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| 0s | any other uh like little hints on the |
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| 2s | reward track we might sprinkle a few |
| 4s | transmog tokens on there |
| 9s | [Applause] |
| 13s | welcome to forge and eternum where we |
| 15s | talk all things new world today I'm here |
| 18s | with Patrick or season's design lead and |
| 20s | James a narrative designer on the team |
| 21s | we're going to do a deep dive on season |
| 24s | two today uh so let's start with you |
| 26s | Patrick give us a little overview of the |
| 27s | theme of the Season yeah so season two |
| 29s | is blood of the Sands we're taking |
| 31s | players back to Brimstone uh we're |
| 33s | building on everything we did with |
| 34s | season one but doubling down on a lot of |
| 36s | that so you're going to be running |
| 37s | around Brimstone Sands searching for |
| 39s | these relics and we're really tying into |
| 41s | that sandworm theme throughout the whole |
| 43s | season you see that in the narrative in |
| 44s | our season event the season pass and |
| 47s | it'll get you really ready to go fight |
| 48s | this and worm sounds pretty awesome tell |
| 50s | us a little bit James about the |
| 52s | inspiration of the narrative and what's |
| 53s | all about yeah well believe it or not |
| 55s | this all started with a lore note about |
| 58s | the blood of the sand sect and |
| 60s | um originally we were thinking of these |
| 62s | would be like June Raiders kind of you |
| 64s | know and they had like they all had like |
| 66s | red regalia that they wore and like |
| 69s | um an outsider was sort of watching them |
| 71s | and like watching them interact with the |
| 73s | sand worm uh in a kind of crazy way |
| 76s | um and uh as we dug into the idea of |
| 80s | that like we're like hey there's |
| 81s | something there about the blood of the |
| 83s | sansect and like having a relationship |
| 85s | with these worms |
| 87s | um and as we dug into it more like we're |
| 89s | like you know the interesting part is |
| 90s | like hey there's one sand worm now like |
| 92s | so what happened and then like what are |
| 94s | the big Stakes because like I think |
| 96s | that's one of the things we wanted to do |
| 98s | is go really big with this season like |
| 100s | summer blockbuster feeling so |
| 102s | um what kind of big Stakes could we have |
| 104s | with with the sand worms and like well |
| 105s | there's one now and that's super |
| 106s | destructive already so like what if |
| 108s | there's like someone who's wanting to |
| 109s | unleash dozens of them or hundreds of |
| 111s | them on eternum |
| 113s | um and so that's that's kind of where |
| 114s | things started um and I think we we all |
| 117s | dug in like we're got into the idea of |
| 119s | like you know what happened to the worms |
| 122s | like why have they been dormant for |
| 123s | Millennia the idea was like if they're |
| 125s | the big threat then is like that you |
| 128s | know someone maybe someone uh from this |
| 130s | sect was trying to revive the sand worms |
| 133s | and unleash you know dozens if not |
| 134s | hundreds of them on eternum and |
| 137s | originally we were thinking like maybe |
| 138s | there was a faction split or something |
| 140s | like that but then we realized that like |
| 141s | you know maybe someone you know this |
| 143s | Clan has been dormant along with the |
| 145s | worms for like thousands of years why is |
| 147s | there only one worm left |
| 149s | um or or that has reawoken |
| 152s | um and started digging into the lore of |
| 154s | that and the idea that maybe someone's |
| 156s | been trying to revive the clan |
| 159s | um the the blood of the sansect that's |
| 161s | cool yeah I love that we went a little |
| 163s | more epic with this season is that |
| 165s | something intentional Patrick yeah |
| 166s | absolutely uh so like James said we kind |
| 168s | of went for this big summer blockbuster |
| 170s | style questline a lot of you know |
| 173s | explosions running from Sand worms |
| 175s | chasing you all that uh and a large part |
| 177s | of that is the enemies you're gonna |
| 179s | fight in the quest line so we heard the |
| 180s | feedback pretty loud and clear from |
| 182s | season one that the faceless fight could |
| 183s | have used some improvements and uh the |
| 185s | way we're tackling that is by instancing |
| 187s | those encounters so there's two big |
| 188s | Encounters this quest line both are |
| 191s | instanced and both have his epic |
| 192s | grandiose feel and uh the second |
| 195s | instance has probably one of my favorite |
| 197s | cinematics in the game which is all I'll |
| 199s | say on that cool let's dig into the |
| 201s | actual uh features and mechanics of the |
| 203s | season so there's three big things this |
| 205s | season there's the narrative like we had |
| 206s | last season or War track and then |
| 208s | something new we'll talk about the |
| 209s | season trial let's start with the |
| 211s | narrative uh James tell me a little bit |
| 212s | about like what are some of the |
| 213s | highlights or what are your favorite |
| 214s | parts of the narrative obviously without |
| 216s | any spoilers for people watching yeah |
| 219s | well you know um as Patrick said like |
| 221s | one of our big goals was to to go epic |
| 224s | with it so I think just overall like I |
| 226s | think players are going to really love |
| 227s | the art and like the the space is like |
| 229s | they're all there's like a lot of new |
| 231s | feeling spaces a lot of new things that |
| 233s | they're going to enjoy |
| 235s | um like that it's it's very much like um |
| 237s | I want to say like an Indiana Jones |
| 239s | Adventure across the desert |
| 241s | um so I love that that vibe that that we |
| 244s | went with and you know like personally I |
| 246s | like I like the I like the uh the small |
| 248s | stories as well like you know where it's |
| 250s | more relationship driven and like you |
| 252s | know sky in season one and having that |
| 254s | you know sort of Revenge plot against |
| 257s | faceless and the things that were taken |
| 259s | from her and trying to get it back and |
| 261s | you know her relationship and what |
| 263s | happened with her her lover |
| 266s | um but like we also dig like the big you |
| 269s | know action Adventures uh which is what |
| 271s | this turned out too it's really great |
| 273s | um so that's one the second is |
| 275s | um you know we heard uh good feedback |
| 276s | from the players on the silver crows |
| 278s | they really dig them you know they love |
| 280s | Grace of course |
| 281s | um dog picked up an interesting big |
| 284s | following like for having like the least |
| 286s | lines of all the other characters |
| 289s | um so we are adding a new Crow |
| 292s | um this season and uh she's awesome uh |
| 295s | you know I'll spoil the fact that she is |
| 297s | a Bard |
| 298s | um so you gotta have a Bard in your crew |
| 299s | right a little music yeah exactly |
| 303s | um and the third thing you know like and |
| 305s | Patrick mentioned it is that like we got |
| 307s | good feedback on the cutscenes that we |
| 309s | were you sort of introducing in season |
| 312s | one I think players really like that so |
| 314s | we leaned in really heavy there and I |
| 316s | think there's like at least two |
| 318s | cutscenes that came out super nice and |
| 320s | really we're really happy with yeah and |
| 322s | the other piece there's the rewards you |
| 323s | get from this quest line uh it really |
| 325s | sets you up nicely to go and take on the |
| 327s | same worm when you're ready for that so |
| 329s | I think we took Extra Care to really |
| 331s | theme those rewards around that |
| 332s | encounter and make sure that players are |
| 334s | ready to go once they're done with the |
| 335s | questline would you say it's like sort |
| 336s | of like a beastly encounter with a |
| 338s | beastly encounter a lot of beastboard |
| 342s | all right well let's jump into the |
| 344s | reward track a little bit sure uh |
| 346s | Patrick any changes especially around |
| 348s | progression for the reward track that |
| 349s | player should be ready for yeah so we've |
| 351s | been taking a look at the season one |
| 352s | data and it took a little longer to hit |
| 355s | that level 100 than we would have liked |
| 356s | so with season two we went in and |
| 358s | optimized the journey uh what that meant |
| 360s | is we really made sure there's a strong |
| 362s | solo pad that every single chapter so |
| 364s | season one had that solo path but it |
| 365s | might have been a little more difficult |
| 367s | at some chapters season two we added |
| 369s | extra Journey tasks where we needed to |
| 371s | to make sure that you could get through |
| 372s | that Journey without really doing |
| 374s | content that might push you out of your |
| 376s | comfort zone so chapters two four and |
| 378s | five all have additional tasks added to |
| 380s | them and we also rebalance the |
| 381s | experience in the journey so it's going |
| 383s | to provide you a good chunk more |
| 384s | experience than season one so it'll get |
| 386s | get you even deeper into your season |
| 388s | pass then we also added new activities |
| 390s | for season two so those are largely |
| 392s | themed around Brimstone you're gonna go |
| 394s | you know squish five scorpions go gather |
| 396s | some Prisma blooms uh any |
| 399s | typical thing you might do in Brimstone |
| 400s | so pretty happy with how that's come out |
| 402s | and hopefully players find all those |
| 404s | easier to progress and more rewarding |
| 406s | awesome and how about on the reward side |
| 408s | of the reward track any changes there |
| 410s | well you know I did drop the fact that |
| 411s | this is uh you know you do get some |
| 414s | beastly good rewards out |
| 417s | um so we get we do prep the players |
| 419s | um for you know what's to come like the |
| 421s | type of fights to come and um they'll be |
| 424s | any other uh like little hits on the |
| 427s | reward track we might sprinkle a few |
| 429s | transmog tokens that's what I think the |
| 431s | players wanted to hear yeah all right |
| 433s | well let's talk about the the latest and |
| 436s | newest feature here seasonal trials so |
| 438s | actually let's start with you James tell |
| 440s | me a little bit about the sort of the |
| 441s | lore and the story of the seasonal trial |
| 442s | before trip into the mechanics yeah no |
| 444s | worries so the along the quest line the |
| 446s | player finds out that there's a group of |
| 448s | uh of people that are trying to that |
| 451s | have found an ancient chamber that was |
| 453s | used to actually hatch these these sand |
| 455s | worms um and of course they naturally |
| 457s | hatch in the desert but |
| 459s | um back in the day you know the the |
| 461s | ancient blood of the sansek had used |
| 463s | this originally to they they really |
| 465s | revered the worms and so this is where |
| 468s | they um helped uh keep the perfect |
| 471s | conditions for hatching eggs |
| 473s | um and sort of communing if you will |
| 475s | like there was there's some lore that |
| 477s | says that like they were actually able |
| 479s | to sort of talk to the worms at some |
| 481s | level so this is where they sort of like |
| 483s | communed with the worms and like took |
| 485s | care of their their eggs and so forth |
| 486s | but there's a new group that's come in |
| 488s | and they're sort of you know perverting |
| 491s | the old practices and wanting to control |
| 494s | hatch and control the worms |
| 497s | um for their own nefarious reasons and |
| 500s | then tell us a little bit about like |
| 501s | what's the mechanic of this how does it |
| 503s | play out tell us yeah so season trials |
| 505s | uh at the core their 10 player instance |
| 507s | encounters so it's a it's a wave-based |
| 509s | encounter so there's going to be three |
| 511s | waves of fodder enemies you go in uh |
| 513s | they escalate in difficulty as you fight |
| 514s | them and then eventually you reach the |
| 516s | mini boss The Horde master |
| 517s | uh he uses a hatchet and he summons |
| 519s | these flame grunts that players need to |
| 521s | control and manage if they don't kill |
| 523s | the flame grunts then they're going to |
| 525s | jump into these lava pools and come out |
| 527s | reforged bigger better dealing more |
| 529s | damage they're going to be very |
| 530s | difficult for you to deal with |
| 531s | uh once you slay the word master or if |
| 533s | you slay The Horde Master you move on to |
| 535s | a hadishazar the keeper of flame this is |
| 537s | a boss that utilizes a lot of crowd |
| 540s | control mechanics and positioning so |
| 542s | players need to navigate around the |
| 543s | arena put out fires avoid waves of fire |
| 546s | that crash down on them and |
| 549s | kill a living bomb that might Target one |
| 551s | of your team members and might wipe the |
| 553s | entire raid if you don't deal with that |
| 554s | so bring a bow or two |
| 555s | the entire trial came out pretty good |
| 558s | it's very fun to fight through it's very |
| 560s | quick which is nice and our goal there |
| 562s | was that this is a nice foil to the sand |
| 564s | worm sand worm is a challenging |
| 565s | encounter or you need 20 people who know |
| 567s | what they're doing and are coordinated |
| 568s | to take it down with the hatch rate it's |
| 570s | an easier encounter you can find nine |
| 572s | other strangers take this on and get |
| 573s | your rewards so hop in do the encounter |
| 576s | hop out uh you know more casual friendly |
| 579s | nice and in terms of like length so you |
| 582s | said it's super quick |
| 584s | Target time was about 15 to 20 minutes |
| 586s | so I'm sure our speedrunners out there |
| 587s | will optimize that time and get that |
| 589s | down but excited to see where they land |
| 591s | yeah I think that's a great place for it |
| 592s | right yeah give players something they |
| 594s | can do sort of more bite-sized and this |
| 596s | will use the new raid group |
| 597s | functionality because we'll use Raid |
| 598s | group yep awesome uh any other sort of |
| 601s | uh things coming out with the season |
| 602s | that you want to highlight before we |
| 603s | call yeah during season two players get |
| 606s | to re-engage with the summer medley fair |
| 607s | so that'll be coming back very fun |
| 609s | holiday that I love fishing up the |
| 611s | eternum sturgeon and we also added a new |
| 612s | song called yah which is a very very |
| 615s | difficult uh if you perfect that you get |
| 617s | the Guitar Hero title which is exciting |
| 619s | and then we also have the season two |
| 621s | event which is Siege of sulfur so those |
| 624s | sandwich Megs we've talked so much about |
| 626s | they're gonna appear up in the world a |
| 628s | dune Walker is transporting them and his |
| 629s | cart breaks down and if you help him |
| 631s | defend his eggs he will give you some |
| 633s | great beastboard gear to compensate that |
| 635s | and maybe a fun hat I like that uh |
| 639s | awesome well thank you for joining us |
| 641s | today on this deep dive for season two |
| 643s | uh please like And subscribe if you're |
| 645s | enjoying the show and we'll keep doing |
| 646s | it uh and for a community question of |
| 648s | the day we'd love to hear what are you |
| 650s | most excited about what changes or |
| 652s | additions in season two are you most |
| 654s | excited about |
| 655s | thanks and see you in a tournament |
| 659s | uh so while we're allowing people to get |
| 662s | into matches quicker with this great new |
| 664s | feature uh we're also going to make some |
| 666s | changes to opr some adjustments to make |
| 668s | it play a little better A little maybe |
| 669s | more strategic |
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