Return of Reckoning

If they've specified that they'll move it up to the max gear rank available every time, then that's acceptable. I'd still prefer a renown boost to get to that level considering how much of a slog it is and how many alts some people have.

Shadowgurke wrote:

saupreusse wrote:[
If you say the new sets will make it into the game this fast, well then you obviously know more than I do.

I never said that I believe the sets will arrive soon. Or are you saying that the renown reduction cap will be raised before we get to the new sets?

where did the devs say the 25% is permanent?

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=14634&start=90#p159118

For what it's worth, Azarael never said it will be permanent. But increasing the rank at which it kicks in just sounds like they want to keep the system for a while

I have to correct you here a bit. There arent better sets out yet, and as far as I understood it, they will lift the rr cap over the rr requirements of the new set, so you can get renown up to the new requirement as soon as the new sets are out.... so you dont loose anything but a few rp, at least in my point of view.

Can you show me a link to that please?

You just posted the link yourself, mate. If you read it carefully, thats exactly what is said there.

I echo Jaycub's first statement. They did nto have to increase the renown cap until the new sets were ready to implement or until the new RvR system was complete. But guess what, they did. So be happy that you get to see purple numbers again. It has been a very long time, like what Styr said.

Stmichael1989 wrote:If they've specified that they'll move it up to the max gear rank available every time, then that's acceptable. I'd still prefer a renown boost to get to that level considering how much of a slog it is and how many alts some people have.

Without intending to be mean or anything, but the number of chars you play, is everyones own choise ans resposibility.... so that cant be a criteria for descisions regarding design.

Theseus wrote: You just posted the link yourself, mate. If you read it carefully, thats exactly what is said there.

No, mate. At no point in time is the increase of the RR cap being linked to any new sets being released. It is entirely possible that they do just that but until we get confirmation that is just speculation

Shadowgurke wrote:

Theseus wrote: You just posted the link yourself, mate. If you read it carefully, thats exactly what is said there.

No, mate. At no point in time is the increase of the RR cap being linked to any new sets being released. It is entirely possible that they do just that but until we get confirmation that is just speculation

Ok, you are right, i speculated here a bit... i admit it.

But it would be the only logical reason for a raise, so it was a very educated speculation, you have to admit.

But it would be nice if the Devs would verify or falsify my speculation.

The current renown rate is perfect. We get new players every day as the game is also being tweaked and developed across all tiers. A player who starts today, who hits 40/40 3 weeks from now will be fighting against players who're around 40/48(+/-2). This means they won't be getting jaw jacked the moment they hit T4 by players with so many points stacked they don't stand a chance. If you want to get a high RR you need to main one character, encouraging people not to cross realm.

They were going to implement a renown rank increase. I think they went about it the wrong way, personally.

It's worth noting that Jaycub is one of those players who likes to think they are good but in reality isn't . He doesn't really enjoy the game, mostly the grind and being ahead. He'll stop playing once he's maxed out. When people were still playing on 26/40 Jaycub was gone. The same thing will happen once he reaches 40/80. It's understandable why he would like this move. Jaycub is an example of what the devs fear. Gerv = guildmate of Jaycubs.

The dev team has already stated why they are doing this and it's because they think the gameplay isn't strong enough to keep players around. They need a carrot to keep players going. They feel they need to slow down renown in order to keep players but if players do really quit when they max out, they are only slowing down the inevitable. You can express your feelings but don't get your hopes up.

Theseus wrote:

Shadowgurke wrote:

Theseus wrote: You just posted the link yourself, mate. If you read it carefully, thats exactly what is said there.

No, mate. At no point in time is the increase of the RR cap being linked to any new sets being released. It is entirely possible that they do just that but until we get confirmation that is just speculation

Ok, you are right, i speculated here a bit... i admit it.

But it would be the only logical reason for a raise, so it was a very educated speculation, you have to admit.

But it would be nice if the Devs would verify or falsify my speculation.

I'll verify it. The original plan was to increase the RR cap based on the gear/content we had ready to release, e.g. Fortresses and Conq gear would result in the RR cap being raised to 50.

Instead, the renown cap was raised to 80 and the rate reduced. Once we have the content available, we will be releasing the content and any related gear, and shifting the level at which the reduced rate applies accordingly. Per the above example, when Conq and forts are ready (with the new RvR system), we will allow normal RR progression up to 50, and the reduced rate will only apply to RR51+.

There were several options discussed. This one we decided we could most easily support, and most of the playerbase would accept it over nothing.

taccr wrote:Only problem with renown are siege weapons and especially oil. Easy ranks when you keep stealing oil all day every day.

What do you mean?