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2nd UPDATE - [PC] Rage of Bel meter issues
nitocris83
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Update May 18
We are currently working on a patch for Rage of Bel to address a number of issues, including absorption rates for Glyphworks energy, reward drops, and cool-downs. The patch will be be available later this week. Thank you for your feedback and patience!
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Update May 16
Currently the cooldown period will seem sporadic due to a known issue that will be fixed next time we patch. The issue will result in the cooldown period lasting anywhere between the intended hour and 10 seconds. The frequency of this is dependent on how many players are participating.
We are also aware of the slow energy rates for certain players and are targeting a solution for that next week.
Thank you for all for your feedback, we apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you are enjoying besting Bel and his legion.
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Original Post
We're aware that the Rage of Bel meter is currently inconsistent based on the instance you're in, and that Insurgencies spawn enemies inconsistently as well. We're working on a solution; in the meantime, you'll be able to fight Bel whenever the meter is full, and certain instances will be able to contribute to the meter.
We're aiming to have a fix live in the next few days, though due to the nature of game development, this may need to be delayed.
We are currently working on a patch for Rage of Bel to address a number of issues, including absorption rates for Glyphworks energy, reward drops, and cool-downs. The patch will be be available later this week. Thank you for your feedback and patience!
******
Update May 16
Currently the cooldown period will seem sporadic due to a known issue that will be fixed next time we patch. The issue will result in the cooldown period lasting anywhere between the intended hour and 10 seconds. The frequency of this is dependent on how many players are participating.
We are also aware of the slow energy rates for certain players and are targeting a solution for that next week.
Thank you for all for your feedback, we apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you are enjoying besting Bel and his legion.
*****
Original Post
We're aware that the Rage of Bel meter is currently inconsistent based on the instance you're in, and that Insurgencies spawn enemies inconsistently as well. We're working on a solution; in the meantime, you'll be able to fight Bel whenever the meter is full, and certain instances will be able to contribute to the meter.
We're aiming to have a fix live in the next few days, though due to the nature of game development, this may need to be delayed.
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edit: 6 hours later, still at 9%
In short and without mincing words. Current status is FUBAR.
after a Reset it seems to work for a few Hours and then break complete again.
and: aiming to have a fix "in the next few days" or it can be "delayed".
gr8
I think that based on previous evidence, you can count on some big bugs on day 0 after new content release. Not asigning some personal to deal with it seems a big lack of foresight. If there are allways bugs on day 0, I think you should expect bugs on day 0.
Bugs on day 0? Impossible
*Sarcasm off*
MOST instances did NOT have portals.
Of the instances that DID have portals to where there SHOULD have been an insurgancy encounter.... there was.... nothing...
Rage of Bel Meter stuck on 9% the entire time.
2 hours after I finished checking, it is STILL stuck on 9%
We get it, bugs happen.
But this.... Come on... We can't even play the new content. It's completely broke....
SNAFU... Situation. Normal.
I blame myself for expecting better. Because what I saw on preview was actually working. What I encountered on preview, was no major problems. Here I was, hopeful that new content would be released with minimal problems, because what I saw on preview... I liked it. It was good... I was so hopeful, like a kid on Christmas morning...
But somehow... it's all FUBAR'd
How?? How did this happen?
Co-Guild Leader
Ghost Templars L20
Alliance: Tyrs Paladium
Main: Cleric (Heals|DPS)
Alt: Warlock
And this 'works at start but not after a few hours' speaks of a memory leak/memory overwrite or something like that creeping around in the system. And that kind of bugs can be a major HAMSTER to find.
Which probably is why OP warned about the uncertain time to fix.
They might have to instrument the code, run the instrumented code in production until it crashes, and hope the instrumented output gives enough info to highlight the problem. Or they might have to just recode the entire system
The problem probably is not Cryptic's effort in this case, but some poor programmer running out of hairs to pull out from his head
1. How the insurgencies and the Rage meter works (well it doesn't work at all ATM at any instance). But even when it worked people got frustrated as no one understand how the dark energies are absorbed. There is no logic to it -- some get 20% in few min in in one HE while other got 1% after hours of trying multiple ones. Some get % just standing in the HE.
2. The mechanics of Bell's fight.
A) In phase 1 if the person is not quick to pick up the ammunition in time it is impossible to do it after the fire appears. And the fire never goes away -- Actually to clarify if the players die the whole field clears. It can be of course finished in a group who knew what to do but I do not think so this is how you intended it to work.
B ) the last phase with fire and Imps. It is just way to much fire and no real mechanics to work around it. Bell response poorly to tank and even if a tanks goes far away he just throws multiple fireball at the direction rather then following. Meele DPS has hard time to get to to him as he most time stand in the middle of fire. If a person dies in the fire she/he has to be super fat using health stones as if not will die immediately after resurrection. Fire never goes away. Again I do not think it is working as intended. And do not get me wrong I like the challenge but it should have mechanics built in that work. Like in the bosses in IC. Here is no mechanics at the last stage just fire everywhere. That said I can solo it on my tank but I think it would be more fun to have a good mechanics for a group.
c) finally this is not mechanics but when we finished the fight we got different reward bonuses from the same fight -- some got silver level others gold. Shouldn't we all get the same level when we finish it?
Object Oriented Programming,
you get data races and deadlocks for FREE!
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it's a deadlock somewhere preventing spawns, good luck devs.
The third issue has been observed as well - Insurgencies last less than 3-4 minutes at a time. The Insurgency stage needs a rate cap on the Rage of Bel meter to allow sufficient time for people to farm their daily 20%. My recommendation would be at least 15 minutes if not 60 minutes (giving an hour of Insurgencies, an hour of Bel and an hour of downtime which pleases my sense of symmetry).
An alternate would be to grant some Glyphworks Absorption from the Bel fight as well, so even if you can't get into an Insurgency, you can make some progress form grinding out Bel.
http://zap-robo.net/
Or make them craft item for cooking hell's chicken soup! 14 same vanity pets from 20 boxes - is ...
@cwhitesidedev#9752
The timers are bugged and Insurgiencies always start like 6-8 minutes ahead of whatever the timers display.
Also change the way that % of that amulet thing is charged by instead counting enemies hit than enemies killed. It's really no change... how on earth would any healer or tank land the killing blow on enemies during those Insurgencies.
Let Bel meter fill fast but don't disable insurgencies as soon as Bel arives. Let them active for 15minutes more so people could really do their thing...
Last advice: Please think things through and try not to throw such flawed design to your players. And stop releasing entirely broken content like this ever again or you'll just lose more players. Thanks!
Viperion - DragonTribe guild.
Playing Ranger/Paladin/Bard/Fighter.
1. Players should absorb magic on hit, not on kill.
2. The timer needs to be reduced to atleast half of the current 1hr cooldown.
The first one alone will make it less tedious for players, while the second one will make it less frustrating incase you missed a previous insurgence.