Presentation Summary by Socrates | MindArk at LAN Meet-Up / Sat, Mar 29th

[DarkMoonEnigma]

The following was posted on the EU Discord and then on the Calypso Forum by a player and thought I would share it here for our community ... a real life LAN meet-up took place last weekend (I believe Sat, 3/29) and Socrates shared what he said during the MindArk presentation ...

Socrates | MindArk — 7:02 AM - Mar 31st - EU Discord​

Going to briefly cover what I said during the MA Presentation at the LAN:

• Mayhem Update on long term future, including things relating to the vendor should be coming in the next week or so.
• Coming in the next patch is two returning features, one is placing items on the ground, two is "speech bubbles" when avatars talk in local, which you can disable if it isn't for you.
• Coming in the near future will be what we call a "character sheet", which details available "slots" for items that can be equipped (armour, clothes etc) as well as providing stats for your avatar based on what you have equipped. The image shown was an early prototype which is already modified since then so take the image with a pinch of salt. But the main thing is to make it easier and more intuitive especially for new players to see what can be equipped and where - as well as providing gear stats that are useful for all.
• A Review of some things to do with LA's is ongoing, including 1: Looking at more options for how LA owners can develop their estate beyond just teleporters etc that we have today. 2: A Review and change of all the estate development prices. These should occur before summer, but after summer we will be introducing some changes to DNA, essentially looking at what doesn't drop, introducing new DNA etc. Basically, LA owners should have more ways to develop their LA, make it competitive and make it their own.
• New Starter Packs and Kits will be coming in the next couple of months. I rambled on about this for a while but to keep it short: 1: Streamlined choice, 2: Lower price points, 3: Gear that makes new players go much further for their money than before, allowing them to try more of the game on the initial investment, and additional Starter "kits" in the $2-5 range that focus on themes, such as Taming or MindForce. However of course all these items are ultra-noob focused so, the DPS and stats will be inline with that.
• New account website will be coming in the next two months approx, we are currently in testing phase. This should alleviate a lot of the current concerns/issues, as well as provide and modern platform to incorporate more account and game information to the site in future.
• Calypso Advisor Program is returning in a slightly changed and expanded form. This will initially start on Calypso, but expand to our other planets. The aim being to support new players, guide them in the game and be a force for good in the in-game community
• Spontaneous in-world events will be coming. These events are not pre-announced or structured, but emergent and spontaneous. You might see alerts in chat, but nothing more. These kinds of events include RX-Units, City invasions and other lore driven things for both fun and interesting loot opportunities.
• We also have some large content coming in the near future, that comes as a full eco-system package, with new locations, bosses, dungeons, blueprints, items, missions etc. More on that to come. (Obligatory, specific content within that subject to change)

I'm still off work but wanted to give everyone the details for those that missed it

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There is a discussion taking place in the "Downtime for Release" thread at the Calypso forum.