Mask System

[Fenix]

I just now found out that I cant develop my main character beyond a certain point because Im supposed to find new tribesman to play with? What? Why? How?! I feel cheated and would like to have a refund for the game if I could. I was having a lot of fun but I can now imagine all my friends will quit playing as soon as they find out about this nonsense. Im sorry but this is the kind of developing decision that kills a game that, otherwise, seemed to be promising.

[Ezazhel]

kill boss

[Ares Caelum]

Originally posted by Ezazhel:

kill boss

That doesn't fix the issue OP is talking about. They are refering to the system that your main character is limited to 50 proficiency in everything possibly getting up to 70, but you have to take control of a tribes member to progress the game after the first boss. If the tribes member dies, and you revive them you will lose all progress you made on that character, and possibly even some traits. All stats and experience resets to when you first tamed that tribes member.

To further clarify just beating the boss, doesnt let you record the tribes member you still need to go into an ancient ruin and get the tablet and this coffin looking thing to record that tribe member so you can record and revive them. That dungeon is far more difficult then the first boss.

[n0bAdI2142]

A major feature of the game is recruiting better tribeman - which is also in the steam shop description...

Only "bad" thing about the worse main char i found so far:
- your character design doesnt matter
- your "main" char is blocking 1 tribesman slot

--> get a op tribeman and control him. he is now your "main" char.

[Cormac]

There should definitely be alternatives, otherwise people will lose interest. I hate searching around for something. Skilling when using, for example. Maybe only in easy mode or Solo.

[Ares Caelum]

Originally posted by n0bAdI2142:

A major feature of the game is recruiting better tribeman - which is also in the steam shop description...

Only "bad" thing about the worse main char i found so far:
- your character design doesnt matter
- your "main" char is blocking 1 tribesman slot

--> get a op tribeman and control him. he is now your "main" char.

Until that character dies, and you revive them to realize you lost all the work you did on them, and possibly lose traits.

[Ares Caelum]

To add, there is suppose to be a fix for this next week for a "perfect" revive, but it is only for solo and private servers. According to their recent update.

[Cormac]

I can switch back and keep the skill? I would never give up my main character.

[Ares Caelum]

Originally posted by Cormac:

I can switch back and keep the skill? I would never give up my main character.

only your main character keep their skill on death. The tribe members you control and die on, will not, they will be reset back to what you had when you first got them. The perfect revive is suppose to fix it for tribe members so its like your main, but only on private servers and single player.

Your main character is limited to low proficiency levels.

[Cormac]

Then that's really bad design. In a game it's important to create immersion. That doesn't work. This breaking all the rules. So I'll just have to make do with skills up to 50.

[Ares Caelum]

Originally posted by Cormac:

Then that's really bad design. In a game it's important to create immersion. That doesn't work. This breaking all the rules. So I'll just have to make do with skills up to 50.

There is 2 upgrades for your characters proficiency levels, but the first one ups it to 60 and the second I believe may up it to 70. Not sure as I haven't unlocked that yet I believe its locked behind the 3rd boss.

[Cormac]

Then I'll basically be done with the game. Because I'm not giving up on the main. I think I'll switch back to Conan Exiles. It's moving forward, slowly but surely.

[Cocytus]

Originally posted by n0bAdI2142:

--> get a op tribeman and control him. he is now your "main" char.

that's not how it works for a lot of people, myself included.
i'm really kinda glad i didn't buy the game on impulse the moment it released because this is a massive dealbreaker.
especially since they apparently don't even offer options to alter the caps on your actual main character.
i mean seriously, in a game where everythging but your actual main char will die for good until you beat a certain boss and jumped through some other loops it's really kinda ridiculous to litter it with insta-death enemies on top of that already absurd mechanic (and way before you even get to said boss) like all those anacondas i've seen in videos that literally just wrap you up out of nowhere even when you're riding a mount at top speed with 0 means to dodge...
gg you just lost the character you probably spent days searching for

[Ares Caelum]

Originally posted by ⛧Cocytus⛧:

Originally posted by n0bAdI2142:

--> get a op tribeman and control him. he is now your "main" char.

that's not how it works for a lot of people, myself included.
i'm really kinda glad i didn't buy the game on impulse the moment it released because this is a massive dealbreaker.
especially since they apparently don't even offer options to alter the caps on your actual main character.
i mean seriously, in a game where everythging but your actual main char will die for good until you beat a certain boss and jumped through some other loops it's really kinda ridiculous to litter it with insta-death enemies on top of that already absurd mechanic (and way before you even get to said boss) like all those anacondas i've seen in videos that literally just wrap you up out of nowhere even when you're riding a mount at top speed with 0 means to dodge...
gg you just lost the character you probably spent days searching for

Searching for, and leveling. My progression has basically stopped until the perfect respawn update next week. I am just going to build up my base for now and search for a replacement for the guy I lost, then wait.

[Cormac]

Originally posted by ⛧Cocytus⛧:

Originally posted by n0bAdI2142:

--> get a op tribeman and control him. he is now your "main" char.

that's not how it works for a lot of people, myself included.
i'm really kinda glad i didn't buy the game on impulse the moment it released because this is a massive dealbreaker.
especially since they apparently don't even offer options to alter the caps on your actual main character.
i mean seriously, in a game where everythging but your actual main char will die for good until you beat a certain boss and jumped through some other loops it's really kinda ridiculous to litter it with insta-death enemies on top of that already absurd mechanic (and way before you even get to said boss) like all those anacondas i've seen in videos that literally just wrap you up out of nowhere even when you're riding a mount at top speed with 0 means to dodge...
gg you just lost the character you probably spent days searching for

That's it. You should be able to copy other people's skills. It doesn't work any other way. That way they lose players quickly.

[Cocytus]

Originally posted by Ares Caelum:

Searching for, and leveling.

yea, i mean seriously, there were some questions i had before getting the game in another thread, but even if someone would've answered them by now i'm glad i slept the night over it and now dismissed the thought of getting this game...
at least until they either get rid of this stupid mechanic entirely or at least make it changeable gameplay settings to raise the caps on your main to the max and reviving your tribefolks from the get go without losing all progress on them, like it costing some stuff and maybe a small percentage of the levels but not literally resetting them to day 1....