The 8th Season of the Hardcore League begins May 17th!
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The Narc
Well-known member
Maybe they could release information regarding the level cap for quests, whether it be +4, +2 or at level +0. That way folks can atleast start preparing their build for the upcoming season and people that have static groups can start planning together and build their excitement. Just a suggestion!
Wont matter to me, i will use the build that i run in Mortal Voyage Permadeath gearless with a +0 level cap that can be adjusted only by reaper skulls.
Wont matter to me, i will use the build that i run in Mortal Voyage Permadeath gearless with a +0 level cap that can be adjusted only by reaper skulls.
The whole point of changes between each HC season is to mix it up, and have new surprises, new challenges, and new rewards for the players.
If you want to know everything about the challenge before it starts, there is always the regular servers. No surprises, just the way you like it.
It is called Hardcore, not "soft , please hand me my participation trophy, core"
Where is everyone's sense of adventure, and excitement for a challenge?
My favorite part is the comment about not wanting to waste time. Playing video games in its entirety is a waste of time. Hello!?!?
PurpleSerpent
Monster Hunter of Moderate Renown
Give it a few days after the server opens and the wiki should have enough information for you to make that judgement yourself.
Well, you can see the cloak and sash cosmetics in the image up at the top, and the previous seasons have generally also included one pet, one mount, and a unique cosmetic item/feat, so we can probably extrapolate from that.
Some people tear through the rewards lists anyway, so it should be public knowledge pretty soon, even if the section on the Hardcore post for Season 8 rewards is never updated (and the way it's written heavily implies it will be.)
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Whats the point in keeping the rewards a mystery then, if it'll be on the wiki a few days after?
My favorite part of this comment, is how condescending it is. I simply offered my opinions to the devs (not you), and now you're saying I'm a terrible player who needs to be handed hardcore rewards for free? I've done hardcore before, with 0 deaths to 5000 favor (with hounds also) and more.
This has nothing to do with being handed rewards... or the game mechanics (like I said before if you actually read.)
I've heard MANY players in game say the exact same thing as me, but they just don't want to deal with fanbois chastising them on these forums (go figure, right?) Most players actually want to know if the rewards will be worth their time or not before planning real life time. Like I said the first time, this only hurts SSG in the end. The playerbase already seems low enough.
My favorite part of this comment, is how condescending it is. I simply offered my opinions to the devs (not you), and now you're saying I'm a terrible player who needs to be handed hardcore rewards for free? I've done hardcore before, with 0 deaths to 5000 favor (with hounds also) and more.
This has nothing to do with being handed rewards... or the game mechanics (like I said before if you actually read.)
I've heard MANY players in game say the exact same thing as me, but they just don't want to deal with fanbois chastising them on these forums (go figure, right?) Most players actually want to know if the rewards will be worth their time or not before planning real life time. Like I said the first time, this only hurts SSG in the end. The playerbase already seems low enough.
Yes! Another HC season. I find the base game kinda flat to play these days, but hardcore? OMG yes!
I started VIP'ing for the duration of the Leagues, mostly for the Elite unlock, which is worth every penny.
Personally I could not care less about the rewards. Its the experience of playing and the hilarious deaths that make me and the boys come back for this. We dont make it to 20 most of the leagues, but we have FUN!
Would be nice though, if you could somehow bank pastlife(s) if you actually make to 20/cap, so you could bring that leveling time investment back to the normal servers. Might actually make me play normal servers again.
I started VIP'ing for the duration of the Leagues, mostly for the Elite unlock, which is worth every penny.
Personally I could not care less about the rewards. Its the experience of playing and the hilarious deaths that make me and the boys come back for this. We dont make it to 20 most of the leagues, but we have FUN!
Would be nice though, if you could somehow bank pastlife(s) if you actually make to 20/cap, so you could bring that leveling time investment back to the normal servers. Might actually make me play normal servers again.
When you offer opinions on an open forum, you are automatically offering them to everyone.
Are you a terrible player? Did I say that? Best double-check. Now if you are insinuating that you feel that way, but you also state you made it to 5k on season VI.....I think we will need a screen shot of your character with the butterfly wings at this point. I mean, which is it? Are you a terrible player or not? I think a screenshot could clear this all up.
I agree, my first post in this thread is a little spicy. However, not everyone is going to agree with your assessment on how you think the release of HC VIII is handled.
Enjoy and see you in game. If you want to see me in action, I will be the Loose Cannon on the HC server zerging haphazardly through all the content.
MarkTatsu
Member
He is following the examples set by the devs.
I for one have a job. All of my friends have jobs. Hardcore is a time investment. It's bad enough that ssg springs this stuff on us with less than two weeks warning. Getting vacation is impossible, so I have to do trades and cover other people some days or use my sick time to make time to play.
As expressed before, showing us the mechanics is spoiling the fun. Showing the rewards would just let us decide if we want to go through the effort or not.
The fact that cordovan is being snarky is a problem. If you can't say due to higher ups. Cool, say that. Any comment about "it's good I swear" is pointless. It's your opinion and since you work for the company and can't bash it. Would you really be able to tell us if it was bad?
MarkTatsu
Member
How praytell could the rewards spoil the mechanics? We already know it's treasure and dragons from what they released. All we would know is what we already know... Unless it's like a bait and switch and it's hounds again or something
Spook
Well-known member
Fix the lag first before opening Hardcore - I played on Wayfinder last night on a brand new iconic and it was unplayable - this morning was better but you can no longer blame the players causing lag via aggroing too many mobs when I played on the least populated server on a brand new toon on casual (i was testing something) 1 day after a server restart
cdbd3rd
Well-known member
Nope, you're not alone.
rabidfox
The People's Champion
I posted up screenshots of stuff from Cordo's stream today but put it in it's own thread for anyone who want's to avoid spoilers. https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/hc8-rewards-sneak-peak-spoilers-inside.590/
Merovinjio
Well-known member
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Cordovan
Community Manager
The answer is +2 for the level lockout, or effective level on Elite.