Q & A

[Hyfrydle]

Okay I was just been lazy the problem I have it sometimes seems to target the bat furthest away and this is a little annoying.

[x4000]

Well, the bats are constantly moving -- there's a good chance that they were both nearby and that then one flew further away.  That might not be it, I don't remember what the targeting logic is like on that honestly, but it's a possibility.

[BobTheJanitor]

Would it be a lot to ask to get an indicator of what you currently have targeted somewhere in the UI? It's not really a big deal, but when you first enter, say, a cave with bat bosses, it can be hard to tell if you have one targeted properly, or if you're just targeting a lightning esper off screen in that direction.

[x4000]

It actually already does show you that -- the health bar gets bigger and appears for the thing you've got targeted. So if it was an esper you'd see a random esper health bar all large down there.  Might need to make the targeted healthbar show a little bit more differently, though -- different color font or something on the text above it.  Would be good for mantis.

[Hyfrydle]

I second this idea I'm forever targeting the lesser creatures and then the big ones start taking chunks out of me.

[Dizzard]

Is there a point where exp gain becomes non existant?

Like I fought a lv 33 dragon boss (I'm lv 43) and got absolutely 0 exp when I defeated it. Sure I wasn't expecting much....but I kinda thought there was going to be something. (like 1 exp)

I'm going to have to check out a boss closer to my level to be sure.

[x4000]

Yes, at exactly 10 levels below your own, bosses stop giving you any EXP.

[Hyfrydle]

Any chance of refilling health and mana when leveling up? This is always a nice perk I find.

[x4000]

It's mildly complex because of multiplayer, but not too bad -- sounds like a good one for mantis.

[Dizzard]

Will there ever be a way to conquer hostile tiles? It seems a bit strange to me that you could be lv 80 and a lv 30 "The Deep" tile will suck you into the middle for taking a second step. The horror won't really be there anymore.

Seems like they'll be more "in the way" rather than a difficult problem.

I can accept the ocean doing it forever (no matter what the level) since it's the ocean but that's all.

[Hyfrydle]

Just reached level 5 in my current game and I was just wondering if tier 2 gems should be appearing not found any yet. Also I want to say how much smoother and enjoyable the game is getting even at this early stage I've spent four very enjoyable hours and each patch makes it better and better.

[x4000]

In terms of conquering hostile tiles: maybe.  The Deep and the lava flats and the ocean are the only hostile ones, and thematically it's not fitting at all to conquer the deep or the lava flats.  I'm really tempted just to make them not hostile anymore at all except for the ocean, because it's just annoying and doesn't add anything.  You know what?  Done.

Hyfrydle: That's awesome to hear!  In terms of the level 2 gems, you'll start seeing those at level 10 now, not level 5.  That was all stretched out to 10 levels rather than 5, because otherwise it was a constant treadmill of replacing your equipment (and that was only going to be worse).  See release notes for full details, but all is well there.

[Hyfrydle]

Cool I thought that was the case  I'm really starting to see how everything works at least till the next patch and more cool stuff to discover.

[x4000]

I'm really starting to see how everything works at least till the next patch

 

Hopefully the worst of the "oh man everything has to be relearned" sort of changes are behind us -- knock on wood.  Hopefully it's more along the lines of "hey, that makes for new awesome stuff" like the shields,, heh.

[Hyfrydle]

I love watching the patch notes grow as more cool things and enhancements are added. Even in beta this has taken up all my gaming time this week