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| 0s | how bad and what was problem with the |
|---|---|
| 3s | initial season 4 release why do they |
| 5s | keep developing things that no one asked |
| 7s | for I never been more |
| 11s | disappointed okay the festivities will |
| 13s | slow down just a little bit now |
| 16s | [Applause] |
| 19s | um hey everybody Welcome to forge in |
| 22s | aternum where we talk about All Things |
| 24s | New World this is the December edition |
| 26s | of the Q&A airing on Christmas Day and |
| 28s | as you can tell the three of us well |
| 30s | well two two of us are extremely festive |
| 32s | and then there's Scott um he didn't get |
| 35s | the memo I guess um so what we're |
| 38s | excited about since it's Christmas uh is |
| 40s | the questions are going to be like you |
| 42s | know full of the Christmas spirit and |
| 44s | they're going to be warm and cozy and |
| 46s | we're like really excited to have like a |
| 48s | an easier one of these um which I'm sure |
| 51s | is coming um I did want to address you |
| 54s | know we'd love nothing more than to tell |
| 56s | you here's everything we're planning to |
| 58s | do in 2024 we just can't do that that |
| 60s | right now um you know we're just we're |
| 61s | just not able but I can tell you like |
| 63s | it's going to be a lot I can't tell you |
| 66s | how excited we are well I just did but |
| 68s | kind of um but you know there's a |
| 71s | there's a lot coming in 2024 but we're |
| 72s | not going to be able to get into the |
| 73s | specifics yet we're just it's just |
| 75s | something we're not able to do anyway |
| 77s | with that Mr Loven who is also like |
| 80s | Scott you can take solace that he's also |
| 82s | not very festively dressed today um but |
| 85s | he doesn't seem to care uh let's have |
| 87s | the questions and let's let's let's |
| 89s | enter this with the the Christmas spirit |
| 92s | the holiday spirit how bad and what was |
| 94s | problem with the initial season 4 |
| 96s | release this delayed fix version still |
| 99s | really bad quality so want to know what |
| 102s | original version was |
| 103s | like I can uh I can start with that one |
| 107s | um so the delay for season 4 uh was |
| 112s | mainly uh an issue with the way we were |
| 114s | testing uh the build uh we thought there |
| 117s | were some issues that we had detected it |
| 119s | sort of sent us on a little bit of a |
| 121s | wild goose chase um the actual problems |
| 125s | though uh weren't something that we |
| 127s | found |
| 128s | internally uh there was a lot of |
| 130s | underlying code changes that weren't |
| 133s | tied to a particular feature and it can |
| 135s | be frustrating sometimes when it doesn't |
| 137s | seem like this particular season had you |
| 139s | know a ton of brand new features but it |
| 141s | was still kind of buggy and that's |
| 142s | because you know we've been talking |
| 144s | about doing you know tech technical |
| 146s | improvements quality of life things kind |
| 148s | of um behind the scenes thing |
| 151s | uh and you know their their code change |
| 153s | is just as dangerous as any other code |
| 155s | change um and unfortunately uh we didn't |
| 158s | catch some of those things uh and they |
| 159s | went out |
| 161s | um yeah I mean I just to add on I think |
| 165s | uh we're not happy with the way the |
| 166s | release went either I think you know |
| 168s | this is obviously a joyful time uh in |
| 171s | the world but in our game this release |
| 173s | did not go super well I think the good |
| 175s | news out of all this is uh we just well |
| 178s | today I'll tell you what day we're |
| 179s | filming we're film filming on the 18th |
| 181s | we released the minor today and I do |
| 183s | think 19th oh sorry the 19th we released |
| 186s | the minor last night uh the 1218 and I |
| 190s | do think that brings with it all the |
| 192s | stability the server Crasher should be |
| 193s | fixed the glal Tarn issue should be |
| 195s | fixed uh some of the quest progression |
| 197s | issues should be fixed so I do think |
| 199s | we've achieved stability again in our |
| 200s | build uh but it did take a week and I |
| 203s | think that's that's unacceptable uh we |
| 205s | need to find ways to sort of find these |
| 207s | issues more internally and get them into |
| 209s | the bu when we release it not a week |
| 211s | later so that's something we're working |
| 213s | on and looking for process improvements |
| 215s | on yeah bottom line we got to do better |
| 217s | like this is just not where we want the |
| 220s | bar it's not good enough so you know I |
| 223s | can apologize but that doesn't really |
| 225s | carry a lot of weight other than we're |
| 226s | going to do better and you know we're |
| 228s | going to hold ourselves to a higher |
| 230s | standard will controller lock on and aim |
| 233s | assists only be for PVE or will they be |
| 236s | for PVP as well it's a great question |
| 239s | very very Hot Topic in the community |
| 241s | it's been fun reading people's opinions |
| 243s | here uh so we will likely try a couple |
| 247s | things throughout the course of |
| 248s | development I think uh initially we are |
| 251s | not going to have lockon on active |
| 253s | during PVP I think PVP is the more |
| 256s | skill-based activity we want to try it |
| 258s | without that uh some of the a assists |
| 260s | will likely be active though uh and how |
| 263s | aggressively they're tuned is another |
| 265s | thing we'll be looking at yeah we're |
| 267s | going to you |
| 268s | know if we do try it out like uh just |
| 272s | provide feedback and keep in mind that |
| 274s | we're going to be getting feedback from |
| 275s | a lot of sources so I think the more the |
| 278s | better and it helps us you know hone in |
| 280s | on the right decision for sure and this |
| 281s | will be active in the PTR when uh season |
| 284s | five comes out so that'll be a great |
| 286s | time to jump on the PTR give us any |
| 289s | feedback on |
| 290s | it all right uh my question is uh I saw |
| 293s | in the dev update video about the final |
| 296s | uh finally upcoming crossworld |
| 297s | Expeditions but what happens with the |
| 300s | crossworld arena 3v3 can he give us a |
| 303s | little more information about it thanks |
| 305s | and Happy Holidays well he said happy |
| 308s | holiday yeah so thank you and happy |
| 310s | holidays right back at you um so yeah so |
| 313s | for the crossworld Expeditions uh that |
| 316s | are coming out um early next year uh we |
| 320s | will be uh that'll support our vanilla |
| 323s | Expeditions as well as our mutations um |
| 326s | and so we're we're sort of Staggering |
| 328s | things because we want to build one |
| 329s | thing at a time and try and make sure |
| 331s | that that we're on solid footing before |
| 333s | we expand and build on top of things uh |
| 335s | so uh the 3v3 Arenas cross world is |
| 338s | something that we're planning on |
| 339s | eventually and will be coming in the |
| 341s | future yeah I think you know we started |
| 343s | with opr uh because I think that was a |
| 345s | great use case it's one of our bigger |
| 346s | modes so getting people in there quickly |
| 348s | was more important and that got our |
| 349s | crossworld Tech like in place and then |
| 352s | we're going to move on to Expeditions I |
| 353s | think that's you know our largest PVE |
| 356s | game mode uh and Arenas is is very soon |
| 358s | on the docket afterwards and Expeditions |
| 360s | allows us to get our role Tech tied into |
| 363s | our crossworld Tech and then we're going |
| 364s | to expand on that and more roles and |
| 366s | it's a big UI change right for all our |
| 368s | activities and things like that what |
| 370s | kind of content can we expect to see for |
| 372s | the next 12-month period more focus on |
| 374s | PVP or more casual PVE related content |
| 377s | you can expect to see a lot of both we |
| 379s | have you know big plans for where we're |
| 381s | going with PVP in 2024 again I'm sorry I |
| 384s | can't be more specific until May but we |
| 386s | also have a lot we want to do with the |
| 388s | PVE and and |
| 390s | you storytelling making the Casual |
| 392s | experience better so we're going to be |
| 394s | pushing on them both and I you know I'm |
| 396s | really excited about where we're taking |
| 398s | them just can't talk about it yet so I |
| 400s | you know I understand that you want it |
| 402s | and I'm sorry that we can't provide that |
| 404s | information for you Serenity is going to |
| 406s | be severely overpowered with the new |
| 408s | gauntlets mentioned along with the new |
| 410s | frigid Dawn set any updates on a |
| 412s | Serenity |
| 413s | Nerf uh so Serenity is already |
| 416s | relatively strong uh especially in PVE I |
| 419s | think |
| 420s | with certain uh combinations it could |
| 422s | get strong I think you know we're |
| 424s | looking at this I think uh as we roll |
| 426s | more into season five test it more see |
| 428s | the PTR there could be some some changes |
| 431s | there uh to detract from that strong |
| 433s | Synergy okay why do they keep developing |
| 437s | things that no one asked for like the |
| 439s | game pad everyone asking for opr maps |
| 443s | cyclical PVP content this video was my |
| 446s | last hope to continue playing at the |
| 449s | moment I don't think I will continue |
| 451s | since there is no content to do all |
| 454s | right uh well first off I'm I'm sad to |
| 456s | hear that you don't want to continue and |
| 458s | I appreciate you know even taking the |
| 460s | time to come on and make you know |
| 462s | suggestions comments and everything |
| 464s | um it's a |
| 467s | little unfair to say no one asked for |
| 469s | the controller I think if you were to go |
| 471s | parse the feedback there was actually a |
| 474s | ton of people asking for it maybe just |
| 475s | not in your circle or the people who |
| 477s | play the way you play and I you know I I |
| 480s | think I've said a few times we try to |
| 482s | appreciate the broad audience and we try |
| 484s | to push features forward that the |
| 485s | different segments want and controller |
| 487s | was a pretty big one and I think it was |
| 489s | important for us on top of that because |
| 491s | our combat you know from the beginning |
| 493s | our vision was to get this with a |
| 495s | controller we always thought it would |
| 496s | feel better with a controller and we |
| 497s | were excited to do that um that said you |
| 501s | know I have said this a few times |
| 504s | already but in May we're going to have a |
| 506s | lot to talk about and I think that it's |
| 508s | safe to say the PVP players are going to |
| 510s | have something that's going to excite |
| 511s | them adding the chromatic seals to the |
| 513s | winter event is great it's helping |
| 515s | players acquire the seals they need to |
| 517s | update gear faster is there any plan to |
| 520s | add more ways to get chromatic seals |
| 523s | past the winter event yeah I think we |
| 526s | were just actually talking about this |
| 527s | it's a really nice addition to the |
| 529s | winter event it gives you you know sort |
| 530s | of a lasting tail for the event even |
| 533s | after you get your sort of cool |
| 534s | cosmetics and stuff so we like this |
| 536s | pattern of you know adding uh things |
| 538s | like chromatic SEALS or dark matter to |
| 541s | uh the events uh I would assume we're |
| 544s | going to do that again I don't want to |
| 545s | do it on every event right like we want |
| 547s | to want it to feel special but I can see |
| 548s | us following this pattern again I think |
| 550s | the key is finding more fun ways to get |
| 554s | these things chromatic seals aoth |
| 556s | inductors whatever they may be uh Dark |
| 558s | Matter yeah um maybe this event maybe |
| 561s | like other just other creative fun ways |
| 563s | to get them to to help give you reasons |
| 566s | to explore the different content Avenues |
| 567s | we have for sure |
| 570s | why is there absolutely no new content |
| 573s | on the February to May road map |
| 575s | discussed in today's video I never been |
| 577s | more disappointed in a new world video |
| 580s | it's almost like you are punking |
| 584s | us okay the festivities will slow down |
| 586s | just a little bit now um I can promise |
| 589s | and assure you we would never Punk any |
| 592s | of the players on this kind of stuff um |
| 594s | I also don't think it's entirely fair to |
| 596s | say there's absolutely no new content |
| 599s | content on the road map I mean we we've |
| 601s | announced a trial 10p person trial which |
| 603s | is a fairly significant piece of content |
| 605s | we have several events including a brand |
| 607s | new one the Year of the |
| 609s | Dragon uh all of the things we're doing |
| 612s | to to a group finder improved group |
| 615s | finder crossworld Expeditions there new |
| 616s | content there's a bunch of new artifacts |
| 619s | coming out I |
| 620s | mean it may not be as much as you want |
| 622s | but absolutely no new content I think is |
| 624s | an unfair statement and all I can say is |
| 627s | we're you know the team is working their |
| 628s | tailes off and we're doing as much as we |
| 630s | can um and I'm sorry you feel that way |
| 633s | however we're we would never ever |
| 636s | intentionally or unintentionally Punk |
| 638s | any of the |
| 640s | players are you looking at need help |
| 642s | with the lice |
| 649s | here are you looking at influence races |
| 651s | to adjust them again currently the way |
| 653s | it works we still just have everyone |
| 656s | going to One race of the more important |
| 658s | Zone also Alo the change has effectively |
| 660s | cut off content for those who cannot get |
| 662s | on a bit later due to real life issues |
| 665s | perhaps 2 at 8:00 p.m. and then one at |
| 667s | 900 p.m. and one at 10 |
| 669s | p.m. yeah so uh the changes I think this |
| 672s | player is talking about are specific to |
| 674s | uh abaton uh right now it's a world and |
| 678s | we're uh we're trying to test kind of |
| 681s | different |
| 683s | configurations uh preferably to to help |
| 685s | distribute players out to to help with |
| 688s | server uh scale issu isues um but it's |
| 691s | nothing we're we're hard committed to |
| 693s | right now on most worlds it is still I |
| 696s | think 8 9 10 and 11 are the the windows |
| 699s | uh and there's only one race at a time |
| 702s | um we're not we haven't made a firm |
| 704s | decision of of committing to any changes |
| 706s | right now but we are we're definitely |
| 708s | like getting the data and trying to |
| 709s | figure things out and we hear the |
| 711s | feedback right like we understand that |
| 713s | the Dilemma that player's in and I think |
| 714s | it's a fair one |
| 716s | yeah |
| 717s | okay LOL |
| 720s | what are you doing by reducing the |
| 721s | content with winter warrior do y'all |
| 724s | even play the game there is nothing to |
| 726s | do because you dropped two new items |
| 728s | worth of content for season 4 and now |
| 730s | you're time gating the amount of hail |
| 731s | spikes you can get each day y'all are |
| 734s | trash man plenty of players have stayed |
| 737s | devoted to your game and you just on |
| 741s | peep well uh sorry you feel that way I I |
| 745s | I've actually really been enjoying the |
| 747s | winter event I think it's brought you |
| 749s | know some new activ well some new reward |
| 751s | vectors for it uh the activities are fun |
| 755s | uh we do realize that changing the |
| 756s | reward scheme sort of partially through |
| 759s | uh an event is you know something that's |
| 760s | a little bit dangerous did that |
| 762s | partially because we've been seeing some |
| 764s | server loads with the events like it's |
| 766s | been very popular and that's led to a |
| 768s | lot of people sort of uh zerging these |
| 771s | uh yetis in an endless chain and that's |
| 773s | put a lot of strain on on the server uh |
| 776s | so moving to sort of a daily mechanism I |
| 778s | think will help that that so it's |
| 780s | partially for that but it's also |
| 781s | partially and I wish we had done this |
| 783s | from the start but I think this is a |
| 785s | better pattern I think for most players |
| 787s | right like you don't want to kill 30 |
| 790s | yetis a day I don't think but killing |
| 792s | three a day and then allowing us to |
| 794s | really amp up their rewards right like |
| 796s | what this comment did mention is now |
| 797s | each Yeti kill is worth like four times |
| 799s | the actually five times what the |
| 801s | original one was uh so it's you know you |
| 804s | get your your sort of daily fix of |
| 806s | Premium tokens quicker and it feels like |
| 808s | you've accomplish a task and and can |
| 810s | move on and do other stuff I mean yeah |
| 812s | otherwise you're going to feel like oh I |
| 814s | have to log on today and do it every |
| 815s | single time I can and and that becomes |
| 817s | your whole experience this one thing and |
| 819s | it's just it's just doesn't sustain and |
| 821s | it becomes a it becomes work yeah and |
| 823s | not play yeah so yeah I think you know |
| 825s | in the future our goal will be to sort |
| 827s | of align the uh the reward systems with |
| 832s | what works on the server and sort of |
| 834s | feels uh good to an average player and |
| 836s | we'll try to do that at the start next |
| 838s | time |
| 840s | that's uh the extent of the questions |
| 842s | we're pulling today there wasn't any |
| 844s | questions about opr just acknowledging |
| 846s | that that we addressed um but yeah I |
| 849s | mean there were no questions about opr |
| 851s | because as much as we'd like to talk |
| 852s | about the future plans we're just not in |
| 854s | a position to |
| 856s | um I can assure you that we see all the |
| 859s | questions and we fully understand |
| 860s | players want another opr map and we you |
| 863s | know we're going to take that and we're |
| 864s | going to compare that against all the |
| 865s | other things players want and we're |
| 868s | going to try to make what we think are |
| 869s | the best decisions for the long-term |
| 870s | health of the game okay yeah well that's |
| 872s | all I got um for today but we'll be back |
| 875s | next month next year next year yeah yes |
| 879s | 2024 big year but let's not rush there |
| 882s | it's you know we're still in the holiday |
| 884s | season and I you know I hope you all |
| 886s | have a fantastic holiday and you know I |
| 890s | hope you to have a fantastic holiday I |
| 892s | hope you and your family have a great |
| 893s | holiday Mr Leven |
| 895s | and you going to try to time this out |
| 897s | again how about and we we'll see you in |
| 900s | a |
| 904s | nerds we're going to talk about balance |
| 906s | after the season for Eternal Frost |
| 908s | release and uh potentially some changes |
| 911s | coming out of |
| 912s | [Music] |
| 913s | [Applause] |
| 919s | [Music] |
| 923s | that |