. It's just classic Blizzard bait and switch, which I thought that they had gotten better at.

@target I reached the same conclusion that you did. As a PVE player in this game, I'm looking forward to the town management and development, crafting and exploring. If I want raids and dungeons, I can always go to <fill in any themepark MMO here>. Of course, there will be the labyrinth in endgame, but I'm really not expecting a lot, if any, of open world dungeons and raids in this game.

@mae said in 4th planet of angelics: harsh PVE, banned PVP.:

@needlehawk
"One other interesting thing is that Prometheus has said that raiding will only occur on the 2 PVP planets. So that sounded to me like true raids won't be possible even in the non-Good areas on Arboreus."

Hold on, by raiding you mean endgame dungeon raiding or pvp plundering?

PVP plundering. I think I should have said "sieges", not "raiding". Sorry for the confusion.

So I've been reading up on this the last few days with my jaw hanging open. The marketing during this fiasco was utterly the most tone-deaf I've seen outside of politics. It wouldn't surprise me if Marketing 101 classes aren't studying this one for years.

@Mae So, I'm not sure if all your questions have been answered, but I am also almost exclusively a PVE player and I feel quite comfortable about Arboreus. Originally, about 30-50% of Arboreus was going to be Good-only, but lately Specter has been saying that "most" of Arboreus will be Good-only. Prometheus explained in one Q&A that any non-Good player who gets into the Good-only area has only a few seconds to get out before they die.

Since Good players cannot be hostile to other Good players, this means that the Good-only area is completely PVP free.

In the other areas where Neutral and Evil characters can survive, the planet itself will still attack any Evil characters, as well any Neutral characters who attack Good players. I think that this means that Evil and "criminal" Neutral characters will be attacked by any living thing that they run across. At one point, Prometheus said point-blank that non-Good characters should just have a short list of PVE objectives that they want to get done on Arboreus, because they won't be able to just go on a killing spree.

That being said, Good players can still be attacked in non-Good areas. Anyone who attacks them will already be debuffed, I think, but there is an outside chance that Good players can be killed. However, it sounds like just getting away will be a definite option, unless you want to stay and fight.

One other interesting thing is that Prometheus has said that raiding will only occur on the 2 PVP planets. So that sounded to me like true raids won't be possible even in the non-Good areas on Arboreus.

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Hi and welcome, Galaxy!

Welcome, @TheSkiBum and @Gofrit! And wow! Fourth place is pretty awesome, considering that we have so few members compared to some of the others!

Hi TinyPaws! I also love wolves. The devs seem to be envisioning the wolf-kin as beastmen that hunt best in packs. Here is the description in the spotlight:

Also known as Wolf-Kin, the Udoadra are regarded as the most social and friendly family among all beastmen. While not larger than a human, they are considerably stronger and more resilient.

Udoadra’s true excellence lies in coordinated group fighting, as they are the keepers of ancient secrets that allow them to increase the power of their pack. A group of Udoadra is truly an unstoppable force of nature! Moreover, their social skills and attachment to other living being make them unparalleled animal trainers.

When transformed into their primal form, the wolf, the Udoadra gain speed and additional pack bonuses, unlocking abilities designed to empower allies and to cooperatively damage or restrain even the most powerful opponents.

So it sounds like the race itself will have some ability to empower allies, attack cooperatively and use some type of crowd control. That being said, your vision of using skill buffs on top of that sounds really interesting.

Hi, and welcome, Matthew!

Welcome!

Welcome!

I'll join in the chorus asking people to please be patient. This is a very small team, and you can tell from @Prometheus posting times sometimes that he is working very long days. I'd rather wait and have it done right.

In all honesty, @Specter does a great job. I've been a moderator on a gaming forum. It can be a very thankless job.

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Hey @TheSeeker! That would be great if you joined Elusive. Here is the thread to sign up.