Is day/night a fun mechanic?

[Xan84]

Title, I know it makes sense but is it fun? To me its not, I really find nothing fun sitting in a bush to pass the day so I can finally engage a boss or whatever else that is hard to do.

[Xxanno]

Nah it's not very interesting. There are a couple of places where it becomes relevant, but most of the time it's either irrelevant, or mean an instant loss in big V-Blood arenas. I file it under thematic as if it was removed then the vampire theme would be undermined.

[Rhaane]

To me this is the most fun day night system Ive played in. The fact that the night is good and not so dark you can not see, and having the daylight be a bad thing. I dont find the sun to be that big of an issue. I do quite alot during the day and dart in and out of the light.. sure Ive died a couple times as a result but Id still call it a fun experience.

Also note. There are a couple biome areas you can go to during the day and play normally, mid to late game anyway. Many bosses also have completely sheltered areas to engage at any time you wish.

[Allisonlj]

Originally posted by Rhaane:

To me this is the most fun day night system Ive played in.

Same. I wouldn't say that its exactly fun hiding in the shade when it comes up--but a lot of that comes down to planning and keeping open to multitasking. There's nowhere you cant still move around if you're good at dodging and dashing through the mobs and sunny parts.

If you keep finding yourself busy in the sun you just need to step back and pre-plan your route/to-do list... There are bajillions of cases where i set out to do X, get sidetracked doing ABC and DEF and THEN remember i was trying to do X just as the sun came up.... but that's on me the player not the daylight cycle.

That said-- the daylight cycle is adjustable i wouldn't turn it off; aesthetically things look better in the sun usually--but if you're on a solo server you do you; or find a server with shorter sun ratios, or longer days in general--though unless they adjust the ratio too it could mean longer waits.

[Zeo]

I think that's pretty fun, the way that they did really put a sense of hurry for you to leave the sun, not to mention that it also add challenge to certain areas.
Though I think that the sun resistance potions should be stronger.

[torqueblue]

Originally posted by Xan84:

I really find nothing fun sitting in a bush to pass the day so I can finally engage a boss

There's your problem. Sitting around instead of finding a solution. There's nothing hard about fighting in broad daylight, this game gives you PLENTY of shade to make fighting, traveling, Harvesting, exploring, anything possible.

Seeing people say things like this reminds me of how other players shove their hands under their ass and wait for the night to pass in other games like Don't Starve and Terraria because they're too terrified of the night, except now it's the opposite in this game.

[Machine Spirit]

I wouldn't call it fun personally. I always find the switch to day as an inconvenience and in some boss fights that switch to day can make a huge difference where you are best off stopping what you are doing and waiting for night. I wouldn't change the system though, I wouldn't make it longer or shorter or remove it because it does add value overall.

[Sprocket66]

It adds some extra challenge to certain fights. If you don't like it only hunt vbloods at night. Generally, I like the system, it can add some 'oh crap' moments.

[Xxanno]

Originally posted by Sprocket66:

It adds some extra challenge to certain fights. If you don't like it only hunt vbloods at night. Generally, I like the system, it can add some 'oh crap' moments.

Agreed, I feel torqueblue puts it very apt with the Terraria comparison, but unlike Terraria you can at least see what you are doing from the start, and there is no time limit on bosses just arena limits.
The day/night system are only as annoying as it has to be in order to get that vampire flavor. Otherwise would we just play as an albino with murderous attitude problems.

[torqueblue]

Originally posted by Xxanno:

Originally posted by Sprocket66:

It adds some extra challenge to certain fights. If you don't like it only hunt vbloods at night. Generally, I like the system, it can add some 'oh crap' moments.

there is no time limit on bosses

There is One boss with a Time limit, but that depends on server settings, even on default there's plenty of time to kill him.

[Xxanno]

Ah, I will be looking forward to it. I just got done whipping the big bad wolf for his pennies so I'm not that far yet.

[torqueblue]

Originally posted by Xxanno:

Ah, I will be looking forward to it. I just got done whipping the big bad wolf for his pennies so I'm not that far yet.

Alpha?

[Xxanno]

Originally posted by torqueblue:

Originally posted by Xxanno:

Ah, I will be looking forward to it. I just got done whipping the big bad wolf for his pennies so I'm not that far yet.

Alpha?

South of Cursed forest. I don't want to spoil the name just in case.

[Lywelyn]

the system in itself is good, but it has poor integration, as in, nothing aside 1-2 relevant reason to exist in the game.

as most said, sit i a bush/under a tree/inside building/rolepaly vampire.

but that's it, and since most of the time the player is either engaging a V-blood rather than naything else, well, easy to say, it's more of a chore than anything.

[torqueblue]

Originally posted by Xxanno:

Originally posted by torqueblue:

Alpha?

South of Cursed forest. I don't want to spoil the name just in case.

Ah, that's the Boss I was talking about then.

[Xxanno]

Originally posted by torqueblue:

Ah, that's the Boss I was talking about then.

A timer so generous I never noticed it.