“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
I can absolutely confirm this is a bug. The symptoms may be lag induced, but it is definitely glitchy.
I completed the tower once, then left it a while. Came back later on, and noticed that when the first wait-point animation starts, it would run for 0.5 seconds, stop, then start again. Later on, after you complete the (faceplant) jump down there is another animation. This also would start early, stop for 0.5 seconds, then start again.
If either of these happens, you will NOT make the jump into the clock face.
After ~20 more attempts of trying to jump in, I gave up in dismay. Perhaps 30 minutes later I attempted it once more before having a break. Needless to say, no animation bug, and got into the clock face first time. Tried it again, bam another success. 5 points in one 15 min session and came to the conclusion that the earlier attempts were 100% bugged and faulty in the worst possible way; that is, it took significant effort and difficult jumps to repeatedly find a bug that looked like our fault and not the games engine. 
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
I do long for some more exploration. From memory, there’s only been two new areas since release (being Southsun Cove and Labyrinthine Cliffs) with only one of those being permanent.
Exploring is genuinely interesting for me! I like looking through all the hidden nooks, searching for surprises or areas where the developers just had a bit of fun.
Sadly since release, and all the focus now on Living World, with no news of expansions, I can’t see there being a “whole new world” for me to explore
I would love to see another 10+ full sized map areas, and less 2-week-story events that usually just revolve around a mass group of people moving from one way point to another.
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
I think the OP has some confusion about the damage numbers.. If you are seeing 30-40k damage on a warrior or other class, it’s not a single instant hit damage number.
These damage numbers are cumulative, meaning the combined damage over a certain amount of time came to the total damage of 30-40k. If you were to do 100 blades for instance, this is over somewhere around 4 seconds averaging out around 7.5-10k dps. Sure it’s decent damage, but not the 30-40k you see on screen. I guess using ‘DPS’ is a misnomer, and should expand to Damage Per Skill 
On the other hand, something like Fire Grab (Scepter 5) can do a LOT of damage, in one hit. This makes ele very ‘spikey’ in terms of damage we do, being instant hit damage as opposed to sustained in other classes like warriors. Ignoring our crappier aspects like health and armor, we sort of can get good damage at the cost of even crappier health and armor.
I did manage a 16.2k churning earth on Subject Alpha in CoE last night, which I think is one of my highest numbers
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Greets,
The patch notes list two items that change after two weeks:
- During the Twilight Assault release, the number of deadly blooms and empyreal fragments awarded for completing the Twilight Arbor Aetherpath will be increased.
- After the release, they (Aether Key Pieces) will only be found in the Tarnished Coast and Steamspur Mountain areas.
Just wondering what/if there are any other limited time frames for the rest of the dungeon path(s), rewards, achievements etc?
Looking from the outside, it sounds like after the two weeks are up we will still be able to accomplish everything this patch has to offer? Yes, I’m thinking it might be good to spend less hours in-game for a bit
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Firstly and foremost, you need to stay within the capabilities of the game engine.
- Keep in mind, Teq is really just a big King Toad. His foot-stomp is a wave that’s almost exactly the same
Adding specific inflictions like the branding will likely simply not work, because it is not written into the game engine to handle that kind of player interaction. You might be able to have a ‘flying’ craft of some kind, but it will also likely need to be stationary. That many moving characters in the air, with that many players below would likely cause havoc in the physics engine (pun intended..).
What I would expect is something like a Phase-X where Shatterer takes flight, and strafes the entire battle field, causing something like a ‘wave of crystal bombardment AoE’. Think: once he takes off, circles and comes back you will see the battlefield lit up with row-after-row of red AoE circles, which a few seconds later are impacted by giant crystals.
Completely plausible within the current game engine, and a boss-appropriate effect, with Crystals also being the motif.
Next you could go with something cooler – think of what was happening in the Queen’s Gauntlet fights.
If it were something like the ooze.. and my word that would be hilarious.. each time he takes some damage, he gets slightly smaller :P
Or an effect like the whirlwinds would be interesting – have him spawn a dozen random-moving whirlwinds that throw the players around, particularly in those places where we currently stand for safety.
Basically there’s a lot that they could do, but it needs to be related to a game mechanic we currently have too, albeit on a much grander scale.
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Something I’ve found I am very good at, is jumping!
Having run a lot of CoE lately, I normally make it through the laser jumps first go. Often I’ve been waiting around for another 5+ minutes until someone else makes it through to use the consoles though. Not sure why but the human-ele sized character and permanent 35% run speed matches very well with my jump timing!
Tequatl waves are often a breeze too when lag doesn’t fluctuate too much. I do see many of my fellow-lagged aussies unable to account for the +/- 200ms variations as well though
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Shanaeri said it.. I’ve been in ~14 Teq fights so far, and not one has been successful (only two even got to phase 2). I was waiting for the weekend, but today seems to have been just as much shambles as the weekdays
Having said that, I really want to complete this. I’ve active and fully participate in every attempt. I’m an expert at jumping waves now, or often guard the west turrets.. but as per last attempt an hour ago, I find people mining ore.. and see people selling at the near-by karma guy.. or just waiting at the way point, or worse, dead on the floor.
What can I do to prevent them? They are ruining my enjoyment honestly. Failing would annoy me less if I at least saw everyone trying to win.
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
How long will SAB be open this time around?
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Posted by: biofrog.1568
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Thanks for listening to player feedback!
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Posted by: biofrog.1568
Yup, major kudos to Josh Foreman for putting up with the massive amount of complaints at first release. You guys really came through in the end to make SAB W2 something fun to play again. (not perfect, but fun.. don’t get too smug
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On release of SAB2 I spent maybe 6 hours into (early) morning before finally coming out of zone 3 unfinished, and totally exhausted. I had resigned then to not go through again sadly.
Following this latest patch though, I jumped back in and to my surprise it was quite enjoyable again! A couple things I disagree with still (geysers should still move! just be more time-friendly!)
I know Josh always commented in ridiculous amounts to even absurd and snide remarks made in these forums, but thanks for sticking with us Josh!
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Yeah, I think we can definitely say Josh Foreman and co. have definitely done the right thing with this latest patch. It’s easier obviously, but I always felt SAB was more of a parkour game play, with fast smooth-flowing running and jumping that awards you for successive jumps.
The die-if-you-do and die-if-you-dont game play kind of sucked.
There are a few mechanics that I still think need a little tailoring, such as instant-kill arrow darts (they should knock back + damage just to give you a chance of living at least) and I think the water geysers should be re-instated but perhaps with a synchronised and more forgiving time frame. As it is they are just odd platforms now. But to be honest, this patch has fully redeemed how I feel about SAB.
It’s a huge adventure now, but not one that deals in death heavily 
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog
Is it too hard? Respect the awesome work
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Holy BALLS that is difficult. I made it all the way up to requiring a Torch to break through an Ice Wall, as my candle wasn’t powerful enough. Of course by that point, I’d used all my baubles just on staying alive!
Is that World 3 Zone 1 then? I had 3 boss fights before hand.
@John – Rapids and the water mechanism just isn’t clear enough. For me (in Australia) the ping is AWFUL and really dissolves me enthusiasm being jerked all around the place even when I thought I had succeeded in my jump. Many of the crocs/turtles also seem just that little too far our of reach imo.
The vertical logs had issues. there were massive blank sections, where I seemed to be hitting empty air a lot, and in fact I could see them when I died at times, but not while playing. Bug?? Either way, once I fell into the ‘back path’ behind those logs, I took the long way up with the bears.
Lastly, those bleedin’ arrow spikes on the tower up to the gong. Do they HAVE to insta-kill? Can we just get a 1-2 heart damage and knock back?
It seemed I was going through lives far more than going through hearts.
Pro-tip to all – if you release the gong, JUST DIE. You will respawn at the bottom, AND the gong will still be coming down! Run to the last 3 spike traps and the gong will be just behind you on the way down.
Boss fights, not too difficult.. just right I think. Ice is fun! Good icy motion, but water makes me sad
I will have to bauble-up a bit in World 1 I think, then go back in with plenty for the Torch (and flute!)
“There’s no lag but what we make.” – biofrog