Patch Notes 02/02/2018

[Fallenkezef]

How about folks try to help the devs solve the problems with lock rewards?

As for alts getting free gear, it's not going to happen anymore and this is a good change.

[Natherul]

Right let's make something g very clear as people seem to miss it.

No RR inf and xp on lock IS NOT intended behaviour and we are trying to sort that out. Where people got the idea that we were removing that I don't know but it's tiresome.

[Zilinia]

I like how rewarding R16 players with RR45 gear somehow became the norm in your minds and is perfectly acceptable there. What an interesting development. I hope you're all not too difficult in accepting the changes, because your arguments to revert them are embarrassing.

Maybe give lowlvls something else in a gold bag or the other then like soldier medallion for a lvl 26, because that’s just waste when 1 conq medallion from a kill can give you 25 when you break it down :/ so that’s where I think it is not encouraging me at all to play on a low lvl toon

[Hargrim]

Maybe give lowlvls something else in a gold bag or the other then like soldier medallion for a lvl 26, because that’s just waste when 1 conq medallion from a kill can give you 25 when you break it down :/ so that’s where I think it is not encouraging me at all to play on a low lvl toon

If you are not having fun than don't play.

[dansari]

Serious feedback on the removal of ability to obtain end game gear as a bolstered player:

Spoiler:

As others have stated: previously, the reward outweighed the risk when you ventured into the lakes as a lowbie because you were immediately working towards end game gear. The opportunity to earn a bag with a Genesis, Subjugator, or Conq piece allowed new players to get a head start on what *many* would consider a grind. For some people, it appears to be incredibly easy to earn bags (RNGesus has blessed me with not many duplicates; I'm not wading through conq myself, but for others it has not been so kind). But for most, obtaining BiS is a tedious, nigh impossible task.

In the new system, a new player does not have a clear progression forward after Anni unless they are already *past* their intended use of the set. It is relatively gated behind RR, and this, in my opinion, will deter many bolstered players from entering the lakes, since in their mind they have to get to a certain point before they can begin "end game" progression. Yes, you can still obtain conq medallions from opponents, but it is no where near the excitement of receiving a bag that you get to look forward to.

I understand the insistence on players playing through the game and each of its tiers, but I also hope that you see the value in granting players who "are as strong as a rank 40" could obtain some of the rewards that rank 40s get.

A good change, in my mind, would be to slightly decrease the rank in which you can obtain end game gear, and give it an OR value with realm rank. Something like:
- Dev gear for rank or rr 18+
- Anni gear for rank or rr 28+
- Genesis for rank or rr 32+
- Subj for rank or rr 35+
- Conq for rank or rr 38+

This will at least encourage players to keep their renown ranks high, doesn't punish those that don't, and allows players to start working towards the next gear set a few more levels before they get to wear it so they feel a steady level of progression.

[Scrilian]

@Dan I'm for once not in favor of RR based drops. To me - it devalues character actual level and renown ranks are much easier to grind in comparison. There are plenty of ways to get to lvl 40 and you should as a new player probably follow at least one, just like everyone before you.

[rmpl]

I have a question:
Those bags changes are fine and dandy but why do you insist on keeping the rng element of it? Why are we still getting duplicates from gold and purple bags? No one likes to gamble with their time and that's what trying to get conquerer set is right now, frustrating rng ridden gambling.

Now compare it to scenarios - even though scs are a huge grind, at least they're a fair grind because you always get x amount of currency. Why can't we get the same treatment for rvr? I'm certainly not whining since I've completed my conq (it's gathering dust since it's not even BiS for my class), just curious what are you trying to achieve here.

[Darosh]

I have a question:
Those bags changes are fine and dandy but why do you insist on keeping the rng element of it? Why are we still getting duplicates from gold and purple bags? No one likes to gamble with their time and that's what trying to get conquerer set is right now, frustrating rng ridden gambling.

Now compare it to scenarios - even though scs are a huge grind, at least they're a fair grind because you always get x amount of currency. Why can't we get the same treatment for rvr? I'm certainly not whining since I've completed my conq (it's gathering dust since it's not even BiS for my class), just curious what are you trying to achieve here.

1.) Bad luck prevention.
2.) Drastically increased conq med drops and ticks.
3.) Glove/boot drops.

RNG at this point merely visual, you can estimate the time it takes until you receive a coloured bag due to the displayed bonus - I am sure one could work out a feasible average.
If its a duplicate, well, tough luck. Salvage it, craft a talisman and sell it (buy PvE Drops, e.g.: Harbinger jewelry/weapons, Rare Fortune,... or the talismans you need) or equip it.

Win-win.

[diedrake]

With this new system, lowbees coming from t1 are thrown to the wolves of t4. The team reverted the rewards so that lowbees dont get conc or any pvp end gear until rank 40 for putting up with the fact they are going up against a superior opponent. Might as well bring brackets back at least then lowbees would be facing off with other lowbees and then i can see reward change being fair. But that would take the game 3 steps backwards and we would face taking empty zones again.

i could see a change, at lvl 35 to 39 start earning end game gear from the lakes because once in anni gear, officer meds are useless gaining gear wise.

You know you can downconvert currency?

You know that nothing really changed except the moment when you start to obtain the gear? You couldn't use all those easy genesis / subjugator / conquerors before you were in your late 30s (or 40s for conq) so lowbies don't miss on anything?

Ok, i get it now, i was under the imperesion that lowbees were not getting end game med's for kills when they are going up againsed maxed characters. The bag change i can see now. Sry for making a fuss.

[12point]

I have a question:
Those bags changes are fine and dandy but why do you insist on keeping the rng element of it? Why are we still getting duplicates from gold and purple bags? No one likes to gamble with their time and that's what trying to get conquerer set is right now, frustrating rng ridden gambling.

Now compare it to scenarios - even though scs are a huge grind, at least they're a fair grind because you always get x amount of currency. Why can't we get the same treatment for rvr? I'm certainly not whining since I've completed my conq (it's gathering dust since it's not even BiS for my class), just curious what are you trying to achieve here.

rng makes geaing up fun and frustrating. You would rather have a "ruin gear" system in place? how boring. Rng gambling element is one of the hooks for many players in mmos.
Now mabye there are some extreme cases of bad luck they could remedy. Say you could turn in 5 pieces of conq or 5-10ish genesis...and get a token to purchase your choice of said set. ruin system like on the extreme side of getting dupes