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@Evil Scorpio: I have better hobbies ;].

Like speculating with mats through spamming low-level mobs and generating butthurt here? Sure, your hobbies are awesome. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

UPDATE:

No, what's going to happen is that it'll be hilariously broken and unbalanced and exploitable in favor of 8-hour-a-day-players for the first 3 months and a pain in the ass for everyone else, then not worth bothering with for 3 months after parameters have been nerfed for the 8-hour-a-day-players but the same change only makes the thing even more of a pain in the ass for everyone else then Tenboro finally gets it after an undetermined amount of months when everyone has collectively stopped giving a shit about the feature, enough so that classic monsters show up again.

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This post has been edited by Evil Scorpio: May 2 2013, 17:02

I got like 2 rare valuable bindings with my low level monsters, since the Monster Lab was introduced, let alone forging some of my gear, so it's funny how you say I "speculate", but carry on maybe I learn something new.

This post has been edited by HNTI: May 2 2013, 17:06

That is how feature pushes go for the last two dozen versions (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I got like 2 rare valuable bindings with my low level monsters, since the Monster Lab was introduced, let alone forging some of my gear, so it's funny how you say I "speculate", but carry on maybe I learn something new.

Ah, so only the latter (butthurt) then? Well, still not a very impressive hobby.

No, what's going to happen is that it'll be hilariously broken and unbalanced and exploitable in favor of 8-hour-a-day-players for the first 3 months and a pain in the ass for everyone else, then not worth bothering with for 3 months after parameters have been nerfed for the 8-hour-a-day-players but the same change only makes the thing even more of a pain in the ass for everyone else then Tenboro finally gets it after an undetermined amount of months when everyone has collectively stopped giving a shit about the feature, enough so that classic monsters show up again.

And I'm sure the 30 or so monsters you have between PL 25 and 50 are in no way making you be biased in your assessment.

And I'm sure the 30 or so monsters you have between PL 25 and 50 are in no way making you be biased in your assessment.

Wasn't that kinda predictable? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And I'm sure the 30 or so monsters you have between PL 25 and 50 are in no way making you be biased in your assessment.

Actually I haven't collected anything from them during random weeks and wouldn't give a shit if they just up and died because they were filler monsters anyway because the rewards system you have in place for gifts is broken in favor of having many monsters as opposed to having a few strong ones (higher chance for resist bindings anyone? rare materials being a flat chance?) and being a minmaxer I just had to use the opportunity

Really, at least exercise some design sense to avoid situations like this while you nerf the rewards system.

This post has been edited by Bunker Buster: May 2 2013, 17:30

Assuming that people don't keep their brilliant ideas secret, there still haven't been any posted. Most are on the form HARD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF MOBS IN SOME WAY BECAUSE THAT WILL FIX EVERYTHING FOREVER HERPDERP. Which doesn't help, for the reasons given above.

How about giving players four monster slots that stay on max food and morale? Only monsters after the first four will have to be fed and drugged?

That would encourage people to limit themselves to four monsters but would still allow players to create an army if they're willing to get the requires food and drugs.

You could also add a salvage option so players can voluntarily reduce their number of monsters and focus on their four auto-feed slots. Allow salvaging of monster slots as well so we can get Chaos Tokens back.

Also, I don't understand the purpose of morale? Surely food alone is enough to address the problem? Morale just seems unnecessary.

Finally, if you're going to keep morale replace Happy Pills with Monster Gifts, so we give them a gift to raise their morale. I don't want to drug up my witches.

Sacrifice pieces of equipment for food. It's like a reverse shrining.

You could have a flat amount given to players over time (up to a maximum of X unclaimed food items), because that'd help out the people who barely play while not letting people who are banned have any monsters active. You can also reduce the drop rate for 8-hour-a-day players this way.

This post has been edited by Bunker Buster: May 2 2013, 17:42

How about adding Gardening and Pharmacy Tech to the training skills to increase the
respective items drop rates?

Better yet, add Monster Husbandry that combines the two (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Make it about the same cost and levels as the old Karma Amplifier (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I don't want to drug up my witches.

Somehow that specific part seems really appealing to me.

Well, it would be six with that. But since it rolls at the time you get the gift, if you leave it long enough, it would be either three or six.

Great! I like it! Can't wait to see it. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


By the way, I am wondering what's the difference between Food and Morale systems?

They looks the same at the first glance: Keep finding sth to feed your monsters, no matter pills or food.

But there must be sth different, right? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

By the way, I am wondering what's the difference between Food and Morale systems?

Hunger -> so your monster will appear in battles. Replenished by (different types of food)
Morale -> so your monster will give you presents. Replenished by crystals or happy pills.

About how many rounds a day will I need to do to feed 13 monsters?

Hunger -> so your monster will appear in battles.

Need citation on that. TY.

About how many rounds a day will I need to do to feed 13 monsters?

Food will have a 10% chance per drop roll at IWBTH difficulty.

This post has been edited by Maximum_Joe: May 2 2013, 19:11

Tenboro should do the hunger and morale things in parts. Put the stats in place but not allow the drops for a few weeks to get the whining out of the way, or let us get food and pills now so we can be ready when the patch hits to reduce whining then.

My poor 20 pl25 monsters. Lootchip army I will miss you.

Need citation on that.
Food will have a 10% chance per drop roll at IWBTH difficulty.

..Well, all my monsters are going to starve.

Food will have a 10% chance per drop roll at IWBTH difficulty.

What bout normal or let's say heroic difficulty ? Not everyone can clear arena on IWBTH.

BTW Is there any plan to balance prices of materials needed to forging ? From what I've observed people only care to get 2h Ethereal Estoc of Slaughter and buy tons of Bindings of Slaughters (which is why they are so costy). The same goes for Phazons what leads to sitting on mats till you get some Magnificent of Legendary item.

Also noticed there's some plan of making Energy Drinks more rare drop. Does it mean the chances for AP or hath from Artefacts will be increased or Energy Drinks will became normal drops, but with a low drop rate ?

This post has been edited by HNTI: May 2 2013, 19:15

It's always 10%, no matter the difficulty. Joe is just toying with you.

What he doesn't tell is that food will have tiers. So very possibly 10k+ rounds per day for 20 monsters.

@HNTI: slaughter is costly because HTTP inflates prices. (he gets enough of them by himself)

@HNTI: slaughter is costly because HTTP inflates prices. (he gets enough of them by himself)

Well he can afford it. I think similar process affects Noodles as 2-3 users buy them in huge number and when one of them increases the price, the rest immediately change it to the similar one(a few days ago 45k -> 50k now). Not that I complain about it (I mostly sell them), but in the end of the day forging is all about Bindings of Slaughter and Phazons.

This post has been edited by HNTI: May 2 2013, 19:25