[2020] Dauntless | Untamed Wilds AMA

Originally posted by Lucybunny15

Are you going to have a frost escalation?

Originally posted by ZeroTurambar

Does it arrive on Google Stadia ?

Originally posted by rainycakee

Can i have a female body model that doesn't have hands clipping through her body please?

Originally posted by EuanReid

There's all this talk about the Untamed Wilds, but what about the Well-trained Domesticateds?

Originally posted by 1nmortalas

Did you guys ever thought about adding vines as part of the attack of the Agurus? As a whip of sorts.

Originally posted by ItsDeeFlakey

Will you be buffing Agarus at any point? Specifically increasing his health.

Originally posted by kfury04

What is the plan for dealing with the power creep that happens as a result of all of these escalations?

Originally posted by not1ulookin4

Have you ever considered adding capes into Dauntless? We've seen these back accessories concepts so I was wondering that capes might be a thing..

Originally posted by NottStylee

When are you guys going to fix the server bug where players can’t log on because I’ve not been able to play the game for about a week now and in your recent patch notes there’s no patch saying you’re going to fix this issue

Originally posted by llMadmanll

Is there a chance for a third sporestruck variant at some point down the line?

Originally posted by MalevolentPotato1

With the release of terra escalation a lot of people are noticing the increasing effect of power creep. My question is what PHX Labs plans to do to stop the game from becoming too easy?

Secondarily, Will the open world hunt type have islands specialised by element (terra island, shock island, etc) or have a mix of different elements on one island?

Originally posted by Khan-Shei

Have you guys pinned down what's causing the chronic loading timeout errors yet, or still looking for a cause?

Double checking since the Trello info on it has been the same since August. I love the game, but haven't been able to play more than maybe one single hunt (if I'm lucky). Best of luck on the bug hunts!

Originally posted by origonal_name

While trying to brainstorm what Agarus would be, was it always a tree or did you have any other ideas?

Originally posted by PartyRoyaleAnti-Simp

How did the behemoths get sporestruck?

Originally posted by NEI_LOK

I have 3 question

Is there a chance to add new behemoths? Not necessarily for escalation like bosses and behemoths with different elements, but in pursuits or/and in patrols?

What do developers think of the tonic granny's heart breaker? Is it really make the trials go into very low times and all thx to rng which kinda ruins trials imo...is there a chance that this tonic stays in the game but get nerfed or revamped but still be crits related?

Will there completley new behemoth in escalation, But escalation only ? Not behemoths that changed there elements but behemoth that can only be fought in a specific escalation?(idk how to explain the idea but I hope it's clear enough)

Originally posted by praqnick456

What happened to variants armor sets?

Originally posted by [deleted]

I like the idea on gliders but after arriving in Ramsgate i always admire those damn ships sitting there pretty at the docks, any plans on personal ships for hunting or traveling etc ?

(I'm thinking Warframe type thing)

Originally posted by Manujiiva

What new content will come with the next hunt pass next week?

Originally posted by Hellizard

Don't you have a Ramsgiving Mince Pie recipe to be working on?

Originally posted by MythicallWaffle

Dye Sheens have disappeared from the roadmap. Has the feature been completely scrapped? If so, what are the reasons?

Originally posted by DogeIsSandvich

Any plans to improve the interaction of islands on a hunt? Don't get me wrong, fighting the behemoth alone on a hunt is really fun, but it would be super nice to have some more things to do on an island other than fighting the behemoth. I know we already have resource collecting like picking Ironthistle and it's fun in its own way, but your slayer only really swipes at it and that's that. I think it would be really cool if there was something else to do on islands during a hunt like looking for lore pieces, discovering new plants/ores (writing them down in a journal or something), maybe encounter fauna unique to that island that may or may not be friendly, or having to avoid natural obstacles like poisonous shrooms or lava that naturally appeared on the ground.

Originally posted by Lord_Nethermore

When designing the sporestruck behemoths, how do you guys decide on which ones to choose? And when you do choose them, do you design them based on the escalation (like spores being the main theme) or do you base them on the terra element?

Another thing that everyone else in the community wants to know is what can we expect with these unique variants going forward? Can we look to see them in the future hunt type with other terra behemoths, or are they only unique to the escalation?

Last thing I wanted to ask is that because these sporestruck behemoths stand out from previous variants (fire and umbral) will we get to see a unique armor piece or weapon be able to be crafted from them? I know that they don't have unique terra parts but their fire counterparts, but will creating their own terra parts be something that can change in the future?

Originally posted by Kahinh

New players have now a lot of activities to do with patrols, hunts, escalations. Veterans Don’t have All those funny things except trials which are hella broken currently.

Adventure islands seem to add new contents to (again) new players. As no utility to farm again and again parts of behemoths (we already have plenty in our bags)

What are your plans to give veterans contents And fun activities to do And to farm ?

Originally posted by Vozu_

This still raises concern over the Power calculations in Trials, though. Why does the Capacitor Power have to be present outside of its Escalations to begin with? It is a Power bonus that comes out of nowhere, and isn't integrated into anything particularly well.

As a concept, it makes sense to be included within a respective Escalation for the roguelite feel, but I am very surprised that there is any intent to keep it outside of it. Unless there are some substantial ideas for shaking up the difficulty of the content going further forward, this feels like a half-measure.

Originally posted by Grudy159

Have you ever planned on having a Neutral escalation?

Originally posted by Humangobrrrr

What brought the idea of missions?

Originally posted by Hellizard

Our recently hired Senior Narrative Designer John Stumme (formerly of ArenaNet and many other places) pitched the idea while we were working on upcoming post-Alchemy of War content--and the rest of the team loved it!

We're not done with the concept, either. They won't always have new VO for the mission as we did with Granny and Xelya, but they will always (AFAIK) have unique narrative elements tied into current events or narratives.

Originally posted by WIIU_Awesome

I like trails from lanterns. I bought the one on the store that has a fairy in a bottle, similar to legend of zelda.

My only concern is that in order to have that trail i need to trasmog that specific lantern...are there any plans to seperate trails from lanters?

Originally posted by CreativeGuy66

Question 1: So can you explain the environment of terra escalation. Especially the huge tree that Agarus is on.

Question 2: Will the far slayers build a new home in ramsgate or are they just gonna sleep on the ground on in the cave by Xelya. Little huts would be nice.

Question 3: So when we kill agarus what happens to the "tree" left behind. Dose that become agarus or what.

Question 4: what ties dose granny have with the alcamancers faction if any.

Question 5: any plans for a daylight cycle in ramsgate. Mabe we could see the aurora borealis in ramsgate when it gets cold.

Final question: how long is dark harvest gonna last. Its my favroite event.

Originally posted by Kahinh

New players have now a lot of activities to do with patrols, hunts, escalations. Veterans Don’t have All those funny things except trials which are hella broken currently.

Adventure islands seem to add new contents to (again) new players. As no utility to farm again and again parts of behemoths (we already have plenty in our bags)

What are your plans to give veterans contents And fun activities to do And to farm ?

Originally posted by GreatMadWombat

Are there still plans to demodularize repeaters? A friend of mine who isn't on the reddits/discord was extremely distressed to learn about the planned demodularization, and it would so my heart good to be able to say "this is happening, you should accept it"

Originally posted by NottStylee

could you maybe give us a time and or date of when this will be fixed? Thank you for answering my question btw:)

Originally posted by CreativeGuy66

Question 1: So can you explain the environment of terra escalation. Especially the huge tree that Agarus is on.

Question 2: Will the far slayers build a new home in ramsgate or are they just gonna sleep on the ground on in the cave by Xelya. Little huts would be nice.

Question 3: So when we kill agarus what happens to the "tree" left behind. Dose that become agarus or what.

Question 4: what ties dose granny have with the alcamancers faction if any.

Question 5: any plans for a daylight cycle in ramsgate. Mabe we could see the aurora borealis in ramsgate when it gets cold.

Final question: how long is dark harvest gonna last. Its my favroite event.

Originally posted by SirKeksalot

The theme of the Tesc amps seems to be "shields," as "crits" are with Shesc. However, there's only on reliable source of shields in the game (Skarn weapons), and they don't really synergize with Shrapnel. Will there be more sources of shields in the future?

Does the recent addition of passive damage reduction and lifesteal to the amp trees herald an Iceborne rework or nerf?

In another response in this thread, you said that you have no plans for a 3rd Sporestruck variant. However, you've also said you're planning on making gear for SS Embermane and Charrogg. Can we assume you'll go back and add variant gear for the other Esc modes? If you do, then will Blazakiri and Umbroshai just not get gear so every element has an even amount of gear options?

How soon can we expect Heroic Esc? Does Heroic Esc increase the odds of getting a Shesc rework and shock variants?

Will the variants from Esc appear in the new "Hunting Grounds" gamemode in some way?

Originally posted by Kahinh

I know it’s difficult to commit with dates And deadlines but could you tell us if we can expect adventures islands and Heroic esca before end of year ?

Originally posted by Lugaid13

Can you please fix the Boreus?

There are many threads in this sub that talk about this issue. but basically, the rage/invul cycle is so annoying I reset the game every time I get a Boreus for a patrol.

Originally posted by Ragnaniak

Untamed Wilds brought a beautiful Escalation, with diverse arenas and atmospheres.

But the interactions between the player and the environnement is still mainly limited to fighting the Behemoth, taking a new amp in a crystal and jumping from round to round.

What about interactions such as gathering plants, investigating in old treehouses, breaking rocks/trunks to progress, or to block/injure the Behemoths, etc.?
It could still be possible to progress ignoring all those, but it could also deepen the immersion of the Escalations?

What do you think about this?

Originally posted by Devon_Pro

Alright so I got a few questions...

Will we receive a 3rd Terra Variant, to have the Variants amount to line-up with other Escalations?

I've ran into Planar Voyage (Round Modifier), Shadow Dodge (Amp), Hot Spot (Amp) and From the Ashes (Amp). I don't think those belong in Terra Escalation, so is it intentional or not?

Will Virulent Impact in Terra Escalation stay a Common Amp? I think an Amp that powerful should be more Rare

Agarus is really squishy and easy to deal with for our current Power Creep level, is his Health going to be increase to compensate?

Agarus barely heals in his Aethercharged State, will his Healing amount be increased at all?

Agarus also has a really high stagger limit, will it be reduced to get it easier?

That is all, if any Dev replies, thanks

Originally posted by Ferrodactyl

Between behemoths like Sporestruck Embermane and Umbral Koshai, I feel I gotta ask: will you have more elemental variant behemoths in the future with similar levels of character model variance as well, and will any current or future variants make their way to the elemental patrols or are they permanently stuck in escalation jail?

Originally posted by tranzfattyazidz

I’m not going to pry down the avenue of Shock Escalation reworks, but I will ask: why wasn’t Shock Form (and its counterpart, Terra Form) introduced into Shock Escalation’s amp pool on its release? Will it be added into the pool soon?

Originally posted by HauntedBalloon

Not sure if it’s been asked but are there any plans to add lantern trails to older lantern skins?

Originally posted by Ferrodactyl

Between behemoths like Sporestruck Embermane and Umbral Koshai, I feel I gotta ask: will you have more elemental variant behemoths in the future with similar levels of character model variance as well, and will any current or future variants make their way to the elemental patrols or are they permanently stuck in escalation jail?

Originally posted by Ragnaniak

Untamed Wilds brought a beautiful Escalation, with diverse arenas and atmospheres.

But the interactions between the player and the environnement is still mainly limited to fighting the Behemoth, taking a new amp in a crystal and jumping from round to round.

What about interactions such as gathering plants, investigating in old treehouses, breaking rocks/trunks to progress, or to block/injure the Behemoths, etc.?
It could still be possible to progress ignoring all those, but it could also deepen the immersion of the Escalations?

What do you think about this?

Originally posted by MrInsignia

Any ideas about maybe pets? Like you could get a baby behemoth egg as a drop and hatch it and take it around ramsgate with you? Maybe because if behemoths are taken away from aether they aren't aggressive at all or something as an explanation?

Originally posted by DIO298

For the different elements did you guys have a theme with the behemoths? Like radiant behemoths being bugs

Originally posted by DemolizerTNT

1. Did u expected Agarus to be so easy to defeat? You want to buff him someday, or leave alone (he's cool in my opinion, but (some of) other slayers have different look at this situation).

2. Can you tell us something about that ENORMOUS Tree in Terra Escalation? How old and tall is it/what's it secret? It that Terra Aether source (/one of them)?

3. Will we ever get better lores on Behemoths and their Variants (like Sporetruck)? I saw picture on Twitter with some Agarus's movelist (I belive this question'll count)

4. You think about any changes/improvements in Terra Escalation?

Hmmm by now I don't have more questions.

Originally posted by instantxz

Will the new cell 2.0 update helps to manage the power creep we are having currently right now? Will some of the non - meta weapons such as quillshot, nayaga and etc be in used for cell 2.0?

Originally posted by EuanReid

Benson is good at running away

Originally posted by CreatureTech-PHX

Oh, we have a few things cooking. I can't give out too many details, but our new Event Vendor, Ozz, is going to have something similar to contracts that will be completely separate from the store. They'll be called "rumours" and offer rewards for completing certain objectives. Keep your eyes out in the future for Ozz and maybe he'll have something for you ;)

Originally posted by dauntlessta

So will you need a Digging Ground in the future?

Originally posted by dauntlessta

With so many behemoths one might imagine there being more cults than but the unseen. Are there plans of mentions of more cults and how they interract with society of slayers as a whole?

Originally posted by dauntlessta

It sounds similar to how ashes are sometimes used in agriculture to ad nutrients to soil and cultivate it. Did Embermane and Charrog specifically come to mind because of this reason or was it more of a broad oversight which behemoths made the most sense?