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Post about Incarnate Rewards is coming

Airhammer

By Airhammer,
Posted on: 2011-04-20 15:32 in Developers' Corner

 

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Hey guys,

Baryonyx has written up a great post addressing several of your concerns, but we only finished finalizing the wording moments ago. We understand how important this is to you so we wanted to make the post as clear as we could in the areas we are talking about. It's now in the hands of Zwill and the OCR department for translating before we post it (and it's not small), unfortunately it won't get up today.

Suffice it to say there are changes coming to give you guys a better reward experience in the next major patch.

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Excellent news.

Personally, I haven't felt any difficulties with the reward system. (Aside from making a few "I got a rock" jokes about many, many Uncommons, in good humor)

But, seeing friends and fellow players get upset over the sense that they've been treated unfairly by the system has been distressing.

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Positron View Post
Hey guys,

Baryonyx has written up a great post addressing several of your concerns, but we only finished finalizing the wording moments ago. We understand how important this is to you so we wanted to make the post as clear as we could in the areas we are talking about. It's now in the hands of Zwill and the OCR department for translating before we post it (and it's not small), unfortunately it won't get up today.

Suffice it to say there are changes coming to give you guys a better reward experience in the next major patch.
Let me say thank you to the whole development team for acting quickly. The Incarnate Trials are fun, but that fun is marred by the hidden judgements on play style.

I'll wait for the post before making further comments about the system.
-Snow Globe.

Edit:
I'll hold off making comments towards the developers about the system. However, when I see a clear misrepresentation of what has got people mad, I'll comment.



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Good to hear.

We actually had a league leader explain how to get the best rewards, while threatening to kick people who did it last night.

It's a zoo right now out there, and we desperately need a good change.

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Positron View Post
Hey guys,

Baryonyx has written up a great post addressing several of your concerns, but we only finished finalizing the wording moments ago. We understand how important this is to you so we wanted to make the post as clear as we could in the areas we are talking about. It's now in the hands of Zwill and the OCR department for translating before we post it (and it's not small), unfortunately it won't get up today.

Suffice it to say there are changes coming to give you guys a better reward experience in the next major patch.
Awesome Posi, thanks. And the fact that you gave us an update tonight just to let us know is extra appreciated. /e thumbsup

Looking forward to hearing what's planned.

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Thanks for the heads up, Positron! I'm looking forward to the post!

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Glad to hear we are getting a fast response to player concerns.

I have really enjoyed the new content and trails. I haven't had an major issues with the rewards or people trying to game the system but I know I am in the minority on that one.

Just from reading around the boards the last couple of hours the level of vitriol was starting to reach ugly levels. I harbor no hopes that the solution the devs put forward will please everyone but I can hope that it leads to more people feeling like they have recieved a fair reward

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Originally Posted by Positron View Post

Suffice it to say there are changes coming to give you guys a better reward experience in the next major patch.

Thanks Positron, that is good to hear.

 

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Thx Posi, its taken forever to unlock my tier 3's on my mastermind and finding out the rewards is borked does not make me happy.. so make me happy..

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Thank you.

 

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Thank you for the post and for the efforts taking in correcting the current system.

Hopefully the fix is a good one.

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*Offers a hug to Posi*

I feel for ya, really. Seems like you can't catch a break here. System after system, AE, power customization now Incarnates are all slaved over and hoped to be HUGE only to have us gripe like mad.

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You've earned a break after this for sure.

(OT; Thanks for this quick bit of Triage, knowing it's a red alert status goes a long way towards retaining goodwill!)

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Thanks for the heads-up Positron

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Look forward to it.


 

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Something is definitely out of whack when my blaster, who basically cranks out damage and destruction non-stop (all at Tier 3) only very occasionally gets a rare (and no Very Rares) while my Stalker ran a first BAF (no slots unlocked) and snagged a very rare. I realize some randomness is involved, but...seriously...

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I have earned a rare and very rare with my Mastermind. I think all masterminds who do trial from the day it started til the day it gets fixed should get at least get something like a Borked Trial Badge. It may be crummy substitute for Incarnate drops but it would make us feel a little better about the situation. And anyone else that has the same problem. Its possible to get higher stuff but ridiculously hard to get.

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<3 you Posi, thanks for giving us the heads up. People are anxious and it's greatly appreciated.

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Better rewards experience or a transparent and equitable system of providing rewards to participants?

'cause I believe one of those is possible, the other I do not.

 

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Thanks Posi! Really appreciate you addressing that there is a problem, and that it is going to be fixed.

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Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
The Incarnate Trials are fun, but that fun is marred by the hidden judgements on play style.
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I make most of my playstyle judgments public, too lazy to type them out so anyone not on Skype/vent doesn't hear them.

It is pretty lolzy how some folks seem to live on the Uncommon table whereas I was mostly AFK for a BAF and got a Very Rare.

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*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*
*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*
*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*
*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*
*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*
*please let it be that eating cookies increases reward*


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