Update the secrets progression label under description
divsky

Posts: 1065
8/16/2024, 12:28:10 PM
I'm getting really tired of having "He has lived a sheltered life" under my description. I'm at 82 secrets done now and it still shows this. It's been stuck at this since about 10 secrets. Every single person I look at has "has lived a sheltered life" under their description.
Can we maybe update this so this isn't the only descriptor? There should be some better progression. I've been making it my main goal to uncover secrets and no matter how much I do this won't budge. I know secrets only have a very minor effect on training rate, so this descriptor is really the only reason to find secrets.
I feel like every 10-15 secrets or so should be getting you a new descriptor. It doesn't feel right that I've worked so hard doing so much exploration and searching through everything I can to still be shown that I've lived a sheltered life.
Can we maybe update this so this isn't the only descriptor? There should be some better progression. I've been making it my main goal to uncover secrets and no matter how much I do this won't budge. I know secrets only have a very minor effect on training rate, so this descriptor is really the only reason to find secrets.
I feel like every 10-15 secrets or so should be getting you a new descriptor. It doesn't feel right that I've worked so hard doing so much exploration and searching through everything I can to still be shown that I've lived a sheltered life.
voidwitch
Posts: 23
8/16/2024, 1:07:11 PM
@Divsky you can adjust this with the "status," command, which will allow you to toggle your secrets descriptor through every level available to you.
I believe this command was implemented to prevent savvy players from sniffing each other out via Whois, but I've noticed few people utilize it in game, so everyone seems so sheltered.
I believe this command was implemented to prevent savvy players from sniffing each other out via Whois, but I've noticed few people utilize it in game, so everyone seems so sheltered.
Davairus
Posts: 10674
8/17/2024, 12:59:30 AM
I'll make a note to convey a message to say a new status is unlocked.
divsky

Posts: 1065
8/23/2024, 9:56:13 PM
Eh, it's not that big of a deal to know when you unlock a new status, you just have to look at yourself. It's just that when the new statuses are unlocked doesn't make much sense.
I think from 1-10 secrets you go through "Just opened his eyes to the world", to "Has begun to do some traveling" and then "Has lived a sheltered life"... and then you're just stuck at sheltered life until, well, I don't know. I'm at 94 secrets now and still at sheltered life.
I'd rather see a more steady progression that actually shows how much work you've been in. I don't think someone who has unlocked 10 secrets should have the same status as someone who's unlocked 90. Also "has lived a sheltered life" kind of implies you haven't done or seen anything, which shouldn't be the case for anyone with 90+ secrets.
I'm just gonna put out an idea for how the titles should be distributed which I'm coming up with as I type... What if it went something like this?
1-4 secrets: Has just opened his eyes to the world.
5-9 secrets: Has lived a sheltered life.
10-24 secrets: Has begun to do some traveling.
25-39 secrets: Has journeyed across many lands.
40-59 secrets: Has traveled far and wide.
60-79 secrets: Has seen every corner of the world.
80-99 secrets: Knows many of Thera's mysteries.
100+ secrets: Has unlocked many secrets of the world.
??? Secrets (at or near unlocking every secret): Is a master explorer.
I mean, this is just a rough idea. I don't even know how many secrets there actually are. But I just wanted to give an idea for a way we could revamp them so they could actually reflect what the player has accomplished. After all, I don't think doing secrets makes much of a difference beyond the title, which is purely cosmetic. So we should have some titles that actually show what you've done.
I think from 1-10 secrets you go through "Just opened his eyes to the world", to "Has begun to do some traveling" and then "Has lived a sheltered life"... and then you're just stuck at sheltered life until, well, I don't know. I'm at 94 secrets now and still at sheltered life.
I'd rather see a more steady progression that actually shows how much work you've been in. I don't think someone who has unlocked 10 secrets should have the same status as someone who's unlocked 90. Also "has lived a sheltered life" kind of implies you haven't done or seen anything, which shouldn't be the case for anyone with 90+ secrets.
I'm just gonna put out an idea for how the titles should be distributed which I'm coming up with as I type... What if it went something like this?
1-4 secrets: Has just opened his eyes to the world.
5-9 secrets: Has lived a sheltered life.
10-24 secrets: Has begun to do some traveling.
25-39 secrets: Has journeyed across many lands.
40-59 secrets: Has traveled far and wide.
60-79 secrets: Has seen every corner of the world.
80-99 secrets: Knows many of Thera's mysteries.
100+ secrets: Has unlocked many secrets of the world.
??? Secrets (at or near unlocking every secret): Is a master explorer.
I mean, this is just a rough idea. I don't even know how many secrets there actually are. But I just wanted to give an idea for a way we could revamp them so they could actually reflect what the player has accomplished. After all, I don't think doing secrets makes much of a difference beyond the title, which is purely cosmetic. So we should have some titles that actually show what you've done.
Lumubella
Posts: 438
8/24/2024, 4:15:13 AM
Thats how it is. People wanting to metagame asked that they be able to look like they haven't done any quests to anonymize themselves. Not that you can't tell who you're fighting based on their chosen gear set and immediately after engaging them.
tayyah
Posts: 605
8/24/2024, 4:30:54 AM
experienced explorer before master
divsky

Posts: 1065
8/24/2024, 4:49:26 AM
Couldn't they just not do the quests then? Most of them you have to go out of your way to get done, and like I said I'm pretty sure they really don't have much impact on gameplay.
Personally I think it's cool to be able to show off that you know the game.
Personally I think it's cool to be able to show off that you know the game.
Davairus
Posts: 10674
8/24/2024, 4:53:04 AM
You can show it off. Use the status command to display whatever one you want. Down the road I want to add other vanity statuses besides just for quests.