As many of you are aware, a group has been working to assemble very organized feedback that can hopefully be used by Soulmancer to create a balance patch to go with a summer reset. I wanted to give you an update on where we are with that process:
1. Skills - PureRage has put together a "skills" patch that has all of the suggested skills changes. We need people to test it out thoroughly to make sure there aren't errors and that it is balanced properly. You can get more info in that project here:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17732. Items - I have been consolidating the feedback from the balance team as well as pulling the suggestions the general community has made in to one master list of suggestions in the form of a modified CritterKiller website. Once that is complete, I will post it live and get the community's feedback while I implement them all in to txt files to make it easier for Soulmancer. Currently I have completed all the armor and am working on the weaponry now.
3. General game changes - these are essentially complete and just waiting on steps 1 & 2.
4. Balancing Builds - hoping to get some people to help out and post "benchmark" builds so that we are sure not to mess things up. Post here:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1877For those who haven't been following the discussions, here are some of the key highlights of the suggestions so far:
1. Anti-rushing measures are being proposed to encourage more team forming and less reliance on high lvl characters to complete quests.
2. Hell is being made more "Hellish" to make this game live up to its challenging reputation. Nightmare is also getting a boost, but Normal will remain relatively easy to make things enjoyable for new and casual players.
3. Absorbs and Crushing blow are being reduced
Until the balance patch is completed, I am not recommending a reset and I genuinely hope that one does not occur. A reset without a content change is simply not worthwhile. So you can stop asking on the forums, in games, and through PMs when there will be a reset. We will let you know when we have things complete. Unfortunately, I need to work to pay the bills and can't do this full time, so it takes a bit of time to do it right.