Patch 1.024 Discussion

[Sojuorn]

please just give everyone over 3000 ego all social persuits thanks for rewarding us who have grinded since day 1

[Daergar]

I'm confused, why would I ever want to go over 1k EGO now? I'm not convinced that the minor increases to shields and grenades outweigh the ridiculous matrix costs, or less initial modslots on every weapon. Weird ideas.

[thejx4]

We’ve reduced the EGO requirements for perk slots because we want more players to focus on a bigger suite of perk-customizing choices earlier on in their game time. We understand a few higher EGO gated perks slots are desirable to our higher EGO level players, but we feel we can bring better items to strive for to replace these few perks. However, we hear the complaints about increased costs at higher EGO ratings and will be addressing this in our next scheduled update.

Finally, improving the chase for higher level players is something our team is keenly aware of and is part of our future plans. We want the rewards for those who play longer to be both desirable and balanced, but this is something that will take a bit more time, as we continue to focus on key issues we have all experienced in the live game.

Which takes all the fun out of the "meta-game" of making tough choices in your loadouts. There are a lot of perks that would be very beneficial to me, but I don't have slots for them. I enjoy making use of what I have and trying to balance that out. Limitations aren't always a bad thing and inspire creativity.

[Vega]

          

[spawn2985]

Wheres Charlie?

hahaha make a grave with flowers in san francisco........at least

[derby0187]

i have played since launch and i have 51 days of total play time on this game. i am ego level 4382 and i worked hard to get to 4000 just for the final perk slot to be unlocked and felt proud for that reward. i am sorry to say this but you doing this is like a " straight kick in the teeth". i have supported you by being a loyal to the game and supported you trion buy buying a few hundred dollars worth of bits.well the way i see it if you cant support us loyal players with high ego how or why should we support you anymore. the more players you lose the more support"buying bits" , you lose as well

[Aeothena]

No one spends "hundreds of dollars" in a game and then leaves, no matter how bad the gaming company treats you. You're already too invested. They might scare of the ones NOT buying bits and gain more profit by selling new copies. I think that is the goal.

Sledge did present their idea why the change was made to EGO rate vs perk slots, and I can buy it. I'm not that upset either as I'm no way near 4k, but then again, now I can play along my friend who bought the game less than a few weeks back on the same terms. He won’t complain every night about how far behind he is.

My first though was the same that Sledge presented after a while, there will be more play with different perk loadouts sooner which might generate a more diverse gameplay in PVP and shadow wars..

[outbackjim21]

Trion,........why? If you are going out of your way to make this game so accesible, then make it so that there is no ego rating for weapons, you have honestly taken a dump on the market for high ego players, there is honestly no point of leveling past 2000 so now our access to sell on the market is nerfed. I spent over 37 days on this game (typed /played) and now a player who spends honestly 25% of the time that i put into this game gets all the rewards that i worked for. Screw this, you don't even reward players who have reached 5000, just a straight screw you with the ark salvage thing. How about instead of fixing something that only hurts your loyal, and i use that term loosely, fans just for some quick cash grabs, you actually fix your numerous disconnects during pvp, the shield glitches ( that magically remerged in pvp) and your crappy vehicle system. Notice how all three of those suggestions involved pvp, since you are pandering to that low level group who plays pvp.

[BEINGSTUPID735]

Wouldn't it be ironic if the patch that is meant to mess things up, actually fixes things?

[TShattuck]

DEFIANCE 1.024

- Lowered the rating requirements for unlocking perk slots. We want everyone to be able to focus on adding variety to their builds when additional loadout slots are unlocked.

I am at ego 1432 and still have the same amount of perks unlocked. Did they change this