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You guys should sit down and read this.
Warning, if you have a short attention span this post is not for you.
You guys should read the information on this page. http://www.cabochon.com/wyvern/balance
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The Wizards still try to make the game live up to this. It explains many things such as why spam healing was nerfed, why areas such as Minath were changed, and some monsters become harder or give less XP. If players only depend on certain spots of the game, then they have no need to explore. The need to explore is fundamental to Wyvern. It shouldn't have "steps" to become a HoF, etc.
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Yea I found an imbalance...
I found an imbalance. Alot of spears, shields, and rusty cutlasses from low level skeletons weigh very little and sell for fair amounts of money (at least for me its alot). From one run through the catacombs just south of New Verden can fetch maybe 2000 gold if you know what to loot and what not to loot. Maybe this isn't an imbalance, but Perhaps to combat this you could increase the weight of some of these objects.
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Edit: Really? That's offensive to... what, to low-level player characters? New Verden used to be called (apparently unacceptable term)ville. Last edited by chessman : 02-17-2010 at 04:12 PM. Reason: incredulity |
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Those things are heavy, man...
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Try being a human mage >_>
I can only go so far in RD's because of item weight. Don't get me wrong, I love finding good items, but if I find a DSM, even with strength it weighs a lot >_> So in a sense, The more stuff gold I get (In items), the less exp I get. In RD's anyways. |
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That's exactly how it's supposed to be. You're not supposed to be able to RD forever. You'll have to make choises about what you pick up and what you don't.
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Honestly, I think Wizards should just fix RD's to go down either 75 or 100 floors instead of wherever they cut off at now. 62 floors in 2 hours ended up getting me over one million exp and about 55k gold. I need to train in merchant >_> If I had 5 merchant I wouldn've made almost 100k
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Random dungeons need a complete overhaul. Until we have time to do that, you get to enjoy random dungeons in their current state. What we were trying to avoid, by making them go deeper, is a repeat of spam healing type updates of the past where things are changed as part of a larger fix, but that fix was so far off the initial changes left things in a place where they shouldn't have been for too long. |
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Now *Thats* hard. Us removing players ability to become invincible and need Spirit Travel (that Rhialto considers a necessary skill) isnt hard |
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Balance... I do agree that the game is not balanced at the moment, and it's hard to figure out what is the best approach… ‘cos on one hand you can nerf races+armors+spells+etc… making the game harder, on the other hand you can make stuffs more powerful to make them equal… making the game easier.
To be honest I think both approach are valid (also I think wizards have used more the nerf approach than the overpower one). But the thing is affect wyvern the most is the time is taking to execute such actions, it’s been years, and there are still making changes after change, going back and forth (trust me… changes aren’t welcome, “new stuffs” are!, but change is always a pain in the neck)… From my point of view, it makes me think the game is never going to be balanced, or never going to change the “beta testing” status. And to be honest, I think the game is “fine”… and perfection is your enemy. So it depends on me… I think the best idea would make a time limit and go on with it… Launch wyvern 2 once and for all. To be honest now that I have some free time I been having second thoughts about resurrect hail =P.
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No, the game will reach a state of balance. There is no such thing as perfection, but it's very much possible to get things to a nice, stable state where things are not too hard, not too easily and all around fun (for the target audience). That is what this stage of development is all about. The reason it has taken so long is because next to nothing was being done for a number of years. So, as usual, I don't know what you're rambling about - The game was working its way through its early stages when development stopped and it wasn't until last year that we've been able to start things up again after years of only being able to make superficial changes. After all that time, there was a lot of work that needed to be done, but we've made tremendous progress in a short amount of time. So things are moving along just fine.
As for you coming back - Please don't. Please don't even come back on the forums. Please...please. |
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Personally I see no reason for any complaints. Wyvern is a FREE game, which works on pretty much any computer, even if its from the stone age of technology. The fact that it has remained free should be something that those who choose to play it should be grateful of. Despite all the changes, Wyvern remains a fantastic game.
As for the changes themselves, I see nothing wrong with them. We've been warned for a long time that there is a lot of imbalances in Wyvern and that a great deal of things need to be tweaked, changed, and updated. Crying over a change just because the game has increased in difficulty a bit isn't going to make it any easier. This is what is to be expected when changes are implemented, some ways of playing will be more difficult, but others will seem like a more balanced option. Also, please note, Wyvern is and will always be what Rhialto decides, as it should. He has put a lot of work into wyvern, and it is rightfully his decision the direction the game should be heading. Just because you don't hear or see much of him anymore doesnt change a thing, he has a family, a job, a life, Wyvern is expected to take a backseat to all of that. Myself, I enjoy all the changes, it keeps the game fresh and exciting. Am I a little sad I can't train my Conjurer Pixie successfully anymore? Of course, but I accept it and move in, it is only a game after all. In fact I'm in favor of even more 'extreme' changes, but I won't hold my breath. Anyways, sorry to drone on like that, but I felt the need to state my thoughts. I appreciate everything that Rhialto and all of the Wizards have done and still do for wyvern, and I hope they keep up the good work when schedules permit it.
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Wyvern is hard.
*constructive post* |
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*slaps you around*
How do you know? You haven't played in years. |
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