Small Feature Cuts for Next Patch

Hello Mortals,

With a heavy heart we have decided to delay two minor features from next patch. We have been working hard on various fixes and new features for the next patch which has caused us to delay the patch longer than what both, we and more importantly, you, the players would have liked. We do not want to delay further. We would like to start working on the foundational and legacy bug fixes that players are requesting for us to tackle. Here is what we will be removing.

Tower Shields

This one hurts. Even though Tower Shields in this patch was not part of our set roadmap, we have been building interest and hype around it. Currently, Tower Shields are practically ready. The models and textures are finished with all the materials, legendary shield crafting works with them, small hitboxes adjustments that were needed were being made. If we released them now, we would be neglecting something important for the long term, the balance. The way our equipment system currently works does not facilitate the balance ideas we had internally. With much debate, we felt it is better to hold off on releasing them until we can balance them in a way that is proper and makes sense. We did not want to pull our coders away from Necromancy to make the changes/additions needed to make Tower Shields work properly within the balance. This balance would have likely included the current round shields.

Due to our ambition for Project: Polish, we are unsure when we will be able to tackle this issue which may delay Tower Shields further. We are very sorry, and we hope you understand our decision.

Necromancy Furniture Pack

We were planning to release the Necromancy Patch with new furniture to be placed in your house. Some of these were vanity items and decorations. These also included permanent house (deed) Ritual Tables. The vanity items we feel that players would be more understanding of losing. The losing of Ritual Tables for your home we know will be a large blow. Currently in homes, there is no Navmesh for pets and we were not addressing this in the Necromancy patch. We felt that if we gave players the choice to have Ritual Tables in their homes, it would have been somewhat insulting if the pets are stuck inside every time. You will still be able to create pets, portable Ritual Tables can be placed inside or outside. Keep in mind if placed inside, the pets will be stuck and you’ll need to put them in the equerry. We felt that giving the players the choice to place them outside would render a better game experience in the short term. We are sorry for this removal.

Patch

We are close, and it is around the corner. We want to not delay this further, however it is important it is in a playable state that it satisfactory to the player base, changes may occur.