[Secrets] Developer Blog #1 - Secrets of the Future

[Ommadawn]

I love your ideas, I really do, but I think people will abuse the 'Late Join Quest'. Some people will purposely join late to the quest room like 5-10 secs before the boss dies to get a free EXP. But of course people cannot predict from outside the room if the quest has just began or its about to finish.

But in my opinion, we should give it a shot.
If it works good and people will love it = Great, keep it.
If most of the people won't like it = remove it.
Simple as that ^

[SecretsOTheP]

I love your ideas, I really do, but I think people will abuse the 'Late Join Quest'. Some people will purposely join late to the quest room like 5-10 secs before the boss dies to get a free EXP. But of course people cannot predict from outside the room if the quest has just began or its about to finish.

But in my opinion, we should give it a shot.
If it works good and people will love it = Great, keep it.
If most of the people won't like it = remove it.
Simple as that ^

As I stated in my blog post you must be alive from the round start in order to receive experience for that round.

[Ommadawn]

As I stated in my blog post you must be alive from the round start in order to receive experience for that round.

So think about that, why would I as a normal player join to a quest room which is already in a progress if I won't get any EXP?

[ZAIN]

So think about that, why would I as a normal player join to a quest room which is already in a progress if I won't get any EXP?

i feel like this feature would fit better if quests were more like dungeon runs, which could be a quest with more than 10 rounds, mini-bosses etc that alltogether should last like 30 minutes before the whole quest is cleared

[Ommadawn]

i feel like this feature would fit better if quests were more like dungeon runs, which could be a quest with more than 10 rounds, mini-bosses etc that alltogether should last like 30 minutes before the whole quest is cleared

Something like a Survival, but each rounds goes for like 5 mins. sounds good

[DDaggerDD]

i feel like this feature would fit better if quests were more like dungeon runs, which could be a quest with more than 10 rounds, mini-bosses etc that alltogether should last like 30 minutes before the whole quest is cleared

amen. this feature with short quests.. not really needed... and the quest is so short... joining late would be for what reason besides the obv if the quest just started and u wanted to join... or if some1 dc's and u need a spot filled or if u kicked a hacker and wanted to play legit... ok i see the usefulness. but besides situational stuff like these i listed, i dont see....

[Corque]

Just a few quick questions pal:

1. Could it be possible to custom build multi-stage bosses?
e.g. - I go into CustomQuestA which has 4 scenarios, would it be possible to interpret 2 different bosses without the quest ending? - (Round 1+2 have just mobs, 3 and 4 have bosses, but boss three doesn't auto end the quest).

2. Can you see the progress from gameroom of how far the quest is completed?
e.g. - Because people can just late-join on the final round to get the best possible boss experience.

3. Is it possible (if above is correct) to add a slight EXP bonus to those who start from round one until end of scenario?
e.g. Stopping people coming in last round to hail end-of-quest experience.

[SecretsOTheP]

Just a few quick questions pal:

1. Could it be possible to custom build multi-stage bosses?
e.g. - I go into CustomQuestA which has 4 scenarios, would it be possible to interpret 2 different bosses without the quest ending? - (Round 1+2 have just mobs, 3 and 4 have bosses, but boss three doesn't auto end the quest).

2. Can you see the progress from gameroom of how far the quest is completed?
e.g. - Because people can just late-join on the final round to get the best possible boss experience.

3. Is it possible (if above is correct) to add a slight EXP bonus to those who start from round one until end of scenario?
e.g. Stopping people coming in last round to hail end-of-quest experience.

Just had a quick discussion with the team:
1) Yes, it's possible and something we want to do.
2) Absolutely! Great suggestion, we'll be looking at this when we design the big update.
3) Yes, it's possible. A bit extra work tracking that kind of bonus multiplier but I didn't sign up to do nothing :>

[SecretsOTheP]

So think about that, why would I as a normal player join to a quest room which is already in a progress if I won't get any EXP?

Multi-stage quests (Like Superion, and others) and reserving a spot in a quest room for when the other team finishes are two prime examples of why this should be implemented. Otherwise, you'd be able to exploit quest by joining rooms as they're about to finish. Arguably, that could become a service (selling quest room wins) and Late Join could be disabled in rooms. It's something to think about for sure.