The devs are taking a break as well!
I can assure you we are still working hard <3
Wound rework, trials improvements, and private queues are up next. Those will be followed by a radiant season where we take players favourite parts of escalation and experiment with a cool new experience entirely. We of course are also working on some springtide fun, as well as Heroic Escalation!
Have they nerfed Urska tail yet?
Urska tail is fixed in 1.5.4!
Tbh Im pretty burnt on the Escalation format.
If they somehow meld the esca and HG to create a less linear esca I'd be into that.
I'd assume that the new 'keystone' behemoth would be summoned via a public event when certain conditions are met.
Totally! Our goal is to take the things players love about current escalation and try it in a different way!
So what ARE we getting then? Big oof from PHXL.
You can check it out on said roadmap. ;)
it actually doesn't sound like you've been listening to your player base at all. We've been waiting for a new weapon and weapon reworks (Pike specifically).
There are so many QoL bugs that haven't been fixed that are flat out ruining the playstyle of certain weapons. Chain Blades for example: if there is a broken tree on the ground, broken monster part...etc...something that isn't there naturally, it creates a wall in which push/pull/backflip & attack can't pass through. Yet on the other hand you can pull right through a behemoth to the opposite side and not get reapers dance credit....the list goes on and it's all ignored.
FFS fix your game and ACTUALLY listen to your players.
The "weapon rework" we deprioritized is the "complete rebuild" kind of rework, like we did with the sword. That does not include bug fixing, polish, and minor improvements. Matter of fact, we are currently working on fixing these nasty chain blades bugs as well as some things for the war pike (alongside the wound rework).
Long story short: while making complete brand new weapons is not a priority at the moment, making sure that the core combat feels right still is, and will always be.
STEP ONE
So not all of you are ninjas...but some of you are, right? :D
Jokes aside, I like this listed style. Little less fancy than the road map but feels faster to navigate and cleaner. Love to see "Players are running into various disconnects" and its ongoing improvements on top of the list (not that I think they are listed by priority, but still).
Also I like that weapon 8 and rework didn't make the transition: better to fix the old bugs than to release new content.
All in all, lots of good ideas, looking forward to see their deployments. Good luck!
All I know is that I'm definitely not -_-
Read moreOnce again you've failed with your transparency. It would've been appreciated if you guys told us that the old Roadmap was gonna get deleted. I didn't even have a chance to take one last look at its really nice and unique design and maybe screenshot it to remember what it once was: a cool experience with a different kind of Roadmap.
Speaking of that, what's your problem with pretty and unique designs? First you replaced the old menu screen layout to something generic and boring, then you messed up with the Inventory and Armor crafting menu and now this.
You couldn't have these two pages existing at the same time? The old Roadmap for the fans and the new one as a reference for you developers and for players who wants to keep themselves updated to any single new thing in there.
I may have an unpopular opinion here but I'm once again disappointed in the lack of transparency and discussion on this beforehand. The old Roadmap was for both you and for us...
Sorry, we wanted to roll this out seamlessly. That's my bad. I really didn't think the old site would be missed so much.
As for the design, this is simply function over form. This map is much easier to parse at a glance and it clearly communicates our pipeline. It's also much easier for us to update and keep fresh.
We'll have further updates on these cards soon!
OH YES PLEASE
There's no possible content you could be working on that matters more than the weapons. There's nothing that players will use or experience more than they will with the weapons in their hands. If you fix or improve some aspect of the game, say, wounds for example, how does that help repeater players? What if you fix hunting grounds? That doesn't help players who grind escalations; But if you fix weapons, players will Always be using them. You take your weapon to escalations, hunting grounds, even non combat areas like ramsgate. You can't avoid having a weapon. So the only constant in the game is the tool in the slayer's hands. Don't you think that one single constant should work, function, and feel good to use? That's more important for player retention than anything else. Pretty monsters or better grinding loops don't matter if the weapons are either unfun or don't work/are unviable.
I think I understand where you're coming from, but we want to make sure Dauntless as a whole feels good before injecting more weapons into it. We want the game to be fun regardless of which weapon you're using or if it's new or old.
We could add the best weapon ever, but if players don't enjoy playing HG, Trials, or Esca, then what's the point? We want to make sure that the game as a whole is in a good place before adding another weapon.
So you're reworking wounds but not the warpike at the same time? Just asking to clarify.
Yes, just focusing on wounds right now, but that work should make war pike much more effective and fun.
Pretty sure that what everyone wants are the weapons reworks and weapon 8.
They're not off the table, we just want to work on the things that are already in the game before moving on to new weapons. The same goes for weapon reworks.
There's just other things we want to improve first.
No Repeaters rework? It should honestly be a top priority at this point. Still no prismatic slots, still no way to interupt, forced mobility cell. What a disgrace that the team has given up on one of its weapons. No plans to add an 8th weapon, and can't fix any of the broken ones. Pike is still rubbish F tier, and so are repeaters. Strikers still need nerfed. Chain blades still can't activate their special without hitting invisible walls or straight up flying into the sky out of the map for 10 seconds. PHXL has completely abandoned their weapons. They basically just tell everyone 'pick strikers and git gud at them. Nothing else matters.' What a joke. Literal clowns.
We haven't given up! We're just looking at other improvements first and smaller iteration/balancing. This does not mean we will never do a new weapon or rework, it's just not currently being worked on.
The wound work's entire goal is to make pike a viable weapon for all players.
Eh. I liked the old roadmap, this external one just doesn't have the same sort of style.
Oh well.
More radiant content for the rest of Hunting Grounds is nice, but you can't just leave Resca behind either! You've got the pattern going, you gotta cap it off - especially since you're expanding the Escalation system with the rotating Heroic Escalations. Don't leave this unfinished!
Yes! The previous one was custom made and very pretty, but it was kind of tricky to navigate and get the zoomed-out view.
We think this one is a lot more clear even if it's less exciting to look at.
Hello, Slayers!
Let’s talk about our studio’s approach to development and how that plays into the information you’ll find on our new and improved roadmap.
Our studio works under the principles of agile development. Contrary to what you may believe, this doesn’t mean we’re all gymnastic ninjas. Agile development is about breaking large chunks of work down into smaller pieces in order to be more adaptable. This allows us to deploy smaller improvements over time instead of one large content launch. Think of building a feature as building a house. With agile, we build that house one room at a time instead of all at once. This means you get to access the fun rec ...
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