March 21 Updates: Flask System Dev Diary/Screenshot of the Week
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Very impressive system I must say, I was annoyed as much as others by the potion spam, especially in Diablo 2 and your system is a great way to fix that issue, so well done guys! I also like the buffs that the flasks give, it brings tactics and builds to a whole new level.
About the delay - I'm very sad to hear it, but hey, the Devs know what they are doing. :) In all games I always play as a warrior, guess it's in my blood or something. For all the lonely warriors out there, unite under my banner! Let us dominate over the other classes! To arms!
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Well, I'm not convinced on that.
At least not until I see how it works in game :P Of course I can't get a broader picture, dunno anything about gameplay, toughness of monsters/bosses but whatever it is I feel that Flask system lacks one fundamental feature called simplicity. Messing other actions with healing/refilling resources on general level (not just some skills/runes) would make things hard to balance, could be unintuitive to use/easly misused* and/or could blur differences between various classes. Skills and items mechanics are pretty unorthodox in POE, and I feel that you want pull something similar to that with passive skills as well. Some effects should be limited just to certain classes/builds to keep them different from each other, to make them unique. Heal and buff/debuff other for example. Some things should be kept simple, just to not overdo with all this randomness to not end up in a mess :> But hey it may actually work smoothly :P PS: Advantage of flasks over potions in PVP is a bit far-fetched. What's the difference whether you drink 24 pots (from belt) + 60 pots from inventory or just drink 50 times from flasks (5 pcs 10 uses each)? Just a matter of time until you run out of them. Using pots or any other life replenish in PVP not based on what you can do in fight (say leech) is just lame to me. And be assured I'm not the exception, anyone who put some decent time in PVP would say the same. It just wastes time, and make it boring. I wish it would be some kind of dedicated PVP instance where game host can ban using any pots/flasks at all. | |
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The Flask system sounds awesome! Great idea guys.
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" I think the difference is that, with PoE's system, inventory space does not factor into it at all. You live and die by the flasks you choose to go into battle with (each player having the same amount) and no more. I am a poor freezingly cold soul
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Whether or not this idea works to the advantage of the player at least the dev's are thinking and trying new ideas.
I read it on the internet, so it must be true!
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"Yes, but you have to also consider that not all of the potions have the same healing capacity. It could even be advantageous for a player to use some potions even at full health/mana just to have the buff. Managing your potions will be a skill here. Greetings mortal, are you ready to die?
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Come to think of it Oasisbhrnw. While you're playing how hard it is to conserve flash charges. Does it feel like it something you have to be conservative and use sparingly or do you never real run out so long as you don't spam them?
or can you not answer this? Figure it would be easier then speculating. Yes good sir, I enjoy slaying mythical creatures.
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I LOVE this flask system. Once again you managed to implement a kinda unique idea into PoE, that's really awesome!
What I like most are the mods on those flasks, making them an important part of the equipment. IGN=Lupina
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" Uniques and rares show the name and the base type (so that you know what type of item it is). " In testing, we find it helps people who ignore the initial instructions. We might allow such tips to be disabled in an "Advanced mode" or something. " The potions only hold charges while in the belt - so you can have spare potions for swapping your build around, but they're empty. " Currently, you get a charge for landing the final hit on a monster. We're trying systems where nearby party members get charges too, or where the number of charges is increased if you're in a party (as monsters are harder with more players). Having more flasks equipped means it'll take longer to fill all your flasks. Some flasks take multiple charges per drink because they're more efficient in terms of life/mana healed at that level. They take longer to recharge because of it. " Five is the number we currently have, but we expect that different belts will allow varying numbers of flasks. It's just not done yet. " We don't like cooldowns on flasks. Spamming them is okay if you want to deplete all your charges fast and be stuck in a bad situation :) " Currently, yes. As mentioned above, we're looking into this. | |
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