This week we have been working hard on rebalancing the item economy, the rumor economy, and the camping regime. The aim is to match these mechanics better with the hero roster.
You will find that you will need to work much harder to find and upgrade your well-made items. We have made these changes so that you have to work a little harder to get the really good gear. And with legacy items being extremely rare, hopefully you’ll think twice before risking all your high-tier equipment on a single quest.
In Haven the only spot to gain rumors is now the inn. We decided to remove rumors with traders and Haven’s gate keepers, in order to streamline the things you need to do while preparing for a run. Behind the scenes, we are already taking a closer look at the layout and locations of various functions in Haven, to make sure the ‘downtime’ between runs is not unnecessarily tedious.
Instead of camping anywhere you will need to find designated camping spots. On small nodes these spots will be easy to find. Most of the small sites have been made much smaller. Basically they are now just a simple location where you can camp, or possibly encounter folk, enemies, or prey. On larger adventure sites finding a good spot to rest will be more difficult. Probably the chance you currently encounter a campsite is a little bit too sparse, but this will be improved over time as we will be adding more designated campsites to adventure sites and simple locations.
The patch is still in beta. This is taking longer than we anticipated, but hopefully when we are ready to drop the big update, it will be worth the wait.
Gameplay Changes
- The last quest you looked at on your map is a quest you can accept at the Task Master when it is applicable.
- Retrieving the Staff of Surveyor is now a quest goal.
- Adjusting loot tables so that good weapons and armor drop less frequently.
- Legacy has become a very rare attribute only found on mission critical items.
- Legacy signets have become rarer and only bestows minor legacy.
- Traders no longer have rumors.
- The price for rumors has gone up.
- The gatekeepers in Haven no longer offer a rumor.
- Starting characters typically do not have well-made items.
- You can only camp at designated campsites.
- The quick rest option is removed.
- Reduces the size of many smaller locations so they generate and load much faster.
Bug Fixes
- Forgotten weapons quest closes correctly on completion.