A few of our devs will be hanging out and answering questions between 3PM and 4PM PT.
Ask anything your heart desires about Dauntless' past, present, and future!
IMPORTANT: Please keep it to one questions. This makes it much easier to answer as many people as possible and share the love <3
External link →A few of our devs will be hanging out and answering questions between 3PM and 4PM PT.
Ask anything your heart desires about Dauntless' past, present, and future!
IMPORTANT: Please keep it to one questions. This makes it much easier to answer as many people as possible and share the love <3
External link →Since phaeleanx is going to be added to the paradox breaks and twilight sanctuary, will he also be added to escalations?
Yes, Phaelanx should be in Escalation soon.
What are your favorite kinds of beans
Brown beans with pork, with some tabasco hot sauce and a piece of buttered toast.
Are there any plans to revisit escalations? Fresca is the only one that feels like a different experience than just kill behemoths and that sort of touch for the other escalations would be a great improvement. Or even increasing the type of behemoths so that you get more of the esca type along with neutral behemoths so it actually feels like you are doing an elemental escalation, now that there are plenty of behemoths to fill those escalations with.
Also side note, after reaching max escalation level there should be a repeatable level that you can gain esca xp for that rewards rams or something simple. This would make it so the extra xp from slayers club (or that event you did with the coin flip) actually matters to the people that have maxed esca tree levels.
Right now we're looking at meaningful ways to update escalation so players have reasons to play it. We do really want to complete the "set" eventually.
Will there be more Neutral Behemoths?
Right now, we're focusing on our core elements. If we go back to neutral, we'd want to elevate the personality of that category if that makes sense.
For now, expect more elemental focused Behemoths.
Will all the owners of last year Unseed Crown get something special this Dark Harvest?
There will be a new event that will be appearing during Dark Harvest with a new rumour to chase. Players that got their crown from last year won't get anything special from the same Nevermore event that is appearing this year.
Are there any plans to have the Unseen appear more and not just around Halloween. And from my understanding the Unseen believe that the shattered iles should fall right? Can't remember the lore correctly
We love Dark Harvest for the Unseen but... you'll see the influence of the Unseen other places too :)
will dire shrowd be a dire like TD or a recolor like the other dires?
if its the latter what is the point of farming it?
This version of Shrowd will have some differences and rewards that I don't want to spoil, but look forward to it!
I get that there might not be enough tracks to make a new music album yet, but why not upload some of the latest behemoth themes to the youtube channel? Always thought it was odd that Thrax got his theme uploaded, but no other keystone did, personally looking forward to hearing Phaelanx theme outside of the fight.
I'll cheat and say this is not a question :D. Would love another art book just like the original Art of dauntless, bet there's lots to show with new Ramsgate, Hunting ground islands, strikers and the newest behemoths. The original Art book doesnt have keystones, or even rift/valo.
This is a really good point. I'm going to make a note to see if I can get this done!
soooo has sky fishing been canned?
No plans for skyfishing right now.
Is Black dye really same as Midnight Champion dye?
Midnight Champion = Black
As an endgame player who has been putting a lot of hours into dauntless - mainly trials, for a long time to improve and become prominent in that field - I wonder if there are plans to reward this level of dedication and time investment, perhabs new trial cosmetics like T5 crown or armour?
It's something that comes up a lot in the community, and I've passed it on frequently. We are discussing what this would take and want to make it happen.
Will you guys add the ability to assign different crowns and maybe gliders to different builds?
I love trying to match everything to the colour scheme of the weapon but I never match the crown or glider eventhough it's just a menu away. Also with the addition of more crowns for each element I'd love to still use them all instead of just sticking to one.
We have definitely had conversations about how to get more style elements as part of the loadout. No immediate plans to action the conversations, but we feel the same as you!
Hello, long time fan of the game glad to play it, my questions are... 1.will there be defensive weapons down the road like anything you can block with fir example sword and shield or even a shield based weapon. Honestly any defense based weapon would be cool
We actually have an ongoing internal joke that our next weapn will be double shield. But seriously, we have considered all types of weapons, including some that include a shield.
When is Legendary Spider and Giraffe Behemoths? >:C
Spider Giraffe? Good luck sleeping at night, Behemoth designers...
Will you rework any weapon after Chain Blades?
Yes! We want to touch on more and give them some love.
I have the following questions:
1) Will you make the weapons and armor for each behemoth variant?
2) Will you be putting in bonuses or incentives for guilds? (type slayer link)
Tip: rework the build system with the ability to rename builds (for specific activities or against a behemoth or increased damage bonuses) + that each slot has its own emoji wheel and accessories
We'd certainly like to turn every behemoth variant into a full fledged behemoth with its own gear. We have to prioritize this against building new behemoths, so it's probably something we'll tackle slowly over the next while.
On guilds, we've talked about adding more functionality to this system for a long time but haven't been able to prioritize it over other features. Hopefully one day!
Is it possible to explore an exchange system, like exchange extra parts for rams or trade with other slayers, like a slayers market of sorts would be great?
We've been talking about how we'd want to tackle this kind of system and economy. We really want extra parts to have continued value, but we're don't have a final design yet for what this would look like.
This is high on our want list, but nothing past initial discussions.
Are there currently any plans in your internal roadmap for giving guilds and other "social" aspects of the game an update / refresh? If feasible at this time, is there a shareable timeline for when we can expect more concrete information about this?
I mention guilds specifically because they've essentially been glorified friend lists in Dauntless for the longest time, and are a common feature in many MMOs.
Right now we're focusing on polishing the social experience first. Things like wonky UI, joining up on players, queueing up with your friends.
Once we smooth out the kinks, we'll look to the future.
First I wanted to thank the devs! You guys have been doing great! My question is about axe, do you guys have anything for axe? Like for updates or changes? Are you guys going to change it? Any info about the future of axe would be great! Thanks!
We are currently in the process of gathering ideas for a future axe refresh. If you have thoughts, post them!
Can there be a perk or wepon ability that duplicates you and speeds up your attack speed?
Sounds cool! I think we pitched an idea like this a while ago but it was technically challenging and we didn't think it would change your decision making enough to warrant a large amount of work.
Is there going to be another writing contest? I missed the last one, and I really want to write about this game.
I think it's something I'll definitely do in the future. I really enjoyed reading all the submissions and selecting the winners with the team. The only issue was localization. We couldn't translate the work and we can't accept non-english entries.
update on flashing effects reduction/changes? as epiletic player they are horrible
Hey, can you tell me which ones are particularly bad? We'd love to adjust these.
What are you guys dressing up as for Halloween? ;)
My partner is dressing up at the may queen from Midsommar and I'm going to be the boyfriend stuffed into a bear...
What is like the end game for you all to take the game? What’s the direction you want to achieve?
For us, we're always trying to release really engaging content for all players, to flesh out our campaign but also give long time players more content to keep them playing for longer. We recently added Heroic Escalation and The Blazeworks to give end game players more challenging end game content. It's a good start but I think there's more we can do there.
Hi again, Team:
Two parter, here: A: Is the Bloodshot Shrowd an exclusive Behemoth or will it be on regular roster for higher isles.
B: Any leaks on ideas for how Chain blades will be reworked? Reworked mechanics that may improve current combat in Dauntless?
Hi there!
Yes, Bloodshot Shrowd will be in the normal roster of multiple islands after the event as other behemoths have been.
Wil there be a way to see what armour sets in the shop or reward cashe would look like with the dyes currently on your equipped armour?
Oh, I like this idea! Gonna give this one some thought
Will you rework any weapon after Chain Blades?
We sure will! We want to refresh all our old weapons.
Behemoths like Hellion (fighting in constant lava pool with no interrupts) or Valomyr (bullet hell) are really annoying to play against, is there any plan or at least some talks to address this annoying fights?
Hellion was pretty frustrating for a while due to some optimizations that prevented molten hearts from spawning. Now they spawn again and we think the encounter is in a better spot but there are still some tweaks we'd like to do.
Valomyr is a pretty complicated behemoth and would need some time. We would like to revisit that encounter at some point once we have some time.
With the cell recategorization will we see any buffs to the bad/useless cells none uses?
Not for the same patch, but we are taking a look at some cell adjustments in one of the upcoming patches. This will include some tuning on some of the Wound cells.
Are we going to have guild events?
Not in the agenda right now. We want to polish up our current social systems so they're a smoother experience at the moment.
Is phaelanx xp mastery going to get fixed?
Yes! The fix is in 1.8.0 this Thursday!
When is weapon 8 coming?
We aim to release a new weapon once we've finished the refreshes of our current weapons.
Could we have different hairstyles, hair color, and head accessories on different loadouts? And can we also have more variety to slayer appearances? I'm tryna look like fat Thor when I use hammers lol
(First question I'm serious about but the second one is just a question I know probably won't happen so you don't have to take it seriosly(would be cool though))
We've been chatting about how we could add personality items to the loadouts, but no plans have formed into action just yet.
Are you planning on working on any of the backlogged ideas yet? Seen it build up over time, but never has anything backlogged been worked on again so far, so am a little worried if stuff like pets will ever arrive in game.
Backlog is definitely and "on ice" section. We may eventually go back, but it's really not something we can confirm until we do it.
Shrowd is already dire
Bloodshot Shrowd is Dire Shrowd!
What are your favorite kinds of beans
Southern-style baked beans
Latest patches were kinda good. Please keep it up like this.
BUT :
What is the aim of xp banking with only 3500xp max ? To fulfill it you have to fight the hardest behemoth ig, and it’s only to skip the easiest behemoths (until lvl 6). I don’t get the point of this feature.
If you have time : game still lacking (a lot) good guilds/community system. When ?
We'll most likely be tuning this in the future once we see how it performs.
Neutral Escalation when?
Most likely never haha
Has neutral just become the forgotten element? Because all the neutral weapons suck, there are no plans for a neutral legendary behemoth, there's no talk of giving neutral weapons an elemental proc, and you barely see any neutral behemoths in HG outside of events in the later islands. The Quillshot weapons aren't even planned to get a UE AFAIK. I get that it's largely a "beginner" element, but endgame players still get bounties for using neutral weaps, and there's something to be said for a weapon that performs equally well against everything, if only for farming purposes.
We've had talks about this recently. This is subject to change, but we don't have any plans to build more neutral content at this time, and have even talked about removing neutral as an element in the game. We don't feel like neutral has enough of an identity to ever make it a really exciting form of content and would rather invest more in stricter elemental gameplay.
Can you give us any little sneak peak (like message/word) about Chain Blades refresh?
Get some bandaids
Is phaelanx xp mastery going to get fixed?
Yes, it will be fixed in an upcoming patch.
Will you rework any weapon after Chain Blades?
Axe and Hammer are next up (no committed order)
I think every behemoth needs its own lantern, as well as weapons and armor. What are your current lantern plans?
Lanterns are a low priority right now. We'd love to add more, and one day we will!
Do you plan on adding any new gamemodes, and what are future plans for omni-cells?
We talk about new game modes all the time and pitch ideas internally. Game modes are a big investment and we don't want to water down the existing modes too much, so a lot of thought has to go into each new mode.
At this time, we're just in the ideation phase for any future modes and aren't actively working on new ones.
Will you be refreshing or reworking Chainblade, Axe, and Hammer? Also, what are your current plans?
Chainblade is happening right now :D
Are the weapon / armour rumours introduced last patch here to stay? For example, it's been difficult gathering all parts of Phaelanx armour (as it requires minimum 36 kills for tail break) in order to enable the rumour.
Those are sticking around!
Will there be a new crown like last year's for the Dark Harvest event this month?
No new crown from the Nevermore event, but there is a new weapon skin (rumour) that is a must have for my own collection.
when will you guys add retries for esca? Its been almost 2 years since esca release and there's still hasn't been a way to play esca again without going back to ramsgate
That's not in the works right now. We'd rather use our resources elsewhere (such as new features).
For now, back to Ramsgate!
I love the animals in Ramsgate. Some slayers play with people and animals by bouncing on them. Please do not allow this to happen. Also, could you please display the names of the two dogs in Ramsgate?
We will never remove the ability to jump on rams.
Sorry not sorry.
Do you plan on expanding the gathering side of Dauntless, like revamping potion crafting, giving things like the foliage and ores uniqe gathering animations etc? Personally I think it's a quite lacking part of the experience.
Yeah! We think that there's a lot of untapped potential there that we'd like to explore but we're still trying to nail down the specifics.
Why was the xp banking amount reduced from 8,850 to 3,500? In my honest opinion, it feels even more bad now since level 6 can be attained in approximately 10 mins of gameplay.
We are certainly open to extending this in the future, but we want to gather feedback and see how this feature affects play patterns first. Anything that affects the Reforge loop has a lot of implications on how players play the game and where they go to hunt, so we just want to be prudent before we introduce a radical change to the game.
How many omnicells are you planning to have in total at the moment? I would like to have omnicells of all attributes.
We don't have a number! We're going to make them until we feel that we have a number that feels right.
Are the weapon / armour rumours introduced last patch here to stay? For example, it's been difficult gathering all parts of Phaelanx armour (as it requires minimum 36 kills for tail break) in order to enable the rumour.
Yes! Rumours that are time-limited will have a timer on them and are generally only 1 stage long (and part of events).
For a long time now, there has been no heraldic flag stand, heraldic flag emote, or landing emote in the rewards. Why is that? Also, I would like it to be complemented, is that possible?
Sorry, I'm unsure what you mean by this? The set isn't complete? I don't think we have any plans for this in the future.
We actually have an ongoing internal joke that our next weapn will be double shield. But seriously, we have considered all types of weapons, including some that include a shield.
*triple shield.
Hi! Argentina playera here, I've been wondering if south america servers are ever coming back. Playing with 160 ping it's kinda annoying, especially when it comes to interrupting behemoths without trading damage in the process.
Sorry, but not at this time. We're continuing to optimize the game to improve this over time.
How many omnicells are you planning to have in total at the moment? I would like to have omnicells of all attributes.
We're loving the impact that Omnicells are having on build diversity and combat, so we want to keep making them until we start running out of ideas or feel like that space is getting saturated. We may also need to pause Omnicell development from time to time to focus on other areas like weapon refreshes or other types of content like exotics and lanterns. We're going to keep evaluating each season to see what makes the most sense and what excites players the most.
In the future, would it be possible to keep a crown stuck to a loadout slot? Lots of crowns in the game now, and I know that people (myself included) are centering their fashion around the theme of their crown. Also, can you add a feature to copy ONLY a cosmetic set to another loadout slot without the weapon/armor load out being copied over as well?
There's lots of talk about what should and shouldn't be in a loadout slot when it comes to cosmetics! We may work on this in the future.
I would like you to work on the development of the mini pet currently in the backlog. Did you have any problems developing mini pets?
We decided that pets weren't as high priority as a lot of other content, so we put them on hold for now.
can we drink at the bar
We can't condone drinking and slaying. It would be far too dangerous for slayers.
to add on, by dire like TD I mean it looks very different and has its own set/weaps
No, it will Bloodshot will not have its own unique weapons/armour
Does Dauntless collaborate with other games? If you have any reason, please let me know.
Not right now. It's a lot of paperwork!
We might in the future.
Can there be a collection book showing the progress of all available cosmetic equipment and where to get it?
I really love this idea! I'll pass it on.
Hey! Picked up the game somewhere in the first few weeks of this year. And while there’s certain things that annoy me to Hades Reach, (looking at that Floating Stone lore node in Sanctuary and Koshai tails) I have to admit, beautiful game. Nicely done!
I think everyone else has pretty much asked the good questions, so ill ask: What are your favorite parts of this game? What things do you really like, what parts do you feel pretty proud of for producing? Love to know! Also, hope you’re having a wonderful week.
I can't answer for the others, but I really love the art style, especially in the environments. I think the aesthetic is just gorgeous. It's what struck a cord with me first.
For what I've worked on personally, I started writing for the game in June. Blazeworks was a big push to get some firm lore injected into the Hunting Grounds. I'm really proud of our buildup to the Phaelanx reveal. I had a lot of fun brainstorming/writing lore nodes, quests, lore blogs, and working with the artists/audio team to get some stuff into the environment (they're stupidly talented people). It was my first big substantial chunk of writing that made it into a game, and seeing players in-game run between lore nodes was amazing. Blazeworks will always hold a special place in my heart.
Also the three lore blogs leading up to TD Drask were really fun to write :D
I really should write down the questions beforehand and bring them up for opportunities like these, because I know I have at least 2 questions from past discussions but right now I can't remember what they were.
Alright, another one popped up and this is a very old one that I can't recall if it was ever answered but here goes:
There's this one Facepaint that is always in the Store during Dark Harvest season called Harlequin and it's the only cosmetic that I can think of that has a "rent" system, i.e. you pay 50 Platinum (IIRC) to wear it but only for a specific duration (I think it was 1 week?). Why can't we just buy it for full price (150 Platinum) and let us keep it? What makes it so special for being the only one for rental use only?
That's a good question! That was a test and we haven't done it since. I'll poke some people to see where it went...
Hey! Picked up the game somewhere in the first few weeks of this year. And while there’s certain things that annoy me to Hades Reach, (looking at that Floating Stone lore node in Sanctuary and Koshai tails) I have to admit, beautiful game. Nicely done!
I think everyone else has pretty much asked the good questions, so ill ask: What are your favorite parts of this game? What things do you really like, what parts do you feel pretty proud of for producing? Love to know! Also, hope you’re having a wonderful week.
That's a hard question. I really like our environments and the stories they tell. We've also have been adding a lot more narrative elements to them over the past couple of patches that feel really nice and we've seen a lot of positive feedback.
I hope you having a good week too!
on the other hand, i feel like some variants just don't have enough of an identity that they could become behemoths proper without huge changes
frostwulf fits great, but e.g. flameborn and deepfrost gnashers? not so much. some like those feel like they're bound to be variants forever
plus, the more unique behemoths you add the more you have to consider how they're hunted. at first, every behemoth with its own gear had somewhere that it's a guaranteed spawn on a hunting ground; but if you turn every variant into a new behemoth, then i don't think you can cleanly fit 9 new hunting grounds islands into the roster. and if they're not guaranteed spawns anywhere, then we're back to the ol' pursuits vs. hunting grounds debate all over again!
Yep, that is something else we have to consider. We’ve talked about adding ways for players to control spawning of behemoths a bit more, like a bait system, but haven’t prioritized it yet.
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