Added a light source equip slot to the character sheet where you can equip your torch to provide light.
I'm not read fond of this one, I thought the light source issue as an opportunity for my Wizard to find a 2 handed staff and infuse it's with the Flam of Arnor, Or My Ranger to get a glowing blade of Mithril, or my Pally to get a flaming sword.
And what I get is a handout very unexciting Freeby box.
And why? Were people leaving the game in droves? Was it stopping people form leveling? Was it Game Breaking?
Very Creative VR, very creative..... not!
Highly disappointed
A light source slot was needed badly for classes that required both hands to use equipment, such as sword & board, or dual wield daggers. And, the main reason for that is because loadouts aren't in. Having a way of easily swapping out your items in the handheld equipment slots would alleviate a lot of the issues with light in dark areas.
All of your ideas are great, and I believe they should be implemented, but a light source slot is pretty cool, too. Imagine some of the rare items that could be made for it.
The issue I have, and I'm assuming it's the same for you, is the idea of simply dumping a wooden torch, currently alight in your back pocket. It's too immersion breaking, and I dislike it. However, tell me I'm putting a glowing magical orb of uberness in there, and I'm feeling much better about the situation. Maybe that orb could float around my toon, not static, but moving slowly. Maybe I can change the colour of the light it emits, maybe hang a lantern off of your belt? A belt seems like a good place for trinkets, trophies, items that aren't typically powerful in terms of stats, but items that add utility.
Thanks for the continuing work. That's awesome.
Regarding light sources: Not a hill to die on for me, but ..."difficult choices (TM)" right?
I wasn't bugged by having to put away my shield to hold a torch. When I was in a group, my companions held theirs and I still used my shield.
Agree that there might be a creative way to use this slot or craft some type of belt lantern for characters.
EDIT: After further thought... make holding a torch or light source BETTER than using light source slot.
" Thanks for the continuing work. That's awesome.
Regarding light sources: Not a hill to die on for me, but ..."difficult choices (TM)" right?
I wasn't bugged by having to put away my shield to hold a torch. When I was in a group, my companions held theirs and I still used my shield.
Agree that there might be a creative way to use this slot or craft some type of belt lantern for characters.
EDIT: After further thought... make holding a torch or light source BETTER than using light source slot. "
It's more about the slippery slope of cascading
"Well you did this, why won't you now do this too" 's
which will be coming.
Good job on the orcs!
Too much loot is dropping in too early of game for me personally. I liked what I saw at the end of Seasons better (while conceding that some drops would have been nice). I feel like they're still balancing that though.
Personally I don't need dopamine drips and upgrades every time I play for a couple hours; just the sake of playing in a world with lore I enjoy, a good ruleset, fun classes to play with and good folks to group up with is fun enough for me. I like to think that lots of players who are going to stick around (and also want to sub badly) have a similar attention span.
"Regarding light sources: Not a hill to die on for me, but ..."difficult choices (TM)" right?
I wasn't bugged by having to put away my shield to hold a torch. When I was in a group, my companions held theirs and I still used my shield."
This may have been a non-issue for casters, but it was overly punishing for melee classes for no reason when the lighting was not meant to be punishing, since they are planning on not only allowing weapon changing in combat but having dark vision for some races too.
I think all of the changes and bug fixes were well done.
I like the light source slot.
But i dont think a torch should be equippable in the long term. Perhaps now just for testing.
In the future i think there should be items, like lightstones or crafted lanterns, that can go in that slot.
Something to work towards, so at lower levels you still have to struggle a little.