FC.31.20130319.12 PTS Update

lordgar · April 2013

This build is scheduled to hit PTS by 11:00am Pacific on 4/23/13

Greetings!

We're updating PTS with this build to test stability, as well as the changes listed below:

Release Notes:

- The sky race now alternates between two courses. The second course is there to add variety. It does not add new rewards.
- There was a typo in the Objective text for "Two Lane Rooftop". Fixed.

Please format any bugs you find in the following format:
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hyperstrikecoh · April 2013

lordgar wrote: »

This build is scheduled to hit PTS by 11:00am Pacific on 4/23/13

Greetings!

We're updating PTS with this build to test stability, as well as the changes listed below:

Release Notes:

- The sky race now alternates between two courses. The second course is there to add variety. It does not add new rewards.
- There was a typo in the Objective text for "Two Lane Rooftop". Fixed.

Please format any bugs you find in the following format:
Bug
Where it happens
What happens

Have all the auto-failures been fixed yet?

flyingfinn · April 2013

So, is this Phase 2 of the Forum Malvanum Event?
...

skcark · April 2013

Anyone remember that chariot race scene in ben-hur? You know, the one that's literally just going in a circle for everyone to watch? can you match if they ever changed the course every so often for variety? "Hey guys, this time go counter clockwise so it looks different"

What i'm trying to say with that is... it just seems rather pointless. I'm sure if you truly cared about giving us variety, you're fix bugs that prevent certain things being played. because to me, variety means the difference between doing one race or one mission, or one lair, or anything else that isn't the same race with a different path.

I'd even much rather the costume pieces be fixed. as it is, some pieces only have cloth material. others get metal.

Overall this phase 2 seems very strange.

aiqa · April 2013

I quite liked the race for the first few days. Then after 1,5 days I got all the costume unlock multiple times. Then seeing how fast I could complete it was kind of fun. Now I am feeling "and now?...." about it.
Even for a temporary (returning?) event the replay value is extremely limited. I'd like to have some more carrots added to these events.

bwdares · April 2013

aiqa wrote: »

I quite liked the race for the first few days. Then after 1,5 days I got all the costume unlock multiple times. Then seeing how fast I could complete it was kind of fun. Now I am feeling "and now?...." about it.
Even for a temporary (returning?) event the replay value is extremely limited. I'd like to have some more carrots added to these events.

I wish we had more Costumes to buy in the c-store, does that count as variety?

flyingfinn · April 2013

skcark wrote: »

Anyone remember that chariot race scene in ben-hur? You know, the one that's literally just going in a circle for everyone to watch? can you match if they ever changed the course every so often for variety? "Hey guys, this time go counter clockwise so it looks different"

I think you missed the guys getting dragged behind their horses, crushed under the chariots, getting whipped, getting mauled by the chariot wheelblades...
The people didn't come to watch guys riding around the circle with the chariots.

Now if we could add some of that to the race here. Like something like in Mariocarts....
:rolleyes:

soulforger · April 2013

I was hoping for something...more...*sigh*

theravenforce · April 2013

soulforger wrote: »

I was hoping for something...more...*sigh*

We did get something more...we got more rings..duh.. :rolleyes:

Hopefully now I'll be able to catch up to Sonic :biggrin:

skcark · April 2013

flyingfinn wrote: »

I think you missed the guys getting dragged behind their horses, crushed under the chariots, getting whipped, getting mauled by the chariot wheelblades...
The people didn't come to watch guys riding around the circle with the chariots.

Now if we could add some of that to the race here. Like something like in Mariocarts....
:rolleyes:

Thank you, i was waiting for someone else to make my point. Gladiator races weren't actually about the race, that was their fix for variety. So why are we getting a new set of rings for an event that goes on about malvan gladiators that has no combat.

malvou · April 2013

That New Racecourse. Goodness you really need to add in a light path or something. I got lost twice because I didn't know where I was going.

theravenforce · April 2013

skcark wrote: »

Thank you, i was waiting for someone else to make my point. Gladiator races weren't actually about the race, that was their fix for variety. So why are we getting a new set of rings for an event that goes on about malvan gladiators that has no combat.

I honestly thought we'd have Imperators on Chariots trying to catch us during the race

monaahiru · April 2013

lordgar wrote: »

Release Notes:

- It does not add new rewards.

Too Lame.

manwholaughs · April 2013

lordgar wrote: »

This build is scheduled to hit PTS by 11:00am Pacific on 4/23/13

Release Notes:

- The sky race now alternates between two courses. The second course is there to add variety. It does not add new rewards.
- There was a typo in the Objective text for "Two Lane Rooftop". Fixed.

Hah haha hahaha, now where is the real update?

cyrone · April 2013

Bravo! Excellent update! It's so very obvious that there is a full team that is cranking out these "constant updates". I've always wanted a race with TWO courses!

Now...back to reality, aka: another game.

quasimojo1 · April 2013

I can't believe you guys managed to change up the entire race course in just a few short weeks. I knew April was going to be a great month for CO updates!

monaahiru · April 2013

Yeah too lame rooftop.

enixonbb · April 2013

(insert obligatory "jumping, or flying in this case, through hoops" joke here)

bwdares · April 2013

I wish I could give positive feedback to our devs ...its just hard to do so. Not for your lack of trying mind you. So thanks Devs. You have just been left in a no win situation by PWE and a never to be seen producer.

somebob · April 2013

bwdares wrote: »

I wish I could give positive feedback to our devs ...its just hard to do so. Not for your lack of trying mind you. So thanks Devs. You have just been left in a no win situation by PWE and a never to be seen producer.

^^

/tencharacters

crypticbuxom · April 2013

Are these rings on the ground? Otherwise, no thanks. Variation requires a bit more than cut and paste.

blademaster5121 · April 2013

This is a pointless update. Tell me when you actually add something to the game.

wesleytansg · April 2013

Yup, dev, you heard the complaints. It is really pointless to add another track within MC. Most players have already gotten all the rewards they want. You cannot entice them to really race anymore.

If you had put it in other maps, lengthen the race course to cover larger areas, have exosets like those in the Bleak Harbinger event flying around shooting (cannot be locked on otherwise pointless) or kamikaze-ing hence require players to dodge while beating the clock then that may be something. Then you throw in more costume pieces (with all materials pls) and make the drop far rarer while removing the silly once a day limitation.

You can have races over MI, Canada, Desert even Lemuria. Vary the costume pieces to the region where the races are. I can understand if you cannot churn out substantial content with limited manpower and you want to recycle stuff to buy time but at least do it with some creativity. There are ways to leverage on minimal efforts to yield maximum benefits.

crypticbuxom · April 2013

They are working VERY HARD finding unreleased costume pieces already in the code to add to the next lock box. I mean, there's no other explanation as to why they don't have all the textures.

gamehobo · April 2013

wesleytansg wrote: »

Yup, dev, you heard the complaints. It is really pointless to add another track within MC. Most players have already gotten all the rewards they want. You cannot entice them to really race anymore.

If you had put it in other maps, lengthen the race course to cover larger areas, have exosets like those in the Bleak Harbinger event flying around shooting (cannot be locked on otherwise pointless) or kamikaze-ing hence require players to dodge while beating the clock then that may be something. Then you throw in more costume pieces (with all materials pls) and make the drop far rarer while removing the silly once a day limitation.

You can have races over MI, Canada, Desert even Lemuria. Vary the costume pieces to the region where the races are. I can understand if you cannot churn out substantial content with limited manpower and you want to recycle stuff to buy time but at least do it with some creativity. There are ways to leverage on minimal efforts to yield maximum benefits.

Hear here. Millenium City is so tired. It's like they completely forgot their other maps..

blademaster5121 wrote: »

This is a pointless update. Tell me when you actually add something to the game.

Been saying that since September

jedite2012 · April 2013

Seriously? That is the best you can do?

Maybe if it had more rewards i might look into it but another racecourse and no new rewards?

What did you think, players do the races just to race? they do it for the rewards

This update is pointless, but then again if the alternate track is on the ground then you did something right with the race for once, but if its another air race with an alternate path

Just a waste of time and money

canadascott · April 2013

The interim missions for all of the events have been light, to say the least, so I won't get too upset. Hopefully, you'll be knocking it out of the park in the finale.

manwholaughs · April 2013

Yeah the race rewards are crap, if they had to update it then adding better rewards should've been it, bravo again Cryptic, bravo!

Hint Hint Cryptic:

aiqa · April 2013

For some positive feedback.
The track itself is fun. The first track I could easily use autorun from the beginning till the end, even in one of those prototype interceptor with speed mods.
The new track is much harder, I even need to use strafe a bit to keep from hitting the buildings. Particularly the corner with the 'shortcut' option is tricky in a jet.

gerberatetra · April 2013

I assume this things is still broken so I'll skip it

kaiserin · April 2013

Bug: Please check how the new costumes are unlocked. The last batch of new costumes do not unlock the three basic materials: cloth, leather and metal. These materials are available for the costumes, we the players cannot access them because the items that unlock the costumes are not unlocking the materials.

You guys are expecting us to pay for the newest costume. Please fix the unlock so it unlocks all the materials.

crypticbuxom · May 2013

Just because they forgot to add something to the design of a release, does not make it any less "working as intended". Its just their justification for laziness.

And yes, its lazy because they didn't catch this with the lockbox pieces. And the race pieces. And then the promotional vehicle piece...

gamehobo · May 2013

I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with NeverWinter?

theravenforce · May 2013

gamehobo wrote: »

I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with NeverWinter?

We are currently testing content for NWO, we just don't know it yet.....

quasimojo1 · May 2013

Do you guys think the team will be able to re-position the sky rings a little bit more as our summer update? Because that would be epic.

</snark>

theravenforce · May 2013

quasimojo1 wrote: »

Do you guys think the team will be able to re-position the sky rings a little bit more as our summer update? Because that would be epic.

</snark>

The rings are being repositioned to NWO skies (whatever they look like)...

malvou · May 2013

So when are we going to get a new patch?

Hopefully not a day before it goes live.

bwdares · May 2013

malvou wrote: »

So when are we going to get a new patch?

Hopefully not a day before it goes live.

We won't DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN!

theravenforce · May 2013

malvou wrote: »

So when are we going to get a new patch?

Hopefully not a day before it goes live.

bwdares wrote: »

We won't DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN!

Pretty much..no one ever got to test the Exocet Fighter planes at all..so certain mods (weapons) don't work with it..such as the Holographic Mod.

We'll probably just get an update on LIVE this week or perhaps around the weekend telling us the next phase has begun..hopefully its more ground char friendly.

xxxbeastboyxxx · May 2013

I cant retocon on one of my characters. Is their a reason for that

theravenforce · May 2013

xxxbeastboyxxx wrote: »

I cant retocon on one of my characters. Is their a reason for that

Debugger - set self to lvl 35 - set self to lvl 40 - should = Retcon token

bioshrike · May 2013

So... how about that "next phase" of the Malvan event?

wesleytansg · May 2013

bioshrike wrote: »

So... how about that "next phase" of the Malvan event?

They have to fix the server down problem first.

jedite2012 · May 2013

cmon, when are you gonna release more updates, i might have take a break from this again

theravenforce · May 2013

wesleytansg wrote: »

They have to fix the server down problem first.

The awkward moment you find out the server failing WAS the next part of the Malvan Event

wesleytansg · May 2013

theravenforce wrote: »

The awkward moment you find out the server failing WAS the next part of the Malvan Event

Eeekss!!! The Malvan is tearing the COverse apart by attacking the server directly.

gamehobo · May 2013

FC.31.20130319.12 PTS Update means this build was originally created 3/19/13.. So the next PTS build will totally have 7.5 weeks of programming in it right?

Its not like the devs have been removed since then to work on the NeverWinter Launch.. Right? You would never do that.. not after all the complaints we've levied about that exact thing being done.

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