[2023] Developer Stream 4.28.23 | Last Epoch | Last Epoch Dev Tracker

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3s	good afternoon everybody and welcome
5s	back to another last Epoch Dev stream as
9s	always
10s	I'm your host Mike
13s	hello
15s	how's it going everybody
18s	oh glad to have y'all here
22s	we're gonna we're just gonna keep
23s	playing our sword then we're leveling up
24s	uh I think that having some fun relaxing
27s	answering some questions
29s	if this is your first time here
31s	welcome glad to have you with us
35s	I'll be answering as many questions as I
38s	can as completely as I can but if you
40s	want to get it through to me please put
41s	at last Epoch game in the question so I
44s	see it in chat
46s	uh yeah
48s	good rocking and rolling
57s	oh
59s	great start
62s	also we stream for charity here
65s	in my head International animal rescue
66s	is our charity this month we'll have a
68s	new one next stream
70s	yeah
73s	how's your day going so far it might
74s	take going pretty good so far actually
78s	got a nasty bug fix this morning which
80s	was quite pleased about
83s	it's gonna be way too hot in here so
85s	we're taking socks off
90s	it's okay I don't show the office with
91s	anyone
97s	at least remember what I was doing with
99s	this build
106s	it steps up
107s	what corruption level do you aim for
109s	when balance building skills 300 is
112s	usually a a pretty good point
114s	um I know those people that get a lot
115s	higher than that with some builds
118s	um but 300 is usually the like expected
121s	high tier build
123s	um and you can kind of see that
124s	reflected in the like the the oh Jesus
128s	come on
129s	I literally hit my hands off the
130s	keyboard mouse because I was gonna
133s	illustrate something
135s	um
136s	what was I saying oh yeah you can tell
138s	based on the uh
140s	uh the point which stuff stops unlocking
144s	so so there's new tiers of
149s	um like break points for the blessings
151s	the number of blessings that you get
152s	unlocked
153s	um goes up to five per uh timeline boss
156s	kill at I think 200 corruption
159s	um
160s	and then there's I think
163s	Omni drops at 200 as well
167s	question mark
168s	so 300 is sort of like a good chunk
170s	above that but not crazy that's kind of
172s	what we look at usually
174s	I use the acid flask sound effect I
177s	think
186s	yeah she's doing basically nothing
188s	though
191s	let's go let's do something real quick
193s	here we're gonna show all
195s	Rarity we're gonna say anything exalted
199s	slap that down oh they're gonna go hide
202s	all class requirements
206s	listening Rogue
208s	so let's be unique so we'll put that
209s	down here
214s	I know it's gonna hide some really good
216s	items um
218s	but
223s	I have the luxury of being developer
226s	that's totally using acid flasks
229s	that's totally using isoplastic sound
232s	was that the hulking overgrowth uses
234s	acid blast exam
236s	for its multi-poison pool Spin Attack
243s	I swear I'll wake up I swear it's been
246s	it's been it's been a bit of a week
250s	I'm blaming it on the you might hear my
252s	voice hey look a beer
253s	the kid's been sick this week
256s	he's having a real tough day
263s	how come you guys are awesome and are
264s	making a great game
266s	well it all started wait no
271s	I don't know
272s	just like video games
290s	I mean like if it looks like a catalyst
293s	event
294s	uh it's probably Judd's disappointment
299s	at the release of a game
302s	many many years ago
310s	can handle one makes you think I can
311s	handle two
319s	okay I mean we got it we gotta do a
322s	little bit of work on this thing
325s	but let's uh let's take out see a crack
327s	at it
329s	let's get this cold damage we rolled how
331s	do we do coal damage but not much
334s	Mana region I'll take
336s	crit chance I'll take
341s	Dodger you don't need that either but
342s	that's not gonna get rolled away
346s	let's do frit I think
350s	yeah can we sneak another one fire us to
352s	see pyros in there that's gotta be
354s	better right
356s	maybe not
367s	sure looks what I was using first
369s	yeah let's just use that
378s	fools fools
381s	love it every time
384s	all right is there any sort of class
387s	fantasy you'd like to see in your game
388s	that isn't there yet oh definitely
391s	um there's quite a few that I'd really
392s	like like there's there's lots of
394s	different ones that that lots of
395s	different people on the on the team have
397s	that they'd like to see
398s	um so I'm gonna give you my personal
400s	favorites that I'd like to see added not
403s	the ones that I think will be added soon
405s	that makes any sense
409s	um so I I'd really like to see and and
412s	this also isn't a reflection of the ones
414s	that I it's like I I I just mean that
417s	um don't draw conclusions for or against
419s	either way of what's gonna be added when
422s	based on this but the uh the big ones
424s	that I'd like to see as if I was giving
426s	carte blanche just do whatever I wanted
427s	would be
430s	um
431s	uh the hunter archetype so like bow pet
435s	um type type of build that's that's a
437s	big one for me
438s	um then I
441s	uh I guess like an engineer type class
445s	um so so someone that's using uh like
448s	things they're building as
452s	um
453s	weapons and uh like various support
457s	things I guess so like uh
459s	tinkerer engineer type class
468s	um and then a monk like so a a a holy
471s	type character like holy themed
473s	character or spiritually themed
474s	character uh that also has a
479s	um
481s	hand-to-hand melee combat Style with a
483s	spiritually theme
484s	that would be that would be a big one
487s	for me personally
492s	uh all right is there any sort of are
494s	you working on any new set items we also
496s	love game
497s	um and your beard thank you very much
501s	um there there are no
504s	um set items specifically in the works
506s	right now
507s	um we took a little time off from making
509s	set items because we've been uh
513s	kind of waiting for that that great idea
515s	to come along that great set item idea
517s	to come along
519s	I know there's been lots of suggestions
520s	that we've seen uh on the forums
524s	um and and everywhere really Discord
525s	here read it lots of great ideas to show
528s	up but
529s	um
538s	acid flash sound too
540s	that's funny
541s	it's probably just fire shifted acid
542s	flask
544s	um
546s	was I saying oh yes sirens and and yeah
549s	so we were kind of waiting on like that
551s	great idea to come along
554s	um and we've we do have uh an idea that
557s	we're pursuing for set items in general
560s	uh that will help hopefully bring the
562s	mechanic into more of a complete state
566s	for lunch
568s	um and I just want to be excited when I
570s	say complete I don't mean like
572s	um
573s	no more set items just mechanically like
576s	I would call legendary items as a like
578s	the complete state for unique items
582s	um
587s	all right
590s	did I already have that done or
591s	something am I just the Silly Billy
595s	what is happening
602s	okay
605s	uh yeah
614s	on the set notes
616s	um how do you bounce sets around not
618s	being able to become legendaries yeah so
620s	so that's that that is the big question
622s	isn't it
623s	um and we really haven't in the past
627s	um usually we try and give the set
629s	bonuses to be pretty powerful
631s	um or pretty build enabling I guess I
633s	want to say
634s	um
637s	not really about power levels but but
638s	pretty specific pretty Niche pretty
640s	thematic something that is
642s	um unique and different almost like uh
644s	stepping into the shoes of another
645s	character that's in lore already that's
647s	a big part of set items
649s	um so like
651s	um element conversions
654s	um are a big part of set items
656s	frequently or or really leaning into a
658s	specific element that's already there on
659s	the item
660s	um you know like like okay well here's
663s	the set item here's the set bonus that
664s	like you're gonna take this node with it
666s	because it just makes so much sense and
669s	there's a lot there's a lot of
670s	connections there that we try and have a
671s	really thematic a strong thematic
673s	connection to set items in the world
678s	um
679s	and but as far as as far as making the
682s	legendaries that's that's the piece that
683s	I was kind of referring earlier that's
684s	sort of missing making it make like what
686s	do we do mechanically for those set
688s	system to make it hang with legendary
690s	items because we we were very clear that
692s	we didn't want to slap legendary
694s	potential on them and I appreciate how
696s	it kind of just like oh it just makes
697s	sense it fits it works and it does to
699s	some degree
700s	um but like set items already cause edge
704s	cases for Tool tip length
706s	and uh if we if we were to just slap
708s	legendary potential on them they would
710s	they would be able to
712s	exacerbate the problem quite a bit so I
715s	I I think there's it's unlikely that we
717s	will do that
718s	ever
720s	especially with what we're considering
721s	now
723s	which I know is super vague I'm sorry
731s	all right next question any chance to
734s	reduce the amount of Arenas in model
737s	that seems I'm finding so many
739s	um
740s	maybe uh not from me right now I'll tell
745s	you that for sure
747s	um but it's it's possible to put a
749s	suggestion on the forums and that's the
751s	thing um
752s	for some reason last time I said this
754s	people got quite upset at me but in case
756s	you don't know
757s	as a little tip there is uh
761s	the names of the monoliths actually do
764s	say Arena on them so if you really don't
766s	like them you can at least use that to
769s	avoid them
771s	and I know sometimes there's a node
773s	behind it that's super valuable and yada
774s	yada yada but you could reduce the
776s	number of them that you encounter a
778s	little bit in case you didn't know
783s	uh so what you're saying is Barbarian
785s	class because it's confirmed no
788s	um my brain does fit really nicely in um
791s	in Prime list as an extra
793s	an extra mastery
796s	and we are we are going to be going to
798s	be adding masteries to uh the existing
801s	classes so you'll probably see you'll
803s	probably see a fourth Mastery all across
805s	the board before we see a sixth Base
807s	Class I think
808s	um
809s	but we are
811s	and and we're not uh so so launch where
814s	we're saying like it was gonna be three
815s	three base or five base classes with
818s	three master classes for each base class
819s	and they'll all have like
821s	um skills and and unique play Styles and
823s	all sort of stuff at launch and then
825s	we'll keep adding skills to them
827s	um and we'll keep adding new masteries
828s	and post launch it'll it's possible that
830s	it will be lopsided at a certain time so
831s	there'll be times when there are
834s	or we're back to the situation where
837s	um we have some classes that are missing
838s	in a mastery
840s	now uh
842s	right now the classes that have three
844s	masteries compared to those that have
845s	two masteries have 50 more masteries
847s	which is a lot
849s	um
850s	but you know if it's only 33 more
852s	masteries
854s	it's not that
855s	that is bad so we're we're more okay
857s	with it being lopsided post launch uh
860s	something important something three but
862s	we'll never see uh five until all of
865s	them are at least four we won't see five
866s	three
869s	hey I mean they're cool but yeah
872s	not for us
882s	will we see some serious work being done
884s	before end game before 1.0 release yeah
886s	I mean we're always working on on
887s	everything really
888s	um in-game does need some and at least
892s	this comes up pretty frequently and the
893s	end game needs some sort of uh
896s	unexpected content
899s	what I mean by that is while you're
900s	going through a monolith there needs to
901s	be something that is that happens
903s	unexpectedly so like randomized content
906s	is a really easy way to not easy way but
908s	classic way of doing that
909s	I guess I should probably do this eh
911s	they'll probably be like what are you
912s	doing Mike
913s	what are you doing
917s	um I'm coming down here right
920s	go this way
927s	just go this way
931s	um
938s	yeah so we'll we'll see
941s	what I'm saying sorry
942s	I also might be slightly sick too
948s	excuse me
950s	uh yeah yeah and end game work
953s	um there won't be a new core mechanic so
957s	like um let's just saying what I'm
959s	saying last week
960s	um core mechanics being Dungeons and
962s	monoliths we're not going to add in like
964s	another like course systems of course
967s	course styled system like that
969s	um but we'll be improving and expanding
971s	upon the systems that we already have
973s	for 1.0 and then we'll be adding more
974s	systems in post 1.0 as well so this is
976s	just for launch our in-game systems are
978s	planning to be what the in-game systems
980s	overarching are already but just better
982s	versions of them
1000s	all right next question
1003s	uh when do you plan to fix that Accord
1005s	on ritual Lake uh it's probably nothing
1008s	specific with static orb it's probably
1009s	just Mitchell Lake I don't know what the
1011s	problem you're talking about is but if
1013s	you uh haven't already please go to the
1015s	forums and post the bug report about it
1016s	there so we can get it looked at
1018s	posting about here does not count as a
1020s	bug report
1020s	uh I play as a cold sore and while I
1024s	have a fantastic build right now I never
1026s	seem to find unique or set items that
1028s	fully benefit my build
1030s	all right
1031s	uh I'm not sure what the question is
1033s	that's unfortunate I feel for you
1035s	RNG is a cruel mistress
1061s	oh alrighty then next question uh is
1065s	there any plans for catalysts that are
1066s	not in focused and more Attunement Focus
1069s	um I I'd say unlikely but possible
1073s	um Catalyst really is uh an intelligence
1076s	item
1078s	um
1079s	I would say the likely time that we
1081s	would consider having the one that
1084s	really breaks convention heavily uh in
1086s	that sense would be would be more like a
1088s	unique with like a special base for the
1090s	unique
1094s	um I'd be pretty surprised if we ever
1096s	did a
1099s	um
1101s	uh just just a a regular one like a a
1104s	base a dropable a randomly dropable base
1108s	item wow I'm just fumbling my words
1110s	today
1111s	issues
1113s	it's okay we'll get through it
1115s	together you can help me
1118s	by asking short questions no I'm just
1120s	kidding uh any plans on uh on an any
1125s	plans for an
1127s	oh easy alt leveling process uh make a
1130s	new character is making new characters a
1131s	ton of fun but I can I can it but it can
1134s	drag on I think but drag on to the main
1136s	story into normal monos maybe something
1139s	like being able to add reduced level
1141s	requirements so you need can you can
1143s	equip making all uniques reduce levels
1145s	so I can I could roll scroll build a
1146s	little 25 instead of 76 the cost of item
1148s	slot essentially
1149s	um so we're definitely not going to
1152s	reduce the levels of uniques like that
1153s	that's no hard no
1157s	um
1158s	it
1160s	it just causes way too many balance
1161s	problems so no
1163s	um
1164s	the
1166s	um
1168s	currently when you make a legendary item
1171s	with a low level unique it cranks the
1174s	level of that unique of that legendary
1176s	item up based on the the highest level
1180s	uh between the mods that are transferred
1183s	onto it if they were on a level zero
1185s	item what level they would make that
1186s	item
1188s	um and a uh
1192s	and whatever base level the unique is
1195s	so that that um
1199s	that's the way it works currently and
1201s	we're looking at changing it slightly so
1202s	that there's a more forgiving uh level
1205s	requirement for legendary items so
1207s	you'll be able to take low-level uniques
1209s	and make better low-level leveling items
1212s	with them
1217s	so there's so there's that so so kind of
1220s	yes but not in the way uh he's just
1222s	there
1232s	capacity is just it's just the touch too
1234s	high
1255s	all right next question uh have you
1258s	never played Poe or airpg with leagues
1260s	how do Cycles work in terms of length
1262s	and what happens at the end of the cycle
1263s	will the characters stay in the cycle
1265s	separate from standard and you can
1266s	continuously grind out like standard but
1269s	but
1271s	um
1272s	so there will be a singular standard
1275s	cycle I don't know what we're going to
1276s	call it yet
1278s	um maybe a stable cycle or something
1280s	like that so there'll be there'll be one
1282s	standard cycle uh environment which if
1285s	you ever play double two which is just
1286s	it's just non-latter
1290s	um so this environment is all characters
1291s	that are not currently eligible to
1293s	compete on the latter
1295s	um
1296s	all characters that are currently
1298s	eligible to complete on the latter will
1299s	be in the
1301s	um the current cycle
1304s	uh so when a cycle ends all the
1307s	characters that are currently in that
1308s	cycle get rolled into standard because
1310s	they're no longer eligible to compete in
1311s	the new ladder
1314s	when that starts
1316s	that's that's basically it
1328s	uh we'll be getting a ladder race again
1330s	soon hopefully very soon yeah
1333s	um next content patch is the goal I
1335s	think I'm not sure where it's at right
1337s	now
1338s	um
1338s	I sure hope it's there because it was
1340s	supposed to be ready for for 0.9
1343s	um
1344s	and we had submit some technical issues
1346s	that caused it to not be feasible to
1348s	include unfortunately
1350s	um but you know it should be good
1358s	get that level
1361s	let's crack that
1364s	in this way
1366s	no they want it
1373s	you mentioned before desire to have bow
1375s	in other classes yeah I do like Prime
1377s	list if that happens would there be uh
1380s	would there be in a new Mastery or
1382s	modifying an existing one I would like
1383s	Beastmaster Rambo style
1385s	um I would say if we were to expand bows
1388s	into multiple classes
1391s	um
1391s	I would say there's there's a good
1393s	chance that it would be done
1396s	uh kind of similarly to how Rogue has it
1400s	with select skills being functional with
1402s	multiple
1403s	um weapons would be would be a way I'd
1405s	like to maybe having some skills Bebo
1407s	only
1408s	um if it was a new Mastery
1411s	um there'd probably be some skills or
1413s	bow only and then like some
1415s	uh at least one Base Class skill that
1416s	we'd get uh the hybrid treatment I'm
1419s	literally talking about serpent strike
1420s	right now
1422s	I think that would be the first one to
1423s	get the hybrid treatment
1427s	if if we were to do this in the
1428s	hypothetical situation that we were
1429s	adding uh Ranger type class and we were
1432s	slapping it into the prime list because
1434s	that that type also can exist in um
1438s	uh Rogue as well really easily
1441s	um
1444s	that's a sort of Ranger type class
1453s	I've always loved the idea and I don't I
1455s	don't think the way it's set up I don't
1456s	think this is feasible but I've always
1457s	loved the thought of trying to uh give
1461s	one Mastery class to two base classes
1465s	um
1467s	and I don't think it works
1469s	uh but I think I think it would be cool
1471s	I just like I like to think of dumb
1473s	things that that just won't work
1480s	but it would be cool
1484s	will Master be able to reset then no
1488s	uh quite some time ago you mentioned one
1490s	could change how small items are put
1493s	slash sword in the inventory yeah two
1494s	columns instead of one
1495s	uh so it plays nice with larger items as
1497s	it has this ideal leads to development
1500s	yet no I haven't worked on the search
1502s	and sort at all
1505s	right this one would probably wouldn't
1506s	be me who does it
1509s	which is a good thing for all of you
1519s	oh sorry if that's a little loud when I
1520s	push my microphone out but
1525s	better than the coughing
1533s	what am I doing leave this behind I'm
1534s	like I'm I I forget that I'm like
1536s	playing online with an account that just
1538s	like has nothing
1541s	a few times I've gone to play with
1542s	friends
1544s	um am I like Live account so the version
1546s	that's on the live build
1549s	has so little stuff and I'm always just
1551s	like yeah I'll come carry you with my
1553s	sweet like high level Rogue it's gonna
1555s	be awesome that long and I'm like right
1556s	that's on the dev Fleet uh
1569s	I know
1573s	we're discovering
1582s	some more questions in here I'm gonna
1583s	try I'm gonna try whoa uh I'm trying not
1586s	to get too far behind in the questions
1587s	today
1588s	I know I will
1589s	probably already in uh what What's the
1592s	root of the issue that results in the
1594s	temporary multiplayer challenges
1598s	uh and or recent challenges when quickly
1600s	changing from casting one spell to
1601s	another
1606s	uh it's just keeping up with the user
1609s	growth on the server side is there a
1611s	time frame from these issues may be
1613s	improved not complaining during the game
1614s	time just curious I'm not really
1617s	entirely sure what you're talking about
1620s	um
1641s	I'll hit the number let me cast this one
1643s	out of Mana
1648s	interesting
1657s	oh right I just looked at the teleport
1659s	tree and remembered what I was doing
1661s	I'm supposed to teleport in and then
1662s	Glacier and then Sam lightning blast
1686s	the really issue that results in
1688s	temporary multiplayer challenges I mean
1690s	so there's there's just we had to
1691s	rewrite like
1693s	what like
1694s	so much of the game in order to get it
1697s	working in multiplayer so there's just a
1698s	lot of little bugs that uh I guess we
1701s	just weren't prepared for
1704s	um
1707s	that's probably what comes down to I
1708s	think
1709s	all right how's your stance currently on
1711s	more multiple multipliers on skill trees
1714s	reaching out a lot of choice are you uh
1716s	looking at expanding the ways to augment
1718s	skills with trees are you happy with
1719s	just getting straightforward power like
1720s	that to the tree I think having some
1724s	situations where there is just a more
1727s	damage note is good
1729s	um I think there's some really stand out
1730s	examples of where it doesn't work well
1733s	um
1736s	oh but there's definitely there's
1738s	definitely a place for it it's
1739s	definitely it's not one of those things
1740s	where I think there could be some
1742s	extreme examples of how it should never
1746s	exist or something like that and I and I
1748s	think it's dangerous to talk about it in
1750s	that sense
1753s	this guy
1756s	is
1758s	like can we just can we can we scoot
1761s	through here no
1763s	sometimes you can scoot through those
1764s	things
1778s	what is going on there's a bug
1783s	that's interesting
1804s	obviously can't use it now
1811s	let's see what happens I'll put the
1812s	point back in
1815s	um yeah more multipliers and trees I
1817s	think there's a place for it I think we
1818s	probably leaned on them too heavily in
1820s	the past
1821s	um and we're still kind of catching up
1824s	elsewhere
1825s	but um
1827s	they got a spot
1835s	uh will everyone be server reset at
1837s	lunch no everyone will be moved into
1838s	standard at lunch
1842s	so you'll still be able to play your
1843s	character it just won't be
1845s	um ladder eligible
1848s	um
1849s	so if you if you want to compete in the
1851s	latter you'll have to start a new
1852s	character
1856s	all right may have been asked in a
1859s	previous stream probably but that's okay
1860s	happy to answer it again are there plans
1862s	to add more
1863s	uh regarding gold sinks
1865s	um yes there's we don't have a specific
1870s	one that's like ready to go or like okay
1872s	the next gold big gold thing is going to
1874s	be X
1876s	um especially given that there is a
1880s	uh there's already a gold sink in
1883s	there's already a gold thing that gives
1885s	you items that's all it does it's just
1887s	gold for items it can be dangerous to
1890s	give oops to uh to give something like
1892s	that a competing
1894s	similar gold sink so if we if we given
1897s	uh if we give a gold sink that's just
1899s	hey here's a different way to spend gold
1901s	to get items
1903s	one of them is going to be better than
1904s	the other
1906s	just a reality someone will do the math
1909s	and someone find out which one's better
1911s	and for all experienced players
1914s	uh the
1917s	better one or maybe even franchise
1919s	players people who who know which one's
1921s	better we'll just use the better one and
1923s	they'll be there'll be a a a new player
1926s	tips video that shows up which which
1928s	would be great
1929s	um and it'll just say in there never
1931s	spend your money on this always spend
1933s	your money on that
1934s	um and and
1938s	at that point like what's the point in
1940s	having the alternative way you know like
1942s	whichever one's better the other one's
1944s	just gonna get ignored type thing
1946s	um and all the people who don't know
1948s	this
1950s	um they fall into a noob trap where
1951s	because they don't have this knowledge
1953s	they they make a potentially pretty
1955s	serious mistake
1958s	um and it's not something that can be
1959s	figured out or reasoned or or learned
1961s	through just looking at the systems and
1963s	figuring it out really
1965s	or probably wouldn't be
1968s	um
1972s	so it's it's a yes there's a very strong
1974s	chance we'll add more gold sinks
1977s	um will they be as simple as the one
1979s	that's currently there for obtaining
1980s	items no
1982s	um maybe there's like like an example of
1985s	a Goldson we're not putting this in for
1987s	the record which is why I'm comfortable
1988s	saying it right now just because we're
1990s	not putting this in
1992s	um
1994s	is you could you could put put on gear
1996s	durability in
1997s	until then you're paying for the upkeep
1999s	of your gear
2001s	to constantly repair your gear and such
2002s	but you're not
2004s	um
2006s	you're not buying item power with it
2008s	you're just maintaining what you have so
2011s	that's an example of a gold sink that is
2012s	useful and people will use but is not
2015s	um
2017s	directly competing with the vaults
2024s	all right next question
2026s	uh how many cycles ahead
2029s	is work already being done even it's
2031s	just conceptually if there's something
2032s	you guys can say about future Cycles
2034s	um
2036s	we have we have sort of like
2040s	yeah it's it's hard to quantify so it's
2042s	not like a we're working six Cycles
2044s	ahead or anything like that because we
2046s	we have
2047s	um
2048s	like
2050s	probably realistically two this is
2052s	probably an accurate number but we have
2053s	like brainstorming pools of ideas for uh
2057s	cycle content and mechanics that'll show
2060s	up later and things like that and
2062s	um
2063s	so we when we go to actually add
2065s	something in that category we can look
2066s	at these and and decide what we want to
2068s	actually pull from
2070s	but there's there's no it's not like
2072s	there's like a list of all right uh
2074s	cycle one point like 1.1 it's gonna have
2077s	this and 1.2 is gonna have this and or
2080s	anything like that we haven't laid them
2082s	out that explicitly
2084s	but there's a few things like we've we
2086s	just you talk over the years and you're
2088s	like okay well this has got to get in
2089s	quick so that's probably gonna be a
2090s	really early cycle so one of the first
2091s	couple you know this this can wait a
2093s	little bit so that'll be one of the next
2094s	ones after that but it's still quick
2096s	enough that we got to get it in
2106s	thank you very much oh I got Spike I
2109s	recognize that name six months in a row
2110s	fantabulous
2112s	thanks for sticking around drink lots of
2115s	water
2120s	all right what is the biggest Gap you
2122s	see for Ellie's current gameplay Loop
2124s	I.E is there any particular way of
2126s	engaging with the game that's missing
2128s	that you would like to address
2130s	[Music]
2130s	um
2134s	I think the core Loop is there
2137s	like the really really core Loop is
2139s	there
2140s	um
2143s	I I don't think there's anything major
2144s	maybe I'm just missing something but I
2146s	don't think there's anything major
2147s	that's really missing from it
2149s	um
2152s	there's there's things like the latter
2154s	existing
2155s	um and for different content than just
2156s	what we've had in the past but I don't
2159s	know if that really constitutes like a
2160s	missing piece in the loop itself
2162s	um there's some pretty key features
2164s	missing as well so like item factions
2165s	and stuff like that but I think it's
2166s	pretty important but I don't think that
2167s	really affects the loop too much
2170s	um it it does in a way so there's
2173s	there's kind of no reason to go back to
2174s	town in a lot of situations
2177s	um
2179s	which which having uh the eye infections
2181s	is going to give an infrequent reason to
2183s	go back to town in that you'll you'll
2184s	want to go to the auction house or
2185s	you'll want to go to the
2187s	um whatever the zone is actually it's
2189s	bizarre sorry and whatever the zone is
2191s	that we still haven't released yet the
2192s	name for uh that the um uh circle of
2195s	Fortune we'll be hanging out and stuff
2197s	like that
2199s	um so it'd be like a infrequent reason
2201s	to go back to town
2202s	which you think is necessary
2205s	um let's break things up but you do have
2207s	the the M rest the
2209s	um echo of a world I think we call it
2211s	the spot in between monoliths
2216s	that kind of serves that a little bit
2217s	but you can jump through model this to
2219s	change them so quickly and easily it
2220s	kind of doesn't uh play the quite the
2223s	same role
2225s	um
2229s	I I think the models could just the
2231s	model needs a bunch of work models and
2233s	dungeons need polish and upgrading that
2234s	sort of stuff I take them feel better
2236s	but it's it's still the court Loop still
2238s	there so I think I think overall the
2240s	answer is probably no
2245s	or what is the biggest Gap ah this was a
2247s	yes no question
2249s	I don't know sorry
2255s	I just found out 11th Hour games is in
2258s	my hometown
2259s	we're we're probably in a lot of
2261s	people's hometowns
2263s	um if someone was to send over breakfast
2265s	tacos how many should I send uh
2268s	um we don't have a fixed studio location
2273s	um we have like a home office address
2278s	um
2280s	and we have a business address they're
2282s	probably pretty far from each other but
2284s	um
2286s	we don't have
2288s	we don't have an office to send uh to
2290s	because most of us work from home
2291s	actually all of us work from home
2293s	um some people I guess have like a a
2296s	fixed space that they go to
2301s	it's not technically home but yeah we're
2303s	all we're all um remote
2307s	which is sweet
2311s	so I built this office in my garage
2319s	I can't remember if I have asked this
2321s	before single-headed Spears when
2323s	possible some with the chronic void I
2325s	think
2326s	um something like that would likely only
2329s	show up with a
2332s	a new class that really wanted them
2337s	um
2338s	and likely the theming on that class
2340s	wouldn't lend itself too well to
2343s	necrotic and uh it's an acrylic board I
2346s	think probably
2350s	you might get like a unique item with it
2352s	or something like that but when I
2354s	picture like one-handed spear I'm I
2357s	think
2357s	um like uh more of a hot light style
2361s	character so light armor
2364s	um melee Focus Shield
2367s	um
2368s	usually very rooted in physical damage
2371s	that sort of stuff that's that's sort of
2373s	the the vibe I get from uh from a
2375s	one-handed spear
2376s	um but you look at like Amazon's D2 as
2379s	well you know things like that I I think
2381s	it's I think that's the type of
2383s	aesthetic we'd be looking at more so
2387s	um
2393s	and someone feel free to call me on the
2395s	Hop light thing because it's maybe they
2397s	there's always two-handed Spears I don't
2398s	know
2404s	I guess I'm literally picturing Pantheon
2406s	from LOL
2410s	or 300
2417s	use your abilities Mike ugh what are you
2419s	doing
2430s	here we go
2433s	increase lightning damage sir that's
2435s	what we want let's go
2438s	probably got quite a few of those
2439s	actually so it's not a big deal but
2443s	still good
2450s	all right will there be a separate uh
2452s	continuous ladder for standard and
2453s	non-seasonal characters I don't I don't
2456s	know we don't have plans for it right
2457s	now
2458s	um
2460s	if you want one go lose this in the
2461s	forums
2463s	how will ladders account for people
2465s	playing silver models versus a team of
2466s	Sephora we have okay we've gone back and
2468s	forth on this so many times and we have
2470s	an answer for this question I do not
2472s	know what it is off top my head I'm
2473s	sorry
2474s	um I think what it is is it's it's all
2478s	One ladder
2480s	um that will have the number of people
2482s	in there as a field that you can filter
2484s	by so if you're like okay I want to see
2486s	the solo ladder you just like pick a
2488s	drop down from solo and it says that I
2489s	think this is what we landed on
2491s	um
2493s	oh I don't remember I'm sorry
2497s	someone else in chat might know
2506s	uh will we ever get dual Shield seems
2509s	like they could be above forage guard
2510s	needs yeah and so that's one that um
2512s	usually say like okay well yeah if we're
2514s	gonna introduce at this point we're
2515s	gonna choose a new uh weapon combination
2517s	um or something like that it would be
2519s	likely with a new class Forge guard does
2521s	fit that really well
2523s	um
2524s	it has it has a lot of stuff so it
2526s	doesn't it doesn't it has a lot of stuff
2527s	that says like copy your weapon there's
2529s	a lot of like forged weapon stuff that's
2531s	in there
2532s	um and that really doesn't work with
2534s	shields
2535s	um it's it's it's doable there's some
2537s	weird stuff you can do there
2539s	um there'd be a lot of changes that need
2541s	to be made in order to get that to work
2542s	we don't have any plans for it uh to be
2545s	implemented for 1.0 but it is it's
2547s	really cool we've definitely talked
2548s	about it quite a bit
2550s	um
2551s	uh it is possible we may have we may
2555s	have mucked about with it it's a joke
2557s	once
2558s	um
2559s	and it is possible
2567s	I just want to say I love you thanks uh
2570s	oh you did a team for a great game you
2571s	guys giving us blessings awesome I'm
2573s	glad you have fun
2576s	the key part of it all
2578s	uh global system two spec into Edition
2581s	do you think a global system to spec
2584s	into
2585s	in addition to passives think Grim Dawn
2588s	devotions uh regardless of class could
2590s	be could have a place in Le yes I do
2593s	um
2594s	we like we kind of have that already
2599s	um
2601s	and it's it's pretty light it's nowhere
2604s	near as in-depth as devotions
2607s	um but we kind of have it already
2616s	actually just do this
2617s	here there it is right there there's a
2619s	global system regardless of class that
2621s	you can expect into
2625s	so yeah I love it
2627s	another one on top of that you saying oh
2630s	well I don't know
2632s	um I go see something like that being
2633s	added significantly in the future
2636s	um as a
2639s	um as like a new cycle a mechanic
2641s	introduced so say like
2643s	um oh there's some new
2645s	uh thing that's being added that you can
2648s	that you can like
2651s	put stuff into and it does things I
2655s	don't know how to say it
2658s	uh but yeah yeah I I I can see something
2661s	like that emerging down the road uh in
2664s	more granular system
2672s	what's a dual Shield two Shields
2674s	simultaneously wielded
2676s	uh will it be possible to have ladders
2678s	for each party size
2680s	um yeah like I think it'll just be a
2682s	drop down in the in the in the
2685s	um
2686s	in the ladder I suspect
2693s	uh sorry to clarify on the multiplayer
2695s	switching fast between spells just the
2698s	lag sometimes from engaging more than a
2699s	few enemies at once in an echo resulting
2701s	in like yeah I mean that's just
2705s	uh
2710s	uh just it's it's performance and
2713s	optimization that we're constantly
2714s	working on that's all I can say about
2716s	that
2718s	there's there's like that's that's the
2721s	biggest thing that we work on is
2723s	performance and optimization right now
2724s	it's it's the most important thing
2727s	um
2728s	we we currently run the servers pretty
2731s	lean
2732s	um as far as the number of clients that
2734s	are connected to each server
2736s	um just as a precaution to help things
2737s	be better uh we need one of the most
2739s	important things we can do right now is
2740s	improving that ratio
2742s	um
2743s	for the longevity of the game really
2747s	and uh
2749s	and performance people are getting
2767s	nothing much different is it a fair bit
2770s	uh
2772s	I can tell you right now before I read
2774s	this question all the way out I will not
2776s	write this down because I don't write
2779s	anything any requests down so if you
2781s	want it go leave a comment on forums uh
2784s	please change the quest on the next room
2785s	where you spend one hour getting a key
2786s	from the East and then two hours to kill
2788s	the West uh which of the center opening
2790s	the bridge gate
2794s	leave a suggestion on the forums
2798s	hey Mike don't remember if it was asked
2801s	about or not uh but will the
2803s	psychomechanics stay in standard and or
2805s	future Cycles after gun cycle ends or
2808s	wants it and
2810s	or once it ends the mechanic it's gone
2813s	um the current plan for the first
2814s	initial set of cycles that happens
2819s	um is to have them be immediately rolled
2821s	out to everyone and automatically rolled
2823s	into everything
2825s	um
2827s	this is because a lot of the initial
2830s	mechanics that we introduced through
2831s	Cycles are things that
2833s	given a magic wand we would just include
2835s	with 1.0
2837s	um
2841s	and we think it's important to have them
2843s	as part of the game regardless
2847s	um I could see in a few years from now
2849s	the uh the system changing to or maybe
2853s	less than that as well but the system
2854s	changing at some point to
2856s	um
2858s	have
2861s	uh
2863s	like a split environment for standard
2867s	and cycle
2868s	at least at least right now it's a lot
2870s	less work for us to not split that
2871s	environment
2873s	um
2873s	and also the things we're introducing we
2875s	know we want to introduce anyway so if
2877s	we wait to and don't add them to
2878s	standard we know that it's going to be
2881s	um
2883s	missed
2886s	and we know like there's a pretty big
2888s	incentivizing factor to be like get
2889s	people to play on the ladder by saying
2892s	like hey there's this new cool feature
2893s	over on the ladder come play the ladder
2895s	um
2896s	but at least initially we don't think
2898s	that's going to be something that we
2900s	need to incentivize very much
2902s	um
2904s	and we'd rather just get the content out
2906s	to everyone
2919s	because we know a lot of people will
2921s	sometimes just play
2923s	uh the new cycle
2926s	for the new content even though they
2927s	have zero interest in the latter at all
2932s	which is which isn't awesome
2935s	so if we can avoid it we'd like to
2944s	like I haven't actually taken a D2
2946s	ladder seriously in
2948s	forever
2951s	but I still always make ladder
2953s	characters no matter what and part of
2955s	that is yes there's green words that
2956s	aren't available on non-letter yada yada
2958s	yada but they're available because so
2959s	many characters have transitioned over
2964s	uh him I don't remember if it was
2966s	astronaut oh I didn't answer that any
2968s	chances of reducing the cost of stash
2970s	tabs I've cut around 30 so far in my
2972s	last one costing like 300 000 gold that
2974s	makes it hard to decide what items to
2976s	keep for Global stash which is a shame
2979s	30 tabs is a lot
2982s	like that's a lot of tabs
2985s	um
2988s	I don't know
2991s	maybe the map does work I don't know
2993s	um
2994s	yeah through the thousands a lot and
2996s	there's a chance we might look at it
2997s	again but if you want us to please leave
2998s	a comment on the forums
3002s	um
3004s	suggesting that
3008s	I I'd be pretty surprised I mean I don't
3010s	think that that many stash tabs is
3012s	something that many people are
3013s	interested in and it's sort of a like I
3015s	mean there's that there's another gold
3016s	thing right
3017s	um if you're interested in having more
3019s	storage space
3021s	you can invest in it the in-game gold
3029s	I can see the scaling slowing because
3031s	right now the scaling's linear
3033s	um so I can see the scaling slowing down
3035s	possibly
3039s	that might be an option
3041s	it probably does get a little out of
3043s	hand at the max
3045s	when we put that number in there was no
3048s	bolts
3049s	um so it's like the only gold sink
3051s	really
3062s	oh I forgot to put that point back in
3064s	lightning blasts to Castle LM
3071s	all right
3074s	all right also don't forget to put at
3075s	last debug aim in the question or else I
3077s	will just gloss right over it
3079s	uh just try my luck is 0.91 coming next
3082s	month no comment uh graduated recently
3085s	with a CS degree y'all hiring TM uh yes
3088s	we are we have a careers page on our
3090s	website good luck with our games
3092s	eleventh hourgames.com or 11th Hour dot
3095s	games I don't remember sorry Google
3096s	eleven dollar games and it'll show up
3098s	that's how I find our website anyways
3101s	um there's a careers page on there
3104s	um
3104s	with I have no idea what's posted right
3107s	now I'm sorry so I have no idea if if
3109s	um
3110s	it's something if there's anything in
3112s	there you might be interested I don't
3113s	know I'm sorry but
3115s	that's the resource to go to
3122s	uh hello Mike hello
3125s	uh did you ever use the build guide for
3127s	any of the characters you play Live uh
3129s	yes I have I've used many build guides
3131s	to the characters to put live
3132s	um
3134s	I've also just used characters that
3136s	other people have made for me quite a
3137s	bit as well that's that's more that's
3139s	more common
3159s	oh it feels like one-handed maces are
3162s	not used much at the moment what are
3164s	your thoughts on this item type and
3165s	other bases you feel are not used much
3167s	the one I mean I I think that there's
3169s	always room for that one new uh unique
3173s	that one New Balance change that one new
3176s	little thing to like shift the balance
3178s	of power such that they are all of a
3180s	sudden picked up on mass
3183s	um
3184s	so I don't think that they're so far out
3185s	of the realm of useful
3189s	um that they're just completely ignored
3190s	no matter what or anything like that
3192s	love that animation so much
3195s	um
3197s	they might be they might be a little
3198s	underpowered in most cases but um
3202s	I don't think it's um a big concern
3205s	it's also not an overly common strong
3209s	um
3210s	like class fantasy of a like a mace
3212s	building character that gets brought up
3214s	very much so I think that's probably why
3216s	it gets less Focus
3218s	um from us just naturally
3229s	that's not bad
3234s	should I be you oh I'm like I picked up
3237s	a drizzle Sprite should I be using it
3239s	no because it's not as good as the one I
3242s	already have so it's going on the ground
3248s	uh this is probably being asked maybe
3252s	that's okay but any thoughts on putting
3254s	in a hold position button for minions
3257s	um yes we've talked about this before
3259s	having
3260s	um
3264s	like stance uh stance options for
3267s	minions so just be like these ones are
3269s	aggressive these ones are uh defensive
3272s	these ones you know only move when you
3274s	tell them to that sort of stuff
3275s	um
3277s	we've definitely talked about it a
3278s	favorite
3279s	we almost put it in at one point
3281s	we we actually we should put on a road
3283s	map even
3285s	um
3286s	they're just kept getting pushed and
3288s	pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed
3292s	which was really unfortunate
3299s	uh any plans on updating the primeless
3301s	Raptor skill tree or model uh tree
3303s	absolutely
3305s	um model I I would assume so but it's
3308s	definitely not high on the list right
3310s	now
3314s	do you have a favorite boss fight of all
3317s	time from any arpg
3320s	oh
3323s	give me a moment to think about that
3334s	I mean like do you have a favorite
3336s	something from any RPG like my mind
3337s	immediately goes to Yellow too
3339s	immediately goes to the other two just
3341s	like overwhelmingly
3343s	um
3345s	it doesn't have super inspired boss
3348s	mechanics and Designs though it's not
3350s	it's not a high point of Diablo 2. it
3353s	comes from an era before we had
3355s	um really high mechanical
3358s	uh complexity for boss fights in RPGs
3365s	um
3370s	but the the final pandemonium event
3373s	fight with with
3375s	um
3375s	in chaos Tristram
3379s	it's just I don't know I can I can still
3382s	remember the first time I did it
3383s	successfully
3385s	um
3388s	so probably that
3392s	either either that or the butcher from
3395s	Diablo one
3396s	just it's not even a boss really
3399s	um and it's just it's one of those
3401s	things like I can also remember the
3402s	first time that happened because I was
3404s	so scared I walked away from the
3405s	computer because I was like a tiny
3406s	little kid
3408s	um
3411s	and
3413s	yeah just that that moment of like
3415s	walking through those that the first
3417s	dungeon and you just hear from around
3419s	the corner fresh meat and it's like good
3423s	Lord get me out of here
3425s	um
3426s	and like first time playing as a little
3428s	kid you're never prepared for it and it
3430s	just goes horribly
3437s	so the audio line from the very first
3440s	mini boss in Diablo 1.
3442s	that's my answer to that question I
3444s	think
3447s	uh just hit my thousandth hour it's not
3450s	counting testing just want to say thanks
3451s	for about 35 I got my money's worth
3454s	awesome I'm I'm glad that's that's cool
3456s	that's very cool I um
3460s	yeah I still got a kick out of here and
3461s	stuff like that thank you
3463s	thanks for sharing
3468s	I guess I gotta keep killing you don't I
3474s	fine
3478s	thanks for your answers we'll let other
3480s	people ask questions best game I ever
3481s	played uh you guys rock thanks
3485s	we're getting there so lots lots of room
3487s	for improvement uh currently there's not
3489s	a lot of benefit from running multiple
3491s	types of companions on your Beastmaster
3493s	compared to solo uh or wolf pack slash
3496s	pro pack do you think the campaign
3497s	synergies within their skills similar to
3499s	Druid from form synergies could be
3500s	implemented to support Zoo style
3502s	Beastmaster yeah so the um
3506s	uh the rapture we do we we really tried
3509s	to with the Raptor introduce
3513s	um cross
3514s	um cross companion synergies
3517s	the Raptor has some sort of synergy with
3519s	I think every other companion partially
3520s	because the Raptor is the companion you
3522s	get as The Beastmaster
3528s	and it's usually it's usually focused
3529s	around some sort of mechanical
3532s	um
3534s	change uh so like it's suddenly
3537s	synergizes really well with bleed and
3540s	there's a whole bunch of bleed nodes on
3542s	the wolves or it's only synergized with
3544s	poison there's a bunch of poison nodes
3545s	on the Scorpion
3553s	um
3563s	um I never took the cast while M node
3567s	again
3568s	wasn't working
3581s	but I think it's gonna cause me some
3582s	problems here
3592s	eat
3598s	okay let me get another question going
3600s	while I'm doing this
3601s	I'm just kind of crappy
3609s	okay uh I'm gonna take another question
3612s	while I do this I promise
3615s	uh why does sentinel have the fewest
3618s	number of weapons equippable in the
3620s	offhand why no Hammer mates offhand
3624s	um mostly because two hammers or two
3627s	Masons feels really weird
3630s	um and and kind of out of place
3633s	um so you like put Hammer mates in their
3635s	main hand and then put a sword or dagger
3637s	or whatever you put in the offhand there
3638s	sorry
3639s	um in the offhand you know it'll
3641s	probably sword over ax I want to say
3642s	Paramus
3645s	um so you kind of put the and this is
3647s	where it gets weird this is where you
3648s	put the offhand weapon in your main hand
3650s	because usually you think of like uh in
3652s	a situation like that it's like a sword
3653s	and a mace the mace is your offhand
3654s	weapon so you end up with the main hand
3656s	weapon you're off down in the office
3657s	opening your main hand but it's the only
3659s	way we can do it uh to have that type of
3662s	combination
3664s	um
3665s	function mechanically in the game
3666s	systems nicely without having some sort
3668s	of like
3669s	um
3673s	like you can wheel the mace in your
3675s	offhand as long as there's not a mace in
3676s	your main hand that's just that just
3679s	feels weird
3696s	come on we need some sort of calling
3704s	there we go
3708s	little bug there as soon as the boss
3709s	dies everything's supposed to clear
3713s	worst
3716s	uh all right
3719s	uh you mentioned oh here I see this one
3721s	yeah set items are generally in a bad
3723s	place mostly unused and he plans to
3725s	change them
3726s	um I think there's a lot I think this I
3728s	think this this rhetoric around set
3729s	items of ignores
3732s	um a lot of good uses the settings do
3735s	you currently have
3736s	um which is unfortunate because there
3738s	are there are and there are more
3739s	problematic set items than there are
3740s	non-problematic set items but I would
3743s	argue that the ratio of problematic to
3744s	not problematic set items is actually
3746s	pretty similar to like the other two for
3747s	example
3748s	um which I would argue has
3750s	three good set items in it well five
3752s	I'll give you five
3755s	um not sets set items uh anyways the
3761s	uh the answer to the question is yes we
3763s	do have plans to change the set system
3765s	in general such that it it reflects
3768s	um a better progression into later end
3771s	game content and more customization in
3773s	your gear
3778s	uh you mentioned on Discord briefly that
3779s	you wouldn't consider Spears a thematic
3781s	weapon for Sentinel what's the reasoning
3783s	for that I I I
3786s	I think there's more thematic weapons
3788s	for other
3790s	uh for Sentinel that are not Spears as
3792s	much
3793s	there is fierce energy there
3796s	um
3799s	I think one-handed Spears I don't think
3801s	makes sense and maybe that's what I was
3804s	talking about there
3806s	um
3808s	there's there's definitely
3811s	spear usage in uh because we think we
3814s	think of like the The Sentinel as like a
3817s	foot soldier in
3820s	um in a medieval Army that's sort of the
3822s	the like the core
3824s	uh I guess look for the for the Sentinel
3828s	is it it's it's this it's this medieval
3831s	military character
3835s	um and there definitely were Spears in
3837s	um medieval armies
3840s	well I respect points there we go
3845s	you can press enter in that window if
3847s	you didn't know
3850s	it's a fairly recent edition if you're
3853s	an old school player
3857s	um
3861s	sorry the spear question was quite long
3863s	and I'm not gonna read it all out
3864s	basically just wanting Spears to be more
3866s	incorporated into sandals I I think that
3869s	there's
3870s	we probably struggled to have the space
3872s	for them to exist uh in that they
3874s	probably didn't feel overly thematic for
3876s	a void night a paladin or a forge guard
3881s	um I think that's the really the hard
3882s	part is is that they didn't feel super
3884s	thematic for the for any of the Mastery
3886s	classes less so that they didn't feel
3888s	automatic for a sentinel itself
3895s	I if I I if I focus on
3899s	focus on him
3904s	I see I Menace the seat out the outcast
3909s	Queen leader of the living Rebels and
3912s	show her the epoch
3914s	IST will be up
3922s	all right all right all right
3927s	um I think we're going high mana on this
3929s	one if I remember correctly
3932s	don't remember
3935s	I might just do this for now
3938s	so getting some more retention to the
3939s	build a little bit
3944s	uh since catalysts are for INT
3946s	spellcasters and for Fighters the option
3949s	of Shield or a second weapon will it be
3951s	another option for offhand for
3953s	Attunement casters my Shaman is crying
3957s	um
3959s	yeah I mean we've
3961s	if you think about the like so shamans
3963s	are
3967s	um
3970s	I don't know a great answer for I I
3972s	always do this I always run to the right
3975s	in the zone
3978s	like can we just can we block this off
3981s	with like crates or something
3985s	please
3987s	love these giant chains I don't know why
3989s	like I think a giant chains like that
3991s	but I just love it
3992s	um
3994s	alternate offhand options for
3998s	um
3999s	for a tune and based casters
4002s	I think there's a
4005s	uh there's a lot of thematics in a druid
4008s	style like nature themed Caster using a
4011s	big two-handed staff for that character
4013s	and that those thematics are so strong
4018s	um is is the main reason why we didn't
4019s	include that uh that type of option
4023s	possibility of adding in the future yeah
4025s	it's possible
4027s	um
4028s	I have no info on if it's gonna happen
4031s	or not enough not for 1.0 there will be
4033s	no new base class
4035s	uh item categories for 1.0 and I don't
4038s	think we'll be adding a tune and based
4040s	catalysts for 1.0
4050s	okay
4054s	tell you once that kid went to daycare
4058s	sickness in this household went from
4060s	years since the last time we got sick to
4063s	weeks
4066s	very quickly
4072s	uh you guys already started coding the
4074s	faction system in the game uh nope we're
4077s	still working on the back end
4082s	hello hope you're we're working on the
4086s	back end system for it for um getting
4089s	the asynchronous trading working
4091s	um
4092s	and we're working on
4095s	the hardest part for that weirdly enough
4096s	is the is the filtering the search and
4099s	sort filtering systems
4101s	um having that function nicely is
4103s	surprisingly some of the hardest parts
4106s	um for for performance and just like
4110s	volume of calls that have to happen to
4111s	whatever system we're using back there
4114s	and uh you doing UI
4117s	um prototype markups right now as well
4119s	so
4120s	still early development on the item
4122s	factions uh hello hope you're doing good
4124s	any good bad thoughts about class
4126s	Mastery that play around preparation
4128s	burst phase akin to wizards in Magicka
4131s	uh you cast Boston's instant in use uh
4134s	in can't to cast a spell that depends on
4137s	the Buffs
4138s	um
4139s	uh nothing that I can share with you
4141s	right now but I think you should uh
4146s	probably remember that a little bit
4149s	regardless of mechanical technical
4151s	limitations would you uh will be your
4153s	dream dungeon other endgame activity to
4155s	design
4159s	um
4175s	something where
4178s	you are physically building
4182s	uh a dungeon as you're playing it
4187s	um I don't know it would have to be like
4188s	really fast-paced
4191s	um but simultaneously having this like
4193s	uh
4198s	like just just making this up off the
4201s	top of my head here I think it'd be cool
4202s	so having some sort of like
4204s	almost like a conveyor belt system where
4206s	things are falling off the belt behind
4208s	you and I knew things getting added in
4210s	front of you as you're going and
4213s	um
4214s	so you're like you can't go back you
4216s	can't stop but you've got to keep
4218s	building the environment as you're going
4220s	so the environment's like constructing
4222s	and adapting to what you're playing as
4224s	you're going
4225s	um
4227s	excellent like that'd be really cool
4230s	um
4235s	yeah
4237s	that's that's hard to come with on the
4238s	spot
4240s	as I'm thinking about something like
4241s	it'll be terrible for so many reasons
4247s	all right next question uh do you plan
4251s	to have challenges and achievements
4253s	accomplishments for each cycle
4254s	potentially with MTX rewards yes
4256s	um I think the
4259s	uh there's sort of like two types of
4262s	potential MTX rewards for something like
4264s	that
4266s	um
4269s	we haven't really fully discussed or
4270s	laid this out I I think there's there's
4272s	I do have some thoughts on it
4274s	um so if I was going to set the system
4276s	up right now I think it would look
4278s	something like
4280s	um
4281s	there's like there can be achievements
4283s	for for things like simple ads just like
4285s	being the final boss of the game uh
4287s	unlocking all the monoliths um
4290s	uh beating all the models and empowered
4292s	you know like like just Landmark
4294s	achievements like this like beating all
4295s	the tier four dungeons
4297s	um beating uh shade of orbits like just
4299s	being certain bosses like like certain
4301s	like pretty standard achievement fair
4303s	type things
4305s	um and having some sort of uh relatively
4307s	common achievable straightforward MTX
4309s	that's associated with that so like
4311s	um like oh you completed all of the
4314s	these things that most characters are
4315s	going to complete
4317s	um if you're if you're if you if you're
4318s	trying to
4321s	um and giving it some sort of ntx reward
4324s	so like uh a really big hat with a
4327s	feather in it and
4329s	um
4331s	and then there's the second category of
4332s	things where it's like okay the like top
4335s	four people who or top top 10 people who
4337s	finish the latter
4340s	season ends first place gets this thing
4342s	second place gets this thing third place
4344s	gets this thing and fourth through
4346s	tenths gets it gets this other thing you
4347s	know something like that
4349s	um it's and I think that if we were
4351s	gonna do something like that which I
4352s	don't think we've talked about
4353s	explicitly if we are or not but if we
4355s	were gonna do something like that the
4356s	way I'd really like to see it happen is
4359s	that reward being a little bit more
4361s	generic
4362s	um and have it be so say that maybe
4365s	there's like
4367s	and there's like 10 rewards that can
4369s	come from
4370s	specifically doing well on the latter so
4372s	like ladder cycle rewards like like uh
4375s	competitive ladder cycle top spot ncx
4378s	rewards things like that where it's like
4379s	okay you're really awesome at the ladder
4381s	you got this reward
4382s	um and I'd love to see like a pool of
4384s	those things that each of us cost so
4386s	like
4387s	um kind of like a different virtual
4388s	currency that you can earn through
4390s	competing in the latter so like
4393s	um maybe if you if you get first place
4395s	you get 10 crests of Valor and if you
4398s	get second place you get five crests of
4400s	Valor and if you get you know down the
4402s	line in 10th Place gets like one crest
4403s	of Valor and it's still cool and
4404s	everything like that but if you uh trade
4406s	in like three crests of Valor you can
4408s	get this sweet ntx chess piece if you're
4410s	trading like eight crests of value you
4411s	can get this even more ridiculously
4413s	sweet pet that follows you around or
4415s	something like that I don't know and
4418s	um
4419s	so if you if you wanted to unlock one of
4422s	these things you could you just have to
4423s	and like maybe you if you if you won
4425s	you'd get like two of them you'd have
4427s	enough to just like buy two of them
4428s	right away and if you came like third
4430s	eight seasons in a row you'd be looking
4432s	at the same thing you know
4434s	something like that I don't know if I'm
4436s	pulling ratios and numbers out I'm about
4437s	here but
4438s	um
4440s	that's the style of system I'd probably
4442s	pitch for it if I was going to pitch a
4443s	system like that
4445s	um because it does a few things I think
4447s	it does really well because it would and
4449s	there might be holes in this I don't
4451s	know I haven't really thought of it too
4451s	much
4453s	um but one thing that I think it does
4454s	really well is it
4456s	um a a means we don't have to make
4459s	uh 10 unique rewards every cycle for
4462s	this so that cuts on down on development
4465s	time which is great which I just thought
4466s	of
4468s	um
4469s	but the other thing it does is if
4471s	someone
4472s	um didn't quite do well enough to get
4474s	the thing they were after they can come
4476s	back next cycle and finish earning it
4480s	they still do well again
4482s	um anybody they do well enough that they
4484s	maybe maybe we're adding in like one new
4487s	one to the pool every cycle or something
4489s	like that and
4491s	um
4493s	or and taking one out of the pool every
4495s	cycle I don't know
4496s	it's all getting beat up as we go here
4498s	but I think something like that would be
4500s	really good where you can you can still
4502s	work towards earning it if you didn't
4503s	quite achieve it the first time around
4505s	so there's not this like oh well I I
4507s	came sixth instead of Fifth and I didn't
4510s	get this thing I was hoping for and it
4511s	was only for that one cycle and now it's
4513s	gone forever and I can't get it and all
4514s	my time that I just put it that was just
4515s	completely wasted I think that would
4517s	feel really bad
4519s	um especially like coming so close and
4521s	failing
4522s	um but knowing that you could still get
4524s	it if you just
4526s	played next cycle
4527s	um and and did similarly well
4531s	um I think would be would be comforting
4543s	I don't know what do you guys think
4544s	about it that's something to be
4546s	interesting hearing uh about if people
4548s	like or don't like
4550s	um the idea of having
4552s	uh MTX rewards and it's ntx so cosmetic
4555s	rewards is really what would be cosmetic
4556s	rewards for
4558s	um uh top tier achievements
4561s	in Cycles
4565s	uh do you encourage people to get
4568s	teleports uh to the end of time for alts
4570s	how do you feel about that
4572s	um
4572s	I I encourage people who are
4575s	extremely against doing
4578s	uh a a campaign run to do that
4582s	um
4584s	if it's if it's just something that you
4586s	know you're gonna absolutely hate and
4588s	you have to avoid it at all costs yeah I
4591s	I think it's I think that's probably the
4593s	best way to go for someone who's who
4595s	feels that way
4600s	um
4601s	generally I think if it's if it's your
4603s	first time especially if it's your first
4604s	time playing that class
4606s	I would really suggest not doing that
4610s	um just because there's a lot of growth
4611s	that happens
4613s	um
4614s	in in the unlocking process in playing
4616s	through the campaign in in facing these
4618s	different easier challenges with uh with
4621s	with these new skill sets and these new
4624s	options available to you that maybe you
4625s	haven't tried before and gone through
4626s	these things I think there's a lot of
4627s	good learning that happens there
4646s	my DPS is poo poo garbage town
4650s	uh and it's showing
4652s	and I'm realizing that I'm using a wand
4655s	that I literally picked up 15 levels ago
4658s	and haven't touched since
4665s	so as soon as this fight's done
4669s	I'm gonna do a little bit a little bit
4670s	of crafting I think
4677s	I keep forgetting that I don't have the
4679s	um casting node uh for
4682s	lightning blast
4689s	all right synonyms are in a or I think
4693s	that's a typical question
4695s	if I missed your question
4697s	please don't re-ask it unless you've
4699s	clearly seen me ask a question after it
4702s	answer a question after it already
4705s	if you can help it and if it's not a
4707s	duplicate I'm sorry it looks very
4708s	similar uh any plans to convert shards
4710s	we have with uh significant stashed of
4713s	two others yes even it's a random skill
4716s	chart or something for example yeah
4717s	there's there there's definitely plans
4719s	to convert them at a loss
4721s	um in bulk so like 20 strength shards
4725s	for
4726s	five intelligent shards I don't know
4728s	what the ratio is going to be but but
4730s	something along those lines in style
4734s	oh we caught meteor didn't we do we do
4737s	we do we do we
4739s	do we switch meteor in
4741s	because we're gonna be using
4746s	we do
4748s	you're gonna expect into it we're gonna
4749s	spec into it 35 is the next one yeah
4751s	what are we at 26.
4754s	it's a ways off did we get rid of flame
4756s	Ward
4758s	I don't use it so probably
4761s	um how do you move a stash tab to a
4764s	different stash category case figured
4765s	out
4766s	um I think if you just right click on
4768s	the tab it brings up the settings for it
4769s	or if you
4771s	'll be like a configure button I can't
4773s	remember what like I said yeah I guess
4774s	you can just go look let's go find out
4775s	for you huh
4782s	there's a little drop down
4784s	basically
4789s	you right click on it
4791s	and then we can move it and now it's in
4793s	category two
4795s	around
4796s	good to go
4799s	should I dump some stuff here while I'm
4800s	while I've got you here
4805s	let's get those uniques out of here and
4807s	you know what we're gonna
4808s	take a quick look at this
4812s	lightning crit
4815s	I mean that's probably just better as
4816s	isn't it
4819s	yeah
4822s	stupid
4824s	let's do a little crafting let's have
4826s	some fun see what we get
4828s	uh let's discover this last one ignite
4831s	not huge on the ignite
4837s	I just want to spell
4844s	it like anything else now to it no
4846s	that's fine
4850s	even better
4867s	cold we'll see if we can rolled into
4869s	something good casting
4872s	it's not bad
4875s	I know I'm burning these on these casts
4877s	that I know are gonna be
4880s	kind of whatever
4887s	it's not wooden's
4892s	um let's get a couple Idols as well
4895s	just because I feel myself slowing down
4897s	pretty hard
4900s	uh sunwards
4902s	it's cold armor fire reds sure
4906s	ignite alirez these aren't pretty but
4910s	better than nothing
4918s	why isn't that taking us to
4925s	look
4927s	it's okay
4929s	uh any discussion on Beastmaster pet
4933s	variety seems like little squirrels are
4935s	the uh main in-game build with very few
4937s	solo pet builds or builds building other
4939s	creatures I think this is similar to the
4940s	questions I've seen asked earlier
4943s	um but this is a little bit of a Twist
4944s	here I think the
4946s	um bear Sabretooth especially and and
4949s	Scorpion and Rapture at Sunbury as well
4951s	are
4952s	um very old skills that are in need of
4956s	some love
4957s	um
4959s	ironically wolf is the oldest of them
4961s	but it has uh it has had a lot of love
4964s	um and a lot of love recently
4981s	yeah I mean it's just so good
4986s	one more in there sure why not
4993s	uh any plans for controller support
4996s	improvements yes
4998s	hello I love this game thank you I got a
5000s	question of gender lock for classes will
5001s	be permanent thanks
5003s	um it will uh at launch at 1.0 launch
5006s	um classes will be gender locked
5009s	um we know that for certain uh it is we
5012s	know we know it's a topic that a lot of
5014s	people feel very strongly about
5016s	um I think I think people either
5019s	feel like there's most people not
5021s	everyone but most people fall into two
5022s	camps when it comes to
5024s	um character customization and what
5026s	specifically gender gender locking for
5028s	characters in in arpgs specifically I'm
5031s	talking about arpgs
5033s	and I think most people fall into the
5035s	camp of you absolutely have to have it
5038s	or else
5039s	and eh
5041s	I think it was like the two camps
5044s	it's just like
5045s	no question has to be there yes and
5047s	could not care less
5050s	um it's very extreme reactions
5053s	um
5053s	and I know there's lots of people that
5055s	fall in the in the middle on a lot of
5057s	that stuff but I I think for the most
5059s	part that's where most people fit
5061s	oh
5064s	all this talking
5066s	I haven't coughed for like much at all
5069s	but then I start talking like crazy for
5071s	an hour and I was like I don't need some
5072s	coughing now
5077s	um but as far as getting in it is a it
5079s	is a field we want to add we do want to
5081s	add
5082s	um character customization we do want to
5083s	open up the uh the gender options if we
5086s	can
5087s	um
5088s	we we definitely don't have a time frame
5091s	on when we think that's going to be
5093s	possible
5094s	um it's a considerable amount of work I
5097s	think there's there's a lot of
5100s	um
5100s	there's a lot of things that don't seem
5102s	like they're part of that
5104s	um that are
5107s	so like
5108s	of all of the
5111s	um all the equipment models need to be
5113s	set out to work on different body shapes
5116s	um
5117s	all of the uh voice lines need to be
5120s	re-recorded for
5122s	um for multiple genders
5124s	um the
5125s	the dialogue all needs to I guess the
5128s	dialogue right now kind of addresses you
5130s	because there are multiple genders so
5131s	that I would probably wouldn't have to
5132s	change much
5134s	the dialogue changes in
5136s	um
5138s	up languages that have gendered language
5142s	like
5143s	um
5144s	like like where a chair can have to have
5147s	a gender
5149s	um in in some languages is
5151s	really tricky thing to work around and
5153s	reconcile
5160s	I've been working on localization lately
5162s	and it's uh
5168s	but it's a really important thing for a
5170s	lot of people so
5172s	we want to do it
5173s	um
5174s	yeah so so the general looking thing is
5176s	there's a lot going on with it that
5178s	might not be obvious that needs to
5180s	happen because of it
5182s	um
5185s	but we're working on it
5186s	oh we we may work on it eventually we
5189s	probably will work on it eventually
5191s	we're not working on it right now sorry
5192s	we're working on localization right now
5196s	oh hello
5200s	this game again
5202s	um I have been asked before that's okay
5203s	my first time catching this live any
5205s	plans to add more potions like you'd see
5207s	in Poe no actually we don't
5211s	um
5212s	we for quite a while had a potion system
5214s	that was very similar to Diablo 3's
5219s	uh whereby there was a um like an
5222s	augment you could get to your potion
5223s	slot so you like you'd find a find a
5226s	unique potion put it in your potion slot
5227s	and that like changes what your potion
5228s	slot is
5232s	um and after after that for a little
5234s	while we we kind of realized that
5237s	um
5238s	there's there's a bit of a disconnect
5242s	um and how that really works because
5244s	like you're finding this liquid on the
5246s	ground and as you've picked it up and
5249s	it's in a bottle already
5251s	um and like the active you picking it up
5253s	changes it somehow
5256s	um
5258s	and I think this this helps a little bit
5260s	but it's kind of that same disconnect is
5262s	kind of still there we we've taken the
5264s	properties for potion like for different
5266s	potions different effects on potions and
5268s	we primarily put them on belts
5271s	um I think I think there's room I think
5273s	we've agreed that there's room for them
5274s	on rings and gloves as well if it's like
5277s	a unique
5278s	but but General properties for modifying
5280s	potions are are going to be just sitting
5282s	on Belt slots
5305s	I like this
5307s	I'm just gonna get teleporting strikes
5309s	here and call it a day just cast meteor
5311s	and
5312s	mine are bigger
5319s	oh gosh sorry about that
5323s	uh hope you're having a great team
5325s	having a pretty good Pretty good overall
5326s	actually you know what you know what you
5327s	know
5329s	haven't I haven't shared
5330s	a spoiler at all let's take a second is
5333s	this is a uh neat little time lapse
5335s	video
5336s	of uh stuff been made
5342s	all right do you have plans to replace
5345s	model XP bonus for something useful if
5347s	you're already level 100
5349s	um not at the moment
5352s	it is useful though because if you want
5354s	to respect
5355s	um
5357s	you can use you can do it right before
5358s	getting one of those and you basically
5360s	just get it for free
5363s	you kind of make auto aim optional I
5365s	think that's in the works but I'm not
5366s	sure
5368s	uh hello there hello any info on fixing
5372s	this please that Korean haircut drives
5374s	me crazy
5377s	oh that Karen haircut
5378s	wow didn't
5383s	are you talking about our the
5385s	this
5386s	what
5391s	I'm sorry I have no idea what you're
5392s	talking about
5393s	it's about my haircut I don't think
5404s	all right Spears are one of the most
5406s	used weapons in military so many video
5407s	games to neglect this is it hard to
5409s	animate uh no harder than anything else
5412s	really
5414s	I think this may have come in before I
5415s	said what I was talking about about
5417s	um what I realized what it was that I
5419s	was trying to say about them not being a
5421s	sematic for specifically boy night
5423s	Paladin and forgeberg
5427s	only plans to make corruption better for
5429s	example uh affect LP Etc we have no
5432s	plans to make corruption affect LP drop
5433s	chances
5435s	um they in it indirectly already does
5436s	because you're finding more uniques
5440s	um any chance the same question uh
5443s	is that I'm playing with something on my
5446s	screen I'm sorry
5449s	come on there we go uh is that unique
5451s	spear that converts Javelin to lightning
5453s	just feels weird when a no does the same
5456s	thing yeah so some sometimes we
5458s	intentionally put the
5460s	um an effect on in two places at once
5462s	that are that are um
5465s	you intentionally want to take together
5466s	and don't really have any bonus for
5468s	taking together
5470s	um and a lot of times it's uh it's a
5472s	signaling device so saying like okay
5474s	here's this item that's really good with
5476s	lightning conversion javelin
5479s	also it just converts lightning to
5481s	javelin in case you missed that it was
5482s	really good with that because it's
5483s	really obvious now
5486s	um
5487s	so sometimes it's just a signposting
5489s	thing
5490s	because that happens a few places like
5492s	um cold conversion shout or war cry
5495s	sorry and the um
5501s	the helmet big helmet the big big
5505s	antler helmet
5507s	I don't know the name sorry
5512s	uh do you have any plans to fine-tune
5513s	corruption so it's more meaningful to
5514s	increase I maybe
5519s	I don't uh there's no like
5522s	fixed corruption task on the uh on the
5526s	task track or anything like that
5529s	that's what you're wondering
5536s	let me yeah
5538s	[Music]
5547s	this is a quest that people
5550s	um
5551s	miss a lot
5553s	um and usually it's just like they
5554s	haven't walked close enough to trigger
5556s	some enemy to like stand up
5563s	so if you're stuck here that's probably
5564s	what's happening
5584s	noise noise
5596s	all right uh started playing last night
5599s	awesome enjoying so far I appreciate the
5600s	controller support I hope it gets better
5602s	it will as these things be worked on
5604s	uh bit and all that also we'll subtitles
5606s	for cinema next we had later yeah the
5608s	whole cinematic systems is completely
5610s	being uh overhauled
5615s	here
5622s	Pinnacle boss is considered dungeon
5624s	bosses so it'll be more Peewee style
5626s	Pinnacle sneak peek into names
5629s	um
5631s	the
5633s	uh
5635s	I was gonna see the titular bad guy but
5637s	there's no bad guy in the title but
5640s	um we're we're in we're in a world of
5642s	Diablo with no Diablo at the moment
5645s	let's put it that way
5648s	yes is the answer
5651s	oh sorry I guess uh no is the answer
5654s	because
5655s	um well it's an over question we're
5657s	we're gonna we're gonna add more there's
5658s	more there's more more big baddies
5660s	coming don't worry
5663s	I'd say like T4 uh dungeon bosses will
5666s	always be
5667s	uh very high tier content
5671s	um
5672s	but Pinnacle contents
5676s	um oh that's a lot of deeps right there
5679s	yes it is
5682s	but they're not designed to be Pinnacle
5684s	content
5686s	I think anything that's designed to be
5687s	Pinnacle content probably shouldn't have
5689s	a
5691s	um mechanically
5694s	the same low tier version of it so I
5697s	think having a
5699s	um
5701s	like a uh
5704s	you can have a boss come back and be
5707s	mechanically distinct you're gonna boss
5708s	like show up as like oh this is
5711s	this person you're fighting this night
5713s	you're fighting that's really difficult
5714s	and he uses like a big two-handed sword
5716s	it's real hard fighting everything in
5717s	the campaign and it later comes back as
5719s	like uh like oh he turns out he's like
5722s	the the big bad guy the whole thing but
5724s	this time like his Armor's broken off
5726s	and he's got two swords and he's way
5727s	faster and there's way more damage now
5728s	and like it's a pretty simplistic
5730s	example but I think something like
5732s	that's
5733s	um probably better uh than just here's
5737s	the same boss but
5738s	um stronger as we do with the dungeon
5740s	tier system at the moment
5742s	and it's not entirely true there are
5744s	slight differences in the Mechanics for
5747s	Dungeon tier increases um for the
5748s	dungeon bosses but nothing substantial
5751s	really this there's no new abilities
5752s	that show up or anything like that it's
5754s	the abilities they have are a little bit
5756s	different cooldowns are changed
5758s	um for example when you're when you're
5759s	fighting the heart of the mountain the
5761s	like the there's the building starts
5763s	like this and it like spreads outwards
5765s	like that
5766s	um the the point to which it stops is
5769s	different for each uh for each tier so
5772s	you have like let's say space to hide in
5777s	foreign
5786s	[Music]
5787s	will there be a beta for new classes
5789s	before 1.0 or is it just when classes
5791s	will ship
5792s	um the
5794s	we do have a closed testing environment
5797s	we call it Community testers
5799s	um that we'll likely see some of the
5802s	content for
5804s	um Masters a little bit earlier
5807s	um not substantially I don't think it'll
5809s	be more of a like we're ready to go
5812s	and like let's make sure we just didn't
5814s	miss something colossal here and have
5816s	some people take a look at it
5819s	uh do you have any plans for an end game
5822s	system where you can decide your own
5824s	risk reward system kind of like the
5826s	monolith question mark
5828s	um kind of like Peewee Master you can
5830s	juice it to Max it becomes super
5831s	dangerous also give a lot more rewards
5832s	kind of like the monoliths
5835s	um so some African game right now that
5837s	you generally want to have in your build
5838s	but you don't really want to be exalted
5841s	like
5843s	uh Frailty oh I see you're saying
5846s	just certain affixes are better than
5848s	other affixes there's more there's more
5850s	power budget on like weapon prefixes
5852s	than the wrong weapon weapon suffixes
5853s	for the most part
5855s	um
5856s	any chance these other apps get some
5858s	kind of charge up for once uh they drop
5861s	as a golfer efforts like maybe turn off
5863s	turning into a hybrid epics
5866s	um
5869s	hybrid FX has to be hybrid affix from
5871s	the start
5873s	um the way it's set up that can't you
5875s	can't be you can't turn into a hybrid
5876s	epics I don't think
5878s	be wrong with that
5880s	um
5884s	the short answer is probably not
5886s	um if we were gonna do something like
5888s	that I think it would just be let's just
5889s	turn up the numbers on them at all tiers
5891s	type thing
5899s	it's more likely it would happen I think
5908s	okay
5909s	the take
5911s	this note again
5913s	let's try it out
5918s	it's working now
5921s	wonder what happened there that's weird
5924s	really weird
5926s	lightning
5929s	I'm talking about
5931s	Mana yes please
5935s	uh uh huh
5938s	uh-huh
5941s	resistance is it looking a little shoddy
5946s	are there plans for Benchmark in-game
5949s	bosses uh near impossible to kill and
5951s	see how the best and slack gear best in
5952s	stock build
5953s	um best in slot best in slot yummy maybe
5957s	I think the line there is a little
5959s	blurred because
5961s	um
5962s	like
5963s	that would preclude many builds from
5965s	ever having a chance of doing it
5968s	um
5974s	but I think
5976s	uh there there is room for him we would
5978s	like to add in
5979s	Pinnacle boss contents
5986s	I just want to comment really on the
5989s	difficulty relative difficulty of that
5993s	uh notice the servers are lagging worse
5996s	than they do 1.9 drops
5998s	uh you might be having worse lag but
6000s	overall the lag we're seeing in our
6002s	metrics is down uh did you scale back
6004s	your infrastructure due to drop the
6005s	players uh nope
6007s	that's not what it is the infrastructure
6008s	never actually capped out
6011s	which I know sounds ridiculous but it
6013s	never capped out
6014s	uh is there is is that a real Hylian
6017s	Shield it is made of wood unfortunately
6021s	um
6021s	but it is very heavy and uh would
6024s	definitely hold up to uh
6027s	it's being attacked by something like
6030s	this a little bit
6034s	which is
6036s	pretty long this this thing's a little
6038s	frustrating because there's these spikes
6039s	right here so if you hold it like you're
6042s	supposed to hold it where like
6043s	the line of like the the blade goes in
6046s	line with your hand and it comes down I
6049s	can't do this my ceiling's too low but
6050s	my hand hits the spike right here
6053s	hurts can't really use it properly
6059s	something about printing some caps for
6060s	it or something or I don't know I'm
6062s	gonna mount it though
6068s	uh what would be the most Opie skill
6072s	if if you get all of the nodes
6076s	I don't know I mean there's there's
6079s	skills that would just become terrible
6080s	if you took all the nodes really
6082s	um because there's things that conflict
6083s	with each other
6088s	I don't know meteor something huge like
6091s	that
6094s	uh I know we ask it every week is there
6096s	a time frame for when supportive packs
6098s	available again I love the game
6099s	um and outside of twitch I would love to
6100s	support it further I don't know
6103s	I really hope soon
6106s	um I would say the soonest it will
6108s	happen would be the next content patch
6111s	um
6114s	but I do not I don't have a time frame
6116s	for it I'm sorry
6118s	I don't know why I I still don't know
6120s	why they're not out yet and I would
6122s	really like them to be out now
6126s	uh are there any plans we could toggle
6128s	on off or auto aim as it currently
6129s	breaks some builds making them
6130s	unplayable for example marrow shards
6133s	what is going uh what what is going with
6136s	bone curse bugs what why so long in the
6139s	game
6140s	um we usually as far as bug duration
6142s	fixing
6143s	um sometimes it's just
6145s	something is the the difficulty to
6150s	um
6152s	severity ratio is not high enough or
6156s	it's too high
6158s	and uh it gets pushed down the list
6160s	because there's a huge list of bugs
6163s	um
6165s	so if we say like okay well here's
6167s	here's five bugs that each of them will
6170s	take an hour to fix and they're each
6172s	very bad
6173s	here's one bug that will take 50 hours
6176s	to fix
6178s	uh
6179s	uh and it's not actually that bad I I
6182s	don't know the bug you're talking about
6183s	but it's just an example of why a bug
6185s	might take might be not fixed as quickly
6188s	as others so so like someone who's maybe
6191s	working on something really big and just
6193s	wants a little task to work on in
6195s	between we'll maybe take one of those
6196s	little skill bugs and and Hammer it out
6198s	in between other tasks but they don't
6200s	have time to slip those little skill bug
6202s	fixes into
6204s	um moving tasks when it's a really major
6205s	one maybe
6209s	I have no idea which one you're talking
6211s	about specifically so I apologize if
6212s	this is irrelevant but
6215s	just a little look in how the
6216s	prioritization works for which bugs we
6218s	fix usually it's a ratio it's some
6221s	combination of severity and difficulty
6224s	and popularity
6236s	uh we have sort builds in something if
6239s	you need help
6240s	thanks lizard
6243s	probably
6246s	but I'm more here to answer questions
6247s	than play the game the play in the game
6248s	is is more just uh because I like
6251s	playing the game so I'm just mucking
6252s	about
6262s	if you're if you're here trying to get
6264s	information on optimal gameplay patterns
6267s	and good builds and things like that
6269s	you're in the wrong place
6273s	there are many other very
6277s	skilled content creators that uh
6281s	make sweet builds that you should go to
6283s	instead or stuff like that
6300s	um
6308s	I can't but help a field of the new
6310s	Peewee Crucible meta build exploding
6312s	totems was inspired by Ellie drew a
6314s	totem POC poison coal build I I don't I
6317s	I I I I'd be pretty surprised
6321s	um
6322s	the the whole like uh
6326s	uh did they take stuff from us did we
6327s	take stuff from them conversation comes
6329s	up a fair bit and um
6332s	it's pretty hard to have completely
6334s	original ideas
6335s	and uh stuff gets stuff sits in the pipe
6338s	for a long time uh before it actually
6340s	gets released
6344s	um definitely more than once we've we've
6346s	had unreleased content that Poe has
6350s	released that we know they had no idea
6352s	about that was so similar that we're
6354s	like we gotta change this a little bit
6356s	like we just have to change it
6358s	um there's been there's been terminology
6360s	that we've used that we've released
6361s	first and they've come out with
6362s	afterwards
6363s	um but it's like been slightly different
6364s	what it does and things like that I
6366s	don't think that was a reaction to what
6367s	we did I think it was just they had it
6368s	in their pipe for a while and released
6370s	it
6371s	um
6372s	so I don't think I don't think Poe
6375s	really uh
6378s	takes too much inspiration from us
6382s	it might have thought that'd be pretty
6383s	cool if they did
6389s	leaks I got one more for you I'm not
6392s	coming flush with leaks right now I'm
6393s	sorry but you know I might pop one out
6396s	here yeah let's
6398s	uh
6399s	next
6404s	let me finish this and then I'll pop up
6405s	a leak for you
6409s	how far behind am I I need time stamps
6411s	for this I need to figure out a way to
6412s	do that
6413s	what's your favorite class Master you're
6414s	playing why uh it's Road specifically
6417s	Marksman I like the
6420s	um
6421s	I like the the freneticness of it that's
6425s	a term
6428s	uh our Pinnacle boss is considered
6430s	dungeon into that uh super curious what
6433s	y'all using code for the back end form
6435s	of web dev who knows uh his platform now
6437s	uh game does always been an interest um
6439s	so there's different things for
6440s	different parts of it the main game is
6441s	covered in C sharp
6443s	um
6445s	another stuff for other stuff
6452s	most vast majority of everything is C
6454s	Sharp
6459s	uh will you be releasing paid expansion
6460s	somebody double chin Grim Dawn we don't
6462s	plan to
6463s	um it has an unfortunate
6466s	um
6468s	side effect of splitting the player base
6472s	and we would like we'd like to say
6474s	someone say if someone's in the
6475s	situation where like they played a bunch
6477s	for a few years and then they've kind of
6479s	fell off
6480s	um and this friend over there starts
6481s	playing and they're like oh come play
6483s	with me the new cycle just launched oh
6485s	hop in oh but I don't have the latest
6487s	expansion I don't know if I'm really
6488s	gonna like play play if I'm just gonna
6490s	like dip my toes in for a bit and then
6492s	I'm not sure if they're if they want to
6494s	like Drop 35 bucks on like an expansion
6498s	um
6500s	or however much expansions are these
6501s	days I don't know and
6504s	uh we just think that there's
6507s	um
6509s	we would rather just keep the content
6511s	flowing and have it be something that
6512s	anyone can access if they just bought
6514s	the game so it's a
6516s	once you got the game you got the game
6538s	oh my goodness got stunned
6552s	wasn't he supposed to come out during
6554s	the fight
6556s	that's when Harden's fight never mind
6570s	all right next question let's try and
6571s	get in while I'm doing this
6573s	um
6577s	don't forget to put out last game in the
6579s	question
6580s	uh I'm sorry it wasn't your haircut it
6582s	was Rhodes Karen style haircut posted
6585s	Lincolnshire probably filter it out uh
6587s	link was to Le form report first week
6588s	0.9 wearing I can fly a hat as rogue's
6592s	sink straight makes model disappear ah
6599s	I I don't think there's any plans to
6601s	change the rogue's haircut
6607s	uh do you plan on removing or changing
6609s	the revive mechanic for primeless
6611s	companions no currently it feels rather
6613s	hinders your gameplay stopping standing
6615s	still for while Reviving The Companion
6617s	while enemies hit you
6619s	um it's it's really part of the of the
6622s	core class identity of a of a prime list
6625s	that it is
6627s	um that the companions are part of your
6628s	team they're not just a tool to be used
6630s	they're a companion for adventuring
6632s	they're they're someone that that grows
6634s	with you and learns with you and and you
6637s	you build a connection with as you're as
6639s	you're going through this adventure
6640s	together
6644s	[Music]
6645s	um oh it died leave it behind onto the
6648s	next one just be summon it is it it goes
6650s	against that from such a core thematic
6652s	standpoint that this this that's what
6655s	really drove the creation of this
6656s	mechanic
6657s	um
6659s	and uh
6661s	personally I really like it I know not
6663s	everyone does
6665s	um
6668s	but we don't have plans to remove it
6669s	wholesale
6671s	also if you're playing multiplayer your
6673s	friends can help you revive your minions
6674s	so if you're like trying to be ranged
6677s	and you have a melee Minions trying to
6678s	keep things away from you and it does
6679s	die and you've got that Sentinel body
6681s	who's up close and personal front lines
6682s	they can just stand there right for you
6684s	as well
6687s	uh hi
6689s	hi tell what the purpose of future
6692s	strike for Sentinel uh it's just a
6695s	cool unique mechanical
6698s	ailments
6708s	ability thing yeah
6712s	what do you think of lowering the
6713s	leveling process for normal mono so
6715s	farming them is Meaningful and not just
6716s	rush as fast as possible skip powered
6719s	right now normal steel bad is your first
6721s	character
6722s	feel bad after your first character I I
6725s	think that there is uh room for a system
6728s	which increases the speed at which
6732s	um empowered models are unlocked
6735s	at uh for secondary characters for
6738s	Fallout characters for not your initial
6739s	first character
6741s	um
6743s	it was probably too too gentle of a
6745s	warnings I think there's a need for some
6748s	system that increases the speed at which
6750s	you unlock empowered models for
6751s	follow-up characters
6753s	um
6755s	just straight up reducing the number for
6757s	follow-up characters is not something
6758s	we're interested in because like
6761s	um there's a few issues there but I
6763s	think that there we do have a system in
6766s	planned
6768s	um hopefully for next patch that will
6770s	start the ball on that process a little
6772s	bit it's still a little up in the air so
6776s	maybe not
6780s	that guy startled me came out of nowhere
6785s	oh no it's fine
6792s	what
6794s	you keep this don't you
6797s	no welcome
6805s	all right next question
6806s	[Music]
6812s	oh get out of there
6825s	I know
6835s	just gonna eat some damage no big deal
6845s	it's gonna get shock supplied a little
6846s	bit which is good
6850s	thank you
6853s	oh so nice
6855s	uh oh yeah I was gonna do another thing
6858s	I forgot
6860s	here's a thing it looks cool I like it
6866s	um
6869s	I have any chance to improve the
6870s	graphics of the game to match a bit more
6872s	with the upcoming air Productions D4 and
6874s	people I mean we have a our own style
6877s	um that we like to stick to and
6880s	um explore and expand on like our own
6882s	style instead of just copying something
6883s	else
6885s	um but we are always working on
6886s	improving the graphics and the quality
6887s	of of the visuals in the game
6891s	um personally I think it looks gorgeous
6894s	I I would compare them directly I would
6896s	compare graphics with with other games
6898s	in the genre B
6900s	happy with that comparison
6902s	um but not content
6905s	uh what do you think of XP Shrine giving
6907s	different effect after you get 100 I
6909s	think that
6911s	um
6912s	it's not the end of the world but it
6913s	it's a little bit of burned XP but
6917s	um
6918s	I could be wrong
6921s	uh spontaneous idea for a skill passive
6923s	note for Minion armor shred filet mignon
6927s	nice uh a lot of people that are having
6931s	lag is probably related to the auto
6933s	server select like you were talking
6934s	about last week I got connected to the
6936s	South uh southeast Asia the first two
6939s	times I logged in finally got us East
6941s	although I live in Colorado pretty sure
6943s	U.S east is the only U.S server at the
6945s	moment is not definitely not I'm
6947s	connected to us West right now I should
6948s	be anyways
6950s	yeah there's U.S West
6952s	um
6953s	which you should probably be on the same
6954s	server here in Colorado uh
6959s	uh are you planning on character
6961s	customization I talked about this a lot
6962s	earlier
6963s	um generally speaking we would like to
6965s	get it in if we can but it's um
6967s	definitely not for 1.0
6970s	um we don't think it's a high impact
6971s	feature
6972s	and there's a lot more high impact
6974s	features that we want to get in first
6977s	not sure this is already been uh asked
6979s	but any plans to shorten the time it
6981s	takes to get from a get two empowered
6983s	models uh namely how to do three
6986s	different 90s I think they're doing
6987s	three different 90s they'll probably
6988s	stick around but we do have
6991s	like I mentioned earlier a plan for
6993s	something that will shorten that time at
6995s	least somewhat
6997s	um what are the plans with player
6998s	collision with Mobs and single player
7000s	there's still Collision completely
7001s	effective gameplay assume servers
7003s	affecting the state now wonder if it's
7004s	coming back
7005s	um
7009s	there was something we just did about
7011s	this I think
7018s	I think there's there's some problem in
7020s	multiplayer with with the Collision uh
7024s	probably nothing anytime soon
7027s	uh I like swapping gear for situations
7029s	can you make it so removing plus skill
7030s	gear always removes the same uh chosen
7033s	skill points it does weapon swap
7035s	function uh planned no I tried real hard
7040s	um but I failed I still have it on
7042s	another branch on my computer that I use
7044s	sometimes for fun uh Horizon hold shift
7047s	equip a second uh and equip for a second
7050s	slot
7055s	like just just so you can put something
7057s	into the right
7058s	the offhand Maybe
7061s	um from the bottom of my heart thank you
7063s	uh we're fixing the alleyway in the
7065s	desert the projectiles for the past year
7066s	it tickled me when I reached it and they
7068s	worked normally glad it worked for you
7070s	uh if you removed the need to go to the
7071s	first regular models if you uh had more
7073s	regular updates I guarantee this game
7075s	would be more popular thanks to the tip
7078s	um what will be available for purchase
7080s	in the cash shop when is that launching
7082s	um really strictly because I'm kind of
7084s	just burning through these right now
7085s	because I'm very falling behind them the
7087s	stream's getting close to the end I want
7088s	to get through all these possible so
7089s	sorry we're just sitting here answering
7091s	questions for a little bit uh we'll uh
7093s	what will be available for purchasing
7094s	the cash shop and we'll let that
7096s	launching when is that launching
7099s	oh words are hard
7101s	um very strictly cosmetic only items
7104s	um so these are things that change the
7105s	visual look of your character in game
7107s	and have no mechanical impact whatsoever
7110s	um
7112s	the
7115s	uh we're not going to sell stash tabs
7117s	we're not going to sell convenience
7119s	items or speed up items or
7122s	any of that stuff so you'll look
7124s	different
7126s	um the question then often comes up is
7127s	well will I have to buy things in order
7129s	to even look remotely cool to which I
7131s	usually just zoom in on whatever
7132s	character I'm playing and be like no
7133s	look how cool does this look
7135s	um the things that will show up in the
7136s	MTX shop at like the really expensive
7138s	stuff that's there will be things that
7140s	have more
7142s	um VFX associated with it more flash
7144s	more Pizzazz
7146s	um things like that
7147s	but staying in universe as well
7151s	how important or pivotal is it for you
7153s	she to maintain and keep skills that
7155s	require a high player skill balanced and
7157s	playable these skills keep players
7159s	coming back to master the game for
7160s	numerous hours I feel like there's a
7162s	lack of care in this area recently made
7164s	sheet ouch um
7167s	uh
7169s	I don't I'm not really sure how to
7171s	answer this
7172s	um I think that
7175s	having skill power reflect player power
7178s	is fantastic
7182s	um
7182s	and we do often put nodes in
7186s	nodes do show up in skill trees often's
7188s	a bad word sometimes nodes show up in
7190s	skill trees where we're like this node's
7193s	not actually good but if someone doesn't
7195s	want to take the time to actually play
7196s	with this
7198s	um
7199s	carefully I think this might be the word
7201s	put the time and effort into learning
7202s	how to play with this really well we'll
7204s	put nodes in and be like this is for the
7205s	lazys
7207s	um
7208s	and like totally legitimately like
7210s	expect people to play with it and
7211s	unironically enjoy it
7214s	um
7215s	and we do put nodes in that we're like
7216s	this is going to be tough to play with
7217s	but if you can if you can Master it it's
7219s	gonna be really strong
7222s	um maybe we don't do that enough I don't
7224s	know
7225s	uh will the Rune Master have a pet like
7228s	a water Elemental or something when I
7229s	play the Mage I feel strongly missing
7231s	some kind of pet
7232s	um well warlock does have access oh
7234s	we'll run master of a pen sorry I said
7236s	Warlock uh will Rune Master have a pet
7239s	um there's
7243s	uh I I don't actually have an answer for
7245s	this right now
7246s	weirdly enough
7248s	Maybe
7250s	two weeks ago I would have said no thank
7252s	you
7256s	there's uh the fifth skill slot for Rin
7259s	Masters actually back up for negotiation
7263s	after it got incorporated into one of
7266s	the other skills
7271s	uh thanks for being the community
7274s	work uh do you have in-game content
7276s	coming before 1.0 and and are not
7278s	dungeons like for example an endless
7280s	progression after one level 100
7283s	um
7284s	I mean there's the arena for that and
7286s	the model for that so
7290s	but we do have improvements to the model
7291s	of coming
7294s	uh
7295s	uh oh my gosh I made it to the end
7298s	of the end two minutes past
7303s	oh yo guys uh okay with lazy builds
7305s	being able to progress highly or do you
7307s	prefer balance those out
7309s	um
7311s	there was a
7314s	if there was a build where
7321s	um
7325s	I'm gonna I mean these really extreme
7327s	examples here
7328s	let's say there was a build where you
7330s	could
7332s	um only ever use one button and that
7335s	button was move
7336s	so you just said all your other things
7338s	to AutoCast just never cast them and you
7340s	literally just walked
7342s	never did anything other than walk of an
7344s	active an active the only active actions
7346s	you took in the game were moving your
7348s	character that was the only thing you
7349s	ever did
7352s	um
7353s	and it was a highly competitive build
7354s	and like a like a top tier build people
7358s	were like let's let's make a build to
7360s	your list and this thing's in S-class
7362s	uh it would probably get nerfed
7365s	um so it was only a class you know
7367s	that's something like that
7369s	um
7372s	we don't look at builds and say okay
7374s	well this one's more complex more
7375s	difficult to play so it should be more
7376s	powerful we don't do that
7378s	um
7379s	but I think that they're
7383s	should be some consideration for putting
7385s	in a little bit more effort
7387s	um
7388s	and having having a build sit at like
7392s	the uh like a pinnacle build be like all
7394s	right this is a like this is the build
7397s	when you go and you're like this is this
7398s	is the D2 hammered in except you only
7401s	ever walk anywhere you don't do anything
7403s	else that's something we'd probably like
7406s	to avoid
7417s	and I specifically am trying to call out
7419s	like D2 Hamilton because like it's the
7421s	most powerful build in that game period
7423s	there's other things that are extremely
7425s	good but Hammerton wins
7428s	and yes there's situations where Hammond
7430s	is not the best yada yada but like
7433s	broadly speaking
7435s	it's the one
7437s	uh all right couple more while we're
7439s	here we're winding down I'm gonna I'm
7441s	gonna cut this off at some point because
7442s	I did make it to the end
7444s	um you guys plan to pick to add Auto
7446s	pickup for shards no uh from what I
7449s	understand y'all don't have any
7450s	intentions of adding an Armory type
7451s	system instead of things are D3 Armory
7453s	where you can just click a button switch
7454s	builds adjusts everything your equipment
7457s	your skills talents everything
7459s	um but there's some plans to include a
7461s	way to easily swap between builds for
7462s	class
7463s	or the intention for us just to make
7465s	multiple characters for all of our
7467s	builds
7468s	um
7469s	I I we don't have any we don't have any
7472s	plans for a system to wholesale swap
7474s	large sections of your build over from
7476s	one to another
7478s	at the moment
7479s	uh
7481s	um any plans for arm oh
7484s	uh any uh new class skills in the future
7487s	yes Lots
7489s	um if you have to remove if you had to
7491s	remove reflect and stun avoidance
7493s	affixes what would you replace these
7496s	with right now
7497s	they're both useless affixes
7500s	um well I'm gonna hard disagree with
7502s	your
7503s	um
7504s	uh premise
7506s	completely
7508s	disagree with your premise there it is
7510s	absolutely wrong
7512s	um if you had to remove if I had to
7514s	remove them completely
7516s	um
7518s	what I replace them with
7520s	I don't know uh I would replace them
7522s	with each other I'd replace reflect with
7524s	stunt avoids instead avoids with reflect
7525s	nailed it
7527s	all right
7529s	uh uh that's gonna about do it for me
7532s	today
7534s	um I hope you had fun I know I did
7536s	will be here same time same place next
7538s	week
7539s	and uh we can hang out some more
7545s	it's been a while since we've gone to
7546s	say hi
7559s	uh is Ichi currently content with
7562s	players capability to Target
7563s	individually High threat enemies with
7565s	every ability in the game
7568s	I don't think that's true either uh how
7569s	is it how does this all Impact player's
7572s	ability to be competitive I'm sorry
7573s	that's ask me next week uh it's a little
7576s	deep question to go into at the very end
7579s	uh that'll do it for us today we're
7581s	finished
7583s	have a good day we'll see you next time
7585s	have a lovely day drink more water

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