ekimarcher

Well, it has to come from the active game server because that is the only thing with the current information. The API call returns the last long term saved version. So it would update as you were playing but could possibly be slightly out of date. So if we used the external API then you wouldn't be able to change your gear and have people see it right away.

So while the API is very good as you said, the active game server is faster and cheaper.

We also still need to have the design meeting to discuss if we even want to do this too.

It's WAY more performant to ask the game server that you're connected to than to hit an external API.

We might word it a little more tactfully but I like it.

For sure :)

I also don't want to imply that we won't do it because it is still a possibility, it's just not a quick one.

The information of what other players have equipped is not currently synced between server and client. So this isn't just a matter of making the UI function and hooking that all up (which is also not exactly low effort).

Apart from the legal issues of just copying something, many game systems work in concert with each other. Transplanting a major system from one game to another unchanged is risky at best. Sometimes it works but regardless, we set out to make our own game so we are developing our own end game. I agree that maps are phenomenal in PoE and they do several things really well that monoliths don't. We are working very hard to hit those weaknesses of the monolith system so that we can have our core end game on that same level of awesome.

I haven't read all the replies so I'm not sure if someone else answered already but I think that the key piece of missing info is that end game starts before max level.

So you technically don't have to even complete the campaign that is already there to start the end game loop.

We have 3 main end game activities and these are the super watered down descriptions.

Monolith of Fate: half way between D3 GRs and PoE maps

Dungeons: themed challenges with a special mechanic, boss fight and reward.

Arena: endless and challenge modes of waves of enemies that get progressively harder. Similar to Crucible from GD.

Well if you deleted the character we wouldn't record that you had at some point done it but if you had a lvl 30 hardcore character sitting there, then yes we could easily look that up. Now, we won't do many super simple ones like that. Doing an achievement for hitting every 10 levels isn't exactly engaging achievement hunting.

Unfortunately I don't think it's going to make it into 1.0 but they are in the works.

This goes for any new achievements that get added. If it's something we track then we will try to retroactively apply it. If it's something like kill Lagon while unarmed at 200+ corruption, we probably can't give that one after the fact. I just made that one up but I kinda like it.

The order they are calculated is static and matters but the order that you add them to your character doesn't.

Flat added mana doesn't have a %.

(Base mana + flat added - flat subtracted) * (1+increased + reduced) * (1 + more) * (1 - less)

Depends on what that modified actually is. If it's a more/less then it's multiplicative with other modifiers. Increased/reduced is additive.

The order which modifiers are selected has no impact.

I don't know anywhere near enough about this to speak with any authority on the broader topic but I think that's why we don't use any ai generated stuff.

Unfortunately steam Deck is an unsupported platform so it might have some weird quirks. Have you tried changing accounts temporarily and switching back? Also verify game files.

Nothing in game is chatgpt or any other ai generated.

Make sure steam is on.

Reboot your computer.

Verify game files.

:)

Sorry, no. LAN capability is one of those things that seems like it would be easy given that we have offline and online modes. Should be able to just run the online stuff locally right? Unfortunately it's a massive project that we are not prepared to undertake at this time.

The reason it takes longer with multiple people in the party is that a fresh server needs to spin up to accommodate the 1st player making the transition while the previous server stays up for the 2nd player. Once both have made the transition, the previous one can be added back to the pool.

In single player, the same server is used and the new zone is loaded in place.

Yes, we put performance right at the top of the list. For example, last patch every zone in the game saw a significant average fps increase and a substantial reduction in dips.