A second round of thanks to Multigun for the recap. These are invaluable to members such as myself who cannot watch the streams due to data limitations, lousy internet signal, or in my case both. Time to provide some feedback and ask a couple of questions along the way. Any takers are welcome to answer should they know the respective answers.
the Battle Pass and Bazaar
Still slowly trying to wrap my head around this and how it works, and while I have now come to comprehend the lions share of it, I am still wrestling with some of the finer details. Thus far, long story cut short, I do not object to this. I will abstain from further comment on it here as I do not want to invoke argument.
Ok with me.
the Bazaar. It goes in this order:
- Largest Image = 30 day rotation
- Medium Images = 14 day rotation
- Small Images = 48 hours
As with the battle pass, at this point in time and knowing what I do, I am fine with the Black Lotus Bazaar, but I am again still trying to nut out some of the details. My only minor quibble is in the third of the thre rotation times above. Only 48 hours for the small window is not much time, and I personally can not log on every 48 hours to check availabilty (between career and family I can only really play games on weekends). It would be better if the small windows was every 7 days. OR if we had an app to notify us, or even pinned the changes here as a forum topic. But if they are repeated over time then it all good I guess.
No big deal.
The Crom Coins
To be percectly honest, this was my only real objection to the entire Update! And I know it is absolutely a first-world problem. It is not even the having an online currency, which bother me. But calling them ‘Crom’ coins…!? This feels a tad distasteful and consumeristic to me. I would rather them be named after an actual Hyborian currency myself.
Blasphemous!
Wall sprays are making an introduction
Sounds good. Hopefully there will be religious ones, and ones which look like blood spatter.
Nice.
Item illusions, or transmog
Great move. It has been often requested. And I wholeheartedly support the temporary nature of it. It feels like it has been carefully weighed and decided upon. This way it will not throw out the rule book in regard to PvP.
The protection of Godbreaker armor with the viual satisfaction of a Bejewelled armor…?
players may learn Sorcery, many of its spells
I love every proposed aspect of this so far from top to bottom. Intriguing, game changing, more gore and brutality. Funcom have outdone themselves here.
Love it!
A Wisp light source
I cant view the image on my cellular phone, but if this is a handsfree light source then great!
Demonic Portal is a personalized fast travel system. This allows players to set up their own portal networks, regardless of which map they play on. It’s placed down like any other placeable
Wow that is really cool! Stylish and practical convenience. Ok now here is the first of a few questions I have.
QUESTIONS 1: Will it be possible to place these in no build areas, and will it be possible for NPCs to purse us through the portal?
All your attributes
I thoroughly like that we now have a choice of two 2 perks ar set increments and the ability to corrupt our Attributes. Forgive if I have overlooked this, but I have a question:
QUESTION 2: Will our dodge speed still be tied to our encumberance level at the time?
Regardless, I like it.
the building system changes
From what I have read to date these are such welcomed additions. Regarding the Building Menu. The handcrafting menu was becoming very full up, and even more so if we decided to unlock all Feats using fragments of power.
Creative Mode is also a damn good idea and I like that we have an Admin toggle to turn it on. These are my primary question, and I might have to ask @Multigun if he happens to know these:
QUESTIONS 3: Can we turn creative mode off again at our leisure or only on? And will we be able to build in the no build zones in creative mode?
More great changes!
Buildings on placement will cause grass that would clip through the top of the building to despawn.
Huzzah! Great news.
based followers did not get a nerf, and that their health and damage in 3.0 is about the same as now. This has been added to the Thrall Balance section of the recap.
This is a good call. Hopefully it will level out some of the disparity bwtween Pets and Thralls.
That is it! From all that I have read thus far this update sounds hands down, absolutely freaking amazing!! I genuinely cannot wait to play this. A great big congratulations to the great folks at Funcom who have outdone themselves this time.