Mechanics thread

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morbo wrote:

I apologize if I'm asking this in the wrong section:

How many characters will the player be able to create, without buying more "character slots"? Only one?

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Chris wrote:

This reply is only about character slots:

Character slot sales are not what our business is about. I don't want people to be arbitrarily limited in their freedom to play the game (and forced to make new accounts) when they hit some number of characters. I would rather that we make money from things that are aligned with making players happy (more visual customisation options).

The limit of 24 is just because there had to be a limit. In many ways I'd rather it were higher than this.

This game is designed so that you play it for ten years. You'll accumulate a lot of characters. People are already buying character slots. I understand you may not need 24 in a Beta that has two main leagues, but you'll see what I mean in a few months!

With character slots, we're competing with people making new free accounts. It's much better for us if we encourage people to play on one account each. It reduces the problem of external account sales, makes people value their accounts more (so they are less likely to risk bans) and helps us track metrics.

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morbo wrote:

@Malice, thanks!

24 sounds quite a lot (even if you take leagues in account). I thought it would be much lower as major way to get income from players. (my first reason to buy points would be char slots, for example)

GGG are too generous :)

(I hope they thought their business model through, and wont end up with a too low income to sustain the game after release)

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Sony_Black wrote:

I think the devs even said that they'll 'support' multiple accounts, so there are ways to get even more character slots and storage space (IIRC they also said that once the trade interface will be finihsed you could pass items between your characters even when they are on different accounts)

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Chris wrote:

With character slots, we're competing with people making new free accounts. It's much better for us if we encourage people to play on one account each. It reduces the problem of external account sales, makes people value their accounts more (so they are less likely to risk bans) and helps us track metrics.

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narical wrote:

Can anyone add formula for item drop (rarity) calculation, probably with examples? There's not enought information about in first post in topic.

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There are two modifiers that affect drop rates in the game, increased item rarity, and increased item quantity.
There are three potential sources of these modifiers:
- the player (skills, passives, gear etc.)
- monsters (such as bosses and champions)
- Party bonuses
Modifiers from the player stack additively with each other, and are subject to diminishing returns.
Modifiers from the party bonus and monsters stack additively with each other, and are not subject to diminishing returns.
The total player bonus stacks multiplicatively with the total party & monster bonus.