I certainly don't, not being a founder and all.
I certainly don't, not being a founder and all.
Yeah, the Devs all introduced themselves in the Founders Forum, and I agree they should do the same here.
It's the golden rule:he who has (or supplies) the gold makes the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadlessHammerhead
@Matt_LotB
It is good to finally hear from the actual development team and know that this issue is being addressed. However, it is akin to fixing the TV in the lounge while the ship is on fire and sinking. Account corruption, game crashes, Facebook looping and other bugs should have precedence. I have noticed an increase in the posts saying that they will be asking for a refund. I am not to that point yet. But I am looking for the life vests and the nearest emergency exit.
LOL. Very true.Quote:
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Hi Flann,Quote:
Originally Posted by Flann
We've noticed this too - I assure you we're not letting these things slide either. The three specific issues you've mentioned all have people dedicated to them on the team, and we're working to get them solved alongside our new feature development. Our team size is big enough that we're able to have people doing both. Admittedly, the account corruption and Facebook loop bugs both took us by surprise, as we didn't see them during our testing phase at all. We jumped on both the moment they came to our attention.
Crashes require ongoing attention, and we include stability fixes and device optimizations to address them with every update we send out the door.
My hope is that you'll find our next update improves your game experience across the board.
Thanks for your feedback,
-M
(unrelated, where would you all prefer I post my introduction? Just over in the "introduce yourself" thread?)
Thank you for the clarification!
Do you have a release date or indication for the next update?
Unfortunately I can't announce specific release dates, but I can tell you that you can expect the next update very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Qed
-M
I just got updated. In the middle of a level.
Haha. I got updated in the middle of a purchase.
Hey Matt
I do thoroughly enjoy the game and have noticed a dramatic increase in stability. As long as I don't use a Trooper that is. Iplayed several times in each world with my own allies and zero problems. 1st time with a Trooper; server connection error. I appreciate the hard work you all have done and are doing to correct the issues. I will suggest taking a page from Blizzard and at the very least preforming scheduled weekly server restarts to all out 6 hour maintenance days. That way everyone will know when not to even try to play. Just sayin.
You got it worse than me then, poor thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadlessHammerhead
I would like to thank Gonzo for starting a great thread. A lot of good points were made regarding the game. Also thanks to everyone with there input.
Thank You Matt for posting your thoughts. It is always great to see a dev posting in the forum,but I would also like to point out that please don't forget us over here in the non-founders forum. Some of us just did not have the extra money to shell out for the founders pack,wish I did but it is what it is at the moment.
Love the Game,Play all the Time and already can't wait for the next big update and fixes.
Thanks Gonzo for bringing this issue up and Matt_LOTB (the dev) for giving us a heads up on the coming re-balance.
Agreed on the RNG system being a punch to the throat. Part of the the reason I haven't spent any money yet in the game.
I've been auto-grinding ToD on Battlefield MAD for the past 3 days and half of the drops have either been one star trash or common souls, the next forty percent is talismans, runes, and XP shards-- the remaining 1/10 is evo shards with the majority either being 2* shards or rainbow (21 of those 3* shards so far). I've only gotten all my main characters up to 4* in the past 5 days and have acquired the needed shards to upgrade my Solider Eddie and Allied Soldier green to 5* in the last 2.
The next class is purple with 4 3* shards, then Blue with 2 and last Red with a single 3* shard.
I'm currently at level 54, 70% of hitting the next and have been playing for over 20 days.
While we're waiting for the RNG re-balance there's a couple of tweaks in the meantime that might be simpler to code that could be made (even if only temporary) as ANTI-FRUSTRATION features:
1.) No one * drops on KOTS MAD, and Battlefield MAD
2.) In the 3* unlock levels have dedicated color evo shard drops in addition to the random drops. (Red for AilK, Blue for KOTS, etc.)
Dang happened again! I was fighting the Beast on Madness and had him bent over my lap, pants at his ankles, and I was giving him a good spanking, when "BAM!" RESTART NOW FOR GAME UPDATE. Son of a mother!
Sorry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadlessHammerhead
We're still working out the kinks in the game's live tunability / events system. The system isn't fully mature yet, and it's not without it's hiccups. We'll try to keep that to a minimum.
-M
Same here. The update appear right after I defeated the Beast. Sigh.
I, for one, don't agree with the 1* drops. they have their purpose and I'd rather they drop constantly than having to go to a crappy level and get crap rewards for the sake of having a chance at getting a 1* or 2* evo item. I think a reduction in the drop rate for that would be the best answer. an all-out drop to 0 chance of getting it doesn't seem like it will help in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiah
Thanks very much DEVS for your attention, i hope you'll be able to fix this system.
In the meantime, i can evolve 3 red character at 5, i have plenty of red shards of all tipe. But NONE of yellow and blue, ugh... :( Same with rune, i can evolve red ones at ease, but for green and blue, i'm stuck at 4. Have you symphathy for red color? XD
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We all did it, guys. I just addressed an issue that was really serious and tried to keep the thread in topic (although some might find that offensive).
I'm glad Matt was able to post. This kind of feedback is what's going to make this game even better.
Point. Perhaps cutting the drop rate of 1 * star items to 10% would a be better balance tweak for the Madness levels after AilK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaseodin
Perhaps some farming improvement options could be introduced into the the store? (Ie. For x number of battles, only evo shards will drop); For x number of battles, no 1 * items will drop; et_al. Perhaps these items could be bought using trooper badges?
Right now the only real use I have for it is grinding out skill shards.
Trying to find particular talismans, even common ones is a nightmare ATM. I have no idea how I'll ever see a set of matched guard, energy, paralysis, etc.
I've been auto-grinding Combat Red on Madness since the recent server side update hit.
The drops have now entered the FUBAR convention.
NOT A SINGLE, SOLITARY, EVO SHARD, 2 STARS OR HIGHER in over 30 runs!
60% is now 1* drops be it runes and talismans or common souls, no XP shards, and 4 1* evo shards as a taunt!
If I was a paying customer (which I'm not so long as I am essentially playing a beta product that needs heavy QA)
you would be getting a response from me that takes inspiration from Gunnery Sargent Hartman.
This Time Rift Dungeon thing that fixes the Evo shard drops had better not be paid DLC, or I'll quit on the spot.
I have gotten a few 2* evo shards and xp shards in shadow of the valley this morning, so try that one, the drop rates have definitely become dreadful thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Jessiah
Only 1* EVO shards for me as well, and only two of those. And not a single xp shard. Not one. Shedloads of runes I can't use yet because all my talismans are bottlenecked waiting for 1* rainbow EVO runes to go up from 20 though
* le sigh *
It is a slap in the face to be clearing the most difficult content in the game and get 1* loot. When it takes 80 sands just to farm up a single 3* rainbow evo shard and each of your 30 talismans takes 9 each that's pushing six months just to complete a single set.
I think you are mistaking evo shards with evo runes.
You've got 30 talismans ready to rank up???
I've got plenty of those of those, when you say "clearing the most difficult content in the game" I assume you are farming Underworld Madness... Try Battlefield Madness I farmed that for gold and I have 2 stacks of evo RUNES. Maybe the drop rates are better there.
I don't see many people having problems with those.
Either way, 30 talismans is a 5 character team, when you only use 3 or 4. I don't level up every talisman, I move them first and then decide whether to upgrade them or not.
im having issues in getting them as well, i currently only have 3 3* rainbow evo runes, they dont seem to drop anywhere for me, i havbe tons of talismans stuck at lvl 40
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Originally Posted by Dutch
I have found the best place to get them is Powerslave on Madness. I know it doesn't say they drop but I have 5-6 that have dropped from there since the last update. Normally if I farm using all 80 sands, I will usually get at least one. I know not the greatest rate, but I have tried all different levels and this seems to be the best one for me. Hope that helps!
Most people in my trooper list have that problem. I also haven't had that kind of luck with Evo runes. They are far and few and I play between 5-10 total sands from max to 0 (so 4-9 refills) EVERY DAY. The evo shards (3*) are extremely uncommon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gonzo