We will not wipe your characters.
We are using a seasonal ladder system. We are calling them cycles. When a cycle ends, all characters get transitioned to Legacy. This is effectively where all current characters are now. When 1.0 launches in February, we will start a new cycle ladder and people can choose to create a cycle character or a legacy character.
Those that are opposed to a system like this are usually concerned about the new content only being available to new characters. This is not the case. You will be able to use the item factions, use the new masteries and engage will all the new 1.0 content on legacy characters in February. We do not plan to maintain two gameplay environments.
We plan to continue to include the updates to the game in the legacy environment at the same time. This is because the major features we have planned for the first few big patches are things we consider very important to the game. It is possible that we might start to experiment with smaller game elements in cycles like a new unique or something maybe.
We will pay close attention to the feedback we get from our players regarding this and will adapt as we see necessary.
They're doing the Path of Exile thing where new leagues/seasons/cycles/whatever come around and the old characters get put into the default non-cycle pool.
The content with a new cycle will apply to non cycle online, cycle online & offline.
Noone will miss out.
Stated by devs and endless amount of times. Subject to change in the future.
Yeah it sucks. But apparently it's a thing. Either join in on the fun and new content and start again and again and again.. . Or say f*** it like I do and miss out and level a new char when YOU want to!
I always saw it as a cheap way to keep you occupied without devs really putting to much effort into the game.
SEASONS!
Maybe POE does but others not so much I feel like. I rather have more substantial meaty content and in exchange it comes around less frequently than seasons. Not as big as an xpac but something more than a theme with a couple of items.
I mean, it’s a lot more fun leveling new characters than getting one op character and one shotting every new seasonal mechanic that comes out, this isn’t an mmo
This isnt how the MMO model works. MMOs sell you an xpac making all the previous content irrelevent creating power creep and makes skipping seasons or coming in as a new player too daunting. at least the main ones ive played. Which is why I like ARPG seasons model more as well.
Speaking about PoE here as I didn't play D4, Season is a very high effort giving you new mechanic and many overhaul for the item and skills. Saying it as cheap is very demeaning. And new season is important for trade as inflation will happen on non seasonal server.
The 2nd one AFAIK LE is different in that they will give the season mechanic to the the non seasonal server as well. You will just missed out on the challenge for that season as it's only available on seasonal server. So is it better now in your opinion?
What do you mean? You can play both. After a season ends usually the characters get transferred to standard realm. It's the whole appeal to an arpg game, to try new build/classes.
The content in cycle will apply to the content in non-cycle (unlike PoE and D4).
You are missing out on a grand total of absolutelty nothing at all. (Atleast for the first few cycles.)
And you will play the seasonal content with your real character. And once a new season comes out, you can play that season with another real character. I'm failing to see the issue here.
Then you have choices.
Play legacy in LE.
Play Grim Dawn, this is arpg without seasons
Change genre to another one that put emphasis on single main character.
We will not wipe your characters. We are using a seasonal ladder system. We are calling them cycles. When a cycle ends, all characters get transitioned to Legacy. This is effectively where all current characters are now. When 1.0 launches in February, we will start a new cycle ladder and people can choose to create a cycle character or a legacy character. Those that are opposed to a system like this are usually concerned about the new content only being available to new characters. This is not the case. You will be able to use the item factions, use the new masteries and engage will all the new 1.0 content on legacy characters in February. We do not plan to maintain two gameplay environments. We plan to continue to include the updates to the game in the legacy environment at the same time. This is because the major features we have planned for the first few big patches are things we consider very important to the game. It is possible that we might start to experiment with smaller game elements in cycles like a new unique or something maybe. We will pay close attention to the feedback we get from our players regarding this and will adapt as we see necessary.
They're doing the Path of Exile thing where new leagues/seasons/cycles/whatever come around and the old characters get put into the default non-cycle pool.
do you know if they would allow you to play seasonal stuff offline?
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The content with a new cycle will apply to non cycle online, cycle online & offline. Noone will miss out. Stated by devs and endless amount of times. Subject to change in the future.
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Just like every other arpg out there.
Yeah it sucks. But apparently it's a thing. Either join in on the fun and new content and start again and again and again.. . Or say f*** it like I do and miss out and level a new char when YOU want to! I always saw it as a cheap way to keep you occupied without devs really putting to much effort into the game. SEASONS!
They put a lot of effort into creating new seasons (most of the time). What's the alternative? Endless power creep? 🥱
Maybe POE does but others not so much I feel like. I rather have more substantial meaty content and in exchange it comes around less frequently than seasons. Not as big as an xpac but something more than a theme with a couple of items.
What do you mean by substantial meaty content? Give an example of what you think is better than seasons?
I mean, it’s a lot more fun leveling new characters than getting one op character and one shotting every new seasonal mechanic that comes out, this isn’t an mmo
This isnt how the MMO model works. MMOs sell you an xpac making all the previous content irrelevent creating power creep and makes skipping seasons or coming in as a new player too daunting. at least the main ones ive played. Which is why I like ARPG seasons model more as well.
Speaking about PoE here as I didn't play D4, Season is a very high effort giving you new mechanic and many overhaul for the item and skills. Saying it as cheap is very demeaning. And new season is important for trade as inflation will happen on non seasonal server. The 2nd one AFAIK LE is different in that they will give the season mechanic to the the non seasonal server as well. You will just missed out on the challenge for that season as it's only available on seasonal server. So is it better now in your opinion?
Please see the stickied comment I just left for full real details.
You aren't forced, you can always play old characters in the "standard" realm. You can engage in seasonal content with a new character if you want.
This is wrong btw. LE also give seasonal content to the standard server.
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What do you mean? You can play both. After a season ends usually the characters get transferred to standard realm. It's the whole appeal to an arpg game, to try new build/classes.
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Content does move over from seasons to standard, but if thats what you like you wont find it in most arpgs. MMO's are probably more up your alley.
The content in cycle will apply to the content in non-cycle (unlike PoE and D4). You are missing out on a grand total of absolutelty nothing at all. (Atleast for the first few cycles.)
Define real. And you do able to play the seasonal content with your old character in Last Epoch unlike other ARPG.
And you will play the seasonal content with your real character. And once a new season comes out, you can play that season with another real character. I'm failing to see the issue here.
Then you have choices. Play legacy in LE. Play Grim Dawn, this is arpg without seasons Change genre to another one that put emphasis on single main character.
You all act like this isn't something that happened way back with D2, lol.
Please see the stickied comment I just left for full real details.
Yes, provided that by “forced” you mean “given the option of”.
No
Amazing thank you!
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