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Nate, the change to BM is brilliant. Really digging it :D
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Nate, the change to BM is brilliant. Really digging it :D
Nate,
Really enjoying the Black Market and looking forward to the Squid's grand opening of his shop. I see that the pit has peaked alot of interest from everyone. Since so many of us are spending more time on the site, it would be great if you could put a chat board liked we talked about a few months back.
Well my boy Summit, came in 4th and a long way from 3rd!! I gave him a pat on his sore back for the effort!!!
Like I said, unless he wanted to make that wee hours last push. Solstice was awarded with pretty much what was spent not including gold unless you use pre 1/2 off pricing..then it would be a a push.Quote:
You sneaky bastard! Hahaha! I was enjoying your guys little race to the top and you then pulled the "ouch! my leg hurts I'm pulling out of the race routine" and suckered ole Kaos into going to sleep with dreams of his #1 position safe and secure. I'm sure Jimmy would be proud of your sniping tactic! Congrats!
Oh yeah...apparently you cannot enter the BM matches if you place 1-3 the prior day. Just for info
Much better format today.
Nice job...to everyone in getting things busy in the Pit again.
Yes... A really nice change to the format here.. I like that Nate can change the formula easily however he wants.
Solid stuff.
Interesting. That's actually pretty cool though. How long before you can fight again?Quote:
Oh yeah...apparently you cannot enter the BM matches if you place 1-3 the prior day. Just for info
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Oh yeah...apparently you cannot enter the BM matches if you place 1-3 the prior day. Just for info
"Sorry kid, your stable won yesterday and is already old news! Come back tomorrow and I'll let you in again. Cheer up! Uncle Jimmy still loves you!"Quote:
Interesting. That's actually pretty cool though. How long before you can fight again?
Straight from Jimmy il Calamari
I like this and the change with losses count as -3. This is much much cooler now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Kaos
really likeing the format today. it's letting my sub lvl 10 guy compete with the top glads :D (4th place at the typing of this)
As far as I can tell you are matched up with guys around your level, so the format isn't making it any easier for your lower level guys to do well. I think that is another big difference here in Jimmy's pits, level and arena rank don't mean anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apoca1ypse
This has been a great training tool for improving fight strategy.
I'm been wanting to know what the winners from yesterday won?
that's what i like. it's been balanced out so that the little guys have a shot at taking out the title :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dainoji
Solstice received a nice purple for #2 spot
Agregothe got a nice purple as well. Nothing super amazing, but a good prize nonetheless.
Back into the Pit today, and noticing the -10 for getting a kill. Thats going to make it hard to climb back to the top.
Kills knocked out 2 of my glads.
Indeed! Trying to not kill someone is proving more difficult than I thought! Loving the variety Nate and the whole pit fight format in general. As of right now I don't recognize any of the gladiators in the top 10 which must make them happy to have their name in lights, even if only briefly! I think I'm out for today because of my kills, but alas, tomorrow is a new day with a new challenge!Quote:
Originally Posted by drachir379
That means if you kill someone, and not if you are killed? I need to learn to read :)
And then Horror killed someone and dropped from 2nd to 34th. I see :)
i'm having alot of fun watching gladiators climb the ranks after shade and then losing one and climbing again and then dissappearing with a kill lol. Shade is lvl 2 and unranked :/
What level gladiators are you facing?Quote:
Shade is lvl 2 and unranked
shade is facing levels 1-5 my other 4 tested gladiators killed people >.<. my question is if winning first is only going to net me a lvl 2 purple and thats it. i'll drop out of the running for it :/
I highly doubt you will get anything better then the current level your gladiator is ranked.
no trophies or even gold for the win :(?
I have won 1st and 3rd now and both times it was a very good purple of similar quality. One I used and one I did not. I guess the value depends on how much you have to spend to take it. Both times it was a piece of armor equivalent to what my guy was wearing normally. I don't have enough data to know if that was coincidence or you always get something fitting to your winner's style. I'd say yesterday it was worth the effort, since nobody was going crazy to win the loser's tourney and I was home all day doing a fantasy baseball draft anyway. :) Meric (Being a mediocre statistic having theatrics) was pretty easy to set up to "win". He would have gone without a single win had I not reequipped him for the 2nd arena fight of the day and forgot he was equipped when I sent him back to the tourney (Even then he still almost managed to lose).
The BM tourney is a great new addition, BUT...the one thing that makes it a little bit of a crapshoot at times is the random order that weapons are issued. IMO I think to put it on a complete level field, would be to pit the gladiators using the same weapon type, lets say blades...that they both use the same one. For instance a dagger vs a dagger, opposed to the randomness of a Dagger going up vs a Bastard Sword.
Of course when a blade is facing an axe wielding foe it wouldn't matter but when facing an opponent within the same weapon specialty it would be much more skill vs skill if they had to battle with the same weapons opposed to at times weapon choice affecting the outcome.
As always thanks for all the feedback! With all new features there is an adjustment period and massaging is done until things settle into place. The goal of the pit fights is to give everyone something do anytime they want, while at the same time chasing a prize. Once Jimmy's shop is opened all participating gladiators will begin to accrue credits with each fight and then be able to use those credits towards items sold by Jimmy. These items will be different than the Blacksmith, and will become one of the main reasons you fight in the pits. There is no date set yet as Jimmy is still procuring his inventory but is working with great haste to bring you the best the Great Realm has to offer.
As time goes on different fight formats will be introduced, some will have fight caps, some will not, as we try and cater to as many play styles as possible. If some formats favor those with more time or trophies, then rest assured one will pop up that doesn't. Patience young grasshoppers! :)
As an aside, the concept of "seasons" in the regular arena are in the works where every X months records will reset with prizes awarded, and those prizes will of course be much bigger since it takes a lot more time to achieve. The overall rankings will still be kept of course, the season records will be their own separate area for players to compete in and start fresh every so often to keep things fun and exciting.
Good luck in the pits!
-Nate-
The BM is tough on us east coasters. Last night I went to sleep in first and second with a 50-60 fight margin. I awoke to no presents.
That 5 am cut off means I won't be winning (unless that 5 pm error happens again).
Heh, I know what you mean, I'm East Coast also and it's bitten me a few times already.
I'll look into some options to help make it easier on EST vs PST, etc.
-Nate-
Sweet Im away for a while and black market gets opened, very nice! looking forward to catching on, looks like its rather cool... and im glad I missed the opening ceremony controversies lol
For those that are bitching about the Black Market being unfair to those players who do not spend real money. I have not spent a dime on the game, purposefully so. Yesterday I came in 3rd and took home a nice purple item for my troubles. I think Nate is on the right track with these fights and has made adjustments for the betterment of the game, and I am positive he will continue to do so.
You will always get a lot further with honey than you will with vinegar. Just sayin'
Hey today's fight formula was win=2, loss=-1, kill=-5, Fight Cap = 40 Fights. And I played 42 fights (32-4-6), 1st ranked so far, but it's still allowing me to fight though the fight cap has already been exceeded. Any help? I won't be able to play any more for today. Thanks!
you have only fought 36 fights Lumarion. Kills do not count as extra fights, they are just additional outcomes. So 6 of your 36 fights have ended in you killing someone. Essentially a kill is worth -3 points as you get the +2 for a win.
ok thanks!!
yay shade takes 1st again ^_^
Is it just my guys or are rage fighters just better in the black market than other fighters? My 2 rage guys do very well but my other guys can only seem to win about 50% of the time. It would be nice to know if this is what everyone is seeing or if I need to work on the strategys of my non-rage guys...
Hi Nate, today the black market is showig the fight cap as 25 fights but once we click pit fights it shows the cap as 40 fights. could you please check it out. Thanks
Gladiator carrying a big weapon that always gets the first hit every round vs an opponent with weak armor and add on multiple aggressive skills that ratchet up the damage and its a recipe to dominate unless the opponent can do a lot of dodging. And without bonus armor there are no skills to raise the opponents dodge or block outside of create distance.Quote:
Is it just my guys or are rage fighters just better in the black market than other fighters? My 2 rage guys do very well but my other guys can only seem to win about 50% of the time. It would be nice to know if this is what everyone is seeing or if I need to work on the strategys of my non-rage guys...
My theatrics gladiator always does better than my rage gladiator, if I had to take a guess I'd say most of the managers who run predominantly war and theatrics gladiators have to figure out new strategies for the black market since they don't have their equipment to help out anymore whereas rage gladiators have one speed whether they are in the arena or the pit fights so few or no changes are really required on the managers part to do well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apparition