Hey everyone, There has been a lot of discussion over the equipment that has been previewed this week. The chief concerns are that the equipment is not as powerful as you may have thought, and that they are simply a color shift on top of the existing Red Paladin set. We are going to address your concerns, and hopefully have you understand where we are coming from in terms of the tuning and design of the items. Before we start, we would first like to acknowledge that many of you have participated heavily in this first season, and we are encouraged by the dedication shown by those players. As such, we are making a few adjustments. #1. On top of the rewards already announced, we will be raising the Estoc’s Edge of anyone who has a Rancor Level by 3 Estoc Edge levels. If you do not have Estoc’s Edge, you will be given level 3. #2. We will be reordering the prize payout of the equipment such that the pieces with the highest total stats are given out. However, the 3rd and 4th item released will have a 12.5% stat boost over the Red Paladin equivalent, and the 5th and 6th item will have a 15% stat boost over their Red Paladin equivalent. When Season 1 started, Estoc Trials had already been running with ever increasing Mithril payout. Players wanted a structured season format, so we created Estoc Trials - Season 1. As a further incentive to participate, we created a new layer of rewards for those that did war in this season. Breaking down these bonus rewards, which are on top of Estoc’s Edge and Mithril, they are: - Owning a piece of equipment that is among the most powerful in the game, available only to those that have shown their dedication to the player versus player war environment. - An exclusive piece of equipment, unique and separate from the Red Paladin items. Yes, it is mostly a color difference. However, this was the way we designed it. We want to keep the season structure in place for a long time, and creating a unified look between Out of Season equipment and Season rewards was one of the goals of this. For Season 1 and Season 2, the theme will be the Paladins. - The growth in stats is actually 50% at level 0, 20% at level 5, and 10-15% at level 10. It was announced what the anticipated stat growth will be for this new set of equipment before the season started. We feel with this stat growth, we have delivered on this promise. We balanced it this way such that players who did not want to spend additional Mithril will immediately see a huge jump in stats over the base Red Paladin item. While everyone wants huge stats, doing so will only harm the game, as it will further separate the winners from the new contenders in the next season. - This new set of equipment comes without a cost, unlike the Red Paladin equipment - This new set of equipment costs 50% less to enchant - An exclusive achievement, only earned through Season 1 If your clan has been winning, then you have also reaped the benefits of Estoc’s Edge, earning Gold and the increase item drop rate for EBs due to this. Of course, you have also been earning Mithril as well. Looking forward, we are already looking into making improvements to Season 2. Here is a preview of what to expect: A series of between season wars to test out gameplay tweaks and mechanics changes, leading to a system that will provide a more balanced and fair war experience for all players Revisiting the resources required to participate in wars, and ensuring that it is worth the time and energy needed to war. War will always be a high risk, high reward scenario where not everyone wins. We need to make sure that the rewards given out balances the risk involved. Encouraging player participation by lowering the cost of participation, and adjusting the time commitment needed to play. In the end, we want as many people participating as possible. Whatever it takes to get you playing, we are going to try our best to make happen.
Thank you devs. I think you just proved to the community you listen and care about what we say. Really you went above and beyond what I expected, so hats off to you.
Many thanks for the response devs! I agree with what you're saying and couldn't understand why people were upset with the equipment. Well done However, much more than this, I want to know, WHEN IS SEASON 2???? We need to know!!! We need to know so we can change our builds and build or destroy towers! Tell us roughly when, PLEASE!
Thank you devs. The above solutions sound great. Do you have a date for when us mith addicts will br able to do off season estocs? Or will there be no wars until season 2? Again your response is appreciated.
Cool, but confused…… what fo you mean reordering payout, you changing whats being given out in which order or changing completely changing whats being given out?
Devs how much war will be in a week now? And also in total all the ppl from summer wars still have about 1.5x-2x more Stat from the equipment they got then the red paldain equipment thats make them a lot more powerful so why ppl that invest so much for the EE wars now, got a lot less stat from the Equipment?