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Update: Server Updates 11-21-19
Hey Folks,
This update is part of the Quality of Life updates that I've been working on. This is the interesting one (for me), because I will be testing some new features (listed below) before full roll out! This update is well in advance to give time to prepare for the EXP Loss changes. So we are clear, the decision on the EXP Loss came from consultation with multiple 'sides' and is intended to fix multiple things; it adds an Adena sink (really the main purpose here), and gives penalty to players using deaths as a griefing tactic.
Minor Updates:
- Completed final changes to Cold Kiringku & Cold Chainsword to bring them in line with what was intended compared to Fid.
- Added Crystals to be purchasable by the same shops as Live for 5 Adena each.
- Warp 11 will send you to CoD.
- Warp 12 will send you to ToS.
- This is meant to be a convenience for new players.
Spawn Changes:
- Summons (adds) that are spawned by a Boss or Monster will now despawn after 5 minutes of being Inactive.
- Maps like Tarak or Death will not be as chaotic with the duration the server can stay online without a restart.
- This is activated for ALL monsters that summon adds to keep maps from being polluted.
- Monsters that are moved away from their spawn will despawn after 5 minutes of being offscreen and inactive (nobody on screen).
- This is a test and has only been activated for the following monsters: Giants, Monsters around Tarak, Monsters in Diamond Golem map, Monsters in Varlok's Hideout, Monsters on ToS 2F, and all monsters in Ice Caves.
- Monsters in certain areas will now spawn whether a player is on screen or not, moving or standing still. This is the default behavior inside TheBes Temple and has been extended as test to the following zones:
- Giants, Monsters around Tarak, Monsters in Diamond Golem map, Monsters in Varlok's Hideout, Monsters on ToS 2F, Ice Caves
- These changes do not making camping illegal.. its part of Lineage. This update simply makes AFK camping with an insane amount of low-level alts more difficult.
EXP / Death Penalty Changes:
- You will be able to buy back up to 99% (Level 81+) of EXP matching the change put forth on NA Live. (See chart below)
- The cost of buyback has been reduced for levels below level 72.
- EXP Loss has been updated to match as close as possible to NA Live. (See chart below)
- There is ZERO exp or item loss in Siege Zones but only under certain conditions!
- If your pledge is declared in the siege zone - you will not lose EXP or items on death!
- If your pledge owns the castle and you die in the siege zone - you will not lose EXP or items on death!
- You will no longer lose EXP or items in DeathMatches.
- You do not lose EXP or items in a duel (unchanged.. just making a note of it).
- All players EXP Buyback ability will be reset during the update.
- If you died, then buyback before the server maintenance, otherwise you will not be able to until you die again.
What Is Next?:
- This this second part of the quality of life update, the Antharas raid content will be going back on Test server (combined with the current QoL updates).
- The raid will be the next focus with a release scheduled before the XMas Event.
- I will be adding to, changing and preparing the XMas event after Raid goes live.
- Ant Cave updates that were added to NA Live will be completed.
- The 3rd planned smaller "Quality of Life and Fixes" update will be going live which includes some item upgrades, small fixes to inconsistencies and some other small tweaks.
- Finally, I will be looking into what we are missing, or have incorrect compared to what was on NA Live before it shut down to bring everything up to that point.
- .... and more content moving forward along the timeline.
GM Charles - Global Admin & Developer - Server / Website
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Thanks for the update
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Could you bring back Rudalph taming from last year for the xmas event? I liked it cause it was solo player friendly.
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
I fear that adding adena value to crystals will just make adena useless, people dont die that often to offset the added adena that will be pumped into the economy from crystals.
Have to consider the fact that its extreamly easy to get item that can be turned to crystals
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Hey Paladin,
I've been monitoring the Adena in the economy very closely. We've added a few small Adena sinks over time.. costs of poly event scrolls, costs of using -buff, costs to teleport to GP... event costs (July event wiped approx ~5 billion Adena from the server). The Adena on the server had become stagnant.. and was barely increasing with all the small and subtle sinks that were added over time. Now, bring in the cost of buyback and we start to see a situation that could cause the economy to shrink...
The idea is, that higher end players that are end-gamed and PVPing aren't necessarily farming... while the newer players are doing most of the farming. Now, you have a situation where there is a bit of "Adena Redistrubtion"... there is not a significant amount of crystals, and the impact isn't as great when you consider that the items sell for much more than crystals, and there is the chance of failure.
I've thought it out, worked the numbers and believe we are in good shape.. and will be monitoring it over the course of time to see how it impacts the economy.
GM Charles - Global Admin & Developer - Server / Website
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
A 0.5% loss at 78 is equivalent to around 6 hours of GP time. A 0.5% loss at 72 is so little GP time, I can't even really recall... That doesn't really seem very fair. I also suspect there are very few level 77 and 78 players purposely dying for
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
I will take that into consideration for review.
GM Charles - Global Admin & Developer - Server / Website
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Thanks Charles!
Can you explain what is changing regarding ant caves?
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Ant caves were updated.. see <here> for more details.
GM Charles - Global Admin & Developer - Server / Website
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Cool. As it used to be.
Thanks again!
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-16-19
Are all the changes listed in the patch notes in the link above in effect?
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-XX-19
Flaiyer something I'd like to point out is the point of the game isn't to die... You should be avoiding it. And at level 72/3/4/5/6/7/8 you start getting into power creeps and item caps. At this point in the game you shouldn't even die at all. Lag and DC are out of your control but everything else is. If you're prepared you shouldn't die to anything. We've used 8 people to kill all 8 dragons before charles removed them with 0 deaths.... As long as you actually learn to play the game and not mindlessly hunt GP as a worker bee you shouldn't be dying since you've learned your character and it's limits.
Also I know you say people at these high levels don't grief you're highly incorrect cause you're not in the end game areas.... Our enemies commonly use level 72-76 characters to die and make us chao so they can run in with 8-12 people and force us out.... because we're chao we cant heal as well or cast destroy, the mage's bread and butter, and yes it's REQUIRED to kill these chaomaking chars or else they'll steal the boss loot... Sorry but that's the way the game works. I just was chaomade last night and now I'll have to re-lawful before siege. Don't care that I have to but until I do I cant heal my team so we're at a slight disadvantage. Its an underhanded strategy but effective and can be used by all parties. Until this EXP change though they had no penalty... I don't even buy back exp currently and by the time I do 1 boss run I'll make up all the exp lost from a death to say, grim or lich or dc.-Yoshi
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-XX-19
Are there any updates to the XP loss on death for pre-Level 72?
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-XX-19
Will Dancing Blaze (fire elf brave) be added with this?
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Re: Update: Server Updates 11-XX-19
Thank you for your time and effort.