Posts made by Prometheus

@vengu said in The knowledge system and cookie cutter builds.:

Since you can obtain any ability and spell in the game, how are you going to ensure build diversity? What's stopping players from all using the same cookie cutter build?

The same thing that prevents players from all using the same hero/champion in MOBAs: countering mechanics and situational builds. Your stats are set during character creation, so each character has its own defined strengths and weaknesses. Plus, you can learn all the abilities in the game... but you can't use them all at the same time, you can only prepare a set when resting, so each player will likely change his build according to what he wants to do / plans to fight against during the upcoming gaming session :slight_smile:

@Frost B2P. You should all have a look at the FAQ page sometimes guys and girls

@isaiah661 said in So...How does one travel to another planet?:

Portal? or something? Sense everyones on a different planet and all...

Each race has its own procedure. And yes, they're all "magical" (teleport-like or portal-like). No lions travelling through space :slight_smile:

@isaiah661 said in Heya:

No gender lock right? That ruins alotta game.

Hi isaiah! Most (if not all) sub-races will have both male and female counterparts, although some might be implemented later on in the development cycle :slight_smile:

@elcro said in Region lock ?:

Will Fractured region locked ?

Hi elcro - it's too early for this kind of question. All I can tell you is that, as of today, we're not planning to have region locks.

@Vahn interesting question. I'll give you a quick answer since these points too will be discussed in future Feature Spotlights.

The fact you can craft the piece of armor / weapon you need yourself doesn't mean that you have the material you want to use to craft it. Basic ones, you'll likely do, or be able to obtain easily. Rare ones (particularly those coming from other planets), probably not. Plus, even if you have "that" rare material you want to use, that doesn't mean your character can actually use it! The ability to use each material is something that you need to learn, just like the ability to craft each piece, and if you're a Beastman and that piece of knowledge is tucked away in a remote and dangerous region on Tartaros... Good luck obtaining it!

As said above, mind this was just a quick answer. There'd be a lot more to be said :slight_smile:

@vengu said in Open World PVP?:

I don't know if the law is going to be enough to keep Syndesia from becoming a gankbox. Plenty of sandbox games out there with justice and flagging systems that still turned into gankboxes. I guess it will very much depend on how punishing the law will be, but it needs to be very punishing to work.

Yeah, this is something that will likely receive a few balancing passes before it works as intended. That being said, it's not only a matter of "how punishing" the system is, but also of mechanics. We've come up with some innovative ones for Syndesia, which of course will be covered in one of the following feature spotlights! :slight_smile:

@vahn said in PvP Zoning, thoughts?:

I'm curious what % of the current foundation members fall into which categories - what are you most interested in, keeping in mind that while moving between zones will be possible, it will also apparently be limited. If you have to stick to just one of the three for an extended period of time, where are you at home?

I'll drop a little hint here: in the coming weeks it will be known how many players want to start with each race

@johnny-quantum said in Feature Spotlight #1 – Three Races, Three Gameplays:

Races look really great. Would like to try them all, but this leads to some questions:

Is there any value in creating more than one character?

Will there be any account wide unlocks or benefits?

Hi Johnny! There is a value in that you can try the Demon, Human and Beastman life, which, as you have read, are quite different experiences Plus, the stats of your character and thus its main strengths and weaknesses are defined when you create it, so it's quite useful to have more than one!

@bronzato said in Any date till they release some gameplay?:

Is Fractured an isometric MMO?

Yes, it is, although the correct term for Fractured's view type would be "perspective projection". The camera of Dota 2 is a good term of comparison :slight_smile:

@hnic the FAQ quoted by @Mata are correct, the latest Feature Spotlight contains additional info:

https://fracturedmmo.com/feature-spotlight-1-three-races-three-gameplays/

If you're very interested in open world PvP / full loot, you should definitely play as a Demon! Alternatively, you can play as a human and go criminal - on Syndesia it will definitely be easier to target players who are less skill in PvP, but you'll have to deal with the law.

Hi everyone,

as promised, the first Feature Spotlight of Fractured has arrived this week! The core design principles of Humans, Beastmen and Demons are now unveiled, as well as some insights on how Fractured is set to revolutionize the concept of race in the MMO genre.

Click here to read the journal!

A word of warning before you start. In our initial plan for this spotlight, we wanted to not only introduce you to the three races, but also to detail their three planets, societies, religions... We've been such fools! We soon realized we would have ended up with a blog post as long as a novel - and mind, this one's not short either.

Therefore, we decided to break the topic down into several spotlights, with the first one being "only" a high-level overview of the three races of and their Families.

The promised video FAQ also hasn't been forgotten, worry not! Once we're done with the other couple of upcoming spotlights dedicated to the race-related matters hinted above, all the questions still unanswered will get the video reply they deserve. So keep posting and...

...enjoy Fractured!

Hi @flavity, all the info we can reveal about dates as of today are those already laid out in our FAQ page!

Hi @ezmoh! That's still to be decided. If there will be one, certainty it won't sell any combat advantage to VIP users against non-paying users.

@Roadkyll I don't even get what might look "scammy" in Fractured since it's a pretty standard game portal and, as @Aries pointed out, we're not even asking for any personal info when you sign up. Also, I've just tested all our emails (such as support@dymstudios.com and contact@dymstudios.com) and they work perfectly, so I'm wondering whether you're just trolling here or someone got hold of your account.

In case you are serious, please send an email to support@dymstudios.com from the email address you used to sign up and we'll delete your account, or PM me here on the forums.

I'm afraid it's a little too early for a question of this kind, since it goes into detail on the equipment system, and we haven't flashed out the whole system to THAT level yet What I can tell you is that we need to stay focused on core mechanics, so things like visual effects of "magical weapons" will likely come after alpha.

@lohen said in Moderatoren:

@prometheus I'm really happy i found this gem. Random google search and i found a very interesting game with cool community and interested publisher

Thank you! What were you searching on google, if I may ask?

@lohen said in Moderatoren:

@prometheus sooo either google translator does the work or you can at least read german

Google translator does the work, but I've lived and worked in Germany for 3 years

@reaper said in gear system?:

SO was wondering what the loot system shall be (talking about rarity types and if there's going to be "unqiue" items) also, how high can you level? guessing it hits a max after like 500 hours of playing lol...

The item system of Fractured strongly empathizes equipment replaceability, so the average armor or weapon will be made of common materials and it will be easy for a player to craft a whole new set if he loses his own - or to buy it from another player, of course. The geographic distribution of resources will play a big role in this - a material might be common in a region of Tartaros but "rare" for you because you live on Syndesia and hell there are really a few merchants who dare to go THERE to trade or gather - and if they do bring back some, they sell it at 20 times the price it's found at the local market. That being said, there will be bosses, rare resources and rare items, but they are not the core of progression in Fractured. You aim will be to learn as many things as you can so you can vary your build as much as possible, and to have a steady supply of materials (not only for crafting - food as well!) for your everyday life. I'll be bold and say Fractured's progression is really something different from anything you've seen so far :slight_smile:

As for "levels", there are no levels in Fractured, so the right questions could be "how long will it take me to learn all the abilities and spells and proficiencies against different families of creatures". The answer is: hundreds and hundreds of hours, but that's a misleading answer, since to collect all of that is your personal choice as your character will be already competitive on day one.

@reconivitch they're based on the same platform - NodeBB