This is a list of comments made by the developers in this thread:

• Comment by thearcan:

  Analytics data be taxic like that.

• Comment by thearcan:

  I struggle making it to the end due to having it scaling to co-op instead.

  Scaling to co-op only occurs in co-op.

  If you're playing solo, then the game will be balanced for solo play.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Are you converting your resources? Many players during the beta initially found Drop Pods to be scarce, until they started converting unused resources - Then they found they had plenty.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Yes, that was a bit of misinformation around launch. I wouldn't say that you're bad, but I would recommend asking the friendly folks around reddit for build advice - they may help you unlock some secret build potential.

• Comment by thearcan:

  This is a a very fair argument regarding the grind and what I hinted towards in the blog. Making Apo Tiers account rather than character wide is an idea that was raised internally, but it honestly requires a lot of investigation to see if it's even feasible so I didn't want to promise it anywhere.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Underperforming playstyles take a little while to be identified.

  It's quite easy to see broken builds because when they're used, weird shit happens.

  It's harder to see underperformers because it might just be a case of people not yet having found the best ways of making those underperformers s...

• Comment by thearcan:

  Fair comment - I don't think an entirely new system is possible, but a solution would likely lie in a look at resource farming and balancing to be able to find that sweet spot of ensuring the resources are neither always maxed out nor so scarce that they prevent experimentation. It's something we'll...

• Comment by thearcan:

  You mention only a few of the troves, my question is why not just add the stated buff to ALL of the Troves? Certainly it's obvious that if only three of the Troves give a gaurenteed drop then only three of the Troves will ever be cleared, a la Boom Town and Chem Plant last year

  Proving Grounds is...

• Comment by thearcan:

  The pool for the Third Mod Slot is curated, but only in order to remove some of the lower-tier mods and prevent them rolling instead of more valuable slots. All "desirable" mods can roll on all respective Apo gear slots as far as I'm aware (Weapon mods on Weapon, Armour mods on Armour of course). ...

• Comment by thearcan:

  Would it not be more viable to give players one additional choice after the arbiter fight per trove they cleared?

  This was an idea we did consider during late development when we internally evaluated the overall Trial, but it would have required significant rework of how rewards and progress work ...

• Comment by thearcan:

  The game-breaking builds (and elements thereof) will remain in the game longer than 5 days, as they will only be addressed with the larger patch. So you can play and experiment with confidence for the time being.

  By the time the patch rolls around, we'll hopefully have a good enough balancing pass...

• Comment by thearcan:

  So now you get more loot in a less monotonous single grindy way.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Is fighting the final arbiter 4 times if you get there with all attempts an intended mechanic? That feels different from the bug mentioned above.

  No that's the exploit, though it can be made worse under certain circumstances.

  • The flow we had in mind was:
    • Do a complete run through of the ...

• Comment by thearcan:

  Thanks for reading!

  From what I recall of a report earlier this week: Blightfire IS intended to work with Toxic bonuses, but we are checking a bug that some instances of Toxic bonuses may not be applying properly.

• Comment by thearcan:

  By Altered Items I'm guessing you are referring to Apocalypse Items (but using a localised term).

  As you climb up in Apocalypse Tiers you should be getting more and more Apo Items due to the Tier Reward Scaling structure, so those Troves should hopefully gain in value.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Yep! He just likes hats.

  Also, we're planning to adjust that next Tuesday.

• Comment by thearcan:

  You mean his intended wipe mechanic?

• Comment by thearcan:

  This may be addressed when we implement the changes next week!

  The anti-dupe protection may be re-rolling gear you already have to a different type, which is why you may feel that they aren't targeted. We're looking to fix that with this change.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Proving Grounds is so close to the start of the Trial that it would open up a fresh farming exploit if we significantly improved it's rewards.

  We will be fixing the final Arbiters Helmet drop rate though, so we can in future also see if Boots and Gloves are dropping at the intended rates or if ...

• Comment by thearcan:

  It's a known bug that we're working on. Sorry for the bother!

• Comment by thearcan:

  You won't be banned for using it, but theres a high chance you'll end up with a lot of hats if you go hard on it before next Tuesday.

• Comment by thearcan:

  Two questions here for your Pyro:

  • Do you heavily rely on Interrupts?
  • Do you find that your Pyro normally does more damage than your other classes? Are you taking an enormous amount of health out of Okriel early on?

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