Piecemeal

It begins! I have been SUMMONED! I hate to say I haven't dabbled in this yet. I think I have enough know-how in each of the systems involved, but there's underlying things everywhere that get me yelled at on the reg for not knowing about. I'll add to my wishlist of rainy day projects though!

Not quite. But they won't be leaving the event, I'm hoping to just rekajigger their participation.

I'm sorry it's so temperamental (even though I have no responsibility for it), but we are considering internally how to best improve and modify this event.

When the story opens up on the Freaklok, you may notice I've already worked in a post death buff mechanic for them.

It's most definitely not what you're thinking. I chose a less-seen map in this instance, and realized there's a lot of great parts to it that nobody sees, so I changed how it flows, capped some holes and windows, and made it flow differently. I also made this map unique from its parent, so the parent asset is unchanged and still in rotation. 😄 Also can't tell if sarcasm!

I *personally* think fighting the AoE meta is a road not worth taking. The playerbase has always defined what makes this game fun. I do *not* want to take away anyone's fun. I have a bunch of ideas on the whiteboard. I don't speak for everyone, so I really can't answer any of your questions with any real definitive statement. I can talk about my design ideas, though. When I began concepting things and learning mission design, I had the thought of "How do I subvert the meta of running headlong into everything carelessly, and get the players to just pause to think about what's in front of them, if for only a second?" This thought basically was molded into "Well, it wouldn't be fun all the time and would upset the status quo, but it would be fun to have obstacles spaced out that reminds the player to stop and look around." I might do this by removing a door in a map that you've grown used to, or spreading out a spawn for strategic placement, or by having ambushes in unexpected places. But I also want to have new enemy types with new kinds of utility. In that regard. we have the time and the tech to do things the live team could not within their release timeframes. But we all have our own obstacles as well. TL;DR: I'm here to enhance your gameplay through diversity.

Believe me, I want this too! I have several ideas on the virtual and socially distant whiteboard.

Welcome to my design ethic!

A lot of GMs have been getting tells of appreciation because I included a scenic photo bench on top of the Great Pumpkin 😅

If feedback through the GMs is any indicator, the Atlas Globe Pumpkin Bench is the hero this city needed. I'll be her.

[VILLAINOUS ATTITUDE INTENSIFIES]

Butbutbut... it's all this, all the time!

Anyone else miss Virtue Pocket D? 🤣

And when you're bored, you kill him for a phat sacc of meritz!

IIRC Cortex will do a whammy of status effects on you.

I am keenly interested in this topic.

I find Mass Confusion to be fine, because its range works better for safety. Until you uberslot Seeds, it can be a risky click.

Hey. Jack Frost needs some love. Just sayin'.

I'll brainstorm something for next year and MAYBE the winter holiday season if I have time.

Another one of my fine works! 🙂

I must decline, on behalf of Freakilok sounding like an adult themed version of Goldilocks!

Problematically, the world of Praetoria was destroyed as you know it by the game's lore before sunset. The Hamidon has won, save for one single bastion of humanity left. If and when we go back, it'll be about closing up that story thread. I have an ambitious idea, since Devouring Earth are my all-time favorite villain group. But I believe it's going to take some time before you actually see Praetoria again. Edit: That doesn't mean Praetorian stuff can't come to Primal, of course. They're everywhere now.

Sounds like a Freaklok power to me. I might call it "Arrow of Snackrifice". A boss shoots a minion in the head for a data buff.

I came in here optimistic. I still am, but also this:

Oh and before I forget, I acknowledge that the Warriors need love, which is very close to the top of my list, since they're involved in the near future...