Has the game gotten any better

[banden]

Its funny you should mention MrDDT, Id say that Indutrials Strengh boot camp is one of those very large cities where you can allways find someone to help you, does it really matter that it its not a NPC town? Not in my book.

[MGStewart]

banden the npc town was so people would meet because most just stay in there zones or around and this would allow the game to grow.

[Niburu]

The first thing that this game neeeds is meaningful content. okay we got one meaning atm and that is build stuff. But we need more like holding territory

[banden]

banden the npc town was so people would meet because most just stay in there zones or around and this would allow the game to grow.

My point was that emphasis should and will be kept on player created content. They have stuck with the idea of no friendly npc towns or mobs so far and I think they will keep it that way. Thats not a bad thing though, cities are made and run by players, I take it that you are a returning player so you might not know this but larger tribes can now set their tribelands as starting location for new players. Once a proper alignment system is implemented these tribes will be able to act very much like the NPC towns you are asking for.

The reason why people do not congregate is not that they dont have anywhere to do it, there is no reason to congregate in larger groups and trade, fight etc. because Everything is in abundance so there isent really an economy to speak of, land is all the same so there is no reason to fight over it, this has been discussed at length, time and time again and NPC towns will do absolutely nothing to change it.

[HyBrasil]

Confidence is a dish that is best served in the toilet. Unless you have lots of grains of salt to take with it.

[Andius]

I have the same question as the topic title. I was here for the first month or two and I want someone to answer the question.

What new features/tweaks of old features have been added to this game since release? I know I could browse the forums and probably find them all but if there is someone here that has either been here the whole time or who left and came back, I would really like to see a summary of the more major changes so I know whether its worth my time to resub and give the game another shot or not.

[fatboy21007]

planting trees
bout 120+ new arch schemes
Combat got revised
animals got revised several times + they can turn mutant now
lots of sync issues and optimizations were done
Schemes now have a limit to how many you can learn based on level
Tool-weapon-armor decay is in and working
Are totems are candycanes with presents around them atm
Tribes with 20+ members n that have the *tribe status* can now select to have new player spawn by their city
Their is waterskins (they carry water and you can drink from them and refill them from the lake-river or a barrel)
Water barrels was added, this is a woodcraft scheme that ya grind out, Waterskins can be found scavenging or grinding
Scavenging drop rates have changed massively and are a bit challenging now.
Their is Quality on all items and artisan-master tool recipes, Also quality effects the items durability as well as damages
Items can be found ingame to give gears bonus's that effect certain skills and stats
Carts are being worked on and almost done, ive gotten to test them, they are very nice!
Also tribes give a bonus to ya that effects your stats
Skill decay tracking system is ingame and skill decay will be insoon same with totem decay
So theirs wats bein worked on now and wats been added to the game :-)
oh and almost forgot, account system is almost finished /redone

[Andius]

I have to answer honestly. You almost had me sold until you mentioned skill decay. I don't want to have to tailor my activities in game around not losing stats in my focus skills. Depending on how skill decay works I may or may not give this game another try. If there is some way to select a few skills that will never decay I'm fine with it. If all skills always decay whenever you aren't using them, or whenever you gain XP in any skill, that won't work for me at all.

[MGStewart]

My point was that emphasis should and will be kept on player created content. They have stuck with the idea of no friendly npc towns or mobs so far and I think they will keep it that way. Thats not a bad thing though, cities are made and run by players, I take it that you are a returning player so you might not know this but larger tribes can now set their tribelands as starting location for new players. Once a proper alignment system is implemented these tribes will be able to act very much like the NPC towns you are asking for.

The reason why people do not congregate is not that they dont have anywhere to do it, there is no reason to congregate in larger groups and trade, fight etc. because Everything is in abundance so there isent really an economy to speak of, land is all the same so there is no reason to fight over it, this has been discussed at length, time and time again and NPC towns will do absolutely nothing to change it.

I get what your saying but your also making me make sense there should be ONE npc town so people actualy do meet.

[GuideRaguel]

At its current state and in Jordi's vision of the game, an NPC town will not be part of Xsyon in any capacity.
However... Founders Island has now been populated by the Guides, and construction has begun to create a central starting point for new players to spawn into.
It will also be used for Guide Quests from the Totem, and anyone on the Founders Island can find peace in the idea that PvP does not belong there.

So to sum up, Founders Island is a 'New player' starting point, Its a trading, meeting and questing place. With the added bonus of it been a safe haven to all.