Development Cycle Archive

Gaining/Losing of Force Rank experience –

This still need to be balanced. I need feedback to make those changes. FRS Jedi gain experience by killing players from the opposing faction. The amount of experience gained is based on the power level of the target (non-Jedi aren’t worth as much as Jedi). FRS Jedi loose experience by being killed by players from the other faction. The more powerful the Jedi is in relation to the player that made the kill, the more experience is lost.

The feedback I need is how easy/difficult is it to gain FR experience. Are you able to make enough to qualify a new rank? Can you maintain the experience that you earn, or is it lost too quickly in pvp, etc.

Do the daily experience costs and costs for missing a vote seem reasonable? Keep in mind that TC is running the maintenance cycle at an accelerated rate. The true value is once per day.

If you lose too much experience, you lose a rank. Do the thresholds feel okay? Is the demotion setting up everything properly (your skills are correct, the enclave shows you at the proper rank)? Does the demotion work even if you aren’t on-line?

The experience mechanics, including the demotions, are designed to work anywhere in the game. Test this out by doing battle on a server different from the where the Enclave exists. It is possible that certain problems could arise only if the player is not on the same server as the Enclave.

FRS Advancement Mechanics –

The promotion/demotion systems need a good workout. Are you getting the skills that you should get? Is the data on your character staying in sync with the enclave data (the rank you have as shown by your FR skill tree should equate to your position as displayed with /showCouncilRank).

Make sure the petition/voting/acceptance logic is working as intended. Try to do wacky things to break it.

Check out the Dark Jedi challenge system. Are you getting the correct TEFs? Can you find any way to “cheat” in order to give yourself an unfair advantage or to avoid the battle. Do the challenge acceptance requirements seem reasonable?

Thanks!!