[2022] Developer Stream 10.7.22 | Last Epoch | Last Epoch Dev Tracker

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4s	good afternoon everybody and welcome
6s	back to another last Epoch Dev stream
9s	better late than never as always I'm
12s	your host Mike
13s	how are you doing today
16s	let me get a few little technical
17s	difficulties there we got ourselves
20s	back up and running let's get the sound
22s	back to where it was normally
25s	we're gonna hop right back into things
29s	we're rocking we're rolling
32s	let's go right let's have some fun
35s	chatterboxing
45s	apparently I'm echoing badly
63s	hmm
69s	how do I sound now
78s	any better is it still echoing terribly
87s	that delay you know I just gotta wait
89s	for the reply I'm just gonna keep going
92s	seems good now wonderful
95s	just switched
97s	input devices and then switched right
99s	back to the way it was
104s	sweet all right let's keep rolling we're
107s	gonna we're gonna let's let's get a
109s	let's go in here dog training don't do
111s	that all res
113s	do you like that one
115s	during threshold is nice
119s	oh we have good blessings
124s	let's start working on this one
127s	your first time here please feel free to
129s	ask questions about me about the video
132s	of me about the video game I'm playing
133s	last epoch which I am a senior developer
137s	on
140s	um we do stream for charity here and as
144s	it is the first stream of the month we
145s	have a new charity
147s	um we're helping oceans again do
149s	different ocean charity but you know
151s	we're back back to Oceans
153s	because oceans are
154s	phenomenal
158s	uh and I'm getting my goal today for for
160s	in-game here is I really want to get I
163s	really want to get a um
165s	an exalted helmet to to pair up with
167s	this that's my goal today
170s	foreign
175s	spicy
181s	um so do you have a question here I
182s	think I saw a couple questions I will
184s	get to them I apologize the slight delay
186s	uh have you considered that spell skill
188s	has faster attack when clicking
191s	the
194s	sorry have you considered that this that
196s	spell skill
199s	has faster attack when clicking and
202s	heavier more powerful when holding the
205s	button oh so like um
209s	have an ability whereby you can
213s	um change the functionality of the
215s	ability based on if you're holding the
217s	button or if you just tap it once so
219s	like if you just tap it it does one
220s	thing and if you hold it it does like
222s	something else that's bigger
224s	um
225s	we we have considered various input
227s	methods for for different abilities like
229s	that and it doesn't really tend to fit
231s	well
233s	um in a gameplay flow it's also really
235s	difficult for
237s	um
238s	like uh animation smoothing and
242s	um like preempting animations so that it
244s	feels really Snappy
246s	when you have a system like that so
249s	it's not impossible but uh it provides a
253s	lot of problems in that category
258s	um and that's the sort of stuff that
258s	we're really working on having feel
260s	really tight so any problems that show
262s	up there are uh something we like to
264s	avoid
266s	um
270s	so unlikely to add something like that
275s	remember to add me yeah someone had a
278s	question then
279s	hey you can't wait for at least when is
281s	the time approximately we do not have
282s	any estimates on a release date yet I
285s	apologize
289s	hey I was wondering what the decision
292s	for creating swarmblade form instead of
295s	the traditional cat form uh that fills
297s	the role of agile shapeshifter in other
299s	arpgs there was there was a lot that
301s	went into that really
303s	um
304s	part of it was
306s	like let's see if we can come up with
308s	something unique and interesting and new
310s	and that's that's sort of like a special
313s	for last Epoch that's you know it's
315s	different that sort of stuff
318s	just to give us a little bit more
319s	identity in the in the genre
322s	um
323s	set us a part of it you know all sort of
324s	stuff but also just
326s	someone I think pitched the idea and it
328s	was just really exciting and we really
329s	love it and so it was it was partially
332s	just a hey that's cool let's make the
333s	thing we think is the coolest you know
337s	um that's the main part of it really
340s	we spent a long time uh designing that
344s	creature debating what it's going to
345s	look like we went through literally
349s	dozens of like different concepts
353s	Silhouettes from different angles
355s	um you know okay let's take the wings
356s	from this and the legs from this and the
359s	shoulder from that and
360s	um it was a long time of like of just
363s	like debating all the little details
366s	because we're creating a new
368s	um like creature and and it's something
370s	that you're shape shifting into so some
371s	of you me playing as and
373s	getting that feeling just right was
375s	really important so we we spent a long
377s	time
378s	you know in in the in that uh
380s	conversation that was that was
383s	well over a year long uh process
394s	[Music]
399s	as far as I know there's not a penalty
400s	being lower level than the Zone
402s	regarding damage to the mobs and our
403s	chance to hit only their HP
406s	uh damage of being higher level
408s	Experience slash experience cap is that
410s	correct yeah there's no
412s	um
413s	scaling that happens for the power of an
416s	enemy relative to your level the enemy
419s	has its level and has its stats
421s	that's it
428s	shield on my way
430s	[Music]
443s	foreign
446s	puncture kind of works like that you
448s	more damage the longer the channel yeah
450s	and it's it's it's a little janky I
452s	think you'd agree probably
454s	um there's two skills I think that work
455s	that way actually there's there's
456s	puncture and there's one other two I
458s	think and they're not they don't feel
460s	quite perfect especially when you get
462s	into multiplayer there's even more
463s	problems
465s	um so yeah it's we you're right we do
467s	have that uh and I guess probably is why
469s	we don't do it more is because I don't
470s	know personally I wasn't overly happy
472s	with the way that one turned out
475s	I don't think it's overly popular
477s	um mechanic either to use
483s	yeah break that channeling
488s	I know I mentioned it like every time
489s	but it's still so weird to see the 15
491s	plus as a uh as does like this is how
495s	many
496s	um
497s	Stacks do you have something because in
498s	multiplayer it's it's not like that
500s	anymore
503s	all right some fish asks can I make the
505s	screen turn a reddish when I'm low
507s	Health sometimes I think everything is
509s	fine when my HP is low and I'm dead
511s	um so yeah there's
513s	we did have that for a while actually
516s	um or we may even still have it to some
518s	degree
520s	um there's a few things that do happen
521s	when you go low health and some of them
522s	might be a little too subtle but there
524s	are reasons for the
526s	power that they're at um if you have
528s	suggestions on that please feel free to
529s	head on over the forums and throw those
532s	down there
536s	do we know release date for multiplayer
537s	no we do not know a release date for
539s	multiplayer
549s	yeah when there's when there is a
550s	release date for multiplayer
554s	um it'll be everywhere it'll be just
557s	plastered all over everything
559s	like our website our forums Reddit Steam
564s	uh Discord like it'll just be everywhere
571s	my favorite Shrine the ice beetle
573s	I I it's I don't get some Flack
575s	sometimes but the freeze that it does I
577s	don't know
578s	feels very useful to me
586s	and don't forget if you have questions
587s	please feel please put at last default
589s	game in front of those questions so I
591s	see it
592s	better I think I saw one there
596s	um what build do you recommend Purdue
598s	players I recommend picking what draws
601s	your attention thematically the most so
604s	just go to the new character select
605s	screen
607s	um and and look at each one of them and
608s	just say that one's cool I'm gonna pick
611s	that and then like as you unlock
613s	abilities just try every new ability you
615s	unlock and if you think hey that's cool
618s	play that
620s	um
621s	you you can't really make any decisions
623s	that will ruin your character
626s	um the only permanent decisions of the
627s	classes you pick and
630s	you know there's there's very solid
632s	builds for every class at this point
635s	um
636s	so yeah just go have fun
639s	can you tell us anything about trading I
640s	cannot
653s	all right next question I have worst
656s	Vision than a drunk mole on a holiday
658s	I lose my curse of frequently when
660s	playing are there any plans to add the
662s	ability to skin the mouse pointer also
664s	because the size it'll be really helpful
665s	visually challenged like myself
667s	um we don't have any like concrete plans
669s	for like okay well these are the ones
671s	we're gonna do or anything like that
673s	um
673s	but it's it is something we do get
675s	requested a fair bit and I think it's a
677s	good a good request
679s	um
680s	there's several accessibility options
682s	that were still
683s	um that are still sort of like on the
685s	list of hopefully soon we'll get to it
687s	type thing
689s	um
690s	just a lot of things on that list
693s	but uh yeah this is another one of those
695s	like if you've got suggestions on things
697s	you'd really like to see the best way to
699s	get that push that agenda pushed is head
701s	on over the forums leave uh suggestion
705s	thread
710s	oh what do we got here this is a great
712s	ambulance
714s	it's a really great amulet
721s	it's not for the build we're playing
722s	right now but yeah real nice
735s	okay don't die Mike we're just gonna
737s	we're just gonna make sure we we just
739s	fulfill that don't die plan
755s	big hop
757s	all right let's drop something here
761s	is there a Pity buff regarding blessings
764s	not discovered no there's not
767s	the blessing system does not care which
768s	blessings you have previously discovered
770s	or have equipped in any way
784s	oh yeah that Circle
788s	that could have been bad
789s	could have been bad oh
793s	that's like a nice exalted if we're
794s	gonna slap something on uh on a weapon
797s	on a legendary
800s	uh can you tell us anything about trade
802s	is there anything you can share with us
804s	at this time nothing other than what's
806s	in the official documentation that's
807s	like the the multiplayer thank you
809s	there's some really broad Strokes
811s	overviews there
813s	um but if if you've if you've read that
815s	you know all the information we have
816s	that's public right now
818s	um and if not go read it there's not
820s	much there
822s	um there's just some general philosophy
824s	stuff just I don't have any details I
826s	can give you on what the
828s	I'm like this is the size there's
830s	actually there's a there's a thread that
832s	Andrew Tilly started on the forums as
833s	well that has literally I think every
835s	official communication we've given about
837s	trades
838s	and uh there's there's a lot of stuff in
841s	there but I'd uh
845s	possible prefer not to repeat it all
846s	over again but
848s	yeah
850s	sorry uh can you tell what our top areas
855s	um
856s	and What needs improving based on
858s	feedback besides multiplayer combat
860s	feeling performance visuals animations
862s	um
863s	oh like like the the stuff we're
866s	focusing on the most
869s	I guess
871s	um I mean yeah combat feels the probably
873s	the number one thing Comet feel and
875s	performance
876s	are the big things outside of
878s	multiplayer
879s	really
881s	um
882s	you know just general uh General quality
885s	improvements so like just little things
888s	all over the place
890s	um trying to get that quality bar up on
893s	uh just across the board so like enemies
895s	that have fallen behind that are really
896s	old maybe
897s	um
899s	I think we recently
903s	uh replaced there's some enemies that we
905s	had made from like a long time ago
908s	before we had our modern pipeline in
910s	place
911s	um I think we just finished making the
915s	last replacement for that so I think we
917s	were officially out of like
920s	enemies that were created by taking
922s	three things of the accessories
923s	literally just slapping them together
926s	um because there are a few enemies like
927s	that still in the game the uh man of not
930s	um the void fused armor come to mind
936s	um
939s	yeah
943s	not really much surprises there uh
945s	there's probably more details on the
947s	things we're focusing on in the last
948s	couple development update posts on the
951s	forums
952s	uh that that'll have details on on the
955s	types of things we're working on really
958s	but yeah it's it's multiplayer combat
960s	feel and
962s	um performance those are the big ones
965s	and a story presentation I think I put
967s	story presentation in the in that
968s	category as well um there's a lot of
970s	things we're doing for story
971s	presentation
972s	um and that's from just like like
975s	rewriting a lot of the script stuff
977s	um
978s	changing the way that uh just dialogue
980s	appears the way it's physically
981s	presented The Styling of that
984s	um the the different uh some of the
988s	different story beats there's just a lot
990s	of like little improvements that are
991s	happening in that category uh so I'd put
994s	that in there too
997s	the start of the game The Campaign needs
999s	a little a little bit of a glow up let's
1001s	call it that
1010s	all right
1015s	uh will hard idle drop chance be a
1019s	little less or will it remain the same
1021s	uh I mean the the we don't have any
1024s	major plans to change drop chance of
1027s	idols
1028s	I'm not sure what the hard idle part is
1030s	but yeah
1034s	um how big of a drop in power should we
1036s	expect to see with the impending ailment
1038s	changes specifically wondering about
1039s	non-poison damaging elements uh like
1041s	electrified Knight bleed Etc I I minimal
1045s	I would say or maybe not minimum minor
1047s	it's a minor
1052s	I don't I don't think you'll
1054s	I don't think you'll be disappointed in
1056s	the viability of ailments post to change
1059s	at all I think what will happen is
1062s	um
1064s	things will be simplified a little bit
1066s	in the way they work and uh
1070s	that's the biggest change that'll happen
1072s	you'll probably actually have
1074s	um
1078s	yeah it's not a humongous change
1081s	so yeah I wouldn't be worried about it
1083s	if you're like oh well my bot dot build
1085s	still be viable to play uh when multiple
1088s	launches yeah duck builds are still
1090s	viable to play
1099s	all right
1103s	are you considering platforms such as
1106s	Steam deck throughout new and upcoming
1107s	development processes uh being that the
1110s	manufacturing hurdles valve was
1112s	encountering seems to be fading away and
1114s	more players should have access to this
1115s	Hardware additionally are we going to
1117s	see more improvements to controller
1118s	support that would potentially impact
1119s	steam deck players as well yeah so um
1122s	first off controller support yes
1124s	controller support is a what I would say
1126s	a core piece of functionality that we
1128s	want to have
1130s	um fully implemented at our same high
1132s	quality standards for 1.0 launch so yes
1134s	that will affect steam deck
1137s	um people because they use controller
1138s	controls
1140s	um
1143s	as as far as do we consider platforms
1146s	such as theme deck yes we do definitely
1147s	consider them we don't develop for them
1149s	though
1150s	um because we don't have the we know the
1153s	resources to to really make sure that
1156s	they that they all work and they're all
1157s	happy there's lots of people that do
1158s	play on some of these other platforms
1160s	like um
1161s	uh GeForce now is there GeForce next
1164s	first now oh crap whatever the the
1167s	the
1169s	that device is it it has like there's
1173s	some unique bugs regarding loot filters
1175s	uh on that one
1177s	um unfortunately it's not really a
1178s	platform we're supporting yet so it
1180s	would not on our the top of our list to
1182s	fix bugs like that
1184s	um if we can get easy wins there yeah
1187s	it's something we we do consider and
1189s	keep in mind but the primary focus is
1191s	getting the the PC release out the door
1194s	smooth sailing
1196s	lovely all that sort of stuff and then
1198s	after launch we can start looking at
1200s	other platforms we can start deciding
1201s	hey oh there's there's this platform is
1204s	really easy to get in because we already
1205s	have support for like controller and
1208s	Linux support and suddenly there's a
1211s	device that's basically a giant Linux
1213s	controller that already runs on Steam
1215s	and hey it's not a big stretch to get
1216s	that in but for for now it is
1219s	um if you can get it to work great if
1221s	you can't sorry we don't actually
1222s	support it yet is the official stance on
1224s	that one
1227s	and I have seen people getting it to
1228s	work
1231s	um and I do expect that we'll get a lot
1233s	better especially with the performance
1234s	improvements that are coming because one
1235s	of the big things I do see is is
1237s	performance issues being a large
1239s	consideration for uh steam deck not
1242s	being fully finished and and controller
1244s	functionality not being fully finished
1245s	so I mean there's there's natural
1247s	improvements to that that will come
1249s	incidental improvements to that that
1250s	will come
1252s	um but it's not a focus for us
1253s	unfortunately right now
1256s	are there any plans to happen two-handed
1258s	weapons feel better is that an issue for
1260s	you I mean there's there's plans to make
1261s	all
1263s	combat feel better so yes encapsulated
1265s	in the combat improvements two-handed
1266s	weapon improvements
1267s	um we'll definitely be there so yes
1271s	any update on Co-op uh it's going great
1275s	uh we recently put an update out for uh
1278s	the
1280s	RCT build program
1284s	I think it's out it's either like out or
1285s	out today or out tomorrow or something
1286s	like that but it's it's um
1289s	coming along real strong
1292s	constant stream of people that are still
1294s	coming in that program is expanding
1296s	um which is great great to see if you're
1298s	still waiting to get into that I am
1299s	really sorry we're doing our best to get
1301s	everyone as quick as we can it takes a
1303s	long time
1304s	um because it is a closed system that
1306s	does require ndas uh there is manual
1308s	checks that need to be done to make sure
1310s	everything is
1311s	um solid and appropriate and everything
1314s	so we're still making sure we're doing
1317s	our due diligence there
1319s	um
1320s	and unfortunately those slow things down
1321s	a bit
1328s	but we've already surpassed
1330s	what what our goal for Edmunds into the
1333s	CC program was when we started we opened
1334s	things up again
1336s	um we've already blown past that goal
1338s	weeks ago
1343s	I did see a request I don't know if
1345s	we're gonna do this or not I know people
1346s	have been asking for this but I just
1348s	wanted to acknowledge that I didn't see
1349s	the request uh someone asked to uh
1352s	to have a like a a pending applications
1356s	counter and a total number of
1358s	applications accepted counter I don't
1361s	know if that's information we're ready
1361s	to share it specifically
1365s	um I thought it was a cool idea
1373s	these squirrels are just doing work my
1375s	gear is junky
1384s	uh with your current experience what
1386s	would you say are the most difficult
1387s	things to code and yet look relatively
1389s	simple on the outside
1392s	um I mean everything's everything's
1394s	harder than it looks
1397s	um
1398s	everything's harder than it looks
1401s	I think
1407s	I don't know what's the most like harder
1409s	than it looks
1411s	everything is
1414s	um
1417s	just just getting getting the animation
1420s	and the abilities to line up smoothly I
1422s	don't see that yeah that seems like a
1424s	relatively simple thing to do but just
1425s	having that behave really tight
1428s	and uh efficient is
1431s	surprisingly
1433s	difficult thing to get to get really
1436s	really smooth
1438s	I think that's where a lot of it comes
1440s	down to as well is getting the quality
1442s	so like a lot lots of the things you can
1443s	do you can do like yeah it's in it's
1445s	easy it's great it worked no problem but
1447s	it's just like it's not awesome
1450s	and give them that last little bit of
1452s	quality is the really the really hard
1453s	part usually
1456s	like I'm I'm right now I'm trying to I'm
1460s	re reworking this panel right now
1463s	um and we just we just improved the
1466s	speed at which these fields populate
1471s	um
1473s	and
1477s	um
1479s	it it caused the ability caused the
1482s	panel to kind of Jitter because it
1484s	populates too quickly now
1487s	um so we have to back during rear text
1488s	how it actually works for a faster
1491s	loading set of data set
1494s	um
1497s	that's funny I thought
1504s	come on go through the portal
1506s	uh will you have statistics on which
1508s	build is the best now uh so you can Nerf
1512s	him oh excuse him so you could never
1514s	buff those uh who are too weak
1516s	um so I I think the there's the reason
1518s	why I just snap said no to that answer
1520s	like Define best Okay
1523s	um and I don't think you I don't think
1525s	there's a right answer to that like how
1528s	do you define best I don't think it's
1529s	the right answer that question
1530s	um
1531s	there's thousands of different answers
1533s	to that question and
1535s	um
1536s	I I think it's dangerous to try and
1538s	Define it actually
1550s	I think we might switch let's do a
1552s	little let's do a little crafting
1556s	oh yeah
1559s	this is what happens when you're late
1560s	and you try and Rush stuff out
1566s	uh
1568s	you can get out of this bad boy here
1571s	I think we want let's just try and seal
1573s	this right out of the gate
1577s	yeah got one there all right what oh but
1580s	our Fortune potentials got destroyed and
1582s	it won't even let us do a discovery now
1584s	will it no
1586s	womp womp it's too bad
1593s	lose void physical those will drop down
1595s	too low
1601s	it's probably better overall anyways
1605s	let's roll with it
1610s	uh will you have I got greedy on that
1613s	one it's okay
1614s	uh what Bill am I playing today I am
1616s	playing
1618s	squirrel builds we're all about
1620s	squirrels we're basically just uh
1622s	playing Harold Discovery and squirrels
1625s	all day every day it's a toll build
1630s	foreign
1643s	I do like this Shield the way it looks
1645s	more as well it's beefy
1656s	no question just want to see the game's
1658s	awesome well thank you glad you're
1659s	having fun playing and enjoying it it's
1661s	awesome
1663s	uh hi amateur Poe player here could you
1665s	please explain text and vlogging
1671s	there's little known art
1676s	and and it's it's the ability to block
1679s	with literally any object it could be a
1682s	teacup
1684s	it could be could be a wet paper towel
1686s	but as long as you're good enough at
1688s	blocking you can block with literally
1689s	anything
1690s	and and sometimes an object any object
1693s	you have lying around can be useful so
1695s	you gotta like be aware of all the
1697s	things that are around you that you can
1698s	use for blocking if you need to
1701s	and and sometimes like
1703s	you're in some sort of like oh God I
1706s	just ran into the lava like an idiot
1709s	[Laughter]
1709s	[Music]
1716s	I'm gonna have to come with like
1717s	prepared answers to the sex the vlogging
1719s	question aren't I
1725s	uh any spoilers today around some of
1728s	those main things you guys are working
1729s	on anything else I don't have any I
1731s	don't have any spoilers around that
1733s	stuff prepared
1735s	specifically I actually have
1737s	I was I was so late getting in here that
1739s	I um
1741s	may have uh forgotten to grab the
1744s	spoiler
1748s	see if there are any oh there is oh cool
1751s	oh that's neat
1753s	yeah
1755s	that's fun
1762s	okay give me a second I'll get one of
1764s	these in because I uh I died so you know
1766s	we'll get a little treat a little treat
1767s	for everyone
1771s	foreign
1782s	speaking just a moment
1797s	here
1799s	we
1801s	go
1804s	which really is how that trailer should
1806s	have ended am I right
1807s	so here we come here we go anyone
1817s	and
1821s	where's the picture there's a picture I
1823s	can replace nope
1825s	what is going on
1842s	we're getting there
1847s	all right little little spoilery
1849s	spoilery boy here
1853s	a little little model update
1859s	um yeah just just some zombies
1862s	you know
1863s	it's good to have it's good to have
1865s	brains
1868s	uh question here are there any plans for
1871s	twitch drop campaigns if so the unique
1874s	items specific to Twitch same question
1876s	um but also for Amazon Prime we don't
1878s	have any specific uh plans in place for
1880s	that just yet that is the sort of thing
1882s	that we'd love to do and we do plan to
1883s	get
1884s	um integration to systems like this a
1886s	lot better
1887s	um we know that there's a huge like
1890s	Community opportunity around twitch
1892s	drops and all the things like that
1894s	um
1895s	a really important thing to note is like
1897s	with any
1899s	um external
1901s	uh I I put this in the same category as
1905s	um
1906s	like MTX and cosmetics and things like
1908s	that whereby you're you're doing
1910s	something outside of the game to get a
1911s	bonus inside the game and even even if
1913s	even if it's free on Twitch there
1915s	wouldn't be anything that was
1917s	mechanically unique or power boosting
1919s	that could happen
1921s	um in in a Twist drop that wouldn't also
1923s	be available in game so it would likely
1925s	be cosmetic related stuff if we did it
1928s	um
1930s	just just to make sure that it's there's
1932s	not like an unfair Advantage where it's
1934s	like oh you can only have this special
1935s	build if you come to the twitch stream
1937s	that we want to avoid things like that
1944s	all right let's keep going oh Chris Ryan
1946s	I'll take it
1948s	yes and I purchase you are angry get
1951s	angrier
1952s	and when we do this their eyes turn
1956s	I'm gonna die if I stand still
1958s	um the uh the scoring rage if uh if you
1961s	when you use it their eyes go all red
1963s	and glowy
1965s	let me see we'll find it
1970s	ah glowy eyes yes
1976s	I love it
1987s	all right next question you can use a
1991s	multiplayer nope
1992s	uh what was your product vision for
1994s	making this RPG stand out in the market
1996s	oh that's a that's that's that's a deep
2000s	question
2001s	um
2003s	I don't know I think we so when we
2004s	started this we just were
2007s	um
2008s	the goal was just to make an awesome RPG
2010s	that we wanted to play that was the
2012s	whole thing like let's let's make
2013s	something that we are really excited to
2015s	play ourselves
2017s	um
2018s	anything uh I think a lot of the
2020s	identity of the game sort of evolved as
2023s	we were as we were going and
2025s	um
2026s	a lot of it was just hey wouldn't this
2028s	be cool what wouldn't it be cool if
2031s	um
2032s	and so we a lot came up from that as far
2035s	as standing out I think we wanted to
2037s	lean into the the time travel theming
2040s	um and and have that be a really uh
2043s	unique unique look in that airbn genre
2045s	because I don't think there's like the
2047s	the theming specifically like you look
2049s	at most of the other big ones there's
2050s	not really a heavy emphasis on time
2052s	travel
2054s	um so yes that was how we were looking
2055s	to stand up and wow holy crap uh trusty
2058s	tree has tipped a hundred dollars thank
2060s	you very much that's
2063s	very cool appreciate that I absolutely
2065s	love last Epoch you and your team are
2067s	amazing keep up the great work keep up
2068s	the work
2069s	I appreciate it thank you
2072s	very cool
2075s	very very cool
2077s	um
2079s	yeah
2083s	don't see that every day
2088s	all right take the next question
2093s	don't forget to put our uh Atlas Lassie
2097s	gave me your question
2099s	um
2102s	so I see it uh loot filter related
2104s	question if I select specific item type
2107s	let's say two-handed spear why Loop
2109s	filter doesn't hide affixes that can't
2111s	be crafted on Spears I can't remember
2113s	why we didn't do this because this is
2115s	something we definitely considered
2117s	um
2118s	and I don't know if it was
2123s	I can't remember if it was like a
2124s	technical reason why there's a problem
2125s	that didn't work or those specific
2127s	design reason I can't remember there was
2129s	a very good reason why we didn't have
2130s	this
2132s	um I don't know what it is I'm sorry
2135s	which is a terrible answer I'm well
2137s	aware
2140s	sunshines
2145s	I play a G-Force now that's what I was
2146s	trying to remember uh there's a way to
2148s	White list their servers so I don't get
2150s	my inbox flooded with suspicious
2151s	activity emails
2155s	baby
2161s	you're playing G-Force now is there a
2162s	way to whitelist their servers so I
2164s	don't get my inbox but it was suspicious
2165s	activity email so like
2168s	um like whitelisting last epoch on
2171s	GeForce now
2174s	is that you're asking I I don't know
2176s	um sorry
2178s	I've not used it ever actually have used
2181s	it once
2182s	um
2187s	from the sounds that looks like
2189s	something you'd want to head to Nvidia
2190s	support with help for for help with
2193s	uh can you add something like sacrifice
2195s	alter which Shred
2198s	our 10 to 20 idols and give us Idols
2200s	with powerful class affixes uh and maybe
2203s	that doesn't sound like
2204s	um
2208s	like San Francisco that sounds like an
2211s	idea for uh like a dungeon reward
2214s	um
2215s	and uh for everyone who's been here for
2218s	a long time I'm gonna say it again if
2219s	you have any suggestions head on over to
2221s	the forums and leave them there
2223s	um because I won't remember them here
2224s	and I know you can get a conversation
2226s	star to get feedback from other players
2227s	maybe hone that idea a little bit
2230s	um
2230s	yeah that sounds that sounds like a idea
2233s	for a dungeon reward system I'd say it's
2236s	unlikely for us to implement that
2238s	before 1.0
2241s	um I very much appreciate you taking the
2242s	time to answer my question you all are
2244s	the best top notch
2246s	you're welcome glad I could answer it
2248s	remember which I do not remember which
2249s	question it was but I'm glad I answered
2251s	it uh what's the largest concurrent
2253s	amount of players you all have had on
2255s	the CT test at once if you're able to
2257s	share of course I don't know the answer
2258s	to that
2262s	um
2262s	if that's a number that we have and
2265s	we're okay with sharing uh Kane can I
2268s	please ask you to grab that and post it
2271s	if it's if it's there we have which I'm
2273s	assuming it is um but if it's a number
2275s	we're interested in Sharing
2277s	um
2280s	or not I don't know
2289s	uh will there be a market or something
2291s	like this for trade I have no
2292s	information I'm ready to share about for
2294s	trade I'm sorry
2299s	good amulet too uh thanks to this
2301s	amazing game you're welcome I was just
2303s	wondering if you could bless me with Dev
2305s	luck in order to get myself gluing
2307s	gloves please the drop side I'll summon
2309s	win-win amen all right
2312s	I'm gonna I'm thinking about your
2314s	character
2315s	I'm thinking about your character I'm
2317s	thinking about how this is completely
2319s	fraudulent and will never work and I'm
2320s	sorry uh I I would love to help you out
2324s	I do not have special powers
2330s	but this squirrel
2332s	this this squirrel right here
2335s	he believes in you and that's what's
2337s	really important
2339s	good luck I hope you get it
2343s	all right
2346s	how do you open friends list with h for
2348s	hey there buddy
2352s	you talk about animations should be
2354s	tight and nice when you kill enemies
2356s	they fly around like they were on the
2358s	moon gravity it's way too thin
2360s	uh yeah that's if you if you check out
2362s	the
2364s	um
2366s	Dev blog I want to say the last devlog
2369s	maybe the one before that there's a lot
2370s	of info on exactly that
2383s	uh can you give us the ability to
2384s	increase the size of the text box of
2386s	items on the ground they're kind of
2387s	small compared to other games
2388s	um so if we so we we don't have any
2392s	um immediate plans for
2395s	um UI customization or UI scaling at the
2397s	moment however it's not out of the
2399s	question and if we were to do it it
2401s	would be a wholesale approach so it
2403s	would be
2405s	um at least initially it would be
2407s	everything so if you just like change
2409s	the UI of everything and you can kind of
2411s	do that if you change the resolution the
2412s	UI for the this the UI scale changes
2415s	with resolution
2417s	uh so you should see it bigger
2422s	you can you can if it's really a problem
2423s	and you're struggling to see it the best
2425s	thing to do right now I think I think
2426s	dropping the resolution should help
2429s	it could be wrong on that but I would be
2431s	surprised if it didn't do that
2444s	all right do you think introducing
2447s	something similar to the D2 Terror zones
2449s	would be something that we could use to
2451s	add in-game content to revive some of
2454s	the specific areas to see less attention
2457s	um
2457s	tear zones work really well in in Diablo
2461s	2 specifically because there's the they
2463s	have the normal nightmare hell
2465s	um and so there's so much
2468s	uh there's so many more areas that exist
2472s	um in like a level range I think
2476s	and there's a lot more of a like wide
2478s	open
2479s	um explore to kill stuff
2481s	uh type I want to say Vibe or like uh
2484s	functions that you can do where it's
2486s	just like kill like clear this randomly
2488s	generated area and I think it works a
2490s	lot better in Diablo 2 it is something
2492s	that we've we've considered and we'll
2493s	continue to look at but
2495s	um it doesn't I don't think it works one
2497s	to one with last debug we'd have to
2499s	change some things to make it work for
2500s	us which is which is fine
2502s	um but we've got some other plans for
2504s	for things and we had some uh we had
2507s	some stuff that was like weirdly similar
2508s	that we were planning a while ago
2510s	um that we pulled up on but we'll see
2513s	what happens for now I'd say
2515s	um it's kind of a soft no but
2518s	um
2519s	still possible
2523s	uh I have an A you provide the Q a 42
2530s	this is the ultimate question
2532s	of life the universe and everything
2544s	also the answer to what's 40 plus two
2549s	there we go
2553s	uh how come when looking at blessings
2556s	the ones I haven't discovered yet aren't
2558s	shown I appreciate the idea of having an
2560s	in-game Wiki uh but this is a weird one
2563s	that always feels weird to look up to
2565s	figure out what models I want to learn
2568s	um
2569s	so this was
2571s	an attempt I guess to sort of have that
2574s	information be uncovered as you go
2576s	because it's especially initially it's
2578s	really difficult to
2582s	um
2585s	Target specific blessings like early on
2588s	targeting them is not really a super
2590s	necessary thing I'd really like to see
2592s	it be account discoverable instead of
2594s	character discoverable
2596s	um I think that would be quite helpful
2601s	um
2606s	and there's there's also like themings
2608s	for them so like
2610s	you can kind of guess that there's void
2612s	related things in the void wine and fire
2614s	related things in the fire one you know
2615s	like that sort of stuff so there's
2619s	there's less of a need and it is
2621s	difficult to to push specific stuff like
2624s	that
2625s	um
2625s	I also think that if you're if you're
2627s	really going to be getting into like I
2629s	need this specific blessing to start min
2631s	max and stuff it's um
2635s	yeah it's it's a tough one to say like
2637s	okay yeah I should stay not visible in
2641s	game but I don't know we
2643s	we went back and forth on this a few
2645s	times and it could keep going back and
2647s	forth more
2657s	but I guess we just didn't feel like it
2659s	was information that would uh
2661s	those super necessary for especially
2663s	early players
2670s	and might put too much emphasis on
2672s	farming specific
2674s	monoliths early
2679s	uh
2685s	uh you have mentioned previously
2687s	cosmetic Shuffle open with 0.9 can we
2689s	get a sneak peek at an item or two
2692s	um
2693s	may have spoiled a couple on here
2695s	already actually
2697s	um throughout throughout the last couple
2698s	years of uh like concept art that was
2701s	being used to develop them all two away
2703s	come off it eh
2706s	come off it
2713s	let's pick an easy one here
2718s	chance to dodgeball isn't that bad
2723s	rage at half health
2725s	damage
2743s	endurance we have culling yeah
2750s	[Music]
2752s	will you be implementing Microsoft's
2754s	direct storage I don't think we have any
2756s	plans to
2760s	uh will Falconer use a falcon yeah
2771s	the pain is there a way to turn off
2774s	tutorials not yet but uh yeah that's
2776s	that's something that needs to be put in
2778s	so that's definitely on the list
2780s	um
2782s	just a list of like
2784s	oh my goodness wow
2787s	I just gotta blowed the up
2793s	uh yeah it's it's on the list
2796s	ice hockey player
2802s	like two I'm a nice hockey player
2808s	originally Health yeah let's do that why
2810s	not
2812s	uh do you guys planning on any more
2814s	dungeons yep
2815s	in relation to Bill bouncing do you
2819s	design the systems first and let people
2820s	come up with whatever including crazy op
2823s	builds or to find the builds first and
2824s	then tweak the systems to reach this
2826s	elusive balance
2827s	um I I think there's there's a more
2831s	designing new skills
2835s	there's definitely an element of hey
2837s	this would be really good with that and
2839s	hey uh you know like we're like let's
2842s	put this node in this bill in this tree
2844s	so that it like goes well with the seal
2845s	that skill and kind of we'll sort of
2848s	start to make we'll build in intentional
2851s	Synergy I think it's a good way to put
2852s	it that are designed to be played with
2854s	certain other uh skills that we're like
2857s	okay like there's probably a build in
2859s	here that's like around this sort of
2860s	stuff and
2862s	um you know as it goes through through
2864s	QA testing and and just like design
2866s	development things like that there's you
2868s	know other ideas like oh like I was
2870s	playing this build and I'd I'd love to
2872s	have this other function that goes in
2873s	here to help with it and you know
2874s	sometimes We'll add those in and there's
2876s	it's it's a fairly fluid process uh we
2880s	we try not to put hard like all right
2884s	this node is for the this build and
2887s	we're gonna we're gonna design like
2888s	these 10 builds to go in this tree and
2891s	we don't we don't really think of it
2892s	that way it's more of like uh
2895s	trying to design tools and let people
2897s	create their own builds to go with it
2901s	um
2903s	I think there's there's usually a lot of
2906s	room for
2908s	variety that way and and players come up
2910s	with some cool builds that we definitely
2912s	didn't consider when we were initially
2913s	designing things which is awesome
2917s	um
2917s	and uh sometimes we'll like react to
2920s	builds that players have created by
2922s	sometimes you know including
2923s	intentionally new tools to go with it be
2925s	like oh this is a really cool build but
2926s	it's not quite clicking hey maybe we can
2929s	add in some Synergy here that'll that'll
2931s	help it out a little bit
2934s	um or some or maybe sometimes there's
2937s	like when we were designing something we
2938s	were like hoping for a build that worked
2940s	well in a certain way and it just never
2942s	came together no one was playing it and
2943s	we'll say like okay let's let's buff
2945s	this type of mechanic up a little bit so
2947s	that there's there's a little bit more
2949s	help there
2951s	I'll turn some of these off
2970s	foreign
2973s	[Music]
2978s	yes
2981s	um don't forget to add oh yeah
2984s	um
2986s	cool
2987s	uh no I'm getting emails from ehg for
2990s	logging on different IPS all the time oh
2995s	that sucks
2997s	um
2999s	I I contact support contact support go
3001s	just go to the
3002s	um
3003s	support page
3006s	support.lassypugame.com
3007s	and I think that's what it is I just
3009s	Google support last Epoch every time I
3011s	want to go to it
3012s	uh and
3016s	yeah it'll um
3018s	some will be able to help you
3022s	I don't know if we have I don't know if
3023s	we have a way to fix that if anyone can
3025s	help you first on the other end of that
3027s	line we'll be able to
3031s	because yeah that would be frustrating
3034s	and you don't really want to like
3035s	Blacklist
3037s	uh the the official uh Epoch accounts uh
3040s	Auto mailer because um
3043s	you might miss something actually
3044s	important right
3046s	I guess you could like
3048s	make a if you have if you're using uh
3050s	like email client that has that can make
3053s	rules which almost all of them do
3054s	nowadays
3055s	um you can like make a rule where if
3057s	like the text includes
3059s	suspicious IP logon but then if it
3061s	actually I don't know
3065s	workarounds contact support they'll be
3067s	able to help you out better
3070s	uh any items or mechanics you wanted to
3074s	make but couldn't because reason
3076s	uh I mean yeah tons
3080s	uh
3085s	um Diablo 2 corpse explosion we can't
3088s	make that because reason
3093s	that was that was a sad day when we
3095s	realized we couldn't put that in
3104s	uh no no other like really good examples
3106s	come to mind off the top my head
3108s	usually we find a way
3110s	sometimes sometimes it just doesn't work
3114s	okay where am I going
3119s	uh so is it this way or this way I
3122s	cannot remember
3123s	so this way first
3125s	I think it's to the right though
3129s	see pretty quick
3135s	am I gonna be wrong
3137s	I hope I'm wrong
3138s	well right and the way I went wrong in
3141s	the
3142s	never mind
3144s	yeah we found
3145s	um
3153s	all right it's boss time
3157s	it's boss time
3160s	uh we have a request from Steam to show
3164s	defense's characters information page
3167s	oh oh
3168s	um yeah happy to
3171s	thanks again I'm sorry I I don't have
3174s	the Steam Chat up I probably should
3177s	um
3178s	what's the best way to do that
3184s	um
3185s	what is the best way to do that
3190s	when I would like open it and it's just
3192s	gonna be crazy loud and echoey
3198s	show chat okay that is the jankiest
3201s	window ever for this
3204s	is a way to like go right into this
3209s	come on
3213s	okay doing all sorts of awesome stuff
3216s	huh look at you go bud thanks
3224s	I appreciate that it's wonderful
3228s	if I find a way to pop out a little
3230s	screen of that I can possibly check both
3232s	of them that would be tricky though I'm
3233s	not that good at it yet
3235s	hi Excel Enthusiast and long time Eve
3238s	online player
3239s	ah yes Eve online I have I have a few
3243s	friends that play Eve online
3245s	um and it's like it's one of those games
3247s	that I want to love so much
3251s	um that was a huge freelancer player
3254s	um
3255s	it's like the predecessor to
3258s	um Star Citizen really and oh my God
3262s	that game's great and Eve was just like
3263s	it was so close to being what I was
3265s	hoping for and just didn't quite fit the
3268s	yeah anyways I'll keep reading sorry
3270s	when nerfinger buffing skills how do you
3272s	decide values by which to Nerf or buff
3274s	them another small Indie Studio game
3277s	that you may have heard of POV is
3279s	notorious roughing significantly
3280s	underperforming skills by minuscule
3282s	amounts will you be able to avoid that
3286s	I think there's
3288s	um
3291s	I I think it's really hard to evaluate
3296s	um appropriate Buffs and nerves for
3298s	abilities and and getting getting the
3300s	specific like the right value for how
3302s	much you're gonna buff a skill how much
3303s	you're gonna Murphy skill getting that
3305s	number just right is so difficult
3307s	especially in a game where there's so
3310s	many interconnected moving Parts
3312s	um
3314s	and I think I think that
3316s	um one of the reasons why it's
3319s	hahaha
3321s	wasn't taking that fight seriously
3323s	enough obviously I need to get some more
3326s	void res before I go into there we'll do
3328s	that I need to answer this question
3330s	first properly though
3332s	um I think one of the reasons why it's
3333s	so difficult for
3335s	um
3336s	uh let me rephrase this answer actually
3338s	I think one of the things that we have
3340s	as an advantage as a tool in our tool
3343s	belt for doing balancing is the fact
3345s	that all of the skill trees are very
3348s	isolated
3350s	um so there's
3352s	this node only affects
3355s	work right this node does not affect
3359s	um Fireball like on another class
3362s	um and because we're so we're strongly
3364s	typed and all of our skill trees are
3366s	self-contained there's
3368s	um it's a lot easier for us to uh to to
3373s	make these changes and make these
3374s	adjustments and
3376s	um and not have it super adversely
3379s	affect other skills have those like
3381s	those knock-on effects are minimized
3383s	because of this
3384s	that does not mean we get it right every
3386s	time at all
3388s	um but I think it makes it easier for us
3390s	so um
3392s	and I like we're still very young as a
3395s	company and as uh like live service
3398s	model provider for for a big game like
3400s	this and
3401s	um we're still learning techniques and
3404s	and ways to approach balancing and
3406s	things like that so it's that that whole
3407s	process just from our our our side of
3410s	how we do things is evolving constantly
3413s	um we we like to to take a uh a data
3418s	supported approach not a data-driven
3420s	approach
3421s	um so having having data for things like
3425s	okay these these 10 skills are the most
3428s	played skills
3430s	um
3430s	is is good information but we we don't
3433s	want to just take those 10 skills and
3435s	say okay these are the 10 skills we're
3436s	nerfing these are the 10 least played
3438s	skills these are 10 skills we're buffing
3439s	done and
3441s	um you know like and I I appreciate
3443s	that's almost probably not what you're
3445s	suggesting here at all but um that's
3448s	sort of the extreme example of a
3450s	data-driven exclusively data-driven
3452s	approach
3453s	um and we we are still expanding the
3455s	data we're collecting
3457s	um we don't collect a ton of data right
3459s	now on it a lot of it is
3462s	um through like our feel like the
3464s	designers the developers QA uh CTS uh
3468s	player feedback everyone who's who's
3470s	just playing how how it feels is sort of
3473s	like the primary thing we do
3476s	um and and we're still
3477s	like the game's still in development all
3479s	sorts of things so there's just a long
3481s	way for us to go to get all these things
3482s	squared away I want to say and um
3487s	it's still evolving overall
3489s	yeah
3491s	let's let's let's go always always Vines
3495s	why not right
3497s	um
3498s	got the call threshold there
3504s	just okay we need more void res so we
3507s	don't get bopped
3509s	I know I lost a bunch of voidbers when I
3511s	switched out my shield do I just put
3512s	that back and call it a day void
3514s	physical
3515s	now good to go probably right
3519s	or blockchain seeks a huge hit which
3521s	isn't great
3523s	um
3524s	here do we go
3526s	hey we don't do this cold res anymore do
3528s	we
3530s	not so much let's see if we can find
3532s	some one slot void res
3536s	I'm crying not so much
3539s	it's a nice incredible no seven yeah
3540s	okay let's find a void poison physical
3544s	single slot
3547s	uh
3553s	so many of them
3559s	go void res
3562s	grab that
3578s	come on
3580s	oh
3587s	dude
3593s	it's quick
3599s	there you go
3601s	look at these ones so Fizz and Boyd and
3606s	Boyd
3608s	nice get us closer
3611s	is that close enough
3613s	I don't know
3615s	who can be Fortune that's a real Ultras
3624s	my Gear's too good
3627s	but not good enough
3630s	all right
3635s	oh there's a ton of void right there we
3637s	still walk there too yeah
3649s	let's go another shot
3653s	yeah I hope I hope that
3655s	helped answer that question
3657s	will you be able to avoid that I mean
3658s	we're gonna try
3660s	this is the answer there
3663s	it's your best
3665s	uh do you have specialized designer and
3668s	developer developers working with just
3669s	UI
3671s	um no one works exclusively on one thing
3673s	uh we do have someone who's primary
3677s	uh design
3680s	field is UI and he designs
3685s	basically all the UI stuff
3687s	um does a few other things too but
3689s	that's his primary thing is UI designing
3691s	um
3693s	and then usually I I go in after and
3697s	hook everything up get a bunch of
3699s	wireframes and
3701s	um
3702s	you know this button make this button do
3704s	that make that button do this let's talk
3706s	that
3708s	my goodness oh my goodness
3713s	leave that potion going
3716s	I do not need that
3719s	all right
3721s	shallow it
3723s	actually got a question ready for this
3726s	uh in terms of story could you spoil
3728s	which era we'll see content in the
3729s	future all of them I don't know
3732s	goodness
3735s	he's just like welcome to the slam
3739s	come on and slam
3741s	welcome to the slam yeah he just wants
3744s	to
3746s	wants to party
3749s	yeah you you can do it guys I believe in
3751s	you
3761s	this is bad this is bad
3776s	this is bad
3803s	this is bad
3808s	frenzy oh they're all close enough dang
3810s	it
3819s	that's what I'm talking about right
3820s	there
3821s	oh crit multi healthy on the Block void
3824s	res oh
3826s	I mean we kind of have to do that right
3829s	so nice
3831s	yeah
3833s	okay
3837s	yeah these are really useful for us
3839s	unfortunately
3841s	cool items though
3844s	boom boom
3847s	all right Bill Boom Boom sure
3857s	uh what is a good way to get Smite Idol
3861s	um
3862s	basically you want to be
3865s	doing as
3867s	um
3869s	figure out which Idol which idle slot it
3871s	is okay which one it is
3873s	um and then make sure you get the
3874s	blessing whichever one of these has like
3877s	the idol blessings and getting the right
3879s	Idol blessing reward
3881s	um
3882s	and just doing as many idle timelines as
3884s	you can uh keep an eye out for idle
3887s	shrines
3888s	um yeah it's about it's about volume
3892s	drop volume uh I wonder if there's a
3897s	is there in lightless Arbor
3901s	I don't have any waypoints
3905s	tragedy strikes come on buddy hey
3910s	do we not have any of these dewy
3913s	uh tragedy strikes
3916s	this is why I couldn't do it before
3917s	isn't it I have no way points in this
3919s	character
3921s	none
3923s	we're tired
3926s	we are tired but this does mean that I
3930s	can take my void Reds off of here
3934s	because we got our lovely void Reds
3940s	that's what needs finishing off here
3943s	Cold's not quite finished there we go
3945s	cold
3947s	um the chronic's not quite finished
3949s	they're going to Chronic
3952s	very cool
3953s	pretty cool which other ones would be
3955s	good to do
3958s	that all res is nice we just go for a
3961s	better all res
3962s	it's an option
3968s	uh do you plan to add monk type class or
3971s	fist weapons in the future also while
3973s	added can you explain Dev team's General
3975s	opinion about new classes
3977s	um Okay so
3979s	there are some very clearly missing
3984s	archetypes when it comes to uh to to
3987s	classes and weapon types
3991s	um and people who've done some digging
3994s	in the like like scraping data from the
3997s	game like in there have seen there are
4000s	some weapon types that have ID numbers
4004s	um which are not implemented in the game
4008s	um
4010s	and uh there are things that we
4014s	want to have in the game and have very
4018s	intentionally left them out so far
4022s	some of the most of those types are
4025s	fairly class defining uh weapon
4028s	archetypes
4031s	vague foreshadowing
4033s	um as far as
4036s	specifics for new classes
4039s	um new classes be great a whole new base
4043s	class with three masteries is a very
4045s	large undertaking for us
4047s	um and it is something that we would
4050s	that will definitely consider post
4051s	launch
4053s	um
4054s	we have designed the system to function
4056s	with adding in fourth Mastery classes
4059s	fairly easily as well
4062s	um
4063s	I don't mean that it would be an easy
4065s	thing to put them in but just like
4066s	there's we've designed it such that
4067s	there aren't blockers for that like
4069s	we've we've kept in when we've been
4071s	designing the things we've put in so far
4072s	we've been keeping in mind a potential
4074s	fourth mastery
4076s	and and most of the classes
4079s	um we already have picked out sort of
4081s	the four not not specifically the fourth
4084s	Master we knew but like it's pretty
4086s	likely it'll be that
4088s	um one of them is that we already have
4090s	it planned out specifically
4092s	um but yeah so there's there's there are
4095s	long-term plans for new classes and new
4098s	master classes that we'd like to do
4100s	um who knows when it'll happen who knows
4102s	if it'll happen
4104s	um at this point it's very much a just
4106s	wouldn't it be cool if
4110s	and wouldn't it be cool if
4113s	you know
4118s	all right moving right along
4121s	[Music]
4130s	I'm having trouble deciding between Mage
4132s	or Sentinel which do you recommend
4135s	um honestly like it's kind of a cop-out
4137s	answer whichever one you find more
4140s	interesting
4143s	that's nice
4145s	um whichever one you're like whichever
4147s	one you find more exciting maybe
4148s	whichever one you've
4150s	um played more similar Styles in other
4153s	games in the past and you had a real
4154s	connection to
4156s	um
4157s	you know if you're if you want that
4161s	Elemental focus spellsling and light
4163s	armor type character spellcaster
4166s	um possibly a spells to enhance melee
4168s	you know go Mage if you are looking for
4171s	more of a
4173s	uh take your class uh like more
4176s	traditional sword and board or possibly
4178s	even some spells in there too you can go
4182s	signal
4184s	there's lots of other stuff in both of
4185s	those as well
4188s	there's no there's no real right answer
4190s	unfortunately
4192s	well actually it's it's actually really
4193s	fortunate I think there's no right
4194s	answer to that question but uh
4196s	unfortunately for you right now there's
4198s	no real right answer that question
4205s	all right I know you guys are constantly
4208s	hiring at the moment yeah we are I'm
4209s	curious if there'd be a place for
4211s	someone uh most the way through a
4213s	computer science degree with only a
4216s	little experience I'm super Keen to get
4217s	into the game industry in a huge into
4219s	arpgs and build customizations yeah I
4221s	mean there's there's no harm in applying
4224s	it's it's sort of always what I say
4225s	about things like this
4226s	um as far as
4228s	um developers that we're looking for
4230s	right now we're definitely looking for
4231s	people with with um high amounts of
4233s	experience
4234s	um and specific specializations uh and I
4238s	could be wrong so check the website
4240s	careers page
4241s	um because that has details and if if
4243s	there's if there's one in there that
4245s	speaks to you I mean
4247s	you know there's there's no harm in
4248s	applying really
4249s	um
4252s	I'm not super involved with the hiring
4255s	process anymore it's been a long time
4256s	since I've been involved in that
4259s	um
4259s	so I don't uh I don't have any Insider
4263s	details to help you out with
4264s	unfortunately I'm sorry
4266s	um
4282s	all right next question any thoughts to
4284s	develop a twitch Overlook they have for
4286s	Poe yeah we'd love to be great
4291s	uh I don't really have the time for it
4294s	right now so not yet but it would be
4297s	pretty darn sweet and one day
4299s	hope to be able to say oh yeah go here
4307s	all right
4309s	he died small time yeah I I don't have
4312s	that many so I took one for free
4317s	because I'm terrible
4324s	won't do that again
4327s	I respect artistic Vision in the extreme
4330s	if after launch an extremely popular
4332s	player requests
4334s	if after launch a extremely popular
4337s	player request would conflict against
4340s	the vision of the game would there ever
4342s	be a chance for compromise
4344s	uh it can be frustrating for large
4346s	game-changing patches that are the
4348s	vision but negatively impact the player
4350s	community
4351s	I I mean so yeah there's
4354s	um
4356s	there's always room for discussion on
4357s	things I think it's the the important
4359s	thing
4360s	um
4362s	and
4367s	I I think it would have to be
4371s	yeah I I don't want to make any promises
4373s	or broad sweeping statements or
4374s	something like this I I think it would
4377s	have to be
4379s	I want to be careful here
4381s	I think it would have to be a
4384s	pretty dress if we're doing something
4388s	that's like
4389s	like a community-wide outcry of
4391s	something wrong
4392s	um
4396s	and I think that's really hard to judge
4398s	as well of like what's actually a
4400s	community-wide outcry something wrong
4402s	um
4404s	because I think the vast majority of the
4406s	community is completely silent
4408s	um I could be wrong with that
4410s	um
4412s	but if there was that like yeah
4415s	we we really I think one of the key
4418s	things we try and
4420s	put a lot of focus on is you know
4423s	keeping the community involved with our
4425s	decisions and how we're how we're
4426s	building the game and
4428s	[Music]
4428s	um
4430s	you know we we try and incorporate as
4432s	much feedback as we can and and yes
4434s	there are times where we look at
4435s	feedback and go
4437s	um
4438s	yeah that's like there's a lot of people
4440s	saying this one thing but you know we've
4442s	we've tried it and we don't like the way
4443s	it plays or you know we just like we've
4446s	talked about it we just like don't agree
4449s	or something like that and sometimes
4451s	there's conflict there
4453s	um but I'd like to Hope I I hope the
4455s	conversation is always open
4457s	um
4459s	and it's really it's such a case-by-case
4461s	thing
4463s	um I'm trying to think of an example
4464s	where we would just be like no uh and I
4467s	can't think of anything
4470s	um okay here's an example if the if the
4472s	if the community is like like we want
4474s	guns we want guns and we're like
4479s	there's no guns in the universe no I am
4482s	like
4485s	but we'd still talk about it if there's
4486s	that many people
4487s	asking for it I don't know that's a real
4490s	that's a really hard question to answer
4491s	and I don't have a good answer for you
4493s	I'm sorry
4494s	um and it was kind of rambly
4496s	I was thinking about it as I was
4498s	answering it
4499s	um
4506s	yeah like
4509s	I I don't think we are we I want to like
4511s	make it clear that we're not
4513s	guaranteeing that every majorly popular
4515s	request will be uh implemented that
4519s	that's not the case
4520s	um but we do really try to
4524s	you know use the feedback we get from
4527s	our players to make the game better and
4532s	um it's it's very rare that the feedback
4535s	we like the wholesale disagree with the
4537s	feedback
4539s	um it's also I've never seen any piece
4541s	of feedback that was universally
4543s	accepted by or even like vast majority
4545s	accepted I don't think like
4547s	almost every time and and another
4550s	interesting thing is that we get a lot
4552s	of feedback from private channels where
4554s	people like don't want to post publicly
4555s	but they're like I saw this thing and I
4558s	didn't want to post in the channel but I
4560s	just wanted to tell you what I thought
4561s	about it
4562s	um we get a lot of emails like that
4565s	which is totally cool
4567s	um because you know we know that a lot
4569s	of people want to have their voice heard
4570s	but don't like posting publicly on
4571s	forums and Discord things like that so
4574s	you know totally totally okay
4577s	um
4580s	and I I think sometimes the
4584s	uh sometimes you can get into a bit of
4587s	an echo chamber situation where it seems
4589s	like the feedback's a little more
4591s	overwhelmingly one-sided than it is
4596s	so there's some some dangers in there
4598s	too but yeah
4601s	but yeah I feel like I've gone
4602s	completely off topic here
4604s	we do
4606s	pay very close attention to the feedback
4607s	we get I think we've proven that
4609s	um
4610s	with with how we've been developing the
4612s	game so far
4618s	at the end of the day it's like it's
4620s	it's the game where we're building and
4625s	we've got to make decisions sometimes
4626s	they're not easy
4636s	I hope that was an okay answer
4640s	if it wasn't please feel free to restate
4642s	the question maybe a little different
4643s	I'll try again
4648s	uh I sent my answer I found some monster
4650s	death packs from dead blog look nice
4652s	more please yep don't worry every single
4655s	Monster in the game is getting them
4656s	updated or has had them updated already
4658s	so
4665s	yes
4666s	uh does anybody get smart at all yeah
4669s	you gotta find it
4671s	all right is there anything you could
4673s	get ideas for last Epoch in other games
4675s	of the genre like on December or super
4678s	fuse for instance yeah
4680s	it might be hard to
4682s	um
4685s	to not lift ideas from other games
4687s	because that's not exactly awesome to do
4693s	um because those people work really hard
4694s	on those games and
4696s	um
4697s	we we really try to just look at last
4700s	epoc and design for last Epoch
4701s	specifically
4703s	um
4703s	I think that pretty frequently people
4705s	come with suggestions that are heavily
4707s	influenced by other games
4709s	um and and we
4711s	tend to get in influence from other
4713s	games more second hand like that I think
4716s	um
4718s	which is totally fine and um
4722s	yeah so like we we also try to we kind
4726s	of try and ignore
4727s	towards the wrong word we play a lot of
4729s	arpgs as as a development Studio a lot
4732s	of us are that's like time off for like
4734s	yeah it's gonna play some refugees you
4736s	know
4737s	um
4737s	and and and that the influence from
4741s	those RPGs seeps in like little bits
4744s	here and there regardless So like
4746s	um
4747s	I like as a kid played a lot of
4750s	enchantress in Diablo 2 like that was
4752s	one of my even though it's terrible it
4753s	was a fun build I just love to play
4755s	um and because I love playing that so
4758s	much when we were making the Mage
4759s	um and it wasn't like a hard thing that
4761s	I had to push for but like one of the
4763s	things I was like I really want to make
4765s	sure we get this in is a melee Mage
4767s	playstyle as an option
4771s	[Music]
4771s	um
4773s	so yeah like your experiences shaped the
4775s	games you make for sure but we try and
4777s	like let's just make last epoch
4780s	and kind of ignore everything else if we
4782s	can
4790s	um do you feel that maybe set items are
4792s	not getting in are getting not enough
4794s	love
4796s	because for example when I live in
4797s	Diablo series I was getting sets that
4800s	make a certain build just playable while
4801s	changing the way it works certain skills
4804s	um I think it's so uh
4806s	um
4808s	I I do I would agree that in general
4810s	most sets are not in-game viable right
4813s	now
4816s	um I think it's really interesting you
4817s	brought up Diablo 2 as an example of a
4819s	good set item system
4822s	um I would very strongly argue the exact
4825s	opposite of that I think set items in
4827s	Diablo 2 are almost entirely awful and
4830s	the other is one of my favorite games of
4831s	all time possibly number one but like
4836s	there's like three sets that are useful
4839s	total
4841s	um a little bit more now that you can up
4842s	them
4844s	um and this is some shakeups that have
4845s	happened but like let's take before d2r
4848s	happened to
4850s	um in a bubble and and uh there's like
4853s	there's toe rashes
4855s	and usually you're just three-piece in
4857s	that
4858s	uh like you you go neck chest belt
4863s	that's about it like like eating avianas
4866s	and like there's there's a couple other
4867s	things you can do too like
4869s	um ik is pretty good still not great but
4872s	it's like it's good leveling pieces it's
4874s	good like getting up there but like
4876s	you're all basically every single set
4878s	there's a stepping stone to the end game
4880s	item builds
4882s	um
4883s	or like or it's used for magic find or
4885s	it's like a one piece that's just like
4887s	it's always good but there's always
4888s	something better and like like ik boots
4891s	are are really good and the gloves are
4893s	really good but there's always something
4894s	better
4895s	and uh
4898s	yeah I I I think
4901s	um
4902s	yeah
4904s	I I I don't think double cheese if
4906s	you're gonna if you're gonna pitch a set
4908s	another game's implementation of set
4910s	items as an example uh to emulate I do
4914s	not think Diablo 2 is a good one to go
4915s	for
4924s	because I think they've got the exact
4925s	same problems we do
4930s	all right uh what do you pick to
4932s	represent the company because you have
4933s	the most majestic beard of the lot I
4935s	love your game looking forward to
4936s	everything you have in store for the
4938s	community and this game in general no I
4940s	think uh it was the only I was I was the
4942s	one who's like I kind of want to do this
4943s	can I do this and they're like I guess
4945s	don't mess it up I'm like I won't
4949s	um
4952s	I've just been around forever that's all
4953s	it is
4962s	there's other people that do uh
4966s	I did more high profile appearances as
4969s	well so there's
4972s	you know like
4975s	producers
4977s	other developers do that do some higher
4979s	profile stuff but I do the weekly stuff
4980s	here
4985s	and thank you I do appreciate the uh
4988s	the beard appreciation
4992s	I'm quite pleased with it right now
4994s	it's a good spot it's not like it's not
4997s	been itchy lately which is so nice
5001s	let's get good length
5008s	all right uh have you guys played around
5011s	with new Intel gpus I have not
5014s	personally know
5015s	um I'd be surprised if no one on the
5016s	team has but not not specifically new
5021s	oh my God I just saw someone that noted
5023s	the void res buff I got I'm so far
5025s	behind okay let's try and catch up a bit
5028s	uh it was big scroll it's nice all right
5030s	dual wield Shields when oh be nice
5032s	wouldn't it not nothing yet sorry uh
5035s	crossbows would be good compromise to
5037s	guns one of the item types that's listed
5041s	in the game files but is not implemented
5043s	in any way
5044s	crossbows
5047s	how dare you insult all the guys science
5050s	Lobby flexing
5052s	okay I'm not that far behind yeah lovely
5056s	ones you know it's good for leveling
5060s	I'd love to do just like uh fully like
5063s	double up to like Elite versions full
5066s	Saigon set see if you can make a build
5068s	work with that
5069s	I love it
5073s	I wasn't that far behind
5076s	well I've actually caught up to all the
5078s	questions that had me tagged in them so
5079s	I bet there's a bunch of questions that
5080s	had me not tagged
5082s	sorry about that
5085s	also I just picked up really quickly and
5087s	if you saw this but there was um there
5089s	were two
5090s	of the same rare affix that dropped
5092s	simultaneously
5094s	um and that's the if when you see that
5096s	happen especially with rare ones
5098s	um that's the effect that
5100s	um I've I've got some
5103s	one of these things will say like
5105s	uh prefix share dropper this was
5108s	probably a prefix
5110s	so eight percent rolled on and it drops
5112s	two instead of of just one
5114s	um and that's the that's the way we we
5117s	force
5119s	um
5120s	that's the way we force more like
5123s	increasing one thing not to reduce other
5125s	things is that you just get more items
5127s	total
5138s	any plans some more casts on X buildings
5140s	for warpath's been to win I mean not
5143s	specifically for Warpath but not
5144s	specifically not for Warpath either
5147s	um I'm sure more things like that will
5149s	show up there's lots of things triggered
5151s	abilities are things people love
5154s	um and and we're not shying away from it
5159s	so there'll be more in general but
5160s	nothing specific
5164s	this totem's so ugly compared to the new
5166s	one coming
5169s	the new totems are so much better
5176s	look at us is there any is there still
5177s	goal for arena waves that
5179s	builds should cap at I remember you guys
5182s	used to say 300 before but the game has
5184s	changed a lot and the game mode is
5186s	really skill based as there is the
5188s	vision for that changed
5190s	um
5192s	I I'd say
5195s	it hasn't had much attention lately
5198s	um Vision probably hasn't changed much
5200s	uh part of part of why we liked the
5203s	number 300 was that it's still it's it's
5205s	quite high but it's not quite into the
5209s	like
5211s	heavy endurance range where you're not
5213s	like
5215s	I've had seven bathroom breaks in this
5217s	run and I am exhausted and I had it's
5219s	it's six a.m and I've been playing all
5221s	night you know like like that's the type
5223s	of of uh of push that we don't really
5227s	want to
5229s	um
5230s	encourage
5234s	uh a good night's sleep and going
5237s	outside is is important for your body
5241s	stay healthy
5246s	as I drink crazy sugar-filled ginger ale
5260s	um yeah I don't think it's I don't think
5262s	it's had much of a reevaluation recently
5264s	and I think it's due for one
5268s	um
5269s	but I don't think it's changed heavily
5273s	oh that's been answered before but how
5276s	are
5277s	at the moment the feedback about
5279s	multiplayer
5280s	uh not meaning about bugs instead of
5283s	more like if the gameplay per se add to
5286s	the experience in challenges and item
5288s	drops Etc so um
5291s	first of all if you don't know uh item
5293s	drops in multiplayer are instanced so
5295s	you still just see your own item drop so
5298s	nothing's changed there
5301s	um as far as like multiplayer gameplay
5305s	and how it feels all sort of stuff that
5307s	that was the major focus of the first
5309s	couple rounds of multiplayer testing we
5311s	did was like we're like don't report
5313s	bugs tell us how it feels
5316s	and of course you get a bajillion bug
5318s	reports which is great and we use those
5320s	to fix the bugs but
5322s	um you know like it's it's that that was
5324s	the big part of our focus and that's
5326s	what I was talking about earlier about
5326s	getting like animations to line up
5328s	properly and like do the effects feel
5330s	good and there's a lot of little things
5332s	that we're doing there still to improve
5334s	that experience and I think overall the
5336s	feedback for that like how smooth is the
5337s	multiplayer
5339s	um how is it fun to play with friends
5341s	like is there nice interactions between
5343s	skills and
5344s	um
5345s	are there interesting interesting things
5348s	that show up because you're playing in a
5349s	party instead of just playing on your
5350s	own and and I think the general answer
5352s	that is yeah it's it's great there's
5354s	there's all sorts of new stuff that
5356s	happens and
5358s	um getting to play with your friends is
5359s	fine and interesting and works great and
5360s	all sort of stuff and
5362s	um it was always room for improvement so
5364s	we are improving those things based on
5365s	the feedback we've been getting from
5366s	people uh in the CT program and you know
5369s	I think people are gonna be really happy
5371s	with it
5373s	um
5375s	yeah
5378s	I'm really happy with it
5384s	which is all that matters really
5386s	I'm just kidding
5388s	um
5389s	all right
5396s	any plans to make Arena more run more
5399s	worth to run currently it feels compared
5401s	to epochs the rewards are kind of
5403s	lacking
5405s	um not specifically no but um
5408s	if you want to get feedback like that on
5410s	the books
5411s	head on over to the forums and a button
5412s	that just like pops up a thing head to
5414s	the forums
5420s	sorry if this has been answered but I
5422s	haven't seen her to 0.9 when when it's
5424s	ready
5426s	oh yep when
5429s	we have a set date for 0.9
5432s	I'll like put it in the how about this
5434s	and I can't just say this blanket
5436s	statement for everyone that will join
5437s	but when 0.9 has a date and I stream
5441s	I'll put the date in the title of the
5443s	Stream
5444s	yeah
5446s	yeah
5448s	this is a cool it's a really cool
5451s	uh
5453s	Shield but I'm not I don't need it some
5457s	believing it behind because I'm the
5459s	worst
5463s	all right
5467s	uh but yeah as far as rewards in the
5469s	arena It's tricky to to balance because
5475s	it's really easy for
5483s	um do you mean it's just become like
5484s	stand in the center and hold two buttons
5486s	for three hours and you know
5489s	get a bunch of Rewards
5491s	that sure was engaging gameplay uh so
5494s	like we you know like
5498s	I think ideally we'd like to push
5500s	um generally monolith being a little bit
5503s	more rewarding overall if we can I mean
5505s	just like just a slight Edge just like a
5508s	little bit better a model you know
5510s	that's the goal
5518s	I think ideally actually the way it
5520s	would be is just like
5521s	to get the most efficiency out of it
5523s	you're trying different things and it's
5526s	not any one thing
5534s	right next question
5540s	are you guys going to reach out to
5542s	bigger streamers to play the game like
5543s	maybe asthma gold
5547s	um I'd be surprised if well I I I don't
5550s	know I
5552s	I know there's still people that we
5554s	haven't specifically reached out to that
5555s	we probably want to still
5557s	um
5559s	and
5561s	I I know there's like there's like lots
5563s	of us on the team have streamers that
5565s	we've watched for years
5567s	um and I've definitely got my like
5570s	my like one wish list of a person that
5572s	I'd love to get streaming with us
5574s	I'm like
5575s	if you ever if you ever did it'd be like
5577s	yeah that's my goal
5580s	you know like
5582s	achievement unlocked yes got there
5585s	but we haven't reached out to him yet so
5589s	one day we will I hope
5596s	uh I I I I would also like asthma gold
5599s	that's not who I was talking about but
5601s	like he's high on my list too for sure
5604s	um
5605s	there's lots there's lots of really
5606s	great streamers out there
5608s	um
5610s	and like we it it was I gotta say just a
5613s	side note it was a ton of fun getting to
5615s	play with this and steel Mage
5617s	um and like
5619s	all the streamers I've got to to hang
5621s	out with uh and talk to you and let the
5624s	interviews we've done oh it's been so
5625s	great to do
5627s	what's this side lots of fun
5632s	I'd love to do more I really I really
5635s	hope we're
5636s	able to like I don't know do more of
5639s	that
5640s	join other people on streams like when
5642s	multiplayer gets gets going a little
5644s	more
5645s	sort of stuff
5647s	that would be that'd be a lot of fun I'd
5649s	love to do that
5651s	um
5652s	and not just not just uh people who are
5654s	like huge from other games too but like
5657s	I I'd love to do a stream with people
5659s	who I haven't seen this game for forever
5661s	in our community and stuff like that
5663s	like
5663s	yeah
5665s	tons of fun
5668s	let's go let's get uh
5670s	public multiplayer beta going first
5675s	those are the best when you can like
5677s	play together on stream
5679s	properly yeah
5686s	uh have you considered a memory keys to
5689s	always start from half your highest push
5691s	on that character can be tedious at the
5693s	moment if you're already clearing high
5694s	content
5695s	um yeah memory keys are
5698s	are interesting part of the reason why
5700s	they go back down is because
5704s	um because your build can like save
5709s	uh like like so your build can change
5711s	and so if it was always the heist you've
5712s	ever done on that character if you've
5714s	like gone gone to a different build but
5715s	maybe isn't as strong you can get stuck
5717s	and not being able to do it
5723s	uh also I like the endless Arena to be
5726s	all about the latter as it's not for
5728s	everyone and and yeah like it that is
5730s	the primary focus of it right now and I
5732s	do I do also want to say that
5735s	um
5735s	if we can sort of uh we don't know how
5739s	we're gonna do it yet but if we can
5740s	figure out a way to do it I'm getting
5742s	more ladders more types of letters that
5744s	aren't just for the arena and I think
5745s	would be really cool
5747s	I'd love to see some some more more
5750s	types of ladders
5754s	we can
5763s	hello as someone who has played through
5765s	the campaign two to three times not
5766s	gotten too far into the end game or
5767s	their plans to make campaign a bit more
5768s	difficult it feels a bit like a walking
5771s	simulator at times something crazy but
5773s	feels like you're just walking through
5774s	without much interaction if that's the
5776s	right way to say yeah the um
5779s	I think the campaign not including the
5782s	last chapter is probably a little bit
5784s	too easy for the most part it is
5787s	designed a little bit as a like ease you
5789s	into it a bit
5791s	um we're trying to make dungeons sort of
5792s	a way to help and speed that up and and
5795s	and like a select your own difficulties
5797s	type situation by using dungeons the
5799s	early low-level dungeons aren't quite
5802s	right for that yet
5804s	um we need more dungeons as well to make
5805s	that better and pop a little bit better
5808s	um so yeah there's there's some things
5809s	missing there we are also looking at
5811s	especially the early
5813s	um the early campaign zones uh they're
5816s	just not quite up to the same quality
5817s	standards or feature
5819s	feature levels that the later ones later
5821s	campaigns are and this goes back into
5823s	the
5825s	um
5826s	improving the like the story
5827s	presentation as well uh I think there's
5830s	room to improve that whole experience
5831s	yeah that's the sort of stuff we are
5833s	looking at it I can't really share
5834s	specific details as to what's going to
5836s	happen but
5838s	um
5839s	you know all that's up for improvement
5843s	I just like not found I don't know what
5845s	it is but it's like I'm not finding
5847s	exalted helmets right
5849s	foreign
5866s	ly than multiplayer they have fixed the
5868s	armor issue where mods matter on
5870s	equipment and means something
5873s	to the gameplay feature
5877s	have they fixed the armor issue or mods
5880s	matter on equipment
5881s	and mean something to the gameplay
5883s	feature
5888s	why do you understand the question I
5890s	think I think what you're asking is
5893s	um have we adjusted the Power Balance
5894s	between skill trees and gear affixes
5898s	I think that's what you're asking we
5899s	haven't done any major changes to it yet
5902s	um but we're still still on the list of
5904s	things to look at as improvements that
5906s	can be made
5907s	with the itemization as a whole
5914s	I hope when the squirrels get a bunch of
5916s	bucks on them and they're just like
5917s	these little colored balls flying around
5918s	the map
5927s	you're jumping to that Avalanche you
5929s	know how you do it
5933s	uh have you ever been asked a question
5935s	so Random there are no point answer so
5939s	you just smile
5941s	uh so Random there's no point in
5943s	answering that you so you just smile
5945s	probably yeah
5960s	all right oh yeah ask me to tag people
5965s	where's that question
5971s	do you expect multiplayer economy to be
5973s	a big part of the game or is it more
5975s	solo with Party play tact on
5978s	um I I don't think it's either of those
5980s	things
5981s	um but the
5983s	multiplayer economy is not a uh
5987s	something that we're focusing on as a
5989s	like a game mode to play
5992s	um we don't want people to be
5996s	um
5997s	like the how did I wear this last time I
5999s	say like people who are looking to a
6002s	market system as a way to like play the
6005s	market as a primary gameplay method are
6008s	probably gonna be disappointed with the
6010s	the the implementation that we've got
6013s	ready
6015s	um
6017s	and it's it's something that still has
6019s	to go through several stages of feedback
6020s	and all that sort of stuff but like
6022s	um
6024s	if you
6028s	if if your goal is to come in and
6031s	treat the the trading market like a
6034s	stock exchange and you know just like
6036s	Buy sell to like accrue wealth and
6039s	things like that that's that's not an
6041s	experience we're gonna tailor to
6051s	uh do you have more monolith Mission
6053s	types coming in point nine oh more
6055s	Mission types
6057s	I don't know
6060s	I don't know sorry
6062s	do you certain multiple oh yeah I
6064s	already answered that cool
6066s	uh what kind of in-game system
6069s	expansions are you planning you've
6071s	mentioned Seasons might be a thing yes
6073s	uh Cycles we're calling them are similar
6075s	and more dungeons are given but what
6077s	about what level of creativity is
6079s	expected for endgame to come
6084s	table here
6085s	um
6086s	I think the first uh the first few
6089s	Cycles will
6091s	probably this is very speculative
6095s	but the first few seconds will probably
6097s	be focused a little bit more on
6100s	um expanding core systems and really
6103s	really focusing on on things that are
6106s	like
6107s	like heavily integrated into the game
6109s	systems as like key features and things
6112s	like that and and expanding those to the
6114s	features that are already in the game
6114s	and
6116s	um
6118s	and and then then once once that's a
6120s	little bit more solidified and you know
6123s	future rich I I'd say like
6126s	probably look more to
6128s	a a little less obvious things to add in
6132s	you want to say I'm like not really much
6135s	information there but
6137s	um
6137s	I don't know what it's going to be but
6140s	um
6141s	yeah
6143s	probably you
6145s	there's not really a limit to what we're
6147s	gonna put in
6149s	um it's not gonna be like uh
6151s	oh that's that's two that's too
6153s	interesting can't put that in or
6156s	anything like that
6157s	um
6158s	you know some someone comes up with a
6159s	good idea for a cycle theme and we're
6162s	like okay what just has to be in the
6164s	game you know let's go for it
6174s	there's there are lots of
6176s	um
6177s	like easy things we can do and um I
6181s	think small things can have big impacts
6183s	if we do them right and uh like even
6186s	something as little is just like you say
6188s	a new dungeon with a new reward type on
6189s	it can have a pretty huge impact on on
6191s	the overall gameplay
6193s	um like case in point being when we
6195s	added the first just the very first
6196s	dungeon that added legendaries to the
6197s	game a humongous impact
6207s	it was actually really cool that
6208s	happened when we did that but but uh
6209s	like the day we did that
6212s	um
6212s	instantly there was there was just so
6216s	many more posts on our subreddit about
6218s	like check out this cool item I found
6220s	and it was it was the day we ate we
6223s	released legendary and that that type of
6225s	post started showing up I was like yes
6227s	there we go
6229s	that's what I'm talking about
6239s	I love those posts by the way
6242s	just like a little oh we just had a
6244s	torch on a one LP torch yeah look at
6246s	that look at that
6250s	let me go close then I read it here we
6252s	go
6258s	all right
6267s	listen I'm sorry I have no idea what
6269s	you're talking about
6274s	oh hey Mike can you add a unique light
6277s	beam to normal items the loop filter
6278s	like we call it light beam would be
6279s	awesome uh we do not have any plans for
6281s	that at the moment
6283s	um
6285s	in general if you've got suggestions or
6287s	ideas or requests please head on over to
6288s	the forums to post those as you can get
6290s	feedback and discussions going with
6292s	other community members but with regards
6293s	to this one I can tell you a big part of
6295s	it is we want to avoid the ability to
6297s	say like in the loot filter
6301s	like show all items light beam and just
6304s	be like bomb
6306s	tight disco rave party here we go
6309s	um
6312s	there's a few other considerations too
6314s	so it's it's not something we're
6316s	planning at the moment it's not a hard
6317s	no
6318s	it's a maybe one day if we figure out a
6320s	way to do it right it's possible maybe
6324s	um for now no no sorry
6326s	call it a soft now soft now
6330s	uh hello any reason there is uh no one
6334s	click button to reset the skillshare I'm
6336s	assuming talk about passive trees
6338s	um and there's
6343s	it's still it's still sort of an ongoing
6345s	debate if I should add one of those uh
6347s	really and
6349s	you know I'll I'll leave it at that I
6351s	think
6352s	hello multiplayer coming yes it is Ellie
6355s	does a great thank you
6359s	uh is there any talks about outfit
6361s	transmit system yeah we've been talking
6362s	about something like that
6365s	I don't have any if I can share with it
6367s	with you right now sorry uh are there
6371s	any more crafting changes coming or is
6373s	the process pretty set for the next few
6375s	Cycles I mean the like the overall
6377s	Mechanics for the crafting how it works
6379s	now
6380s	um I I I'd be something very very
6384s	dramatic would have to show up as a like
6387s	oh my God we we forgot this was a thing
6390s	oh no oh no like something really big
6393s	would have to show up for us to uh
6397s	to change the core mechanics on how
6399s	crafting works
6403s	um as far as little things like maybe a
6404s	dungeon shows up and the reward is like
6406s	an extra Avenue for crafting or
6409s	um
6410s	or new glyphs or new runes coming in
6412s	yeah that'll happen for sure
6415s	um
6417s	so like the overall crafting experience
6419s	will change and shift and grow as the
6421s	game does too but the the core like
6424s	here we're gonna we're gonna take an
6425s	item and we're gonna like bump up this
6428s	one we're gonna bump up this one you
6430s	know we've got some glyphs we got some
6431s	runes you know that sort of stuff like
6433s	that's
6434s	that's in place uh something would have
6436s	to be very
6438s	very dramatically wrong for us to uh
6441s	make changes there
6445s	it's actually a pretty cool
6448s	all that melee damage I found an LP
6450s	version of this get slapped on it yeah
6454s	oh yeah
6458s	uh any plans for translating the game to
6460s	other languages yes
6462s	I do not know which languages yet I'm
6464s	sorry
6466s	um
6468s	it is much later than I thought but you
6470s	know what I started late so I'm gonna
6471s	end late too
6473s	um and I've got here's here's a little
6479s	don't know what size it's gonna be oh I
6481s	have no idea what it's gonna look like I
6482s	hope it's right
6490s	no it's not right
6498s	sorry
6501s	I did transform Center on screen and
6503s	didn't send it on screen
6504s	okay here we go
6510s	wait I know how to I'm so good at this
6513s	guys I know exactly how this all works
6525s	there's a new VFX update for smite
6529s	so this is
6533s	green audio from this
6535s	yeah it was really good I hope you can
6537s	hear it
6540s	they're freeze
6549s	no audio looks like it froze
6552s	oh
6565s	yep that's definitely judgment you're
6567s	right llama sorry
6572s	I just replaced a video file named Smite
6575s	and just forgot that it was judgment
6594s	okay this is going terribly and I
6597s	apologize and we're gonna try and just
6599s	like play through VLC and see if it
6600s	works better there
6604s	I'm just gonna just gonna quickly do
6606s	this one second I'll be right back
6620s	here we go
6641s	there we go
6647s	show up the volume I'm sorry I closed it
6649s	that's that's where that's that's how we
6651s	got now unless it was terrible I'll
6653s	bring it up again that was adequate I'm
6655s	Gonna Leave It
6657s	um
6658s	so I really appreciate this opportunity
6660s	to ask questions and see you Dev played
6661s	the dawn game wow glad you're having fun
6664s	that's what we're here for
6671s	a few questions about ETA multiplayer
6673s	when it's ready questions about uh new
6676s	classes
6678s	um they'll be 1.0 release not before
6681s	it's new classes the three new Mastery
6683s	classes will come with launch main
6685s	launch
6691s	oh get out of that
6696s	hey Mike not sure if you've ever been
6698s	asked this before
6700s	but find out uh but did you ever work on
6702s	any arpg before in your life before last
6705s	Epoch this is the first day of which
6707s	you've ever worked on yeah
6712s	um
6719s	yeah yeah the first one I ever worked on
6730s	I think it's going pretty well so far
6731s	though feels good
6734s	I like to think it's doing well
6738s	I try so hard to just ignore any numbers
6740s	or anything like that and just like
6743s	no make the game
6746s	talk to people about it have fun
6749s	those are the important things right
6756s	and that way when numbers do come out
6758s	it's like it's always a surprise so it
6760s	doesn't really matter there and they
6761s	feel good when they do
6768s	welcome to the dark side
6772s	hello hello let's go saying hello hi
6776s	thanks for coming glad to have you here
6783s	okay I think this is gonna be the last
6785s	Echo here I was hoping to do a couple
6786s	more
6789s	didn't find a helmet I'm looking for
6791s	this helmet oh
6793s	need it it's this way
6811s	foreign
6816s	if people have
6819s	requests for specific builds to play on
6822s	stream
6823s	be open I'd be open here in that for uh
6825s	later if you head on over to
6828s	Discord or
6830s	anywhere and drop that down I'd be happy
6832s	to maybe try something else out people
6834s	have real
6835s	anything they really want to see played
6837s	next week
6842s	so I'm gonna play your game two months
6843s	ago and had a blast this doubling
6845s	sorcerer a tad said the Mage didn't
6847s	start
6849s	uh Magic no magic Missile to start with
6851s	yeah there's there's um I mean you can
6854s	kind of make Fireball you can get like a
6856s	magic missile-esque effect on Fireball
6858s	pretty pretty well
6860s	um
6862s	that's as part of the trees you can kind
6864s	of build it
6866s	how do you feel a cycle will keep a
6868s	player interested currently in other
6869s	games the average player lifespan is a
6871s	little over a month is their target goal
6873s	for retention the team has in mind
6875s	we've talked about some of those metrics
6878s	I don't think there's anything specific
6880s	that I can really share because I don't
6882s	know what they are if we do have
6884s	anything
6885s	um
6887s	I I think I just almost went right back
6889s	in another one uh I think a lot of it is
6892s	just it's just keeping you know adding
6894s	as much new fun stuff as we can
6897s	um
6898s	yeah
6903s	and that's the best way to do it just
6904s	keep keep making the game better
6907s	how do you know Boardman 20 or do you
6908s	know Boardman 21 I mean I've never met
6911s	him in person uh I've talked to him
6913s	quite a few times uh through chat and uh
6916s	voice chat a few times and you know been
6918s	to his streams a few times and watched
6920s	his videos but like so I I wouldn't say
6922s	we know each other well
6924s	um I know he's met up with a few other
6925s	people on the team
6927s	um yeah I know Boardman
6929s	it's cool good
6931s	uh last question uh if uh you like to
6936s	see a classic Diablo 2 Frost orb stork
6939s	how would you make that work is it
6941s	doable yeah I can do frostwork uh Frozen
6943s	orb is uh uh a node on volcanic orb and
6948s	it works almost exactly the same way
6951s	um yeah
6952s	let's see how the Frozen orb
6954s	together
6955s	trying to do that for next week
6957s	uh I held a ton of fun
6959s	I hope you did too
6960s	thanks for coming out I will be here
6963s	same time same place next week
6967s	um a little bit earlier in this week so
6968s	it was late this week but
6970s	um back answering my questions if I
6972s	missed any questions if there was
6973s	anything that you wanted to ask and I
6974s	didn't get to you I skipped over or I
6976s	just ran out of time please feel free to
6978s	head on over to our Discord or forums or
6980s	Reddit all sorts of places where people
6982s	hanging out answering questions lots of
6983s	people in the community can answer cool
6984s	stuff too
6987s	uh
6991s	uh hope you have
6993s	a great day there's uh there's a sweet
6995s	podcast happening it started a couple
6997s	minutes ago let's go getting picking up
6998s	right now so we'll go say hi to that
7000s	um
7002s	I hope you all have a wonderful day
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