September 10th Nexon Stream Round-Up

(Faraleth) #1

Remember, as always, unless specifically stated as confirmed, please take everything with a grain of salt.

PS. Sorry for the shorter-than-usual notes. It is to be expected however, considering it’s so soon after an update. That is why there was no stream round-up yesterday, and also because I was far too excited to play Phoenix, sorry. <3

News:

  • Question: Will the next update be next week as originally planned, or will it be pushed back due to the previous delay? – The update is actually planned for next week; however please remember things can easily change.
  • There are DEFINITELY plans to giveaway/earn Obsidian cards for OTHER mercs, as there are some already in the game files. (Note: The Founders obsidian cards will NEVER be given away again. Those are unique.)
  • There are plans for future weekend events (such as the double credits or elite case weekends). However there are no exact details or ETA on these right now.
  • Question: Why are private matches limited to 6 players, minimum? - This is because every time you make a server, it takes up the slot of a regular server (servers are NOT hosted from your PC). It’s about balancing resources, because if we had lots of 1v1’s running at once, the resource usage would be too high.

Possible changes/updates:

  • Question: I was playing competitive, and it seems friendly-fire was on. Is it supposed to be like this? – This is a bug! No competitive servers should have friendly-fire on.
  • Question: My mouse keys keep getting unbound. – This is a known bug and being looked into.
  • Still no update on the colourblind mode. JordyGamerGirl who works in QA has noted it down to ask. (Here’s to hoping it’s coming soon… :c)
  • Question: Have you guys ever considered removing Phantom’s shield entirely to encourage more stealthy gameplay, and maybe make him less visible and quiet again? – “The shield is the only thing giving him viability right now, considering how slow he is. He would have to receive a bunch of changes, but it’s certainly something I’d like to see.” (Note: This is NOT confirmed in any way, simply what Radrodo thought. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed.)
  • Question: Could we possibly see some adjustments to loadouts in the future? – “Well, we are still in beta so plenty of things can change. I know it’s talked about widely on the forums.”
  • Question: Could we ever get Fletcher’s sticky cooldown back to how it was? – They didn’t really give an answer to this. It might be fairly unlikely, sadly.

Extra info:

  • Today the stream was hosted by GM-Radrodo and JordyGamerGirl.
  • The reason @MissMurder was out-of-office was because her sister had her baby today. Grats to her sister from the DB community. <3
  • “Who couldn’t hit a target that’s not moving though?” – There was a long pause, then both the host’s and the tech guy at once said “MissMurder” at exactly the same time. Poor MissMurder… xD

Enjoy… Until next time! #roundup

  • Faraleth
(Coconut) #2

Thanks!! I can never watch the streams because I’m at work so I look forward to reading your recaps. You’re the best

(watsyurdeal) #3

[quote=“Faraleth;17491”]
[*] Question: Have you guys ever considered removing Phantom’s shield entirely to encourage more stealthy gameplay, and maybe make him less visible and quiet again? – “The shield is the only thing giving him viability right now, considering how slow he is. He would have to receive a bunch of changes, but it’s certainly something I’d like to see.” (Note: This is NOT confirmed in any way, simply what Radrodo thought. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed.)[/quote]

I know Radrodo’s opinion is his and his alone, but…doesn’t anyone else feel this sums up the problem with Phantom?

That a damage shield is the only thing keeping a stealth character viable? That doesn’t make sense to me personally. If that’s what Phantom needs to do his job then that’s a sign that his execution has failed and they need to rework him, no simple buffs or nerfs will fix that.

(JesseKomm) #4

Thank you for another fantastic round-up @Faraleth! <3 And @MissMurder a big congratulations to your sister, such great news! :3

(Faraleth) #5

@Watsyurdeal yep, completely agreed, it’s why I asked if they would ever consider removing it entirely and make him less visible, to encourage stealthier gameplay (which let’s face it, is what he was DESIGNED to be for). Lets just hope they eventually get the message :stuck_out_tongue:

(watsyurdeal) #6

Well the tricky thing here is this

If they make him say, 100% invisible, people will complain because they will die to something they can’t see. But if he’s too visible he’s useless…personally I think it comes down to whether you want the Spy in TF2 or the Infiltrator from Tribes as your archetype for a stealth class. I’m leaning toward the Spy, fully invisible but you have to decloak to attack or do objectives. This way you get that reliable cloak and give people a shot to kill him before he strikes.

(prettyStake) #7

You forgot about the most amazing Gif from 2015 Tekonos

(DadoPeja) #8

Did u guys saw my wall jump with proxy + shotgun in Radrodos face while he tryed to plant, can somebody make a gif ? :slight_smile:

(Random Joe) #9

Will there be a Obsidian card for Phoenix? and when will they be given out?

(Eox) #10

Question: Have you guys ever considered removing Phantom’s shield entirely to encourage more stealthy gameplay, and maybe make him less visible and quiet again? – “The shield is the only thing giving him viability right now, considering how slow he is. He would have to receive a bunch of changes, but it’s certainly something I’d like to see.” (Note: This is NOT confirmed in any way, simply what Radrodo thought. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed.)

That information really gave me hopes. I look forward to see those Phantom tweaks in game, hopefully he’ll become more skill indexed and viable. It’s not confirmed, but I hope they’ll think about it.

(Faraleth) #11

@“Random Joe” My guess would be…

[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/eyT6j0v.png

Yes. c:

Not a clue when they are being given away. xD[/spoiler]

(brennanfreak) #12

@Faraleth I NEED IT NAO

(xephyr) #13

Thanks for the recap.

(Faraleth) #14

@ValkyrieHunter32 I need this…

[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/Sinwzfu.jpg[/spoiler]

(watsyurdeal) #15

HOLY SHIT IS THAT REAL???

(brennanfreak) #16

@Faraleth One day…

(x3H) #17

B-but…I want a Founder Proxy… </3

(Faraleth) #18

@EXGamma Sorry… this will never be given out again :c

(XavienX) #19

Are the closed beta Obsidians gonna be back after other Obsidians for other mercs are released? I really want other Obsidian cards besides my GODDAMN OBSIDIAN ARTY…

(RyePanda) #20

[quote=“Faraleth;79590”]@ValkyrieHunter32 I need this…

[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/Sinwzfu.jpg[/spoiler][/quote]

Turtle confirmed next.

Edit: Not actually, but this is a big clue.