Posts by 504Troy

  • What Would Make the Game Better?

    Hello,

    First off, I'd like to thank everyone for taking the time to read this post. It's going to be long and thorough. If you love Battleknight as much as I do, then it'll be worth the readā€”I promise. Feel free to respond as honestly as possible. At the end of the day, these are my opinions.

    Things that need fixing and/or adjusting:

    1. Strength and Aptitude should return to 0.5 damage/armor per point. This would make armor and raw damage builds more viable and return balance to the game, at least a little bit. Just pumping Strike and Luck and nothing else is boringā€”anyone can do it, and it takes no skill.

    2. Remove the Sorcerer from the Dragon's Lair. It's hard enough to upgrade stats outside of the 50% events. Why throw in a mission monster where it doesn't belong?

    3. Add the 50% duel reduction time into Premium accounts. 10 minutes between duels is just too long.

    4. Improve group mission payouts and rewards. I'm not saying every GM needs a Red Ramstill piece with 100+ Luck, but these can drop more often than just 1-2 times a year.

    5. Add 750, 1000, 1250, and 1500 HP potions. 500 max is inexcusable.

    6. Adjust war duels. As lame as people say it is to use Acid with the 2x estate, it's equally lame to pump no Constitution and win that way. Reward the knights that actually put in the work to build offensive beasts by letting them maximize damage. If a joust can be 3 rounds, then make a War Duel 5 rounds. No capping out. Everyone in the duel swings 5 times.

    7. Change the requirements for castles. 50 members for the large castle isn't really all that possible in the current state of the game. I would halve these requirements.

    8. Monthly Madness. This should occur once a month, for anywhere between 4-10 days. Make it 50% off stats, 50% increased silver, 50% reduced travel time, 25% chance for 2 ruby drops, and a 10% chance for 3 ruby drops. This gives even the most free-to-play players a chance to really earn gems and work on their knight. I WANT more competition.

    9. Christmas Event has got to be improved. It should be the biggest event of the year. Give us a week to decorate the tree. The only bonus available should be bonus silver per mission.

      • Level 1: 10%

      • Level 2: 25%

      • Level 3: 50%

        The other bonus should be a 70% reduction in stats for 1 week.

    10. Jousting System. Add 2 black knights per day instead of 1. This would allow jousts to fill faster. Double the total rubies earned each round and overall. Every round won should reward 2 rubies. If you win an 8-man tournament, your reward should be 12 rubies instead of 8.

    Things I don't think Gameforge ever considers, but could be a game-changer:

    1. Allow people to buy levels. Say I want to recruit someone to US34, where the highest-level active player is 275. Instead of being done for good, they can buy levels to carve a path to compete. Cap it at 75% of the highest overall player. After purchasing levels, your account will be locked for 60 days, giving you that time to build before being able to be attacked. It also warns other players around you, giving them the chance to match if they choose.

      Charge $3 per level and award 8 skill points and 1000 silver per level to build. If you buy up to level 200, you would get 1600 stat points and 2,000,000 silver to start with, along with your choice of a Dragon or Griffon Set. This would not affect the high-score list, as players would still start from 0 silver.

    2. Add more set bonuses to the game. For Fehan, Monster Hunt (make the gear free every year just like the dragon by completing the event, rather than the 1-time bonus per achievement and then earned through badges), and every other god in the game.

      Examples:

      • Fehan Set (5/5): +5% Luck, +2% Damage, +2% Armor

      • Monster Set (5/5): +10% Speed, +5% Critical Damage

      • Taiengisth's Set (5/5): +2% to Strength, Aptitude, and Luck

      • Eerdoth's Set (5/5): +2% Strike Chance, +2% Defense Chance

      • Sayth's Set (5/5): +5% Elemental Damage, +1% Strike Chance

    3. Add rune slots to Fehan gear. The blue chest (Armor of Vengeance) with a 5/5/5/5/2/2 rune could be viable.

    4. Match base gear with set gear as far as rune slots go. Every helmet, chest, sword, and amulet should get at least 1 rune slot. This makes using gear from merchants more viable, which could change the way people build.

    5. Delete any account that has been inactive for longer than 365 days.

    6. Add things to do in the game. Create a monthly quest log that, if completed, would reward premium and dummies for free every month, on top of a max of 100 rubies earned. Add new things to do in groups or solo, other than just basic missions. I want free players to have a fighting chance too. This game is absolutely brutal on free players unless you want to joust.

    7. Continue to add new mounts and companions to the game.

    8. Add a brand-new event. We get the exact rotation of core events yearly. Something new would be nice.

    9. Increase rubies with purchases. If someone's willing to spend $100 on the current value, imagine how much they'll spend if they get more bang for their buck. I'd say double the current amounts. Thereā€™s no way you lose money here.

    10. Make all original slow servers permanent 2x speed with 300 MP for regular and 600 MP for premium. 240 MP with 30-minute large missions is crazyā€”come on now.

    Things that aren't as important, but would be cool to see:

    1. Boost the Christmas Gift. Give the player the option between a 10% all resistance rune and the permanent rune slot addition. Both were old Christmas gifts in the original design of the game.

    2. Make clue rewards better. It should be easier to get all of the best runes in the game at lower levels if you just put in the effort.

    3. Adjust Joust Ranges.

      • 150-199

      • 200-249

      • 300-349

      • 350-400

      • ETC.

    4. Add new runes to the game. +8 to every stat/resistance would be a solid start.

    5. Add more challenges. Level 150, 160, 170, etc. You donā€™t even need to add titles every 50 levels, but just allow people to earn horses and more rubies.