You shouldn't state things that you obviously have no clue in. UN never had a gelat store where they sold items. Also, if the only criteria that a server needs is to have trial restrictions then UN would already pass that since they are banned from spars and some events and that's basically the only thing to do on the server.

ontopic: I don't get what a player is supposed to do after the satan quest. Is there any other continuation quests or is it just grinding from there?

I've been working on a way to keep leveling areas instanced for now, it seems like the best solution even though it's a solution I don't prefer.

Maloria is all about nation related PvP, really. If people can't deal with the PvP aspect of the server they shouldn't be playing.

It's supposed to act as a "filler" spell since it puts a -armor debuff on the opponent. But yeah, stuff isn't perfect yet, but we are actively working to fix simple things like this.

Story will always be an ongoing focus of our team, and we have quite a bit planned.

That is the current end of the story. Keyword: current.

Yes, screw your players over. That's a great way to keep them coming back. :rolleyes:

I know you probably don't care to hear my advice, but it would be in your best interest to keep PvP and PvE settings separate from each other. Allowing players to kill each other in dungeons or other settings meant for leveling severely impairs each player's ability to make real progress. Very few users I've known have ever been content with PvP at lower levels anyway, since equipment and statistics matter more to players at endgame, which is when the real action begins.

When I wrote the battle engine algorithms for you many moons ago, I had both PvP and PvE aspects in mind. However, that isn't to say both can occur in one place harmoniously. While it might be fine on the overworld, enabling PvP in areas designated for leveling can cause tremendous interference and frustration for anyone trying legitimately to improve their character. If your concern is that players will gain levels too quickly, consider adjusting your experience curve. Grinding is tedious enough without someone messing with you while you're trying to do so.

Like I said, my target audience is the PvP one.

Yes, I know. But there's a time and a place for it.

I'm not saying you should cut it out altogether, but rather figure out where it can be enabled without causing players to stress out. At low levels, players should only need to focus on achievement. Anything that gets in the way of achievement is a problem. PvP should be reserved for when players have very little else to achieve.

Levels and bragging rights are two completely different things, and should be treated as such. Allowing PvP in dungeons means letting more experienced players kick new players while they're down, and there's no justifiable reason for it.


While Nation Wars was undoubtedly the coolest part of old Maloria, it didn't happen in places where players were expected to make progress. You had to level up so that you could adequately defend your nation's stronghold, or else you'd be mowed down in no time. The battles were much more intense when there were a lot of high-level players online, and that's because each player's survivability drastically improves once they've maxed out their level. So there are perks to allowing players to reach endgame in a smooth fashion, especially if you want them to engage more in fighting each other. After all, no one likes to fight a losing battle.

Alright, well that's all I needed to hear. Everything else is pretty great. Graphics are excellent, the world seems pretty complete, the gameplay is good. I agree classes could be a bit more balanced since I'm a warrior, but I agree that is mostly trial and error and can only be fixed over time.

Knight.

;]

I'll be on there sometime soon to check stuff out more in-depth. I should be able to examine things a bit more intimately than most since I know how the formulas function, and I'll be sure to give you a list of suggestions. However, I can't offer any more than advice, since you already know I've got priorities of my own now. I'm glad to see things are looking up for Maloria, and really hope it'll get back to Classic status soon.

sounds like you're just afraid to fight people to defend your grinding

whats wrong, can't PK a player?

I was wondering, are you going to take classes and branch them off at a later point?

Are you playing scout or mage?

Yeah. A level 1 warrior is going to take a level 11 mage to the cleaners all day long.

I done the majority of what is show at the moment. I love the game so far and although getting pk'ed in the dungeons is annoying I don't mind it too much because I just had to learn to keep my head down, I guess it also encourages groups or party up in a dungeon so their not kicking the **** outta each other.

Satan was a nice boss to face but probably too easy, I solo'd him as a level 7 mage, maybe mage is just OP I don't know but I didn't expect to take him down so easily.

I soloed him as well without getting hit, so ya, I think he's just easy.

I guess I'll review the scout; in next post that is.

Was a lot harder when you couldn't reflect his fireballs, he swung his axe at you if you got too close, he would one shot most people, and mages didn't have the electricity spell.

Also, can you work on the party systems? It's pretty much broken and unusable.

The reason it's so short is that (I think) there's only Ziro and Drakilor doing scripts. They have a billion other things to do.

Oh hey there. Almost didn't notice you until you crawled out from under that rock.

at that moment i was a mage, when a warrior jump at you he make you face away from him and the lag i had didnt help.

Nope, it's just laziness and poor imagination. Adding more scripters probably wouldn't help much.

Might be the lag or something. Personally I get my ass kicked by mages when I'm playing knight, regardless of how juiced up my character is.

:cry: Lack of Imagination? This saddens me.

Dungeon System is now out with two associated quests. You can find them just to the south of the mountain on the main island.

observer mode, donut want 2 play

I feel ya :(

Will our stats be reset when/if the server goes on classic?

probably

Are you talking about stats now that it's on UC? Or do you mean stats that we had years ago?

Stats that we have on UC, our stats that we had years ago are obviously already reset.

yes, ur stats will be reset when it goes classic (talked to maui).

Does this mean it's going Classic? :blush:

do you live under a rock...?

I guess so. Was it approved?

All the PWA already approved it so only Stefan has to now, but it's pretty safe to say it will.

Oh well I already knew that! I was wondering if I missed Stefan saying it was good to go. :P

Always.

Classic is being postponed while MaloriaStaff makes some minor updates to pass final inspection from Stefan.

Not true. Stefan has passed us, as did Tig and the rest of the PWA. I've chosen to put it on hold for another day or so while me and Mallard fixes some minor things that we'd prefer to see functional upon going Classic.

And yes, everything will be reset.

Take as much time as you need to get bugs cleared up. It'll be worth it when everyone is enjoying Maloria again!

I might be willing to help out with future development on Maloria now that I'm convinced its
going to be officially re-released (finally) in over about 5-6 years from it was taken down.

I just don't want to see this server going the wrong way when live...

I get my Symbol of Divinity back right? :pluffy:

hurry up and get classic so i can actually try the server out (observer mode is hell)