Just to ask, any thoughts on how the PvP arenas were to be made yet, Ratbeard?

I mean, I would like for PvP arenas to be based on the game's current worlds, but I really think they shouldn't be restrained to just only one for each world, like how Wizard101's PvP does. The sizes for these PvP arenas based on the available worlds should be varied on how many Pirates can participate in, along with their Companions, too. The spectators are also welcome to watch the battles, or explore it, too. Also, they should be named, complete with their own backstories. I've thought of mine before & suggested to you about them.

Just asking & thinking about the PvP arenas besides the ones we do have in Skull Island for now. Hope we get to see them sometime soon.

Those are really Awesome ideas... I'm sure if a few of those are implemented it would go a long way in helping everyone get a better understanding of how the classes currently stand next to each other

flash33 on Sep 28, 2014 wrote:

In that case Ratbeard, will there be a door slot where players can go into and pvp with and against each other regardless of levels, or will that just be restricted to the small pvp arena houses only? I would sincerely hope that it's the former and not the latter as I personally like helping lower level players get some practice in against my summons on my max level Witchdoctor pirate as I feel that that helps them improve their skills a bit as well (with pretty successful results I might add) and it would be a dang shame if I wouldn't be allowed/able to do that kind of thing anymore, so there's that at least.

Will there be a door slot where players can go into and pvp with and against each other regardless of levels?

We can make sure there's still a free-for-all option.

Is the amount of damage a player with high armor avoids taking a constant, as i originally assumed, or is the number shown just the center of a certain amount that varies?

1)You're correct in all your assumptions about how damage works (the display change showing the center value).

2) Armor is currently a random linear roll, reducing the damage dealt by anywhere from 50% of your Armor value to 100% of your Armor value. I am considering increasing that random roll to 75% to 125% to increase the value of Armor (among other options on the table). This would put your actual armor value in the middle of the random range, instead of at the top end.

Alex Hawkins on Sep 23, 2014 wrote:

Lol fair point. I will try not to use hyperbole when writing to you guys. Even though I don't see how it makes anyone think of "false bugs". If it was a bug, I would be posting on the Bilge Pump, no?

I understand your feelings towards the hidden update based on your posts in the past, but to label the criticism and suggestions people post about it as "whining" is unprofessional to say the least. There is a reason why this change to hidden has gathered such a huge response from the community. Since the moment it was introduced in test topics on it keep being coming up, and yet we keep getting the same response of "use AoE attacks", "use hybrid weapons", etc etc. We are the players playing the game, PvPing and telling you that the AoE attacks and hybrid weapons are not enough to fight against the way hidden works now, yet sometimes it feels our opinions and suggestions are falling on deaf hears. I guarantee you that topics on hidden will keep coming up until some reliable counter-play to it is introduced.

Here's one suggestion, why not re-introduce Scent on a piece of gear? The way it works now a hidden-critical-Assassin Strike is enough to kill a player character in one turn, at least with something reliable like Scent the player will take less damage and not become completely useless in one turn.

Or, another good suggestion I have seen is making overwatch/repelborders rank 3 remove hidden. It gives a tool for players to counter the hidden while still allowing the player using the hidden spell to play around it.

There are many good suggestions that players other than myself have come up with and I wish they were taken more into consideration instead of being considered as players complaining and not adapting to the new changes. But then again, what could the players spending dozens of hours in the brawling hall possibly know about what works and doesn't, right? The future of PvP doesn't look bright unless some changes are made.

-Alex Hawkins/Alex Deathflame

Okay, Mister Alex. First of all, Swashbucklers are only now experiencing this ability the way it was originally intended to work all along from my understanding. Asking that a certain class has it's bread and butter ability be taken away or reduced in effectiveness just because you can't figure out a way to beat it is just wrong. I beat a Swashbuckler who is quite adept at pvp with my Witchdoctor the other day, so before I would question the mechanics of the game, I might question your strategies instead. My main character is a Swashbuckler and I have been waiting a long time to be in a position to be able to enter the Brawling Hall and actually feel good about my chances of winning. For the longest time Swashbucklers were, IMO, the hardest class to win with. Now we have a chance and that's the way it should be. All classes should have a good chance of winning and it should boil down to strategy and not what class you are. Besides, there are gear items that provide the hidden ability for all classes, I believe, so go get yourself some. I know for a fact that there is this type of gear for Witchdoctors and Musketeers because I have them. This is the most even the pvp playing field has been I think so instead of asking that a class be taken down...maybe you should rise up. There are many ways to beat a Swashbuckler, but I'm not gonna tell you how because hey...I'm a Swashbuckler.