Developer Updates #2
Missing RavenQuest, Adventurers?! It’s time to stay up to date with our latest updates and ease that longing! ✨
Since the Closed Beta, we’ve been actively immersed in the development of the Raven Universe, working on several additions and changes to provide you with an exceptional gaming experience, which has always been and always will be our goal!
In this Developer Updates, we will share some of the major new features, additions, and changes that our team has been relentlessly working to pave the way for our Open Beta — which is getting closer and closer! 😍
As always, we focused on gameplay mechanics that significantly enhance the game experience, and we are sure that your adventure within the world of RavenQuest will be more rewarding than ever with the new Artifact System, the new Marketplace, Aether Stones, the improvements in the UI and several other additions!
Let’s deep dive into the new updates of RavenQuest?! 🚀
💎 Artifacts System
Rare and sought-after, Artifacts are veiled in mystery, awaiting for you to uncover them!
Artifacts are collectible treasures of mystical wonder, highly coveted for their power to unveil new adventures, fresh trade opportunities with NPCs, and concealed secrets!
This new system was introduced to RavenQuest to enrich and reward map exploration. As you progress your character, explore the world and engage in various activities within the Ravendawn Universe, you will obtain and collect some of them. However, you won’t use them as equipment or trinkets; instead, these items act as prerequisites for unlocking specific rewards that will enhance your gaming experience.
Each region of Ravendawn has its own set of Artifacts, and you can easily check how to obtain them and what their rewards are, as well as track your progress in each of the following regions by opening the new window Journals:
But there’s more to discover! In an upcoming exclusive article, we’ll showcase the Artifacts that are waiting to be found in each one of the regions, as well as list some of the extraordinary benefits they bring! Get ready for an in-depth exploration that will set you on the path to becoming a seasoned Artifact hunter! 🤠
🪙 In-Game Marketplace
Yes, the Marketplace is finally here! This feature was highly requested by you to facilitate trading between players, and we know the importance of it to test the in-game economy and to enrich the overall gaming experience. Therefore, we are happy to announce that you will be able to immerse yourself in the Marketplace like a true merchant in the next Beta! 💰
🗡️ Equipment Requirements & Legacy Level
The introduction of equipment requirements is a strategic measure to ensure game progression maintains its integrity while upholding the innate flexibility of the Archetype System! 🏹
From now on, equipment will have a level requirement to be equipped, which is tied to the Tiers. Once this milestone is reached, you can continue to equip and use gear across various Archetypes, just as originally intended.
With this change, we also renamed the term Character Level to Legacy Level.
Let’s check what are the requirements set for each tier of equipment?
- Tier 1: Requires Legacy Level 1
- Tier 2: Requires Legacy Level 10
- Tier 3: Requires Legacy Level 25
- Tier 4: Requires Legacy Level 40
- Tier 5: Requires Legacy Level 55
- Tier 6: Requires Legacy Level 70
🖼️ UI Additions: Party HUD, BattleList and Infusion Interface!
Our commitment to enhancing the overall user experience is steadfast. Therefore, we’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve interface design and make your gaming experience even better! 💖
The BattleList is here! Now, choosing your target during battles is a breeze. With the BattleList, you can effortlessly select your primary focus and even keep a close eye on your foe’s health.
But that’s not all — you have the power to customize your battle experience further with handy filters. Tailor the display order on the BattleList to your liking and decide exactly what information you want at your fingertips:
As part of this ongoing effort, we are also excited to introduce a significant addition to the Interface: the Party HUD!
This new interface will make it easier than ever to identify members of your party group, allowing you to quickly track their health and status.
Now, you’ll be able to support your team members more effectively, whether by providing strategic buffs or delivering heals when needed. The Party HUD is a feature designed to enhance coordination and group gameplay, making your adventures in RavenQuest even more exciting and immersive! 🤝
But that’s not all! We also made several improvements to the Infusion tab to make it easier for you to infuse your equipment. With the new Infusion Interface, you can view and select all the equipment and items that you have available to infuse all in one window:
🪄 Quality Crystals
We understand the importance of crafting to ensure that equipment holds significant value in the game. That’s why we’ve been hard at work implementing changes to make Crafting a more engaging experience.
Therefore, we are introducing Quality Crystals, which will add extra Attributes and sub-stats to your items. Let’s dive into the details of these exciting changes?! 🧙
Quality Crystals are added to a piece of equipment through Crafting, and they provide extra Attributes and/or Sub Stats to it. When you craft equipment, instead of the quality bar impacting the Grade of the equipment, it will now give it a Quality Crystal.
Every time the player fills the quality bar up, 1 Quality Crystal will be added to the item. This bar can be filled as many times as you are able throughout a craft. The more times, the more Quality Crystals the item will get. A piece of equipment, however, can only have Quality Crystals up to a certain amount based on its Tier:
- Tier 1: 1 Quality Crystal
- Tier 2: 2 Quality Crystals
- Tier 3: 3 Quality Crystals
- Tier 4: 5 Quality Crystals
- Tier 5: 7 Quality Crystals
- Tier 6: 10 Quality Crystals
Quality Crystal can roll any of the 5 Attributes (Vitality, Might, Dexterity, Intelligence & Wisdom) and any of the Sub-Stats (Weapon Power, Weapon Defense, Spell Power, Spell Defense, Haste, Healing Power, Max Mana, Max Health, Health Regeneration, Mana Regeneration, Precision, Impact).
The quality of the materials used will no longer provide the recipe bonus quality when the craft starts. Instead, it will increase the crit chance on Quality Abilities by up to 25% based on the proportion of quality materials used.
🧙♂️ Aether Stones
Venture into a world brimming with magic and mystery, where Aether Stones await discovery and challenge!
These mysterious stones, obtained from the most formidable foes, now play a crucial role in our game. When you defeat creatures, there’s a chance they’ll drop Aether Stones. By interacting with these stones, you unleash an incredible force that floods the battlefield with waves of creatures, and facing these waves is a challenging yet rewarding experience. As you defeat each wave, the stone progressively charges. When the last wave is conquered, the Aether Stone is fully charged and ready to be collected.
However, here’s the intriguing twist: other players may also be interested in the Aether Stones you’ve left behind. They may attempt to steal them from you, adding an element of competition and strategy to the game. This new Aether Stone system adds depth to your journey and offers exciting opportunities for combat and reward. Be prepared to protect your precious stones while also strategically planning when and how to use them to gain the upper hand in your adventure!
General Additions & Changes
Below, you will find a concise changelog that outlines several noteworthy additions! To avoid over-extending the list, we did not include balances, bug fixes or minor changes.
(Gameplay) Added the new Reputation System (A dedicated Article is on its way);
(Gameplay) Added the new Attributes Softcap System (A dedicated Article is on its way);
(Gameplay) Added the new Marketplace;
(Gameplay) Added the new Waypoints System ー Players can now teleport to different Shrines around the World Map (without Tradepacks). Using the Waypoint System costs Silver;
(Gameplay) Added the new Skill Points System ー Now, each Archetype skill requires a set amount of Skill Points to unlock, based on its tier. The player now receives 1 Skill Point / Effective Level;
(Gameplay) Added the new (revamped) HUD ー Action, Health, Mana & Level bars, Minimap, Quest Tracker and Aether Pool;
(Gameplay) Added the possibility to scale up/down the User Interface;
(Gameplay) Added Voice Acting to several NPCs;
(Gameplay) Added a new Death Penalty:
When players die, they will now incur an EXP debt equal to a certain percentage of their current level’s experience (not the total experience). Players will not be demoted to a lower level upon death. Instead, part of the experience will be converted into a debt and, as they continue their journey and gain more experience, it will first go towards clearing this debt. By paying a value of Silver, players can recover the experience lost due to death (up to a maximum of 100% experience from the current to the next level), any extra experience lost past the limits cannot be paid and must be recovered by gaining experience.
(Gameplay) Players now lose half the amount of Death Debt from their current level if they die unjustly during PvP (dying without defending themselves);
(Gameplay) Added a base chance of 1% to loot Treasure Chests when Fishing;
(Gameplay) Added a chance to obtain 2 Natural Logs when cutting Open World trees;
(Gameplay) Added a new way to gain Aether: Players can now gain Aether with their Weapon attacks, and the amount gained depends on their damage;
(Gameplay) Added an interaction icon above gathering nodes to enhance recognition during Open World Gathering activities;
(Gameplay) Added and Unlocked new Areas ー Hadarak Desert, Deep Rohna Woods, Fields of Despair & The Blotch;
(Gameplay) Added Scarcity to Dynamic Events:
Scarcity is a system that protects the good functionality of Dynamic Events by preventing players from receiving rewards for the same event in a short period of time (based on a cooldown that is set after receiving rewards for the event). This system will not affect the majority of the players, but only those aiming to swap channels and repeat the same events frequently.
(Gameplay) Added a slider for Mass Crafting:
Now, players have the freedom to choose the quantity of items they want to mass craft. The maximum value available on the slider depends on the level of your Profession (increases by 3 for every level above the level to mass craft). Minimum mass craft value is 5, maxing out to the limit of 50.
(Gameplay) Added sound effect for all Crafting animations, Disenchant and Upgrade Card animations;
(Gameplay) Added new tiers and changed recipes to upgrade houses:
- Small House: 3 new Tiers
- Medium House: 4 new Tiers
- Large House: 5 new Tiers
(Gameplay) Added Bonus Effects for house tiers ー House upgrades that don’t add a new room provides Plenty Harvest for the house. Plenty Harvest increases the material yield when harvesting a crop or gathering from an animal:
- First Upgrade: Adds 5% chance to Plenty Harvest.
- Third Upgrade: Adds 10% chance to Plenty Harvest.
(Gameplay) Added T0 Weapons for the Tutorial ー Players now start with a T0 Weapon instead of T1;
(Gameplay) Changed Map style from Cartography to Real World Generated;
(Gameplay) “Look” function on players now shows more information about the selected player ー Active Archetypes & Levels;
(Gameplay) Now, carrying a Tradepack temporarily disables PvP protection for players below Character Level 15;
(Gameplay) Players now take more and deal less damage to creatures 10 levels above their Effective Level;
(Gameplay) Players will now get Attribute Points for any Archetype that they do not currently have active. Those Attributes will be distributed based on the following breakdown:
- Archetype Level 1–20: 1 Point / 4 Levels;
- Archetype Level 21–40: 1 Point / 3 Levels;
- Archetype Level 41–60: 1 Point / 2 Levels;
- Archetype Level 61+: 2 Points / 1 Level;
(Gameplay) Players will now get Skill Points for any Archetype that they do not currently have active. Those Skill Points will be distributed based on the following breakdown:
- Archetype Level 1–30: 1 Skill Point at Levels 10, 20 and 30;
- Archetype Level 31+: 1 Skill Point every 5 Levels (35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75);
(Gameplay) Players can no longer choose where they want to respawn when they die. Now, they will always spawn in the current region they are at (or Ravencrest, if they have not enough Level to respawn in that Shrine);
(Gameplay) Tradepacks dropped inside houses will now be automatically moved outside it;
(Gameplay) Applied adjustments to Tradepacks and Tradeposts:
- Inactive Tradeposts cannot be used anymore until the global level requirements are met;
- Blocked Tradepacks cannot be crafted (even with certificates) until the global level requirements are met;
(Interface) Added growing time for crops, animals and trees in the Professions UI;
(Interface) Added slot highlight for new items in the Inventory;
(Interface) Added a new skill channeling bar;
(Interface) Added the upgrade bonuses for houses on the House Editor mode;
(Interface) Added support for text during cutscenes;
(Interface) Improved the Dynamic Events Interface;
(Interface) Locked some of the menus and interfaces during early levels to reduce the amount of information available from the beginning of the game. The menus are going to be unlocked as players progress through the game;
(Rangers Company) Applied adjustments to Rangers Company tasks. Before, the player could only see tasks from the region of the board, now it will display all tasks from the world, if they’re in the level range to do them;
Our commitment to improving the gameplay experience and making your adventure even more epic continues. Get ready to embark on the next phase of RavenQuest, as more adventures await! 💖
