Discuss 18.7.0.17 on test

[Scottik]

No, it's actually 13%.

Ah, correct, I got it mixed up with rrfe that has higher value of maximum reflected damage.

Anyway I think grafts should either stay or be removed completely. Don't get me wrong, I love using grafts but it's going to create yet another disadvantage towards newcomers. I can imagine a situation where grafts are sold for 100m instantly after the patch and for a lot more once the dust settles.

[Ahrimazd]

Personally. Whomever, or wherever all these horrible idea's come from i'd appreciate if they'd stop using them. That and actually asking the player base, not a few chosen pets for idea's on patches.

[nat3s]

Great patch notes, may jump on test live for the first time ever!

Ahrimazd... Speak for yourself!

[Raggy]

I'm just gunna say this.

A lot is changing, some of it for the better, most of it for the worst. There doesn't seem to be really much cohesion between the changes for most of the classes, Traders especially, which shows either a lack of interest in testing the changes or a lack of experience.

Which it is, we may never find out.

[vitriolic-v]

Can anyone confirm, on testlive, whether or not you can roll grafts as mission rewards? I *hope* they have just been removed from mobs' loot tables.

[Ekarona]

Can anyone confirm, on testlive, whether or not you can roll grafts as mission rewards? I *hope* they have just been removed from mobs' loot tables.

Tried for a bit couldn't get them.

I mean yes sure remove the generic buff and debuff ones, I don't think anyone really uses or missses those. But the useful ones are just silly...

[Mamman]

A lvl 220 Soldier can have their FA defected by a BY leet. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................................................ Discuss.

Used to be like that for many years, the 3% chance to "fumble" was removed somewhere around 2007-2009. Fumble was built into everything except AS/SA/Dimach and perks, but the game reported it as a regular miss unless it was a nano program.
FA has always been cancelled as soon as a bullet misses.

[Pomidor]

Have to twink up each char. nice.thanks.

FC must give item that will allow us to FIPR w/o touching gear. Thre is no way I will retwink single character again. I just wont resub rather then doing it all over again :/

[Demoder]

FC must give item that will allow us to FIPR w/o touching gear. Thre is no way I will retwink single character again. I just wont resub rather then doing it all over again :/

There's probably some technical limitations to this, because I see no other reason they wouldn't just reset the obsolete skills (swimming, mapnav) at the get-go.

[Emma]

What stumps me about this whole 'teleportation questline' thing, is why they've had to separate it? There must be a good reason why the teleport quest was added, rather than just using the final quest in Arete Landing for the same purpose.

If the Arete Landing quests are not level-locked, then theoretically even a level 1 could 'complete' Arete landing and in the process unlock the ability to teleport. The addition of an additional quest line that is separate to Arete Landing's quests seems... unnecessary.

Unless of course the quest was implemented because they require ALL characters to update their 'CanTeleport' flags by completing the new quest. But even then, simply setting that flag to 'true' on all existing characters, and false on all characters created in Arete Landing should achieve the same result (provided the final quest in Arete switches the flag for new character) without requiring existing characters to jump through hoops to do what we've been doing for years.

Then again, I likely have my understanding of the situation all wrong as I'd like to think that there are good reasons behind every change; even the ones that appear plain hostile.

Thinking aloud
-Trony-

I don't understand the need for the quest either ...

It seems like if they can add a flag to all toons that asks if they have done the quest yet, that they could add that flag to existing toons as "done" and leave it "un done" on Arete-started toons.

Perhaps they did not add anything to our toons, but added something to the meep nano's and items to check for a flag, and we only get that flag after doing this quest.

If that is the case, then this quest should be simplified such that it does not require any particular skill level to complete. Toons can complete it using either the Grid or Whompas and therefore the comp/lit requirement can be removed.

Emma

[Pomidor]

There's probably some technical limitations to this, because I see no other reason they wouldn't just reset the obsolete skills (swimming, mapnav) at the get-go.

I would like to see FC answer to this, seriously. Most of my twinks require tons of stuff to twink, time and towers, which my org doesn't have and - with current players in it (0), won't have. Some gear I have equipped is insane hard to redone, like 275 CSS on 200 nanomage eng and ql 300 NCUs from XAN, and thats just a tiny bit of this. And, since from 29 characters I have, 15 are twinks low-mid level, its close to impossible to establish them on same quality as they are now.

I know changes are needed. I accept that. But forcing each player to strip character is worse case scenerio. So, giving us a ITEM or ability at all to FIPR when dressed is only way to not cause disaster.