Hold on. What?
We’re pushing our previously announced patch schedule by a week, meaning that the loot and weapon upgrades will come in week 19 (May 8-14), and the combat update scheduled for next week will be pushed accordingly.
Why we’re doing it
The loot system is near complete, and we’re expanding the character selection lobby with a shop where you can spend your loot and treasures to purchase upgrades. We’ve been working overtime to get it all done, but we’ve decided to take another week to allow ourselves time to push the quality of the new weapon and armor models to give you the best possible experience.
What loot to expect
Monsters drop coins, bosses drop chests, and we’ve hidden trash loot in-between, that transmutes into a coin value upon interaction. The trash loot is distinguished in the environment by the same red glow that identifies intractable objects in the world.
What the upgrades do
Weapons do more damage, armor gives more protection. Some of the weapons functions a little bit differently, but we’ll leave it up to you to discover the details.
How to keep track of everything
In the same patch we’ll also introduce the character journal. The journal contains information relating to your character, like accumulated wealth and current health. Later this will include XP, powers, stats, etc.
TL;DR
No new patch this week. Next week will be extra awesome. In the meantime: Wreak karange, Murkwraiths!