BONFIRE: Testing ... only testing info here plz

[raknefne]

A question to everyone:

We are debating this, often impossible players re-load a lot. We can add a small penalty for reloading on Hard / IMpossible for instance. It could be 1 Crystal for re-loading. Or 3% gold - this way the Guild for stashing gold is more important.

This is not like the tax we first had in Hylfire and removed. The downsides is ofc if you experience a lot of crashes due to a slow computer or an older graphic card (I've noticed my games crash very rarely now after getting a new computer).

Plz comment on the idea or if you have a better idea.

[aristobal]

In heroes might and magic total scores define mastery to play. There were not other penalties except days of game. Such need to be promoted for kings bounty. You could modife the formula of final scores if wish. For example include free crystals or runes or gold.

[eucrysty]

For me personally is the worst idea ever ... since i play only impossible . Other difficulty is just boring and not worth even playing the game. It s like 5 reloads in 5 min on impossible . A penalty = no game at all .

[raknefne]

Good idea to effect Final Score. Then you can still play without "annoyance", as eucrysty says, but still have an effect!
I generally only reload if I get surprised or find an overwhelming army on Impossible...
Since this is not a game with a final battle like other KB games, we will make this obtion at the start of the game:

1. PLAY ENDLESS (play as long as you wish, no ending, like Heroes 3 map generator).

2. PLAY TO LEVEL 10, 20 OR 30 - THEN THE GAME ENDS AND YOU GET A HIGH SCORE. YOU CAN RELOAD JUST BEFORE ENDING AND TALK TO "ACRIMALDO" IN THE HERO MENU AND CHANGE TO ENDLESS PLAY IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE PLAYING AFTER THE SCORE.

Plz comment on these victory conditions.

To Eucrysty's test version: We will remove the "STAR COLLECTING" and instead add these rewards to quests obtained from the guild.

[raknefne]

Also to Eucrysty: In some games I've noticed I got too many items early from digged up chests... thinking about reducing the chance of finding level 3-5 items in chests...

- let me know Eucrysty.

[eucrysty]

I ll say no . Since there are no quests to find additional items as rewards and few shops to buy from .The wood pile you obtain really but really hard in game so you cannot build many buildings . i'll say not a good idea to reduce that chance. For the moment i have only 1 item level 5 and all others are lvl 1 90% and lvl 2 10% .

[raknefne]

Originally Posted by eucrysty

I ll say no . Since there are no quests to find additional items as rewards and few shops to buy from .The wood pile you obtain really but really hard in game so you cannot build many buildings . i'll say not a good idea to reduce that chance. For the moment i have only 1 item level 5 and all others are lvl 1 90% and lvl 2 10% .

Ok, let me know if you change opinion. I'll leave it as it is now. I just had one game, at level 4 I found the elven crone that gives 1000 leadership, I had 3-400 leadership before and also the elf as alliance... I stopped the game... too easy... kind of spoiled it. Many buildings have items for sale or for free. But ofc u need woodpiles. IN some games I've noticed I dont find many. Seems the randomness ingame sometimes gives more runes from chests, other games more Woodpiles etc. No I always build the Sawmill even though it only has a little chance for Woodpiles when fighting outside the starting island.

[eucrysty]

Originally Posted by raknefne

Ok, let me know if you change opinion. I'll leave it as it is now. I just had one game, at level 4 I found the elven crone that gives 1000 leadership, I had 3-400 leadership before and also the elf as alliance... I stopped the game... too easy... kind of spoiled it. Many buildings have items for sale or for free. But ofc u need woodpiles. IN some games I've noticed I dont find many. Seems the randomness ingame sometimes gives more runes from chests, other games more Woodpiles etc. No I always build the Sawmill even though it only has a little chance for Woodpiles when fighting outside the starting island.

i had only 1 woodpile benefit from the sawmil ... it seems i like is better to build other building than sawmill...at least in curent state of game . i had more than 90 fights after sawmill builded and only 1 wood pile.... that s not cool