Game is too punishing.

Hello,
I could write tons of feedback but I would like to get across the most important point for me which is how harsh the game is.

For context I'm a solo player and don't intend on joining a team/guild

Personally, I'm a fan of how tough the game is but the material drop rate on death is way too punishing. I think its okay if I lose half of lets say 2 random out of 10 different materials in my possession but to lose 60% or w/e it is of EVERYTHING?? Additionally, anyone can just freely loot me, not to mention, In a few cases I had to travel 5mins just to get to the area I died. It should be significantly lowered, or make lootbags only accessible by the person who died if it was an NPC death.

Honest opinion I think in alpha we shouldn't drop anything on death due to the following reasons:

* its full of bugs, which can cause death.
* Poor performance overall currently, can result in death.
* No one wants to spend 2hrs farming mats just to die (especially due to the above) and have to start again in alpha.
* People will quit alpha testing if they keep getting punished so heavily before they reach higher levels which means less overall testing.

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CROW3

IMO - it's the reward of gathering more v. the risk of losing more. There's a balance players will find when they need to head back into town to deposit things in the bank, or push the limit to get a little more despite potential dangers. This is a good thing in a sea of mmos that are solo faceroll no risk.

nanfoodle

Shoklen wrote: »

Punishment for dying solo (pve) seems a little harsh but I'm going with it for the moment.
Dying and having (generally) a fairly long run back to my body is fine.

XP dept is fine.

Loosing a little glint is fine.

Having a dog-pile of bottom feeder-players jump my Ashes the instant I die and loot my body is a little over the top since it's'n addition to the above.

What would be nice is if there was an in-game log of everyone that looted your Ashes, and or killed you in PVP. Or at least you get a text message in the chat "X has looted your Ashes". Now that gives me a name to seek revenge...

I agree. IMO you are in consenting PvP, someone should be able to loot my Ash pile but in consenting PvP, you should not build exp dept. With death in PvE I should gain exp dept.

Palmax

Nah this team play vs solo play is going too far now... I'm not "encouraged" to play in a team, I'm "forced" and thats a big difference. I did an event earlier with Unruly agressors with like 15 people and I was rewarded with 50 dull glint and 1 dim glint. I just now did that same event at the same level entirely solo and was rewarded with 1 dim glint and 4 dull glint. I get that its supposed to encourage team play but don't PUNISH me for playing solo...

Dune1

pyreal wrote: »

It's a group focused game. If you were in a group, you would be less likely to die and if you do your party could pick your stuff up for you as you travel back.

Sure, but finding groups is next to impossible.

Miguel_D

Zapatos80 wrote: »

Death is meant to sting. Risk/reward. If you're out for a while, consider making a run to storage to bank your stuff.

What reward?

That little bit of glint that you might get doesn't really float my boat.

Agripinensia

Veeshan wrote: »

nanfoodle wrote: »

25% is not worth the risk of corruption 99% of the time :P

You can wait until they looted - then they are flagged and you shouldn't gain corruption.
Since you also get 25% of their stuff, sometimes you'll even make a profit.

There is a reason I stopped looting ashes

Sevariel

I love death penalties. It’s the perfect balance of casual and hard core that makes death feel like it matters. It’s immersive and inspiring even if sometimes it’s the pits. 🤷‍♂️

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