[2023] Developer Stream 8.4.23 | Last Epoch | Last Epoch Dev Tracker

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1s	good afternoon everybody and welcome
4s	back to another last Epoch dubstream as
8s	always
9s	I'm your host Mike
11s	how's it going
13s	I'm pretty good thanks for asking
16s	uh yeah just we're back into doing our
18s	usual stuff
20s	we're gonna keep going I'm gonna finally
22s	finish
24s	my uh my model is getting too powered
27s	here it's gonna happen
29s	eventually one of these days hopefully
31s	we'll see
37s	and yeah so we've got a new uh new
39s	Charity New monthly charity
41s	doing the water thing
44s	I said [ __ ]
45s	bring my
47s	little water bottle with me today
50s	delicious
62s	all right
63s	if you have any questions please put at
65s	last Epoch game in chat and I will see
68s	it pop out of me and be happy to answer
69s	it
71s	that's weird
79s	little
82s	I feel like something's wrong there it's
83s	fine
85s	it's fine
92s	oh I don't usually say
96s	it's the first time in chat welcome glad
98s	to have you here
100s	thank you for charity game the question
102s	I'll be happy to answer it
114s	I I feel like I need a new wand
117s	poison is not going to uh
120s	be fantastic for us but
122s	um I feel like I need I need new weapons
124s	I'm on I'm on the hunt for a new one
126s	today it's my goal
129s	that would have been really funny
138s	I really want my staff I really want the
140s	staff I've been looking for
142s	God all right Mike wake up here we go
149s	good morning
153s	everyone in Australia that good
155s	morning's for you
173s	know lightning is a little scuffed
183s	is all the classes unlocked yet no there
185s	are three Mastery classes missing still
187s	from what our uh our launch class
189s	selection will be
191s	um
192s	those will continue to get added in
195s	um
196s	we're working on that
198s	uh pretty pretty pretty heavily right
200s	now is is missing masteries is probably
203s	our biggest like ongoing project right
205s	now just like team wide
211s	coming on quite nicely really happy with
214s	it
215s	some some new exciting stuff happening
222s	it's it's it's in the category of like
224s	oh my God I wish I could talk about it
226s	more right now
239s	my defenses are a dumpster fire
264s	I keep talking about how I'm gonna fix
266s	this character I just like never do
267s	because I only ever play on stream
272s	my other mage
275s	normally
278s	usually I'm playing Rogue but I play a
280s	lot of maids lately I've been a ton of
282s	fun with it
293s	do you guys hear there's like I've got a
295s	fan running
297s	that's like pretty nearby and I'm
300s	worried it's it's causing a lot of noise
305s	it is let me know
308s	media's social media is always fun
313s	one of the clips I had today has a
316s	meteor in the club
321s	I think that may have been for me
342s	the like the lightning uh
346s	uh that that keeps getting spammed on me
349s	is is making me making me be hyper
352s	Vigilant here because I feel like it's
353s	just gonna nuke me
358s	my lightning res is so uh
362s	Brave
365s	that's all right I'm gonna put a brave
369s	can't you the fan awesome
372s	the fan is keeping me from sweating a
374s	ton
404s	yay we did it
410s	oh
411s	we've been we've been ramping up for um
414s	Gamescom lately
416s	and uh it's it's like this is so much
420s	stuff going that goes into
423s	um like into any sort of
425s	big event like this
428s	um and the people who are handling it
430s	for us like that are I say like people
433s	on our team that are handling for the
434s	people who are
436s	um mostly working on on production
438s	during the day are doing such a great
440s	job that I'm like I'm not worried at all
443s	which is great
445s	it's really it's really nice
448s	to just kind of be like yeah we're gonna
450s	we're gonna be we're gonna go through
451s	and it's gonna be awesome
453s	that's how I feel about it right now
454s	which is great
469s	hey my may I ask what's currently the
472s	priority for last Epoch in-game new
474s	skills or something else
478s	um I mean like we have it depends on
482s	it's there's there's lots of priorities
483s	that come up and sometimes it'll be like
486s	uh okay if we're gonna pick like the
488s	main priority for the whole team maybe
489s	it's
490s	um
491s	like like that like okay the priority is
494s	getting to 1.0 and it's like okay what
495s	what are the things that are mandatory
497s	to do before 1.0 comes out it's kind of
499s	what it is but um so like what's the
501s	most important thing oh let's say like
503s	server uh stability and performance and
506s	all sort of stuff well the people who
509s	write dialogue for quests don't really
511s	have much to do in that category right
513s	so you end up with a ton of different
515s	priority
516s	um elements
519s	and uh
521s	so yeah there's a lot of things that
524s	like called priority but um
527s	service stability performance really
529s	high up there
530s	um finishing the classes so a bunch of
532s	new skills
534s	uh beefing up end game
536s	a bunch of new content that sort of
538s	stuff things to do mechanics
539s	functionality
541s	um improving old stuff that's been in
542s	the game for a while
544s	um the item factions like this is
546s	several priorities
549s	um and things that are getting worked on
551s	simultaneously
561s	meteor gets the job done
572s	is there a patch coming out before
574s	Gamescom Gamescom with an m not an end
578s	um no there it will not be a patch
580s	pre-gamescom we usually do
583s	um like you'll you'll see you'll see uh
588s	um like patch ramp UPS stuff like uh
591s	like posts and uh like info things like
594s	at the hype train rolling for the patch
596s	um if it was gonna be pre-gamescom
598s	that's what 16 17 days away from now
602s	um so we'd be really behind on that
605s	uh that element of of releasing a patch
608s	if we were if we were going to release
609s	one before game's gone
618s	there will be tons of very cool stuff to
620s	see at Gamescom and if you're not going
623s	um that's totally fine you'll be able to
624s	see all the interesting stuff online
627s	um I'm sure there's some sort of
629s	broadcast uh like twitch or something
631s	that'll like show the stuff that's
633s	happening at Gamescom
636s	I don't know the details of like when
640s	we're on the air so to speak but like
643s	I'm sure there'll be building time where
647s	you'll see stuff and and like people who
650s	are they'll be people like releasing
651s	videos uh covering it as well if you
653s	don't want to watch the whole the whole
654s	show
657s	but I think it's gonna be a ton of fun
658s	really interesting I'm really excited to
660s	see something like that live I've never
661s	been to a
662s	um like a broadcasted game convention
664s	live like that
677s	doing the balance between melee and
679s	range is a good place right now uh game
681s	feels harder as mainly for you yeah I
683s	mean there's
684s	um
686s	I I don't think that there's a clear
690s	distinction like all ranged is better
691s	than all melee or something like that
694s	um maybe if you look at like
696s	uh maybe if you like take a look like
698s	the top range build and the top melee
701s	build it might be like easy to draw a
703s	comparison like that
705s	um
706s	or like like the top three range builds
708s	the top three melee builds I don't know
710s	but or like you look at the top 20
711s	builds and how many little Rings number
712s	your melee and you start to see things
714s	like that show up
716s	um so it might there might be like
717s	discrepancies at that like higher end
719s	content
721s	um overall I think there's there's a
723s	pretty good distinction there
726s	um like like not too much of a
730s	uh disparity overall
732s	um
733s	because like there are there are fun
735s	ways to play melee for sure that are
737s	that are functional and you know all
738s	that sort of stuff
740s	um
745s	so I mean overall
747s	Eastern good maybe not uh as good as we
750s	want maybe not perfect
754s	it's like the eighth phone call I've got
756s	since being on the air that's
758s	frustrating
760s	uh
779s	but like there's things that
783s	yeah it's it's hard to have that that be
786s	perfectly balanced I don't think it ever
787s	will be because range has like the
789s	inherent bonus of just being able to be
791s	further away from enemies and
794s	um we do have like there's some we do
796s	have a way to and we do this sometimes
797s	where
798s	um enemies will use different abilities
800s	based on how far away they are from you
801s	so like if someone is playing very long
804s	range maybe like certain certain enemies
806s	will have like a move that's designed to
809s	like Target ranged enemies and like mess
812s	with mess them a bit
814s	um or maybe specifically designed to
816s	Target melee enemies and that's a little
817s	bit
819s	so we do we do have that um
822s	functionality in the game but it does
824s	get used
832s	but it's hard to tell like we can see
834s	how far away like enemies can tell far
835s	away they're standing from you but it's
836s	hard for them to tell like if you're a
839s	ranged build or not like if you're a
841s	range build that's just standing kind of
843s	close it might look to them like you're
844s	a melee build so it's it's not something
846s	we like straight up rely on always
862s	there we go
866s	oh
868s	it's not Frailty in there
872s	uh more questions
874s	I hope you guys all the good time games
877s	gone thank you very much and no trouble
879s	traveling there I heard uh US Air Travel
881s	is a mess right now I will not be going
884s	through any US Air travel so I'll be
885s	fine
903s	sure
907s	Arena time
912s	we got a question here hey I recently
914s	picked up last Deepak it's been
916s	amazingly fun to mess around with all
918s	these systems if you had to pick one
920s	what was your biggest tip you could give
921s	someone new to the game I like
926s	the the kind of cop-out answer but like
928s	is my favorite answer to this question
930s	is
931s	um you know like just mess around like
934s	have fun with it
936s	um
938s	just explore and experiment and uh like
941s	at least like at least when you're first
943s	starting out just like make mistakes
946s	and and like try things and have to fix
949s	them and and
951s	um
952s	you know that's that would be would be
953s	my advice
955s	um
972s	smelled like someone was overcooking Mr
975s	Noodles for a second
978s	like you don't you know like though you
979s	leave it on for too long and like the
981s	water Cooks down because you you got you
983s	got into a game of League that took
984s	longer than you thought
988s	I mean this has never happened to me I
989s	swear
992s	it was like severely overcooked Miss
994s	noodles
998s	thank you
1000s	um but we're talking like like uh tips
1002s	in games like make your make yourself
1004s	better for like early early tips
1007s	um craft early craft often
1010s	um you'll find a lot of the materials
1012s	you need don't be afraid to use what you
1013s	have
1014s	um experiment with the crafting
1019s	you'll um
1021s	you'll you'll you'll have better gear to
1024s	do things with faster and you'll you'll
1026s	end up like getting better stuff faster
1029s	because of it
1056s	another phone call
1057s	this is wild
1059s	they're like they're all scammers you
1061s	just tell from the numbers
1072s	foreign
1084s	how will the trade work I assuming when
1089s	it comes to uh crafted items will trade
1091s	be in-game or website
1093s	um so oh yeah work right afterwards
1097s	um there's there's a we've got we've got
1098s	a really large uh post on our forums uh
1101s	from like February this year that's uh
1104s	that outlines in detail exactly how
1106s	trade's gonna work
1108s	um so if you want specifics my devices
1109s	go check that out
1111s	um sort of the tldr overview version of
1114s	it is
1116s	um
1117s	we're doing in auction house style
1119s	system
1121s	um so there's a uh it's also an optional
1124s	trade system so you don't need to you
1126s	have to opt into using the trade system
1128s	and if you don't use the trade system
1130s	you get other things in exchange so it's
1133s	an optional trade system
1135s	um and you can play with people who
1136s	aren't
1138s	like like you can cross play trade no
1140s	trade people
1142s	um
1144s	and you can switch which I know all
1146s	these things sound ridiculous like how
1147s	can you possibly make this work there's
1148s	a lot of little details on this post so
1150s	if you if you're interested in those
1151s	details go look at it look it up
1153s	um but yeah basically it's gonna be an
1155s	auction style system where you'll you
1156s	put things up for sale and people come
1158s	buy them
1159s	um
1160s	we're calling it the bizarre
1163s	um
1167s	and and like I use auction house style
1169s	but it'll be it'll be like buy it now it
1171s	won't be like bid
1173s	on things
1175s	um
1184s	it's kind of the basics of it it's
1186s	beautiful style system
1191s	and it's it because because there's no
1194s	bidding it does function more like a
1195s	bizarre
1197s	um which is what we're calling it that
1212s	hey hello I finally tried the new act
1216s	one I got a bit of feedback cool it felt
1219s	significantly harder than the OG one and
1221s	simulate road yeah which is great we we
1224s	frequently got uh feedback especially
1227s	the side of the game was just way too
1228s	easy
1234s	yeah sure
1236s	uh otherwise oh you didn't like that
1238s	sorry otherwise I love the new mechanics
1240s	the inclusion of model mechanics and
1241s	specifically the art and voice acting
1243s	awesome
1245s	on another topic what do you guys think
1247s	of Exile Khan and it's big enough sort
1249s	of pv2 is a separate game that was a big
1252s	one uh and it's promised slow down
1254s	features like boss life reset Fountain
1258s	um would you guys Implement any of these
1259s	features in Le so I mean yeah so we we
1261s	really frequently first off um I loved
1263s	uh I love watching silicon a ton of fun
1266s	with that that was fantastic
1268s	um there was there was an arpg
1270s	Roundtable discussion with like the
1272s	shift brothers and uh and brevik and
1277s	um like uh cripp was hosting it there's
1279s	a couple other big names there that were
1281s	like yeah this is like wow
1284s	um like people who made Torchlight and
1286s	Diablo and
1287s	um Marvel heroes and I know I'm
1289s	basically just mentioning one person by
1290s	saying all that but still
1293s	um
1296s	it was fantastic I had a ton of fun with
1298s	it really enjoyed it
1300s	um
1303s	there was in in the in the AMG
1306s	Roundtable Obsession there was a lot of
1308s	stuff and I'm like oh I've watched
1309s	interviews before that had this question
1310s	of this answer already ah give me some
1312s	new questions but I mean they were they
1314s	were really good questions and it was it
1315s	was really neat to have them all there
1316s	together
1317s	um anyways um
1321s	what was the actual question I'm just
1322s	like gushing about exalcon
1325s	yeah Poe too I was I was blown away I
1328s	thought I thought I think it's a smart
1329s	idea for them to do what they've done
1331s	with poe2
1333s	um they're not in a huge rush to uh to
1335s	power out the door
1337s	um like Poe still has
1339s	tons of of active users and everything
1342s	um I think it's really smart for them to
1344s	to to to split them off more because it
1347s	lets them not
1348s	um it lets them it gives them a ton of
1351s	Freedom basically they don't have to
1353s	um there's not there's nothing that is
1355s	directly linked to poe1 that has to
1357s	remain so they can um they can they can
1360s	do they can do shakeups that they
1361s	couldn't do otherwise and I think that's
1363s	that's likely why it happened they
1365s	probably were designing something and
1366s	they're like I mean if we just split
1368s	this from poe1 we can design this thing
1370s	we want to do
1371s	and they're like
1373s	I mean dude just do just do it
1376s	all right let's do it that's not how I
1378s	feel like that conversation went I who
1380s	knows really but
1382s	um I think it's smart I think it's great
1384s	and um
1386s	the new gameplay looks fantastic oh it
1389s	looks great
1393s	Lusty [ __ ] great I'm just gushing about
1396s	another game
1397s	no I think there's there's and we we
1399s	I've quite a few questions of like
1400s	competing in the genre and stuff like
1402s	that there's plenty of room for multiple
1403s	people to play multiple games exist in
1405s	the same genre everything
1406s	um and yeah we're competing with them
1407s	for sure
1409s	um I'd like to accomplishing to continue
1411s	I don't want and we also get questions a
1413s	lot about like oh is it gonna kill this
1414s	game or is that going to kill this game
1415s	it's like ah let's not kill any games
1421s	as for like bringing features over
1424s	we really try super hard not to be
1427s	um not to look at another game another
1429s	feature and say like
1431s	do we want to incorporate that into our
1432s	game or not
1434s	um
1435s	it's it's tough to look at new features
1437s	in other games and not have that go
1439s	through your head but we try really hard
1440s	to like
1442s	distance it a little bit and um like you
1444s	know like we'll make our game they'll
1445s	make their game sometimes there's
1446s	features that'll overlap but like it's
1449s	so it's so
1451s	difficult to transplant a feature and
1453s	have it be successful even if it was
1455s	successful in the other game because
1457s	there's so many things that tie in
1458s	together so many especially systems
1460s	heavy games like air budgies like these
1461s	is that there's so many things that that
1463s	like intertwine
1467s	um and it would it's it's really hard to
1469s	transplant a system in general
1471s	um
1473s	and you know the whole like copying
1475s	people is
1477s	bad
1479s	you know
1493s	we we do it's it is funny though
1495s	sometimes you will uh be working on
1497s	something and another game will like
1500s	announce it and you're like uh
1503s	is is that's uh that's oh uh can we
1507s	still release this now
1511s	a couple times three things on streams
1516s	um we'll see what happens there
1537s	uh is there any like maybe feeling when
1541s	the new masteries will come out I really
1543s	wanted to try Warlock and remaster I'm
1545s	sorry I can't give you any info about
1547s	the details on Room Master where Locker
1549s	Falconer are gonna come out like like no
1550s	specifics because it just it like gives
1553s	away other specific timelines that we're
1555s	not prepared to talk about yet but like
1559s	when when 1.0 is out
1561s	and you and you log into that 1.0 client
1564s	oh all three of them will be there no
1567s	problem go for it have fun
1577s	how big is the elite team I don't know
1579s	uh it's big enough that I don't know the
1582s	answer that question I'm gonna say with
1584s	like a big question mark 75
1593s	uh by the way I saw you guys added empty
1597s	extreme now I was wondering what the um
1599s	what the decorative ones are for will
1601s	you guys add a hiding system MTX screen
1604s	and was wondering what the decorative
1605s	ones are for to look cool
1611s	I think is all that is
1614s	um
1615s	there's no mechanical functional
1617s	differences uh like we've got
1622s	stop calling me scammers it's like they
1625s	know I'm doing something
1631s	uh
1634s	uh yeah so there's like
1637s	um
1639s	MTX stuff here it's purely visual
1641s	nothing's functional
1646s	um and as far as as a hideout system
1650s	um we don't have plans for Hideout
1652s	system right now
1653s	uh we're when we look at multiplayer
1656s	features
1658s	and and things like I guess title
1659s	systems uh we really try to see if
1663s	they're going to
1665s	we like to encourage the the ideas that
1668s	will
1668s	um make the world feel more alive bring
1671s	bring people together when they're
1672s	playing
1673s	um like encourage this multiplayer feel
1676s	for the game where where like there's a
1678s	reason to be online and and you're like
1680s	seeing other people and all sort of
1681s	stuff and maybe you like see someone
1684s	walking around in town with this like
1686s	epic sword and you're like how that like
1688s	what is that or or maybe
1690s	um there's some cool title they have
1692s	under their character name and it's like
1693s	oh how'd you get that you know and and
1695s	that like that community building that
1697s	happens from inside the game just being
1698s	an ultimate World
1700s	um I I think that hideouts have the
1703s	potential to detract from that because
1706s	they're because you're kind of like
1707s	going off into your own little space and
1709s	ditching what everyone else like
1711s	ditching that public space for your own
1713s	personal space
1716s	always the the mini map always gets me
1719s	here I don't know why it does this
1721s	happens every time I know it's there
1727s	I'm just in my head I'm like okay we're
1728s	going down left in the corner and I know
1730s	there's like a diagonal thing I gotta go
1731s	out on
1742s	all right
1745s	uh don't know how often this is brought
1748s	up but is there any development going
1750s	towards base design of current classes
1752s	and specializations obviously does well
1754s	when it comes to support or defense
1755s	skills kind of uh it kind it feels like
1758s	it falls short
1760s	um as an example the Mage often going
1762s	for flame Warden teleport since it fits
1765s	so well with no close call so that could
1767s	bring it to a choice any other
1769s	self-imposed decisions not using said
1772s	skills
1774s	um other than self-imposition spellings
1777s	in school there are um
1781s	well specifically you bring it made
1782s	specifically and like there's it's still
1784s	missing that that final class so like
1787s	there's there's five skills that are
1789s	still missing here
1790s	um and
1793s	uh there's there's stuff that's coming
1796s	in those skills eventually
1800s	um that will help with that a little bit
1801s	it's really hard to make
1804s	like
1805s	um because like skill trees for
1808s	defensive and movement skills are really
1810s	difficult to make unique and distinct
1813s	and
1814s	um have multiple of them on a single
1817s	class that feel unique in distinct
1819s	um
1821s	there's it's it's it's the type of skill
1823s	we struggle with the most on on keeping
1825s	them interesting fun and so like fitting
1828s	our requirements for the sort of thing
1830s	that needs to make it into the game and
1833s	um like we've we've combined movement
1835s	and defensive skills together so many
1836s	times on various classes it's great
1839s	um
1841s	now there are more movement and
1843s	defensive skills I know this
1846s	uh yeah
2059s	foreign
2067s	I feel like there's a no I said vacuum
2069s	moment coming up
2072s	you finally
2073s	find these Hearts you like
2075s	okay we're extremely starting we're
2077s	gonna restart this
2078s	on back
2080s	I was like just about to hit the end
2082s	stream button
2084s	okay sweet we're not restarting the
2086s	stream hey
2092s	it just couldn't handle my awesome
2096s	you know Thai fish no that was just me
2098s	being high pitched
2099s	sound quality is really rough
2112s	helium voices even better
2124s	okay
2127s	how my voice sounds now
2130s	I hope it's normal
2132s	okay I scroll past some questions I
2135s	think
2140s	I'm sorry if I missed your question
2152s	I'm just gonna pretend like it's working
2155s	we're good save sounds good okay awesome
2157s	um here's a uh sorry my stream is weird
2160s	spoiler
2161s	ha ha
2165s	um sweet new item some some throwing
2168s	themed armor
2177s	I'm like I'm looking at this armor and
2178s	I'm like I think there's a bug on one of
2181s	the throwing skills that I'm gonna make
2182s	sure is uh working before uh we release
2186s	this
2191s	I think I'm gonna stick that off to the
2192s	side
2197s	let's have that little hanging up there
2200s	okay uh thank you so much for adding
2203s	South American Service to the game it's
2204s	a huge quality of life for 190 plus next
2207s	to American Service which is the next
2208s	closest ones funny enough there were
2210s	always South American servers
2213s	and it was the auto
2216s	ping selection the pain to the auto
2219s	painting to the South American servers
2221s	was frequently uh getting
2225s	um de-prioritized across networks
2227s	causing it to appear as though it was
2229s	much much worse pain than it actually
2232s	was
2233s	and causing the system to be like well
2235s	it was terrible so I'm not gonna use
2236s	that one
2238s	um we changed the way the auto selection
2239s	happens and added manual selection
2243s	just in case
2246s	um and now people are able to play in
2247s	South American Service properly
2251s	so it's like we added them because they
2253s	effectively weren't there for most
2254s	people
2258s	so glad you're joining
2259s	uh since you brought up Warlock and you
2261s	were luckily teasers I haven't I have no
2263s	warlock anything to share with you
2266s	um
2268s	I can I can I give like little anecdote
2271s	stuff that kind of means nothing there's
2272s	so um if anyone I know I bring it
2274s	magical magic the other in the card game
2276s	channel uh quite a bit but if um if
2278s	you're familiar at all with how they do
2279s	releases
2281s	um Mark rosewater Mario for short is
2284s	um he runs a uh a Blog that he
2288s	frequently will
2290s	uh what a new Quest or a new Quest what
2292s	a new um
2294s	sets coming out he will sort of he'll
2297s	leave
2298s	obtuse teasers
2300s	honestly like there's a new creature
2302s	coming out that's uh a dragon cat and
2306s	you're like what a cat dragon that's new
2309s	let's speculate on what that means and
2313s	um
2314s	so I can I can give myself like on that
2316s	level but it really doesn't tell you
2317s	anything so like
2319s	there's some new tech we had to develop
2320s	for
2322s	um
2324s	for warlock to work
2327s	around around it's like
2328s	oh like defining the class mechanic
2331s	Mastery mechanic
2336s	um like it's it's this thing this is up
2339s	here
2341s	um
2351s	I don't know how to teach that properly
2353s	I'm sorry I got I got nothing
2360s	one of one of the skills so we are
2362s	making five new skills for warlock
2365s	um one of which is actually going to be
2367s	added to Acolyte and we're pulling an
2370s	acolyte skill into warlock because we
2372s	think it just fits really well
2381s	all right with all the beans spilled
2384s	beans beasts will will all of the beans
2386s	be sold at Gamescom or will it still be
2388s	a to be announced up still I'm honestly
2390s	I'm not sure all of the things being
2392s	spilled at Gamescom
2394s	um I do know that a extremely large
2398s	number of the beans if not all of them
2400s	are being still the game's gone
2406s	the like the the beans you're really
2408s	interested in there's some beans that
2410s	are like they're cool when they get
2412s	spilled but like you're not excited when
2414s	they get spilled you're like like that's
2415s	neat but like some people are excited
2417s	over those beings but like they're
2418s	really the like Prime beans that
2421s	everyone's like gotta get those beans
2422s	out those those ones are
2427s	are going to be exciting to see what
2429s	happens when they when they spill
2432s	I don't know this metaphor fell apart a
2433s	long time ago
2438s	oh God
2455s	uh more questions
2457s	uh is there only the additional flask
2460s	that deals more damage or the whole
2461s	ability is it only the additional flask
2464s	that deals more damage to the whole
2465s	ability
2468s	oh oh the item the item the item
2473s	uh
2476s	uh throwing ask class consumes a potion
2479s	in order to throw an additional flask
2480s	that deals 158 more damage
2483s	um the additional flask gets the bonus
2485s	and it's the whole the ability it's it's
2488s	like it's it's the exact same as if you
2490s	had 150 more damage on a piece of gear
2494s	but it's just for that one
2506s	uh quick question what happens to my
2510s	character when I log out I'm on a hard
2512s	course that's important to want to
2513s	disconnect to be precise
2515s	um
2517s	I I can't give you uh like a hard
2522s	um this is exactly like specifically
2524s	what happens on like the server back and
2526s	everything like that
2527s	um
2528s	you there if you're if you're looking to
2531s	like alt like oh I'm about to die Alta
2534s	four
2535s	um there is a very brief window where
2537s	something bad could still happen to you
2539s	if you also for
2540s	um
2542s	or or like file exit that sort of stuff
2544s	like there there is a brief window there
2547s	um and if you have really high paying
2548s	there's uh the the window is dependent
2551s	on the Ping
2553s	um
2556s	as far as I know it is
2558s	um it does try to
2562s	um it does try to be nice about that and
2565s	there there's a fine line I can tell you
2567s	a bit of the problems on why it's not
2569s	just uh you're guarantee 100 save
2572s	um
2573s	part part of it is
2576s	um Ulta for him to save a character like
2578s	that is
2579s	it's not exactly
2582s	like it's not it's not cheating I I want
2585s	to be clear though we're not we're not
2586s	saying it's cheating but it is
2589s	um maybe not yeah uh primary intended
2592s	gameplay functionality
2594s	you know
2595s	um
2597s	and and like portals open quickly and
2599s	you can get out very quickly so like
2600s	there's not there's not a lot of time
2603s	there but it doesn't just like the
2604s	instant you hit log out or the hint
2606s	instant you hit Altar for it doesn't
2608s	instantly make you perfectly safe 100
2613s	um and so part of that is just we don't
2615s	always know for certain that you have
2617s	disconnected immediately maybe um maybe
2620s	it's just like a couple packets got
2621s	dropped and you know like it's it's
2624s	you're still very much there and we
2626s	don't want to just like kick you out too
2627s	soon
2628s	um and
2631s	there there is some
2633s	kind of obscure opportunity we don't
2635s	want to leave the door open for abuse of
2637s	the system whereby there's like some
2639s	program that like blocks a couple
2640s	packets and it forces you to be
2642s	invulable for a few seconds you can't
2643s	like I don't know write a weird macro
2645s	script that's like
2647s	um oh a boss is about to use this big
2649s	ability uh fake mini disconnect right
2652s	here and it just like the game's like oh
2654s	you're fine then it's like in order so
2656s	it's not frustrating to play
2658s	um it like lets you resume play part
2660s	with you when you reconnect
2662s	um so there's like there's like a
2664s	threshold where like if you if there's
2666s	little enough like there's um no
2668s	connection for long enough it does
2669s	protect you and and kick you out and all
2672s	sort of stuff
2677s	uh
2678s	do I know how long that is no I'm sorry
2680s	I don't
2684s	it does it does try to be pretty
2685s	aggressive and protect you because we
2687s	know that it's
2688s	um
2690s	incredibly frustrating to be in a
2693s	situation where it like even just like
2695s	through no fault of your own like you're
2696s	not even trying to skirt a system and
2698s	your internet just goes down and you die
2700s	because your internet went down a
2701s	hardcore like that's awful or or maybe
2704s	there's a problem with our server
2705s	infrastructure that's like really not
2707s	like it's our fault that you died that's
2709s	the thing and like so avoiding those
2711s	situations is extremely important
2715s	um and we just try and take as many
2717s	steps as we can to to make sure that
2718s	doesn't happen or or happens as little
2720s	as possible
2722s	and there are situations where it can
2724s	with there's there's still a bug that's
2725s	on live right now around loading's time
2727s	loading screens and I see people come
2729s	and ask me like why does it do this and
2731s	like well it does do that it's just not
2733s	perfect of doing that yet
2736s	um
2746s	so if the game ever thinks that you are
2748s	not there
2749s	uh it will protect your character
2752s	but if the game still thinks you're
2753s	there it will not protect your character
2756s	that's cool not about that item
2775s	good question uh how often do you have
2778s	to introduce a new code functionality
2779s	When developing new skills every single
2781s	skill uh that I've worked on has always
2785s	had to add new functionality
2788s	there's there's always been something
2790s	new for every skill it's like
2793s	yeah we should we should have that it's
2794s	not into like little tiny things
2796s	um
2797s	sometimes they're huge things there was
2799s	there was a
2801s	um
2805s	oh like
2808s	Master skills that I've been working on
2810s	recently
2811s	um
2812s	I almost said like the name of one of
2814s	them like wait I can't just call them
2815s	just called remaster skills
2817s	um
2819s	yeah so there's there's been there's
2821s	been quite a lot of stuff recently that
2823s	that have been interesting a lot of new
2825s	Mechanics for skills it's it's really
2826s	common because so so frequently whenever
2829s	like we'll be making new making you're
2833s	making a new skill and you're like okay
2835s	well it's got to be distinct from like
2837s	there's so many other skills that are
2838s	that are just naturally similar like
2840s	there's okay you're making a projectile
2841s	skill on on Rune Master let's say and
2845s	you're like okay well we've got
2846s	lightning blast Fireball
2850s	um like static this is a great Glacier
2852s	volcanic orb they all have like
2855s	elements of that already there's there's
2857s	like
2858s	there's so many things that have
2860s	projectile elements to them like you may
2862s	not consider meteor like a projectile
2863s	scale but it kind of is in a sense you
2865s	know it's just there's so many of these
2868s	um they're like oh it's kind of like
2870s	that in this other skill like oh it's
2872s	how do we make it unique
2875s	and most the time it's just like well
2876s	how we're gonna make it unique is by
2878s	making new functionality that didn't
2879s	exist so we made that other skill
2897s	like there's uh
2899s	this new ability that's like it's a
2900s	channeling ability but it it behaves
2903s	differently than other channeling
2904s	abilities and like so we had to make a
2907s	bunch of like new functionality around
2908s	skills and channeling abilities to
2910s	detect this like new style of channeling
2912s	abilities
2915s	it's got like nothing to do with the
2917s	skill really it's just
2918s	that's a ton of Mana
2933s	uh can you tell us which skill is moving
2935s	from acolyte to warlock
2938s	um
2943s	I'll find out open Loud to say that
2948s	I think it's
2949s	someone who has the authority that's
2950s	listening right now that can tell me to
2952s	do that or not
2961s	there's some warlock beans in my life
2968s	like Kane if you're if you're here can
2971s	you uh tell me who I'm allowed to tell
2972s	them which skill
2973s	is it's moving
2978s	uh
2993s	uh will there be any twitch intuition
2996s	like where I can Mouse over the screen
2998s	in twitch to see a character and what
2999s	items it has and such
3002s	um hmm that specific functionality is
3004s	tough because that information is not
3006s	stored anywhere outside of the game
3007s	client itself right now
3009s	um so there's no way for the for any
3011s	integration to look that that
3013s	information up
3014s	um whereas like Poe does have like an
3016s	Armory system that it can it can look
3018s	that information up
3020s	uh having some sort of twitch
3022s	integration yeah that's that's like on
3024s	the list it's a it's way down the list
3026s	type thing but um yeah that type of that
3029s	type of functionality is something that
3030s	we're interested in
3031s	um
3034s	some some stuff would have to change
3036s	with regards to
3039s	um what information we store and make
3041s	available online before we can Implement
3043s	that specifically
3048s	um
3049s	and we we also do know that a lot of
3051s	people are less interested in sharing
3053s	their character information with with
3055s	everyone
3057s	um so there are a system like that
3059s	probably would have like an opt-out in
3062s	it
3082s	nice
3086s	it's boss fighting time
3096s	are there any plans to make it more
3099s	worthwhile to fill up the echo stability
3101s	bar especially for big Maps usually not
3104s	worth it to bother with it at all right
3106s	now
3108s	um nothing in particular is planned for
3109s	that no
3111s	um I can see that being something that
3113s	maybe ties into a mechanic down the road
3114s	as as the model of mechanics get
3117s	expanded on that sort of stuff maybe
3118s	that's that sounds like a great Target
3122s	um
3123s	to to a great like a great thing to
3125s	Target for
3127s	um a cycle where it's like okay there's
3128s	this new mechanic we're interested in
3129s	this cycle
3131s	um and it lets you utilize like overflow
3136s	um or whatever
3139s	overflow stability I think it does save
3142s	it like when we do this it's gonna like
3144s	pay 700 or whatever like the cost is
3150s	and let me keep the rest I think
3153s	I actually know what the number is
3164s	uh what's your favorite thing that is
3166s	not in the game yet everything we're
3168s	showing off at Gamescom
3172s	in all reality though it's probably
3174s	actually the um
3177s	uh
3178s	uh the the item factions
3182s	I think that's one of those things
3183s	that's a
3185s	um it's but but it means underrated but
3188s	just like it's a really I think it's
3191s	gonna be really impactful
3192s	uh addition to the game
3196s	um
3198s	and it's gonna be something that there's
3200s	there's a couple things that like you
3201s	can really point to is that like make
3203s	each game unique and set them out set
3205s	something apart like you talk about Poe
3206s	like what like what makes Poe really
3208s	special or like unique and stand out
3211s	um at least back when I heard about it
3212s	and it was like the first time someone
3214s	opened up the passive window and I was
3216s	just like oh my God that thing is
3217s	ginormous give me a week and I will
3221s	absorb
3226s	what was it like eight years later I'm
3228s	still trying to figure out what I'm
3229s	doing in there
3230s	but you know there's there's things like
3232s	that and right right now our biggest
3234s	thing is like every skill is a tree
3236s	every skill has a tree
3238s	um I think item factions might fall into
3240s	that category for us as well
3245s	all right have you thought of a way to
3247s	rewards lessons that somebody's players
3249s	who like to kill all the monsters of the
3251s	map instead of just running towards the
3253s	gaps arrows and
3255s	um thanks I'm a good Lutzer uh yeah yeah
3258s	um and there already are some systems in
3260s	the game that do that
3264s	I gotta Focus through our mechanics here
3265s	that will just get me killed I'm like
3267s	Cobra is like Cold's okay
3269s	um
3271s	the uh that that chest that like golden
3274s	shiny chest that's at the uh the end of
3277s	time or the M rest
3280s	whatever we're calling it these days
3282s	um that is the the loot that drops out
3286s	of that scales with the
3289s	um number of enemies you kill and you
3291s	also
3292s	um you also get more
3294s	uh more stability from killing more
3297s	enemies so yeah like there's there's
3298s	things that do help to say like hey you
3300s	should kill more things
3302s	um
3308s	oh something is
3310s	something well it's a little wonky there
3314s	possibly still is
3324s	yeah I'm getting like Frozen in place
3326s	and it's it's not registering locally
3342s	um
3344s	this could be iffy if I make this
3351s	time down in the corner
3361s	uh
3362s	uh what was I talking about uh things
3363s	for
3365s	um all uh clearing out Echoes yes
3368s	um I I think it's
3370s	the the most important thing the things
3373s	we yes we're
3376s	we are looking at adding more features
3378s	to incentivize exploring more of the
3382s	Echo and it's less about like clearing
3384s	all of the enemies and more about
3386s	exploring the echo so it's like
3390s	um because we we added things to like
3393s	say hey like killing more enemies is
3395s	good right and there was there was very
3398s	little difference that happened in the
3400s	uh behavior of most players in how much
3403s	of the enemies they kill in an echo
3405s	there's some but it was it was instead
3407s	of like let me beeline to the end and
3409s	don't care about anything it became let
3411s	me get to the end as quick as possible
3413s	but you know like if there's convenient
3415s	things to kill I'll also kill those
3417s	along the way
3419s	which which is which is good which is an
3421s	improvement but it's not where we want
3422s	it to be
3424s	um and we
3427s	we've realized that it's more it's less
3429s	about trying to get people to kill all
3430s	the enemies and putting people in a
3432s	situation where they they happen upon
3434s	more animes
3437s	um
3437s	and and have a reason to kill them so
3439s	it's it's it's and the way we get people
3441s	to happen upon more enemies is by oh it
3444s	thinks I'm still in there
3446s	um by giving them a reason to explore so
3448s	it's more about having a reason to
3450s	explore through like unexpected
3451s	mechanics
3453s	um and and things that are like you
3456s	might you might find this if you explore
3457s	a little bit and or oh there's a reason
3460s	that there's a thing in this one and if
3462s	I explore I'll find the thing maybe
3463s	things like that or they're hey there's
3465s	this there's this thing that's going to
3467s	run away from me this is the classic
3468s	treasure girl that I was bringing up
3470s	um
3471s	but it's it's having
3474s	these reasons to explore
3482s	and uh rewarding the player for doing so
3485s	that we're really focusing on
3495s	and this my friends is why you need
3497s	culling
3506s	I am shocked that I did that first try
3511s	oh
3514s	yeah we're definitely taking the cold
3515s	Reds
3517s	that's an easy pickup
3521s	nice
3523s	good job
3525s	Let's uh
3527s	realize there's still a little spoiler
3529s	on screen
3531s	no big deal
3533s	I'm gonna take that down
3537s	we're one away
3540s	one away we don't even started a little
3543s	bit a little bit of work already looks
3545s	like I failed pretty hard though three
3547s	of those in a row
3549s	four oh no
3551s	I remember this
3553s	I was getting my butt kicked
3578s	sorry I'm late to the stream that's all
3580s	right please repeat everything you said
3582s	while I was gone also High Mike I know
3585s	the exorced sorry I will not be
3586s	repeating everything I said
3589s	uh how many years his last debuggling
3592s	played by the general public
3595s	um quite a while like our we've always
3599s	had a public uh game clients
3603s	um
3604s	it's like five years
3628s	don't want to say yeah oh ruining all my
3631s	fun great now I get to blame you yes not
3633s	my fault have you thought of a major
3636s	reward and sometimes players like to
3637s	kill all Monsters uh of a campaign map
3640s	instead is running towards the GPS arrow
3642s	uh thanks a good leader yeah oh is that
3644s	the same question that looks at the same
3645s	question
3651s	yeah same answer I think it's slightly
3654s	reworded
3656s	uh when will we be able to pet the dog
3658s	in Ellie I don't know but where I'll
3661s	I'll make sure we get there eventually
3745s	foreign
3747s	Gonna Keep I'm gonna keep killing stuff
3750s	because I I want my I want to finish the
3752s	the echo
3757s	are we good yeah yeah
3764s	he's back yeah all right
3769s	kids response uh just now got me curious
3772s	about how far the enemy AI
3775s	how far is the enemy AI active in last
3777s	Epoch I mean so it's always active
3782s	um
3786s	it uh looks through it it looks through
3790s	a list of abilities that it has
3794s	um
3795s	so so the enemy it'll have it'll have an
3797s	ability that's like
3800s	it'll it'll have all listabilities and
3802s	it'll be like melee attack
3806s	um
3807s	engage at 10 units
3811s	uh attack at two units
3816s	um leash at 15
3819s	units you know like it's it'll be
3821s	basically like that and it'll have like
3823s	ranged attack
3827s	but it'll be engaged and like shoot at
3829s	nine units and and we should like I
3833s	don't know
3833s	18 units or whatever so it'll it'll kind
3837s	of be set up like this and it just
3842s	oh typing
3845s	it takes so much worse when someone's
3846s	watching it's so frustrating anyways
3848s	um the so the melee so so the like it's
3852s	always checking to see if there's
3853s	anything in these ranges and and maybe
3855s	maybe this one's at like two and this
3857s	one's at like
3859s	20 or something like that
3861s	and so when you when you are at close
3864s	range it'll start using this one
3867s	um but if it's if you're at long range
3868s	it'll only use this one type thing and
3870s	it's always doing that
3878s	trading when when it's ready
3882s	and rest the internal name for area uh
3885s	after the mono plus him at the campaign
3886s	zones whatever the models sorry
3890s	same answer applies though
3893s	oh as far as incentivizing killing those
3894s	things now we we don't have anything to
3896s	incentivize killing all the monsters in
3898s	the campaign right now
3899s	um but the solution's still the same uh
3902s	and it's so it's still the same thing so
3904s	effectively we're still going to
3906s	um we're still like the mechanics I'm
3909s	talking about adding for making
3911s	exploration like rewarding exploration
3913s	and killing more things uh it's still
3915s	going to happen in the campaign as well
3935s	my goodness um
3938s	oh
3940s	that was I don't I've never seen this
3942s	concentration of scam calls this is
3944s	insane
3946s	um
3949s	uh when will we be getting a very
3951s	special edition of last Epoch for our
3953s	Alexis
3956s	I
3957s	don't know
3960s	like like like a we don't have any box
3962s	editions planned at the moment I really
3964s	want one though like if we like never
3966s	release a box version I'm just gonna
3968s	like make my own
3971s	just like 3D print the Box
3974s	if I ever fix my printer one day I'll
3977s	fix this
3979s	should be unique items that can only
3981s	drop from the chest this would help
3982s	getting people to want to kill stuff at
3984s	a higher chances at city meets the
3986s	thought I mean that's that's basically a
3988s	um
3989s	like just a unique Shrine right
3995s	but I do agree with things like that
3998s	being there and we have similar but
4000s	slightly different plans
4002s	for things like that
4010s	uh will the feel of battle still be
4013s	improved I mean I we're always improving
4015s	that sort of stuff I personally think
4018s	it's like great right now but like
4021s	there's still room for fantastic
4027s	so yes
4029s	we're always working to improve it
4033s	and sometimes it's really little things
4034s	like
4035s	um
4037s	uh like the timing of when sounds happen
4040s	and uh being able to change the
4042s	different sounds based on how the skill
4044s	is uh specialized So like
4047s	um this was a couple years ago this was
4049s	added but like I think it really helped
4051s	where we can change the casting sound
4055s	that's gonna happen based on the element
4057s	that the skills converted to so like if
4059s	you add lightning to Fireball or or a
4062s	better example probably is if you
4063s	convert lightning blast to cold the the
4065s	sound that it makes when you cast it
4067s	changes
4069s	um
4071s	which is which is pretty obvious but
4073s	like
4074s	um
4075s	didn't exist at one point and uh so yeah
4078s	we're we're constantly adding things
4080s	like that
4081s	um just to give us new tools to make it
4082s	feel better and then we're also just
4083s	going back and looking at how things
4085s	were set up maybe this maybe it's an
4087s	animation it's really old or VFX that
4089s	that's just out of date that sort of
4091s	thing so yeah we go back and approve old
4093s	things like that
4094s	um
4095s	and sometimes we make more wholesale
4096s	changes
4098s	um
4100s	I feel like there's there's room for
4102s	improvement here big time
4107s	we are using this for
4109s	poison res which were over capped on
4111s	so we can get some lightning or void
4114s	Reds out of it that'll be sweet
4123s	that one's just sweet in general
4131s	is
4133s	poison daily is kind of weak
4142s	and place it on that's just brutal
4143s	though okay let's uh let's do a lot
4146s	let's do a little little mini crafting
4148s	sesh here
4149s	let me see if I can just
4151s	hammer out something that's better
4154s	start with this we don't need physical
4155s	damage
4157s	got me dots
4160s	channeling don't need Dot
4165s	let's actually try to uh strip one
4172s	like this one
4174s	random athletes
4183s	never mind
4185s	oh
4194s	it's actually a discovery
4196s	res
4198s	covery doesn't cost forging potential
4200s	which is why I did that one
4201s	um so it's three
4205s	uh we do need Fizz runs let's just let's
4208s	just go
4219s	I mean there we go there's there's a T20
4221s	item
4246s	the poison that was bad still
4250s	I'm missing some poison now
4260s	no no I just like the other one better
4264s	let's roll with it
4269s	it's an upgrade actually
4280s	what do we got what do we got
4286s	let's yeah let's just take a brief
4288s	moment here here's a little clip for an
4291s	update uh an update to an existing skill
4295s	in Mage actually
4297s	it's a little there's a lot going on
4299s	here so I played a couple times
4310s	hello
4312s	I'm gonna replay
4315s	I swear I said it's auto replay loop I
4317s	did not set it to Luke
4319s	whoops
4322s	so you might say hey it's a meteor skill
4326s	they're not casting meteor but how are
4329s	meteors falling in such a meteor shower
4330s	like fashion
4341s	cool there we go
4344s	uh how have there been some concrete
4347s	development on making XP Manor past
4348s	level 100 no we haven't touched on it at
4351s	all yet
4352s	we we are
4355s	um
4357s	there's less of a uh
4361s	I will have less of a problem in general
4363s	because there's you'll spend less time
4365s	at level 100.
4367s	um because it'll take longer to get to
4368s	100.
4373s	it'll be more stuff to do so maybe just
4374s	no more time in the end in general but
4381s	uh are these uniques you've been teasing
4384s	coming in 0.92 or later or a mix
4387s	um I try really hard to only show stuff
4389s	that's coming in like the next patch
4391s	some sometimes we we don't I try and
4394s	point that out when I do so so far all
4395s	the unique items that I teased on stream
4397s	uh since lastpatch are coming for 0.92
4400s	next patch unique items are pretty safe
4403s	to not be um
4406s	uh long-term teachers
4409s	because we usually make unique items
4410s	pretty close to when they're coming out
4421s	my audio died I've seen this has already
4423s	come back since then
4426s	uh I'm the one who asked the same
4428s	question twice because I meant
4430s	uh incentive to Clean Campaign maps not
4433s	just mods yeah
4436s	sorry about that mix up
4438s	and yeah basically it's the same the
4440s	same the stuff we're putting into
4442s	um monoliths to help incentivize that is
4445s	um gonna be just generic stuff but it's
4448s	also um
4450s	like we we are trying to improve the
4452s	like the side quests that that happen
4455s	um and like there's side quests that you
4456s	find in the world so you don't
4458s	necessarily get all your side quests in
4460s	town sometimes you get side quests by
4462s	like exploring the world itself
4466s	little things like shrines we put in
4468s	there so yeah it's it's we feel it's
4470s	about incentivizing exploration rather
4472s	than incentivizing The Killing
4480s	I mean the incentive incentive for the
4481s	killing is that the stuff you're killing
4483s	is gonna drop gear and give you
4484s	experience and help your character grow
4486s	right
4509s	would be possible to make model nodes
4512s	increase affix X drop chance for the
4514s	final loot box as you travel through it
4517s	when you [ __ ]
4519s	um
4533s	I don't understand the suggestion but if
4535s	you want to write it out in with more
4536s	space uh forms and Discord are a great
4540s	place to put suggestions
4541s	where someone will actually read them
4543s	with the intention of possibly using it
4552s	uh I miss one
4559s	uh what did you think of PeeWee two uh
4563s	are you taking anything from it I did
4564s	answer this question already on stream
4565s	so
4567s	um
4568s	go back and and check that answer in
4570s	full
4572s	um tldr version uh I I think it looks
4575s	sweet I'm super pumped for it
4578s	um
4579s	and
4581s	uh no we're not specifically taking
4583s	anything from it but I think that uh
4586s	that doesn't mean we're not gonna do
4587s	anything that's like similar but we're
4590s	just gonna keep making our game and
4592s	um there were definitely things that
4593s	we've been planning to do uh that showed
4596s	up in that stream that were like
4599s	well great minds think alike
4608s	uh
4611s	a very special edition was for reference
4613s	to a joke Skyrim release commercial ah I
4615s	I I was out of the loop on that one
4617s	sorry
4618s	uh how have there been some developments
4620s	on making oh I feel like
4625s	uh
4628s	will it be steam deck support 1.0 I
4630s	can't guarantee the steam deck
4631s	specifically will be like officially
4632s	supported 1.0
4634s	um we are we are still working on our
4636s	controller functionality and improving
4638s	that
4638s	um there's a big update that just went
4640s	about controller functionality
4641s	improvements
4643s	um
4644s	mostly in in menu stuff I think and
4647s	um that that improves the steam deck
4649s	experience the main reason we don't have
4652s	steam deck listed as compatible at the
4654s	moment is um we're just not prepared to
4657s	support it really uh I do know that
4659s	there are several people who have got it
4663s	working
4664s	um
4664s	I think the the one the one tip that I
4667s	always see show people show up like hey
4668s	does it work on subject no it's like
4669s	well technically no but I got to work
4671s	using these settings and the one thing
4673s	that I see I think every single time is
4675s	uh using proton
4684s	it's a nice one oh that's a nice one
4693s	really good stuff in there but
4698s	I'm not really what we're looking for
4701s	so if you really want to get to try on
4703s	Steam deck right now
4705s	um I think it's actually uh decent
4716s	figured I'd ask my weekly update about
4718s	dual Shield uh they're
4722s	I I don't want to be a joke about this
4725s	but you could probably shelve that
4726s	question till after launch
4728s	I'm happy to keep answering if you want
4730s	to keep asking no no problem there I
4732s	just don't eat your own stuff on timing
4735s	also what else are you playing on CJ see
4737s	you soon cool here we go it's definitely
4739s	it's it's nothing the people that have
4741s	got it working I keep hearing it's like
4743s	it's okay it's it's pretty good I I had
4746s	to tweak it a bunch and it's like it's
4747s	playable it's good I I like it but like
4749s	they're never like it's great or it's
4752s	perfect it's always like it's good
4755s	it's good we're getting there but yeah
4757s	and it's it's a lot of stuff like just
4758s	generic performance improvements
4761s	um just generic uh Linux fixes just
4763s	generic bug fixing it's all going to
4765s	improve that sort of stuff um and so
4767s	we're not we're not we're not ready to
4769s	adopt another platform but
4771s	um there are improvements that are
4773s	coming pretty people
4785s	when thinking about build balance are
4787s	you more interested in having a wide
4789s	range of builds the maximum viability
4791s	are more interested in maximizing the
4794s	number of builds that can compete
4795s	in-game content even if they aren't as
4797s	good as the top builds
4804s	sir
4805s	um like for like the whole team or how
4807s	everything happens I don't think we've
4808s	we've never we've never sat down and
4810s	like agreed on and answered this
4811s	question this is a pretty big question
4815s	um that kind of has implications for
4817s	things I think so I think the answer is
4819s	um it like for just all of that is it
4821s	depends it really depends
4824s	um and and there's a balancing act there
4826s	for sure there's like pushing too far
4828s	into either one of those I think could
4829s	be problematic
4831s	um I I just be more
4835s	because they're both they're both
4836s	important things to try and do
4839s	and so it's like maximize them at the
4841s	cost of one of the other ones maybe not
4843s	it depends how much the other one is you
4845s	know so
4846s	uh if if you're gonna pick one to have
4848s	the edge on the other I would say it's
4851s	probably having more builds that can
4853s	compete in in-game content
4855s	um
4856s	then builds that are of maximum power is
4861s	as I think I think where we put that
4863s	preference
4865s	um
4867s	but it's it's an edge not a
4871s	like clear cuts
4874s	oh give them the choice for the two of
4875s	them we'll always pick now it's it's
4877s	always it depends
4885s	I think one of the most important things
4887s	is
4889s	um a player shows up to the game and
4891s	they've got a they've got a fantasy that
4893s	they that they really want to to live
4896s	out in the game they've got a
4898s	um they've got a build idea maybe
4900s	they're coming from another game maybe
4901s	it's fresh this genre but they're like I
4903s	really want to have a fire Mage I want
4906s	this this character that is uh that
4909s	they're like they're they're all about
4910s	the spell casting
4912s	um and they're gonna they're gonna light
4914s	their enemies on fire with like
4916s	fireballs and meteors and disintegrate
4918s	beings and you know like like various
4919s	different ways
4920s	um and and having these
4924s	um having having that like goal of
4927s	fantasy be possible
4930s	um
4932s	is is really important
4935s	um and
4938s	you know you know like having having
4940s	being able to excel in that fantasy
4942s	you're trying to have happen
4944s	um be possible is is really is really
4947s	good having guaranteeing that
4951s	um any fantasy type of gameplay that
4955s	you're trying to pursue will work no
4956s	matter what in maximum power and super
4959s	in-game situations
4962s	that's a that's a Fool's errand
4965s	um
4967s	and you know like if you're if your goal
4969s	is
4970s	I want to be the best
4974s	um and it's less about fulfilling a
4977s	specific
4979s	gameplay style and more about fulfilling
4981s	a uh an achievement goal
4985s	um I think I think being funneled into
4988s	fewer options for achieving that goal is
4991s	generally going to be more acceptable
4994s	um than being followed into fewer
4995s	options for uh just being able to
4998s	compete just be able to like complete
5000s	content like we want we want players to
5002s	be able to say like hey
5003s	um I want to play a fire Mage and you
5007s	know be able to get to the end game be
5009s	able to have fun in the end game and be
5011s	able to like do the do the content
5013s	that's that's available that sort of
5014s	thing
5016s	um
5017s	but if if you get to end game and you're
5019s	like I need to push top top tier content
5023s	um and maybe fire Mages just aren't it
5025s	right now I think there's more of an
5027s	acceptable
5028s	uh feeling that that's okay maybe you
5030s	switch to a frost Mage or
5034s	um maybe it's a hybrid element Mage or
5036s	maybe you know like there's there's
5037s	other Mage options that you can switch
5040s	to uh and and still have fun and still
5043s	you know you know like do really really
5045s	well
5048s	but it's um
5051s	oh
5054s	that's interesting
5064s	it's a cool item
5071s	what settings am I using Graphics wise
5074s	uh this is currently just generic High
5076s	settings
5078s	I believe
5080s	I'll stream around this is weird I
5082s	usually I guess I've turned basic on
5084s	instead
5095s	yeah
5096s	those are the graphic settings I have on
5105s	if you want to I'm running a uh i7 20
5110s	12 700 one two seven zero zero K
5114s	processor
5116s	um
5118s	it's 64 gigs of RAM
5121s	uh
5123s	uh a GTX
5125s	oh sorry RTX
5127s	first RTX card RTX 36 DTI uh
5133s	so sort of all like
5136s	last gen's like
5139s	good or really good but not like amazing
5142s	stuff
5152s	yeah that's fine
5155s	yeah how about the equivalence of the
5158s	forge but for tinkering Idols a bit we
5163s	very intentionally not added anyway to
5166s	mess with Idols yet
5169s	um and uh I think I think there's
5171s	there's a lot of room in in the um
5173s	dungeon reward system or even just
5175s	rewards for other and game mechanic
5178s	systems uh for for making uh changes
5180s	title but I think we we're sort of
5182s	planning on exploring that Avenue
5186s	uh right now a lot of new players take a
5189s	bit to understand interact with the
5190s	crafting I know there's a quest now
5193s	um but has there been any discussion on
5194s	adding more in-depth quests to Showcase
5197s	it more
5199s	um no there hasn't been
5201s	um
5205s	like it's in a lot of places there's
5207s	there's a there's a tutorial pop-up that
5209s	happens there's a quest in game that
5212s	directs you to it
5214s	um that's like on the main quest path uh
5217s	it's it's in the game guides
5220s	um there's a there's a there's like a
5222s	loading screen tool tip that tells you
5223s	about it
5225s	um it's it's in this menu as well
5228s	um there's like uh like like this all
5231s	shows up that like prompts that it
5232s	exists to like help you with it all sort
5234s	of stuff
5236s	um
5237s	you know like the the items themselves
5242s	I don't know if I can do this but like
5245s	the items themselves the tooltips every
5247s	single crafting material tooltip says
5250s	press F to open the crafting panel and
5252s	uh like I think these ones do too maybe
5255s	not I know all these do
5258s	I don't know if all these do in their
5259s	inventory they have a different tool tip
5260s	when they hear them when you're doing
5261s	inventory
5263s	um
5265s	I'll I'll look at the next chart I pick
5267s	up and see if it's in your inventory too
5270s	um but yeah like we do see some people
5271s	not not seeing it
5273s	um
5274s	like how it's it's it's a it's a
5277s	difficult question how do you
5280s	communicate something to a player if
5282s	they will not read the screen
5284s	if they won't if you can't write it out
5287s	how do you communicate to a player that
5289s	they need to learn something that they
5290s	need to that they need to
5292s	um to pay attention to it interact with
5294s	it learn about it
5295s	um
5296s	it's it's a tough question to answer if
5298s	you can't get them to read how do you do
5299s	it and it's something that exists almost
5301s	exclusively in menus
5304s	whoa whoa I am not going to survive this
5329s	and and having a mandatory Quest about
5333s	uh crafting I think would get uh veteran
5336s	players a little bit frustrated with it
5338s	maybe we're just in touch
5342s	um
5342s	you can put it on the main quest line
5361s	there aren't any specific plans for it
5363s	right now though as far as I'm aware
5371s	gosh black holes video note actually
5372s	using the meteor skill tree hey
5376s	that's what I saw from that video
5378s	I actually don't know what the video is
5379s	of I I got handed the video clip with
5381s	with no explanation of what it is
5384s	um so I don't know or if there is some
5386s	of me I didn't read maybe I'm the
5388s	terrible that doesn't read too the only
5389s	thing I got was it was titled black hole
5391s	changes
5396s	oh no hey
5400s	yes I do know what it is I was still I
5402s	just didn't read see I'm the exact this
5404s	is how I know players play this way
5406s	because I am this player
5419s	you can't make me read ugh get out of
5422s	here with that crap
5426s	oh
5438s	any updates on set items in the next
5441s	patch nope
5443s	uh the way I see it is if I keep asking
5446s	things like about dual Shields the man
5449s	uh the druida
5451s	the characters looks green maybe he'd
5454s	snap his fingers and dual Shields and
5455s	manifest themselves sooner well I
5457s	appreciate your faith in me
5462s	and I'd be lying if I wasn't influenced
5465s	by the things I get asked a bajillion
5466s	times on stream
5484s	it's a nice gloves but you know not for
5486s	me
5491s	anything you can share a plan for idols
5493s	on the system there's there's uh there
5495s	are no concrete things ready for Idols
5497s	yet
5499s	like there's
5501s	um the new masteries coming out
5503s	uh so like when when remastered Warlock
5505s	and Falconer do come out there will be
5507s	uh new idle affixes that that go with
5510s	those
5511s	um like the skills that they get because
5512s	there's a lot of affixes I laugh because
5514s	that reference specific skills so the
5516s	new skills that get added in also get
5517s	Idol accesses that come with them uh so
5519s	there's there's that
5522s	but as far as system-wide mechanic
5523s	changes no
5529s	uh I guess what I was trying to say is
5531s	that in many other games a similar style
5534s	crafting is not as intuitive such robots
5536s	as it is in Le and it's such a great
5538s	system I think you could be overwhelmed
5539s	as a new player uh or as a translator
5542s	yeah there is
5545s	uh I guess that's when someone asks
5546s	earlier like what's your advice of a new
5548s	player on Minecraft really and craft
5549s	often I guess maybe subconsciously I
5550s	know that this is something that the
5552s	players don't do
5554s	um as directly right away
5556s	because it is it is an important thing
5558s	to to get
5559s	um to get into it and like you open this
5561s	this page and it just looks like this
5562s	and you're like all right like what like
5564s	it's it's it's kind of bare you're not
5566s	really sure what to do but
5568s	I mean it does like there's there's not
5570s	a lot of text here
5572s	right
5574s	um select a piece of gear add an item to
5576s	craft are like the biggest things and
5577s	there's like prefix suffix use a
5579s	modifier item and it like
5581s	there's
5585s	pretty easy access details on how to do
5588s	stuff right there
5589s	um but yeah it's it's a little
5592s	uh obtuse or um
5598s	maybe overwhelming for a lot of new
5599s	players as well so yeah like there's
5600s	there's definitely room I don't wanna I
5602s	don't want to undercut like there are
5603s	there's definitely room to improve how
5606s	we're presenting this and how new
5607s	players interacting with it because
5608s	they're not uh like because we're
5611s	getting this feedback from players that
5612s	are saying like oh I did I had to teach
5614s	like someone I saw on channel like I had
5615s	to tell someone who's level 80 the
5617s	crafting existed or like this transfer
5619s	materials button existed you know like
5621s	so and and that's gonna happen no matter
5624s	what but maybe we're not doing a good
5625s	enough job and there's room for
5626s	improvement there's always room for
5627s	improvement
5631s	uh I had an idea for a skill for rogue
5634s	you dash towards an enemies stunning it
5636s	slowing down nearby enemies
5638s	um sweet
5642s	uh I think having it be a side quest
5645s	with a pretty obvious name that pops up
5646s	fairly early on just gives you
5651s	uh on that just gives you like 10 hopes
5653s	and a few shards or something
5655s	uh that just goes through the menu
5657s	fairly quickly could be good and the
5658s	player can always just skip it until
5659s	they learn about crafting that way yeah
5662s	I mean so that's that's having the
5666s	um like I mean like let's change the
5668s	rewards of the quest we don't have a way
5670s	I guess we could do it we could just
5671s	drop bunches on the ground
5673s	um
5681s	there is I don't think this would happen
5683s	with something like this because it
5684s	would be like a low tier crafting
5685s	material but like there is the sort of
5688s	if it gives too much we really want to
5690s	avoid the possibility of hey let's let
5693s	me make uh 20 new characters and get
5695s	them to the point where they can like
5698s	like have have someone standing just
5701s	outside the room where you get that
5702s	Quest completed
5704s	um make a new character like someone
5706s	else makes a new character warps them
5707s	goes against the the 10 hopes or
5710s	whatever makes a new character reports
5712s	them against the 10 hopes and just like
5713s	sticks them in their stash each time and
5715s	it's just like you just Farm hopes that
5718s	way and it's like well that was boring
5721s	um let's listen about the bounce of it
5722s	just like it's promoting gameplay and
5724s	it's not fun
5748s	I mean like sweet
5755s	actually
5760s	but not sweet for me
5770s	let's be real here
5786s	but like
5789s	some beefy minions right there
5793s	it's a sweet necro item
5804s	is this game gonna be a live service
5805s	slash receive seasonal content or
5807s	something like that in the future after
5808s	release absolutely
5812s	so about dual Shields
5816s	uh would be cool to have a would be cool
5820s	to have a journal stash tab of sorts to
5823s	slot in all uniques in the game I just
5825s	have a cool system yeah where you slot
5826s	them in stacked and plug minor bus also
5828s	yeah I don't um so that was something so
5831s	unders so um it's a Grail tab is the is
5835s	the like I would say the the general
5837s	generic term I would use for something
5838s	like this
5840s	um
5842s	and I I love the idea of a Grail tracker
5846s	um in last Epoch I don't know how I feel
5849s	about it giving power to the to the
5853s	player especially because it would also
5855s	affect like alts and things like that
5859s	um maybe maybe it's sweet it's not
5862s	something we're really jumping on right
5863s	now but
5865s	I do I I haven't actually played on
5867s	December yet I've watched a bunch of
5868s	stuff on it looked great I'm like I just
5869s	don't have time right now for this one
5871s	um and one of the things that the the
5874s	reason uh the main reason that I'm
5877s	December gets brought back up to me is
5878s	in reference to this system out there
5880s	which sounds like a real home run for
5882s	them
5888s	yeah I missed it but uh did you expand
5890s	on the media clip you showed earlier if
5892s	not could you
5893s	um I did not uh came to expanded out
5896s	directly below black hole is being
5897s	changed to cast meteor instead of meteor
5901s	um so right now in in the black hole
5905s	uh skill tree I should probably over
5907s	here is this it
5909s	yeah black hole creates meteors
5912s	um
5913s	they
5915s	uh these meteors are not affected by
5919s	the meteor skill tree and it's the I
5921s	think last it's the only spot in the
5924s	game right now where you can like
5925s	trigger another ability that doesn't use
5927s	your specializations and it's really
5929s	disappointing
5931s	uh so because it has 200 Mana constants
5934s	you're just like well it's clearly using
5935s	the real one
5937s	um but doesn't and it's just uh it's
5939s	Savage but now this node will basically
5941s	make it'll use your meteor specialized
5944s	meteors
5948s	uh how about like the Skyrim crafting
5951s	tutorial person needs you to complete an
5953s	item upgrade for whatever reason so you
5955s	do it on the mechanics get that upgrade
5956s	item back get some simple Shard rewards
5959s	uh it could be codable I I can log that
5963s	um
5964s	it is it is a little problematic I will
5967s	say that uh to actually force a specific
5970s	item to exist
5972s	um
5973s	which is farther as we haven't done that
5975s	it is possible technically uh and Spike
5979s	thank you for the eight month three sub
5981s	can't wait for Gamescom I also cannot
5983s	wait for Gamescom very pumped for that
5988s	all right oh sorry that's okay uh then
5993s	you said you will Implement more skills
5995s	for Idols more Idols for skills actually
5998s	the rest will be uh finding a specific
6001s	idle combination you want gets harder
6002s	and harder because the fool gets bigger
6004s	and bigger it does any plans for smart
6006s	loot uh to only get class drops for the
6008s	idols and the generic ones to keep the
6011s	odds more or less the same I mean
6013s	um
6014s	there already is smart loot for getting
6017s	ones that are for your class so
6020s	um it will get a little bit harder to
6023s	find specific Idols for those masterings
6025s	that are getting new ones added in
6028s	um we don't have any plans for uh Target
6030s	farming Idols yet
6033s	um all things like that are
6035s	um
6038s	like
6039s	you know glass casket
6044s	remains to be seen
6048s	um
6049s	in the media tree
6051s	I think the nodes called infernal pillar
6054s	or something similar that makes uh it
6057s	casts the meteors in a line cost more
6059s	feels like just kind of been like bad on
6063s	all fronts like less meteors hit single
6065s	Target and packs often just cut down the
6068s	middle in my experience is there any
6071s	good use case you guys have seen
6073s	um
6075s	nothing comes to mind off my head
6076s	doesn't sound like a note I'd be
6077s	personally very interested in using
6084s	I could see if you were trying to use it
6086s	to like extend the range on something
6088s	so you're like you wanted to like use it
6091s	up there and have it like extend out
6093s	farther and hit things really far away
6098s	that might be uh a use case for it
6120s	XP XP XP
6130s	that is the helm base we're looking for
6133s	maybe we shouldn't it on until no Bend
6135s	or something
6138s	oh we're still we we have elements over
6140s	on our current helmet and it's useless
6142s	uh let's try to
6145s	uh we right we can't
6147s	craft it off because we don't have any
6149s	tears okay so let's oh now do we do we
6152s	shatter this
6154s	do we shatter our helmet and hopefully
6157s	get the ethics in order to be able to
6159s	upgrade it with this one
6162s	probably not
6166s	seems like a terrible idea Mike
6173s	fair enough coding is beyond me so I'd
6175s	rather uh ask before I log person
6177s	suggestion that could be coded I it's
6179s	still it's still worthwhile to
6182s	to put things up
6184s	Mike's caught up with 15 minutes to
6185s	spare oh celebration time because you
6188s	know what I still have
6189s	one more teaser
6191s	boom
6194s	this guy's cool
6196s	I don't know if it says what he's for on
6198s	the bottom or not
6200s	let's check it out
6206s	oh it's it's it's cheeky redacted who it
6210s	is nice
6215s	okay we'll see who it is then
6218s	but like
6220s	a significant percentage of the player
6222s	base will be talking to this person
6224s	pretty frequently
6237s	uh are there any Constantine references
6240s	in the Warlock builds
6243s	oh I mean the scouse version not the
6245s	American one
6246s	uh I have no idea
6249s	the the trees aren't made for the
6250s	Warlock skills yet so uh that's usually
6253s	where we stick a lot of the like cheeky
6254s	references is in like node names
6257s	um
6258s	there's there's a ton of just like well
6262s	most of the trees have been redone but
6264s	like so I a long time ago I did a lot of
6266s	the node names and setups for a lot of
6268s	skills and like a lot of the notes just
6272s	just because it's the type so I play so
6274s	much magic that like
6277s	um like I'd be like setting up like a
6278s	fireball tree and like like okay well
6281s	I've got to make a node that makes this
6282s	Fireball bigger and it's like well
6287s	the the types of names I know of fantasy
6289s	things the theme like this end up being
6291s	just a bunch of magic cards
6303s	new brain NPC nope
6307s	this this is actually so I usually say
6309s	like I was trying to use stuff that's
6310s	coming in the next batch this is not
6312s	coming in the next match
6315s	so I broke my own rule
6320s	I wonder who might have heard actually
6323s	came
6325s	uh can you guys a good Quest where you
6328s	go back in time to bring Decker King
6330s	back to life
6333s	uh well Deckard Kane sadly doesn't exist
6337s	in this world Miss Universe
6343s	this is a Tara came losing sanctuary
6347s	kind of hard to go you know we don't
6349s	have interdimensional portals yet
6351s	yet
6352s	uh
6357s	you show us a plague rat concept art
6359s	teaser
6360s	uh last week yeah uh can you tell us if
6364s	it's a pet or an enemy I'm actually not
6366s	sure but I I haven't heard anything in
6370s	the pet category for it
6373s	um so I I'd be shocked if it was in the
6375s	pet category because it would be like um
6379s	you know that would like if that was
6381s	gonna be a pet category play grad type
6383s	thing would actually probably fit well
6384s	in warlock but there's no like there's
6387s	no skill in warlock that's gonna be that
6388s	so
6390s	yep
6396s	enemies
6403s	uh favorite drafting sets
6411s	um
6422s	I really enjoyed
6425s	um back when they used to do blocks
6428s	um
6429s	midnight
6430s	in Australia the original innistrad
6433s	was the second set in the original
6435s	industry had once it was just two and it
6436s	was like you basically had like
6438s	werewolves and vampires
6441s	the Set
6444s	uh it was like humans and angels and
6446s	things to go bump in the night
6448s	um and it was it was it was that was a
6451s	fantastic draft set I remember drafting
6453s	werewolves
6455s	um
6456s	and I I think there was I don't know
6458s	what it was but like everyone in the in
6460s	the Pod it was an eight person pod I was
6462s	playing and like
6465s	um like where was it just come out it
6466s	was one of the first like double-sided
6468s	cards to really exist everyone's kind of
6469s	leery of them I'm known to practice or
6472s	played with them I think everyone kind
6473s	of just like avoided them and steered
6474s	clear of them for that matter and I was
6476s	just like let's let's Dive Right In
6477s	where we'll let's go and I just sort of
6479s	like every pack came with at least one
6481s	werewolf in it and so it was just like
6483s	every pack I'm just like I'll take the
6484s	werewolf guard out take the world's
6486s	cried out
6487s	um
6488s	and like somehow pulled every rare
6491s	werewolf in the sets uh and just like
6495s	cruise control to Victory it was great
6497s	ended up making um
6501s	one of my favorite Commander decks out
6502s	of that in the end after like eight
6504s	iterations of werewolves that they've
6506s	done
6512s	pretty bad
6520s	well just just just there we go
6532s	oils draft yes okay what was what was
6535s	the original inner shred set
6539s	or the one after it the like because it
6541s	was it was back when you drafted like
6543s	blocks but it was it was part way
6545s	through the block
6546s	and they hadn't released the third set
6548s	yet
6549s	dark Ascension so his dark Ascension was
6551s	out but Amazon restored was not out yet
6554s	um this would have been like
6556s	uh this is we're probably talking like
6558s	February or March 2012.
6561s	um so in this this draft happened and
6564s	that was that was my favorite one
6568s	like this is like before they got rid of
6571s	the block system you do like a block is
6573s	a is a collection of three sets of
6575s	magics magic cards that would uh like
6577s	together they make up like a a story arc
6580s	and like their theme similarly and all
6582s	that sort of stuff and um
6585s	when you would draft them like the first
6586s	set would come out you would draft and
6587s	you just draft three packs in the same
6589s	set but the second set would come out
6590s	you draft two from the first set and one
6591s	from the second set then the third set
6593s	would come out the block of finish and
6594s	you do one from each
6596s	um uh one one pack from each of the sets
6599s	in the block
6602s	um
6603s	yeah so it was interested insert direct
6605s	Ascension we did that draft and it was
6607s	oh it was a ton of fun
6613s	just realized I'm like on another screen
6614s	on my
6616s	secondary monitor There Baby I playing
6618s	with something on screen but no I'm good
6623s	right before Angel's ruined everything
6624s	those we we did a draft with the angels
6627s	right afterwards and my buddy passed
6629s	avacyn
6632s	if pack one pick one Amazon's right
6635s	there and he just passes it
6636s	intentionally uh so something else in me
6639s	I don't know what else is amazing it was
6640s	in the pack but he was like it was the
6642s	card he it was oh it was packed three
6644s	muscle pack three sorry not pick one
6646s	pack one pack three pick one he passes I
6648s	haven't seen because it just like didn't
6650s	fit with his deck at all and he's like
6651s	if I really want one I'll go get one but
6653s	it was some other card that was great
6654s	for his deck he ended up winning that
6656s	draft I think
6660s	but I was still like
6665s	drafted come on
6675s	I think that was one where I ended up
6677s	with like a bunch of Defenders
6680s	trying to win with like lobber crew I
6682s	think that was that draft
6683s	and
6685s	it was it was like right at the final
6688s	final game
6690s	it was one of us who's gonna win and
6694s	um I like I did the math I'm like I was
6696s	I was like one mill card we'd like
6698s	stalled the board State I was Milling
6701s	him out uh was like one mil card my
6704s	whole deck it was just like it was it
6706s	was in there for something else I just
6707s	like incidentally had like a crappy like
6708s	mill 2 effect on it and I was like I did
6711s	the math on how fast he could beat me to
6713s	like kill me with damage and I'm like
6716s	you've got nothing unless you like pull
6717s	some way to like break the status quo
6719s	here I win
6720s	um and so we like
6722s	he's like not worried at all and I'm
6724s	like getting concerned because he's not
6725s	concerned and yeah I bill him out I'm so
6728s	excited and he goes to his upkeep or
6730s	something like that is the last term
6732s	before I mail him out or something and
6733s	he just he plays
6735s	uh psychic intrusions psychic spiral
6738s	something like that it
6740s	um Mills your opponent for all the cards
6741s	in your graveyard because I mailed him
6743s	out it turned around and mailed me out
6745s	and I lost and I was just like
6749s	out of nowhere
6753s	that was a fun memorable draft too I'm
6755s	just rambling about magic now
6757s	Lassie fog back on tracks through this
6760s	boat
6767s	cardboard is really bad for your system
6777s	it's less the cardboard and more the ink
6779s	I think
6780s	or the glue actually
6790s	I'm just going the wrong way
6793s	so good at this don't even worry
6805s	you know the University of Skype yeah
6807s	that's what it felt like it was uh it
6809s	was great though I mean that's like it's
6811s	those memorable moments that make it fun
6813s	you're like
6814s	then you talk about it in the next week
6816s	or it's like ah it's a great great play
6819s	that sort of thing
6822s	we worked out after the game it turns
6824s	out that had I not attempted to maintain
6828s	and just rely on the mailing strategy I
6830s	actually could have one
6833s	but I I thought this was a safer play
6860s	oh I love that Shrine so much
6866s	oh and ascendants nice let's just keep
6867s	going let me count as soon as this go
6869s	try and keep me going
6872s	the game of nightmare and Hell
6873s	difficulties to read the campaign in a
6875s	harder way no
6877s	um we want the like the campaign to be
6881s	uh uh like contiguous experience that
6883s	you go through once
6885s	um and there the difficulty ramps up as
6888s	you go through the campaign So like
6890s	um as you get to the end of the campaign
6892s	like it is harder
6894s	um and not just in a sense like oh well
6895s	level 50 enemies hit harder than level
6897s	10 enemies like
6899s	um an average level 50 character will be
6902s	less successful against level 50 content
6906s	than the average level 10 character will
6907s	be against the whole 10 content type
6908s	thing
6911s	um and maybe maybe that's a bad way to
6912s	put it but maybe there's there's more
6914s	mechanics to to keep track of there's
6917s	that like if you don't interact with in
6920s	a like intentional and positive way can
6923s	can cause you to to like
6927s	not being successful you know
6933s	like maybe at that level 10 there's an
6935s	enemy that's got like a a meteor style
6938s	attack and it puts a marker on the
6939s	ground and says move out of this or else
6941s	you're gonna get chunks for a lot of
6942s	damage possibly die and there's it's
6944s	like a four second prime time
6947s	um but then like you you get to help the
6950s	like the later on in the campaign and
6951s	it's the same ability and now the prime
6953s	time is three seconds and then you get
6955s	to the end of the campaign the prime
6956s	time is two seconds for similar style
6958s	abilities
6959s	um if it was the actual same building
6960s	the same enemy casting we'd probably
6962s	want to keep in prime time the same so
6963s	that you're not like so you don't have
6965s	to guess on what that time is but so you
6966s	can learn what that time is based on
6968s	what the enemy is because you're gonna
6969s	read this
6971s	um models and all sort of stuff but
6974s	you know we we try and have these like
6977s	the difficulty increase and sometimes
6979s	that's just like the situations you're
6981s	in like oh you've got to fight in this
6982s	like small Corridor this time
6985s	um and like you know the room's maneuver
6987s	like you normally would so like you're
6988s	fighting this maybe you're fighting the
6989s	same enemy and it is just a straight
6992s	stat bump version of the same enemy but
6993s	because the environment you're in is is
6995s	less friendly to the player more
6997s	friendly to the enemies abilities like
6998s	maybe it's doing a disintegrate style
7001s	beam attack and the first time you fight
7003s	them it's in a big open field so you
7005s	learn they do this attack and you gotta
7007s	get out of the way to dodge it but the
7008s	second time you fight them maybe it's in
7009s	this like this uh like skinny Corridor
7012s	and it's like okay well if you want to
7014s	survive this attack maybe you've got to
7016s	like find a way to like use a movement
7017s	skill to get to the other side of them
7019s	right as it's happening or you've got to
7020s	have
7021s	um a defensive skill planned or even
7023s	just like a defensive proc planned
7025s	um you know that sort of thing so it's
7027s	it's
7029s	we do try and increase the difficulty as
7032s	you go on further
7040s	and sometimes that's through complexity
7042s	sometimes
7060s	uh imagine still not having the staff
7064s	yeah I have a lot of stuff yeah I I uh
7067s	still don't have it and uh I'm starting
7070s	to think that someone maliciously
7073s	removed it from the game
7075s	foreign
7076s	just kidding
7081s	maybe that a sentence will get to me oh
7083s	yeah let's take a shot at it I've even
7084s	got a staff don't I
7087s	I know the staff on me let's find a
7089s	staff okay I'm gonna do that right
7090s	before the stream ends uh uh okay give
7093s	it right here
7097s	we're gonna take an ascendance shot
7108s	oh my
7115s	God I started I started watching Doctor
7117s	Who I've never I've never actually like
7119s	watched Doctor Who before I've seen
7121s	little eclipse of it here and there
7123s	um but I've never it's always been this
7125s	sort of nebulous daunting like I don't
7128s	want to watch a bajillion seasons of a
7129s	show
7131s	um
7131s	uh if I get into it I like finishing
7133s	shows so like
7136s	but yeah I've decided to take the plunge
7141s	so far
7142s	absolutely loving it
7165s	all right give me staffs staves
7168s	staff systems
7173s	that are eligible to upgrade does this
7176s	this should
7180s	this
7190s	hey oh we did it
7194s	ah there we go
7202s	oh perfect very pleased with that
7205s	wonderful
7206s	wonderful
7208s	let's go
7211s	we are a lightning Mage yes
7214s	all right
7217s	did you sir Nicholson uh I don't know
7220s	the actor's name that started in 2005.
7224s	um
7226s	what are the undid when Gary keep enough
7228s	bones to throw like three percent like
7230s	that they they grow they have this weird
7232s	mutation where bones grow out of them
7233s	really fast they just keep throwing them
7236s	they just keep growing and they just
7237s	keep throwing them
7238s	they eat a lot to make this possible
7242s	brilliant
7244s	well on that terrible disappointment
7247s	it's time to end
7250s	uh not totally loving it
7254s	okay where's my end screen there we go
7259s	thank you very much
7261s	uh thanks Dakota I'm just like shocked
7264s	on this this Polo thanks for coming out
7265s	uh I hope you had fun I know I did I
7268s	will see you next week same time same
7269s	place if you have any questions that I
7271s	did not get around to answering I didn't
7273s	answer to your satisfaction please feel
7274s	free to head on over to our Discord and
7275s	ask again
7276s	um or just one comes to you in the
7278s	meantime happy to answer that we didn't
7279s	answer this Channel and also ask
7280s	Community Channel
7282s	um where there's tons of good people
7282s	after answering those questions all the
7284s	time
7285s	um
7286s	that's about it
7288s	Gamescom coming up
7290s	uh yeah
7294s	I didn't
7298s	uh I'm not prepared for this I'm sorry
7308s	that'll do it for me today
7310s	uh have a great night we'll see you
7312s	later see you next week bye buddy

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