Trion - Please do not ignore this post

[CM Kiwibird]

Now for Kiwi's bat signal...

Aw, you definitely know how to draw me into a thread. Okay, here we go.

these are links to my posts about ammo reserves. it seems that they have all been ignored, although many people i have spoken with feel the same way i do. you answer was to increase ammo drops, which i have not really noticed in game, and i do not feel has solved the problem.

I asked about this. The goal here was to make it so that you have to make risk assessment choices between dealing damage and survival/supplies. I will pass along this feedback, though.

the question asked by so many as to why you would not give us a 100% ego match.

The 75% EGO rating boost to all weapons in inventory was a means to assure that upgrading your favorite weapons to your current level was possible with either the arkforge provided by Arktech Revolution or with some forays into advanced and expert instances. I was able to confirm that a 100% boost was never the intention there.

will arkforge and/or corileum cores be added to the daily and weekly reward boxes?

Caeruleum Core are intended to be endgame currency for high performance in difficult scenarios. It isn't something that is going to be added to daily/weekly reward boxes because it is supposed to be endgame currency. Edited for accuracy, I apologize for the confusion on my part.

the one thing that made it valuable was its low delay.

Scapes responded directly about this before. See below:

The previous delay was a typo. We've corrected it to the legendary buff that it should be.

Asked Trick about it and confirmed again, the previous delay was a typo and not intentional. I know this isn't the answer y'all were hoping for, but I'd rather be direct and let you know what I was able to confirm on our end. As for why it was changed, it was originally a typo, and as such they adjusted it to reflect the value that they originally intended. Regarding the suggestion of adding 1 plate of armor, I'll pass that along as well.

I know they are working on it, but there hasn't been any real contact or answers from the Defiance staff since Saturday pretty much. We need some updates

I'll try to provide more updates as we go, I'm sorry for my absence. I do know that this is a rough patch right now, and I (and others) will be around to provide updates. I'm off on Sunday and Monday for future reference, but I am normally still lurking around here despite that.

We definitely don't want there to be no reason for users to level up. I'll go ahead and reference this post again, but I'm sure you have already read it at this point. We are working to address the issues that users with low EGO ratings are encountering, and we're working to make the open world experience easier.

lastly, i ask that you keep it respectful. we as a community have a common goal. to play defiance and enjoy the game, as well as the people we meet while playing. it doesnt matter if your pc, ps3, or xbox. it doesnt matter if your NA or EU, if your ego 100 or 5000. we all play the same game. we all have concerns. its time for the community to get together and get the answers we deserve [/B]

Thank you. I really appreciate that, and thank you again for being patient while I wrote up my response to this.

[Overtkill21]

...Scapes responded directly about this before. See below:

Asked Trick about it and confirmed again, the previous delay was a typo and not intentional. I know this isn't the answer y'all were hoping for, but I'd rather be direct and let you know what I was able to confirm on our end. As for why it was changed, it was originally a typo, and as such they adjusted it to reflect the value that they originally intended. Regarding the suggestion of adding 1 plate of armor, I'll pass that along as well...

You are absolutely right, this was not the answer I was hoping for considering it is either bold faced deception or complete lack of comprehension.

The original was NOT a typo - if the devs would take a look at how Shield Progression was supposed to work then they would understand why a "V" shield had one value better than all other variants (on Resparks & Rebels this value was the delay, on Hurricanes & Tachyons it was the Recharge %, and on Rhinos & Ironclads it was the Capacity.).

Why did it have this extreme single value? Because it was making up for what it lacked - both a nano resistance and a bonus stat.

This is a complete garbage answer and to expect me, or other players, to believe it shows very little respect for your players.

[Overtkill21]

WHOOPS - Double post.

[Ironhide]

No problem, had made a thread too the Puddytat made reference to. We all were patient just the update thing was more in reference to something you had came on today and gave an update to the 1.503 patch. Of course I had made that post Yesterday around 9 ish. Since we didn't have patchnote updates on the Screen upon logging in none of us could be certain that 1.503 patch had been applied, since apparently it was server side.

[swat brigade]

You are absolutely right, this was not the answer I was hoping for considering it is bold faced deception.

The original was NOT a typo - if these devs would take a look at how Shield Progression was supposed to work then they would understand why a V shield had one value better than all other variants. Because it was making up for what it lacked - a nano resistance and a bonus stat.

This is a complete garbage answer and to expect me, or other players, to believe it shows very little respect for your players.

Wow... flat out disrespect. This is my last time I will ever visit these forums..I can't stand the few negative *******s that flood these forums with their negative ********. And anytime you try and defend the game you receive infractions...makes a lot of sense. I love the game and will continue to play it daily. My suggestion would be to the devs , join clan chats of some of the biggest clans and talk to the people actually playing the games and get advice on what needs to be fixed or adjusted by active, experienced players. We wouldn't lie to them. These forums are flooded with people that have no clue of what they are talking about. I had a guy tell me I didn't know what I was talking about yesterday but today he doesn't even know how the rep system works.. The negativity has pushed me away. I never hear any of this crap in clan chat and occasionally see someone complaining in game chat. Defiance is a great game and the way it has been changed is for the best, yes a few things need to be tweaked but overall it's way better. This is my opinion. If you wanna get your last word or stupid meme in go right ahead. I won't see it.

[CM Kiwibird]

Since we didn't have patchnote updates on the Screen upon logging in none of us could be certain that 1.503 patch had been applied, since apparently it was server side.

Completely understand the confusion there. Sorry about that.

Regarding Overtkill21's comment, all Respark V items were supposed to share that regeneration rate.

For Swat brigade, you're welcome to defend the game or otherwise express your opinion, but don't attack other people in the process please. Calling other players names does not encourage further discussion, and while I understand that you're frustrated right now, doing this just encourages the other player to respond with aggression.

[Overtkill21]

Wow... flat out disrespect...

and then proceeds to curse at forum goers...

...And anytime you try and defend the game you receive infractions...makes a lot of sense...

openly wonders why he'd be infracted

...My suggestion would be to the devs , join clan chats of some of the biggest clans and talk to the people actually playing the games and get advice on what needs to be fixed or adjusted by active, experienced players. We wouldn't lie to them. These forums are flooded with people that have no clue of what they are talking about...

Suggests that those of us on the forum are liars and know-nothings.

This is my last time I will ever visit these forums...The negativity has pushed me away...

What a loss...

[rebtattoo]

No problem, had made a thread too the Puddytat made reference to. We all were patient just the update thing was more in reference to something you had came on today and gave an update to the 1.503 patch. Of course I had made that post Yesterday around 9 ish. Since we didn't have patchnote updates on the Screen upon logging in none of us could be certain that 1.503 patch had been applied, since apparently it was server side.

If it was, it didn't work. Several of us are still only scoring 5-10% what we normally do at sieges. Enemies are still phasing in and out. Damage can't be inflicted, but sure as hell can be dealt! Glorious feeling, being killed by, nothing!

Scaling is still out of whack. Across the damned game. Interesting that when I'm alone at diablo for the daily, I can finish it in less than 10 minutes. Archers take a max of 6 hits to down. Add one person, 1 person. That same archer now requires 2 full clips!

History is our guide. It'll be fixed by June. or, swept under the rug for a few months after that. Meh....

[dramaQkarri]

Wow... flat out disrespect. This is my last time I will ever visit these forums..I can't stand the few negative *******s that flood these forums with their negative ********. And anytime you try and defend the game you receive infractions...makes a lot of sense. I love the game and will continue to play it daily. My suggestion would be to the devs , join clan chats of some of the biggest clans and talk to the people actually playing the games and get advice on what needs to be fixed or adjusted by active, experienced players. We wouldn't lie to them. These forums are flooded with people that have no clue of what they are talking about. I had a guy tell me I didn't know what I was talking about yesterday but today he doesn't even know how the rep system works.. The negativity has pushed me away. I never hear any of this crap in clan chat and occasionally see someone complaining in game chat. Defiance is a great game and the way it has been changed is for the best, yes a few things need to be tweaked but overall it's way better. This is my opinion. If you wanna get your last word or stupid meme in go right ahead. I won't see it.

This guy again. Pot calling the kettle black. Massive negativity here - yes you've been defending the game, but completely intolerant of those people that criticize the game. If you received an infraction I can guess it had to do with your relentless attacks telling many of us we "didn't know what we were talking about". Several times. You sir, are the epitome of disrespect toward your fellow gamers, especially us casuals. We will not miss you.

Incidentally, the forums are filled with plenty of people that play the game regularly. IMHO, a lot of good people here. Some wacko's for sure but for the most part I've gotten great advice here over the past year from players. So here I am, defending the community.

We've also lost a lot of great contributors and I don't know quite where they are lately, but they've all been helpful too.

Unfortunately, DLC 5 drove a lot of people off the game and off the forums. Check it, kiwi - we're missing a LOT of formerly regulars here on forums since 4/15. It's about time Trion considered the huge mistake DLC 5 is, and was, and someone better be looking at numbers - players and forum visitors. It's not an anomaly, it's a trend. I really, really hope Trick and his team are aware of the facts.

And regarding big PS3 clans that play a lot (still today!) and are involved, I'm in one of them - Infamous. I'll be lookin' out for our former forum friend on PS3 too, when I get back in the game on 4/29. You can bet on that!

[Overtkill21]

...Regarding Overtkill21's comment, all Respark V items were supposed to share that regeneration rate.

So that has been corrected by making every single Respark that is Orange, all III's, IV's, and V's have the same regeneration rate without regard to shield balance?