Pikeman Archive

ok was hunting around today and got some new info , I hope lol

Lets hear your thought on this

PIKEMAN :

Pikeman have three problems with Axkva Min:

1) Axkva has 100% resistances to Kinetic and electricity, meaning unless you already have an Energy Lance, you cannot damage her as a Pikeman.

2) She only spawns once a day, which means forming a group to go to that cave is very risky (IE the trip could be a dud and the preparations and time spent getting top the cave wasted, which translates into players being frustrated of missing out on a night of fun).

3) The Energy Lance is a super-rare drop, as are the Vibro Units. Some players have killed Axkva 12 times or more, and have yet to receive any loot. That translates into nearly two weeks of playing time trying to find loot, not counting any times they went to the cave to find Axkva had already been killed for the day. This problem will only be multiplied to exponential numbers once the Razor Knuckler is added to the game, all but eliminating any chances of Pikeman having access to Energy Lances.

THE QUESTION:

Can Axkva Min's resistances be changed so that pikeman may damage her, as well as having her spawn and drop rates increased so that Pikeman, and (eventually) Teras Kasi's, do not get frustrated at this dungeon by being locked out of content from low spawn rates, even lower drop rates, and negligible damage.

THE REPLY :

I do realize that given the resistances and upcoming TKA competition for the vibro units will be problematic. I will work with the developers toward a solution, but at this point, I can only tell you that I will do my best to get it looked at by the team as soon as possible.

From a more philosophical game design point of the discussion, I agree that Axkva Min is indeed a challenging target and that the Pikeman covet the Energy Lance because basically, it gives Pikeman a useful and much desired weapon. The answer however is not to lower the challenge of Axkva Min and make a treasured weapon easy to come by, but rather, the goal is to raise the effectiveness of the other Pikeman weapons and specials so that Axkva Min’s loot remains a fun and exciting adventure but doesn’t ham string the Pikeman by making that their only viable solution. So, no, we are not going to nerf Axkva, but rather, place a strong focus on the Pikeman profession in the Combat Balance as they deserve (which would include giving Pikemen a weapon or ability so that they could participate in these types of Night Sister Raids).

Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
arseistant Community Manager

Welcome to last week...

but yea from what he said, we will get better, and the NS will stay the same...

J.I.A.S.F.C

Change it from restraint weakness to electricity. Still challenging for us since we only have AP1, but it keeps the teras kasi's out there a 'lil bit still.

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Pyroi III - Pike / Doc (Retired)
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