BadPenny

CAVES!  PURE UNADULTERATED EVIL! *runs and hides*

I love you  The others will be so happy

Look guys, you got some portals

Regarding new TOP lists/ profile view --- maybe at least default to the players medal they have already earned ... same with titan kills... maybe ? I have a bronze SE medal no big deal but if i had earned a diamond and it showed 0 SE kills in my profile ..that would be a little deflating -- however I love the idea and the medals ..MORE MEDALS PLEASE ..lets roll out PLATINUM levels now

Yes yes... but, make them AMETHYST so they can be purple 

*offers plate of cookies*

And it will be like epics, the only way  I will have mine is hunt it myself.  The dots I buy every month cover my regular game play, and I subsidize them with shards.  Gold, as everybody knows, I mostly steal.  If this goes to the caves, I know it will be out of my reach.  And it will be out of the reach of others.  And it's such a good idea... I can see me now, stalking a particular dev that I love so with my little bow and arrows.. can't you?

Which is why it should be an *OPTION*... You, with your hunting style, want to see other players. I, with my own style, find seeing them a nuisance and a distraction, and Lord knows I definitely need no more distractions... I just think it would be nice to have.

If we are still talking about the quiver being crystalline or even the whole set being crystalline, then I think this is a bad idea. Caves would be way better for it. If not crystalline... well, I still want it in the caves.

 

And even if you NEVER do the caves, you will always have the chance to buy the items from people that actually DO the caves.

That's bull, too.  I'm not here to make the rich richer.  I want to do for myself.  I don't have lots of disposable income, I am a retired person.  Many players are underage, and have parents that will just say no.  Put them in quests, or make 'em  realm LE's and  liven up that part of the game, but PLEASE, PLEASE,  PLEASE, if we get something like this, don't put it in the caves.  

i recently tried out the FSHelper and it didn't have the gold amounts displayed was teh only reason i tried out the helper.. so i trashed it right after finding that out..

 

i'm not going to use an older version of a browser to use outdated features of the Helper since it is dangerous for the security of my computer

Sweetie:

1. Use Chrome

2. You have to enable this feature to use it.

Another annoying message is the one that says I am still recovering and cannot attack.  I know it's to keep us from clicking too fast, but when you have a nice rhythm set up and it goes off anyway, well, that's plain irritating... 

Hard earned gold = hard earned new items. Or are we going to go with the easy route in this game from here on out? A challenge is what the game needs and this would be perfect for that.

NO!  There are many many of us that don't ever do the caves.  I NEVER will do the caves.... I consider them a waste of my gold and my time... 

Better to make the items a quest reward.  The work still gets put in, the item remains special,  but more have an opportunity to obtain it.  

Although I <3 composing and would greatly benefit personally, I agree it should wait. Here is my highly scientific list of how it should be prioritiEd:
1. Fix the broken stuff (not broken as in its not working the way I like it but broken as in being exploited or not working as intended.
2. Get and keep new players. Not sure what the magic formula is but a start would be to make it much easier for mentors and new players to be partnered easily.
3. Enhancements. Fulfill the long promises made but not delivered like composing
4. Get the gods to answer my darn daily prayers

+ infinity²

There's a lot of talk here about priorities and what we want as a community.  Nobody can dispute this.  A lot needs to be done, and many things that have been shoved to a back burner will have to remain there a little longer.  Everybody acts as if changes should just happen lickety split as soon as they are brought up, but things are just in a discussion stage here at best.  Let out new (old) guy here get back into the swing of things before we jump the gun and make demands.  I know we want composing fixed... I'd like to see what's next in Present Darkness, too, but neither are as important to me as seeing what changes will be made to PvP and the Bounty Board, whether the EOC players will ever get their portal (walking 50+ levels has got to be brutal, not to mention being a stam leak from Hades.) The things mentioned here so far barely scratch the surface.  

One thing I might suggest... There are current threads concerning most of the major issues we have.  Mr Mohawk/Radneto here has already said he would be reviewing such threads.  Post your views, ideas and concerns in these specific threads, rather than, here, so it's easier for him to digest....  And by all means, lets get more people back to the forum.  Tell your friends and your friends' friends to come weigh in too... This is how the cows can know what we need and what we want....  It's not rocket science, folks

My my my, aren't we all like little baby birds, chirp chirp chirping for food....  Let's give the guy a little room to breathe, he just got back after all.... Radneto, I hope this isn't too overwhelming and doesn't drive you away.... 

OK, been thinking about these new people again, and how to keep them here...

Mentoring:

I am a mentor, and I have new people reach out to me all the time.  However, this is something that should be mentioned during tutorial as well, as it would give new players a better grasp of the game and someone to direct their questions to...  I am aware that we get no reward outside of a job well done, but that's all I really require.  I love Fallen Sword, it is an important part of my day, and I want others to feel the same joy as I do.  New players need to know about the mentor's list up front, rather than finding it by accident while checking things out.

You mention a new audience...

I have some questions:

What methods will you be using to attract said audience?

What will be done to help retain said new audience?

Also, some suggestions:

Make the tutorial a little more informative.  I ran through it, and it doesn't tell players to repair, and It kind of dumps them in the Mountain Path with no direction.  Maybe instruction to look for the ! and ? on the map?  Or at least a suggestion to go to MP 5, 10 to begin Present Darkness.  It's where I direct new players in Global Chat, but not all of them actually make it there.

The booster packs are almost used up.  I think more of these will foster growth.  Also, booster packs would make a good recruitment tool.. Maybe a redeem code for us to give to new recruits?  I mean, when I get one, I always send a short note and a pocket full of gold, but it would be nice to send a better welcome gift.