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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
Kill Credit
Riotus
Member, Alpha Two
The "all or nothing" design for kill credit is very frustrating. I am playing a Ranger and when I play solo, unless there is no one else around and it is an easy mob, it is almost impossible to get credit for a kill. For quests that require killing a specific enemy, either as a target or as a mob that drops loot, this can be beyond disheartening. I believe this system hurts players in two key areas:
1) I do not feel any incentive, other than overwhelming generosity, to help my fellow players that are being attacked by mobs. When I come in and kill these mobs for them, even if I do the most damage on that monster, and receive no experience or chance for loot, it is not a rewarding experience. Therefore, I always bypass my fellow adventurers as I play rather than looking for people that might need my help and developing a possible bond that might lead to a party.
2) It is infuriating having to wait for a mob to respawn that is needed for a quest only to attack it first but not get credit because I did not do the most damage or whatever metric the game uses. Especially when people spawn camp these mobs, seemingly even when they have gotten the credit or item they need. It simply blocks my progression. And this is as a Ranger where I at least have a chance of putting out the most DPS. As a tank or healer, the only way to deal with this situation would be to party up at all times and, sometimes I just want to grind things out on my own. I am all for systems that encourage social gameplay but I am adamantly against those that make it a requirement, outside of group content such as raids or dungeons.
Please do something to change the way kill credit is awarded. Partial experience for assisting in a kill and not having required mobs be "all or nothing" would make the questing and grinding and even social aspects of the game much more enjoyable.
1) I do not feel any incentive, other than overwhelming generosity, to help my fellow players that are being attacked by mobs. When I come in and kill these mobs for them, even if I do the most damage on that monster, and receive no experience or chance for loot, it is not a rewarding experience. Therefore, I always bypass my fellow adventurers as I play rather than looking for people that might need my help and developing a possible bond that might lead to a party.
2) It is infuriating having to wait for a mob to respawn that is needed for a quest only to attack it first but not get credit because I did not do the most damage or whatever metric the game uses. Especially when people spawn camp these mobs, seemingly even when they have gotten the credit or item they need. It simply blocks my progression. And this is as a Ranger where I at least have a chance of putting out the most DPS. As a tank or healer, the only way to deal with this situation would be to party up at all times and, sometimes I just want to grind things out on my own. I am all for systems that encourage social gameplay but I am adamantly against those that make it a requirement, outside of group content such as raids or dungeons.
Please do something to change the way kill credit is awarded. Partial experience for assisting in a kill and not having required mobs be "all or nothing" would make the questing and grinding and even social aspects of the game much more enjoyable.
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