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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #25 - Apr 30th, 2014 at 6:34pm
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rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:56pm:
I think it's awful they're building more new systems. They obviously can't manage to not fuck em up, why are they introducing more???????????????????????

They like chaos.
  
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Reply #26 - Apr 30th, 2014 at 8:04pm
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looks interesting to me. i never run 3bc anymore so i guess it will be like new contend.
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #27 - Apr 30th, 2014 at 8:48pm
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rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
The dev team had a short list of monsters to meet particular gameplay goals

Translation: We sure as fuck were not going to spend money on artists to make new monsters. We gave the PC council a list of 3, and let them have veto power over the 30k hp rats. Harpy pirates! That makes sense! Because it makes more sense than a pirate rat!

rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
Airship monsters

My mad theory: Spelljammer. They are using 3ButtC, a throwaway marginal pack, to experiment on and practice spelljammer playing mechanics. This is absurd, because it requires the one thing Turbine has never been able to do: modify and refine an existing system.

rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
and in particular against the grappling hooks that allow those monsters to continuously spawn.

Lolwut? WAI Infinite monster spawn? You get a 100 level guild, you get a 100 level guild! Guild level 100 for everyone!

rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
Yes, we’re planning on adding free teleport points across the landscape!

Translation: We're putting an exclamation point at the end of this sentence. We hope it distracts you from our stupidity. We further hope it always excites you beyond belief whenever we include an old, completely reliable game mechanic in our new content.

rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
It’s something of a spiritual replacement for Guard Duty

Translation: Thank you, everyone who ever gave us money. In response, fuck you! Escort quest! HAHAHAHAHHA*picture of insanity wolf*

rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
we’re planning on something much more dynamic and interesting by building on top of the technologies we developed for the “bed ship” in Acute Delirium.

Damn, now my mad theory feels less mad. I need to up the crazy: Guild ships will become Spelljammer ships. Also, pirates. We envision Spelljammer as an endless series of level 30 pirate quests. Don't worry; your guild ship will have to be escorted through almost every one of these quests.
  

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Reply #28 - Apr 30th, 2014 at 11:06pm
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Thats meh and all, but its still 3BC being epified.
I'm honestly still confused on how that zone got picked to become epic.

Why do I have to play this game the wrong way?  I need someone from Turbine to teach me how to really play DDO so I can be excited about this crap.

Interesting how they kind of threw the PC under the bus.
  
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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #29 - May 1st, 2014 at 12:39am
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jaggedmonk wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Thats meh and all, but its still 3BC being epified.
I'm honestly still confused on how that zone got picked to become epic.


Worst sold pack to this date? Epicify that shit immediately!
  

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Reply #30 - May 1st, 2014 at 1:08am
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Alex DeLarge wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 12:39am:
Worst sold pack to this date? Epicify that shit immediately!


Restless Isles would like to talk to you.
  
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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #31 - May 1st, 2014 at 1:25am
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rest wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 1:08am:
Restless Isles would like to talk to you.


Grin Honestly, I think it was a tight competition and 3BC pulled ahead just by an inch.
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #32 - May 1st, 2014 at 3:09am
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No, seriously, Restless Isles is worse. 

I actually don't think this sounds awful for what it is; at least there's some justification for yuan-ti and harpies reaching extreme levels of power, although what the hell they're doing in that setting is anyone's guess.  What they *should* be doing is 'trying to kill each other', but there you go.

My main problems are: 1) it's the next-to-last pack in the game I'd have chosen for the Epic treatment, and 2) the stupid pirate bullshit.  I *liked* the Cove event when it came out and didn't care that it broke the 4th wall, because it was lampshaded as a special event.  You actually left the "real" DDO world and went to a special island to go crazy splatting cartoon pirates with cheesy names for a week before the whole thing went away again.  Cheesy comic-book pirates as a permanent part of the Epic milieu though... no.  Don't like it.
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #33 - May 1st, 2014 at 4:01am
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Persiflage wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 3:09am:
No, seriously, Restless Isles is worse.

I actually don't think this sounds awful for what it is; at least there's some justification for yuan-ti and harpies reaching extreme levels of power, although what the hell they're doing in that setting is anyone's guess.  What they *should* be doing is 'trying to kill each other', but there you go.

My main problems are: 1) it's the next-to-last pack in the game I'd have chosen for the Epic treatment, and 2) the stupid pirate bullshit.  I *liked* the Cove event when it came out and didn't care that it broke the 4th wall, because it was lampshaded as a special event.  You actually left the "real" DDO world and went to a special island to go crazy splatting cartoon pirates with cheesy names for a week before the whole thing went away again.  Cheesy comic-book pirates as a permanent part of the Epic milieu though... no.  Don't like it.


Can't disagree here. I've had Restless Isles since forever and never even bothered to run it, ever...
They could have epicified many better things than 3BC, but if it was down to 3BC and Restless Isles, I probably would have chosen Restless Isles with Epic Titan raid. Would not be as horrible as 3BC, because...Pirates.
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #34 - May 1st, 2014 at 4:08am
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Titan is one of several raids I have never run.  Because Restless Isles  :/
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #35 - May 1st, 2014 at 4:08am
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Bottom line is:
No raid.
How hard is it to work out that folk want raid loot?
  

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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #36 - May 1st, 2014 at 4:20am
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You'll probably find that because 3bc is so shitty that it required the least amount of work to 'work over'. Can't be doing epic Vale and shit, they don't have the talented grunts to work on it anymore.

First time in 2+ years that I'm considering not renewing VIP ..... I mean, just on my server I've noticed a big drop in peeps so why not.
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Reply #37 - May 1st, 2014 at 5:58am
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Persiflage wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 3:09am:
My main problems are: 1) it's the next-to-last pack in the game I'd have chosen for the Epic treatment, and 2) the stupid pirate bullshit.  I *liked* the Cove event when it came out and didn't care that it broke the 4th wall, because it was lampshaded as a special event.  You actually left the "real" DDO world and went to a special island to go crazy splatting cartoon pirates with cheesy names for a week before the whole thing went away again.  Cheesy comic-book pirates as a permanent part of the Epic milieu though... no.  Don't like it.


This.  I avoid 3BC on every TR mostly because of CC.  I
find the prospect of playing 'epic' 3BC considerably less
appealing than guzzling Anne Widdecombe's titmilk direct
from the 'taps'...
  
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Re: "Dev Diary" on epic 3BC
Reply #38 - May 1st, 2014 at 6:19am
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rest wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 1:08am:
Restless Isles would like to talk to you.

I actually saw 2 LFMs up for Restless Isles last night!

I was wrapping up for the night and thought I'd check the LFM panel to see if there was one more quick quest before I called it a night, and there was not one but two R.I. LFMs open in an otherwise nearly empty panel. I almost ran out to buy a lottery ticket.
  

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Reply #39 - May 1st, 2014 at 7:15am
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There are 2 good things to get in Restless the mask and the trinket  for but i havent played that pack in a good year. Been to busy ETRing.Witch sucks but i home Brew so i have unlimted amout of beer witch make the ETR grind possible.
  
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Reply #40 - May 1st, 2014 at 7:35am
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Jeff_Stryker wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 5:58am:
considerably less
appealing than guzzling Anne Widdecombe's titmilk direct
from the 'taps'...


Congratulations on finding an analogy heinous enough to make me think "No, actually, I would run 3BC first"  Grin
  

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Reply #41 - May 1st, 2014 at 7:56am
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Restless Isles is awesome, Titan is the best raid ever.
Pirate shit, not so much.
As a premium only two things I don't own,  Attack on Stormreach and 3bc heh.
Will get 3bc before u 22 though.
  
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Reply #42 - May 1st, 2014 at 8:12am
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The good thing about epic 3BC is that there will be a lot of new content to play with since the shit has lots of quests, but even then; DDO pirates = shit.

You know what this game needs? Epic Amrath, and after you beat all the quests, new Epic Shavarath raid which you could acquire by talking to the Mad Archon and access at the Enforcer's Prison. Now that would be badass.
  
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Reply #43 - May 1st, 2014 at 9:30am
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rest wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 3:31pm:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/441518-Epic-3BC-Dev-Diary
Harpies and yuan-ti? Fucking seriously? I guess it's better than 6000 hp rats. But still. What were the other choices, PC assholes?


Rest! Mind your mouth!

The dev diary isn't quite accurate, we didn't get to choose monsters, we got to vote between a couple of monsters, and a couple of monsters were voted out.

I don't really like yuan-ti, but apparently they're a very practical pick for the devs.
  
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Reply #44 - May 1st, 2014 at 9:45am
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Persiflage wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 4:08am:
Titan is one of several raids I have never run.  Because Restless Isles  :/


Titan is a neat raid to watch and it's a fun idea.

That's what will actually happen in the raid, however.  You'll watch.  Because you'll be sitting on a ladder for the entire raid since it's just a 2-3 person raid and any participation from people beyond those 2-3 just fucks things up.
  
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Reply #45 - May 1st, 2014 at 10:08am
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They chose it to coincide with Airship upgrades and probably Crystal Cove opening around the same time.  Nothing more nothing less.

I doubt they put much, if any, thought, speadsheets, flow charts, design and continuity ideas into beyond that.

I wouldn't even give them credit for thinking bad... that would require thinking on their part.
  
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Reply #46 - May 1st, 2014 at 10:31am
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Wipe wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 7:56am:
As a premium only two things I don't own,  Attack on Stormreach and 3bc heh.


Get Attack on Stormreach, it's one of the most fun packs.
  
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Reply #47 - May 1st, 2014 at 11:19am
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Jeff_Stryker wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 5:58am:
This.  I avoid 3BC on every TR mostly because of CC.  I
find the prospect of playing 'epic' 3BC considerably less
appealing than guzzling Anne Widdecombe's titmilk direct
from the 'taps'...


I had to google Anne Widdecombe. Now I regret it. This needs to be put in the newsfeed.
  
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Reply #48 - May 1st, 2014 at 11:37am
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Wipe wrote on May 1st, 2014 at 7:56am:
Restless Isles is awesome, Titan is the best raid ever.
Pirate shit, not so much.
As a premium only two things I don't own,  Attack on Stormreach and 3bc heh.
Will get 3bc before u 22 though.


Attack on Stormreach is a great pack, I'd rather that was epic'd.
  
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Reply #49 - May 1st, 2014 at 12:29pm
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Revaulting wrote on Apr 30th, 2014 at 8:48pm:
Lolwut? WAI Infinite monster spawn? You get a 100 level guild, you get a 100 level guild! Guild level 100 for everyone!

Yeah, I'm liking that idea.  Last Mabar, I ran by a monk just standing on the short cliff over the dragon entrance, punching the air nonstop.  I was like "what the hell ar- ohhhhhhhhh."

Auto-attack + go make a sandwich and take a nap = sweet, sweet motes.
  

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