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  1. Valoran

    The Problem with Mounted Combat, and How to Improve It.

    We all know mounteds were completely broken in MO1, so using that as a reference likely isn't the best way to go about suggesting buffs to them in MO2. I'm not sure what tests you have been doing to come to these conclusions, as they directly contradict my own tests and everything I have seen...
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    Bounty System

    Everyone being "murderers" is a separate issue to any potential bounty system. If everyone is murderers then everyone is a potential target for a bounty. Stating that only PvE players would care about a system specifically designed to add another avenue for obtaining PvP is a bit strange.
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    RPK! Guild Interview

    Not if you can run the game at the games cap of 120 fps with the highest settings. It just so happens that most people who were playing MO1 had toaster PCs, but nonetheless it made almost all media of the game look far worse than it could have, leading people to think it just looked like a PS2...
  4. Valoran

    Please Give us a Halloween Event to reward us Beta Players with a Cosmetic we can keep after release

    What special cape are you talking about? No such cape exists as far as i'm aware, and there has been no official tournaments yet, only ones hosted by players. Also, the capes are not skins, they are just different capes (That happen to be bound to you on death of course). The guild emblem...
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    RPK! Guild Interview

    Although it's obviously a lot worse in many areas, it has always annoyed me how almost every single video or even screenshot of MO1 is on the lowest possible settings, making it look 10 years older than it actually was. There are some really nice looking areas in MO1 even today, and some models...
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    Bounty System

    As has been pointed out already, bounty systems are extremely exploitable. However, there are ways to implement a kind of bounty system that is not exploitable, with one such system having been mentioned by Henrik already. The idea is to be able to talk to a town magistrate and accept a bounty...
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    Please Give us a Halloween Event to reward us Beta Players with a Cosmetic we can keep after release

    I very much enjoyed the pumpkin helmets in MO1, although I think you need to be careful here when using words like "skin" or "cosmetic". This game doesn't and won't ever have "skins" in their traditional sense, where you can equip one and it makes a real item you have look different. I'm sure...
  8. Valoran

    Reworking Survival: Creating a Gameplay Loop

    I appreciate the effort you put into this, and I wish more posts were as digestible, civil and well thought out as this one. In regard to the content however I do have some opinions. My first thoughts as you describe the hand-gather-able materials were: "What kind of stone? Branches from what...
  9. Valoran

    Increase Mining Yield to Counter Durability

    I would rather see durability increased on weapons and armor so they last longer, than make it easier to make good equipment. Cronite is supposed to be very rare and valuable, you aren't meant to see it every day, likewise with tungsteel.
  10. Valoran

    A tungsteel handel should have much more durability as steel. Only 20 more then steel is a joke, compared how expencive tungsteel is.

    Two things to keep in mind, firstly Tungsteel is a harder material than steel and loses its durability slower than a steel weapon when hitting the same target, so a small boost in raw durability is not the only improvement here. Secondly, if you're using the Mortal Data workbench for those...
  11. Valoran

    My attempt at a "high-level" solution, to what I think impede some areas in the design of the game.

    Forgive me if I am misunderstanding your post as I admittedly have not read it all, but it looks like you're saying we currently have a normalization system of +100 ping for EU, which is not the case, and not how the normalization system works. There is no artificial increase of anyone's ping...
  12. Valoran

    Mining / Gathering

    One key element that is sort of missing at the moment is a dopamine rush achieved via satisfaction from gathering. Mining rocks and felling trees can be a lot of fun without a minigame of any kind, so long as the animations, sounds and cadence of the actions are fun. I would really like to...
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    My attempt at a "high-level" solution, to what I think impede some areas in the design of the game.

    Very well written post, and spot on criticisms and observations. I wholeheartedly agree with all your sentiments, apart from the one world server which I like. Given your past experience as a game developer i'm sure you're aware of the triple constraint inherent to all projects. They...
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    Mining with Daggers and Torches looks wired and should not be possible

    I think it should be possible, but the yield should be very low. I would also like to see higher yields when using proper gathering tools meant for that purpose, as well as higher yields depending on the stats of the tool so a oghmium pickaxe would have a much higher mining yield than one made...
  15. Valoran

    Religions

    I don't recall him saying players could suggest an entire religion system, but I could have easily missed it. Mats has already developed in depth lore about the different gods of Nave, and I imagine the systems behind how religion can affect the world. Players can choose to role play and make...
  16. Valoran

    Taming is broken

    There was an inspect book, yes. Although it isn't in MO2 yet. I believe they will update the taming requirements or the way animal levels work either in the next patch or near future so that you can see if an animal is easily tamable.
  17. Valoran

    Taming is broken

    From what I've heard, young animals have a wide level range which makes it difficult to know if what you're taming is say level 10 or much higher. It's clearly not intended that you have to fail 50 times to succeed in taming a low level animal, but it is intended that you have to tame...
  18. Valoran

    Stam penalty change is horrible

    As Woody already kindly pointed out, I've listed the pros and con of the new system compared to the old along with various other factors, all while maintaining relative civility. You on the other hand have been doing the exact thing you just accused me of, and dodging real discussion in favor of...
  19. Valoran

    I just tired of all the tedious time wasting in this game.

    Complaining about having grey bar all the time means you are choosing to ignore the systems in place and not adapt your gameplay around them. I basically never have grey bar because I always keep my reserves topped up and bring good food with me every time I leave town, as you're supposed to. If...
  20. Valoran

    Stam penalty change is horrible

    Again, there are benefits no matter how many times you want to ignore them, and the issues you describe are results of the one con of the new system. With this tweak however the new system still maintains all these benefits but eases up on the impact of the single con being lighter armors now...