Re-worked Soul Shards...

[KЯΛKΣП]

I don't really like the changes with the new soul shards and having to carry them around as an amulet, and even their durability depleting pretty quickly. The way soul shards were before were much better. And you can't even fly with them on you. I play on PvE servers and it doesn't help at all.

Does anyone know if there's a server setting to allow flying with soul shards on and maybe not have their durability go down?

[Nokturnal]

Biggest problem the developers have is not having balanced the game for both PVP and PVE differently.

Want Amulets for PVP? Sure go for it, but why do it for PVE servers?
Don't want craft from storage for PVP servers? Fine, let PVE servers do it.
Don't want instanced loot for PVP servers? Fine, but let PVE servers do it, as not having each player get their own loot discourages co-op.
Don't want to let players build out from their castle towards the roads on PVP servers? Sure, but let PVE servers have more build room.

Even skills could be adjusted for PVP vs PVE, as doing a Support Build is currently nerfed into the ground for PVE lol.

[Grimaldus]

What's even more annoying to me aside from not being able to turn into a bat in a PvE server, is the fact that you make the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ pedestals and it STILL loses durability, hell ive thrown mine into the ground recovered my mats aint gonna bother even repairing them, which is a shame even if they don't make that much of diference.

They should allow you to use them freely (turn into a bat) and give the pedastals usefullness.

[OG_smez]

What are we supposed to do with a shard we dont want to use? Cant store them anywhere and you're locked out of travel options while holding them. Playing on a solo server so I dont need these pvp limitations

[Nokturnal]

Originally posted by OG_smez:

What are we supposed to do with a shard we dont want to use? Cant store them anywhere and you're locked out of travel options while holding them. Playing on a solo server so I dont need these pvp limitations

Once you've acquired the Shard you can build the old Buff structures in the Container's Tab of your build menu. It's 1 Onyx Tear and some Dark Silver Bars each.

Though sadly they only act as dumb storage containers for the shards now.

I just threw the Shards in them and forgot they existed because I'm not a fan of the passives or ults.

You also get a new piece of Furniture when you beat the last boss that's just purely cosmetic lol.

[OG_smez]

Originally posted by Nokturnal:

Originally posted by OG_smez:

What are we supposed to do with a shard we dont want to use? Cant store them anywhere and you're locked out of travel options while holding them. Playing on a solo server so I dont need these pvp limitations

Once you've acquired the Shard you can build the old Buff structures in the Container's Tab of your build menu. It's 1 Onyx Tear and some Dark Silver Bars each.

Though sadly they only act as dumb storage containers for the shards now.

I just threw the Shards in them and forgot they existed because I'm not a fan of the passives or ults.

You also get a new piece of Furniture when you beat the last boss that's just purely cosmetic lol.

Thanks dude, turns out I didnt pay attention to the boss reward page lol.

[Thr33S1xTy]

Is the Soul Shard Dead on Pve server?
I can not Activate in the Tower (no 2H Buff)

[Glyph]

Soul shards don't work that way any more. They are equip-able amulets now, which can be placed in a special pillar container.

[Hauke]

Add a setting to allow soul shards to not lose durability and not disallow batform. I'm playing PvE, let me live my power fantasy and not be bound by dumb PvP rules. The item is not worth using in it's current state and it's implementation is bad. Give the option to decide to the folks who play the game.

[HappyRath]

I too don't like the new soul shards. The other system was frustrating but at least it felt impactful. If they're going to be amulets then they need to be seriously combat oriented outside of the underwhelming ults they're gatekeeping.

Speeking of underwhelming. They all used to be accessible to everyone regardless of shard. I DEFINITELY don't like the abilites being locked behind the need for shards. It feels bad and that shouldnt be a thing.

If they want to move away from the hour buff system the had before that's fine but this was the wrong move.

The only hurdle I see is their desire to make the shards useful to PvE players and PvP players equally. This new system definitively does not accomplish that.

[BIG E.]

They aren't even that strong.

Literally only shard worth chasing after in PvP is dracula.

[carlisle73]

Just leaving a comment in agreement that I'd like to see the soul shards reverted to their previous state or re-worked somehow.

Not a fan of them 1: being amulets, 2: how fast they drain, 3: replacing the ults, 4: uselessness of the pedestals, and 5: the inability to fast travel/be in bat form with them.

IF the preference is to keep them as amulets, they should be a level above the previous tier (to make them more desirable). And the ults should not be tied to them and should be flat boss rewards.

[Dribs]

Originally posted by BIG E.:

They aren't even that strong.

Literally only shard worth chasing after in PvP is dracula.

Winged horror shard is pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ strong. Good augments and a great ultimate.

[Dribs]

I think the soul shards show pretty clearly that the developers mainly intend for this game to be played pvp (that and many other features) and only have pve servers because why say no to money?

And before you say «but more people play pve!!», does it really matter? And I dont even know if they do, but people keep telling me.

And if there is one thing the shards and the rifts do, its create more pvp.

I mean just look at mortium. There is literally nothing there. The entire zone is just created as a giant pvp arena during rifts.

[ToeSama]

As a PVE player, the old buffs were far more useful to me. And I hate how the new amulets replace my ult. I think there's merit in the amulet concept, but I don't feel it's the answer to the Soul Shard problem as much as it's a side grade of it.

If I was to recommend a fix, place the ults back into the spellbook, make a new designated EQ slot for the Soul Shards, make Bat Form usable while wearing one, and provide the old buffs on top of the new stuff while wearing them. This fixes the multishard buff stacking, keeps the concept of the new amulet system, and doesn't change our ult to something we might not prefer having.

[Dribs]

Originally posted by ToeSama:

As a PVE player, the old buffs were far more useful to me. And I hate how the new amulets replace my ult. I think there's merit in the amulet concept, but I don't feel it's the answer to the Soul Shard problem as much as it's a side grade of it.

If I was to recommend a fix, place the ults back into the spellbook, make a new designated EQ slot for the Soul Shards, make Bat Form usable while wearing one, and provide the old buffs on top of the new stuff while wearing them. This fixes the multishard buff stacking, keeps the concept of the new amulet system, and doesn't change our ult to something we might not prefer having.

They are not going to change how the game plays for pve purposes. These are integral parts of the pvp mechanics of the game. You are just playing a version of the game they only have because people want it and why say no to money, but the entire game is built with pvp in mind.