geode is so.... boring

[TexasToast]

is it just me, or is geode so boring? from the way they hyped it, youd expect some sort of new and exciting features but its just digging in the same caves that are just reskinned depending the portal you go through, and using the LL chain reskin to manuver since for some reason a chain hook works but not wings or anything else. the only real rewards you get are stuff to make digging more ore easier and flux from flipping mats since people are so lazy to mine it on their own.

i personally was hoping for something much more, like maybe some combat or anything. if i wanted to dig in 3d rendered caves id just load up MC or one of the many clones of it. as it stands now there is little threat in the caves other than the plants you can walk past with no strife.

on top of that, the game is increasingly laggy from all the extra servers that geode and bomb royale takes up, and the hotbar for geode in caves is broken. only certain items will be allowed to be put in the T slot for some odd reason.


tldr: geode really did not live up to how the devs hyped it at all, feels rushed, and as always, is buggy.

[Dovah The Deaf]

Yeah imho it sucks. Your slow af, you dig slow af, the grinding is slow af, and theres just not much to do.

[Bubster101]

THAT'S whats causing my lag??? I have to suffer every day now because of it!

[SophieGOTHICC]

Yep its super boring

[Bubster101]

and in the end, what's it worth? a few more mounts to craft? sorry, I'm sticking to my dragon grinding.

[N3tRunn3r]

Rumors told that our progression on Geode is neccessary to enter Uber 10 worlds soon.

[Wariat117]

the progression in geode is like "pay 500k flux to craft 1 metamatter, weren't you planning suicide?" (if you will try currently to buy enough pinatas for party to have crystals + other ingredients then it would cost around 500k :P)
I need 6 metamatters to upgrade my GAS by 1 lvl and I'm not even halfway... (lvl 4 only)
and each of the modules is required to max out for geode mastery (achievement on steam)

unless they fix crafting of metamatter or add any reliable way of obtaining it.. it's just going to be cancerous joke ;-;

[BulldogFasti]

Geode isn't just more of the same for Trove. It's fundamentally different. On the planet Trove you jump into the game, hop into adventure worlds and race through the world to take down dungeons bosses and earn materials. Speed and efficiency are rewarded. Hop into Shadow Towers and farm up resources to make improvements to your gear and carry on the cycle. There's a lot happening but it's a push for power that makes the content itself somewhat trivial. It's fun to feel powerful in a game. It doesn't remain fun to face no meaningful challenges.

With the new expansion we wanted to take a step back and add something new for players to try. We didn't think everyone who loves to farm dungeons and ST bosses would be super excited to explore caves, but it was important to our long term vision of the game that we make an attempt to introduce new ways to play.

All that is to say that Geode is a planet to slow down. If you want every second of game play to be focused on making numbers on your character sheet go up, this probably won't be a planet you'll want to visit every day.

Since we can see the total number of players in game on all platforms it's clear to us that a huge number of players are enjoying the new content. It's fair that some of you don't enjoy the slower pace, but that doesn't change that a much larger number of people seem to be enjoying it.

If you have specific, productive bits of feedback to provide, please do so. We can't dedicate dev time to the general concept of "boring" but the more detailed concerns you can share the more likely we'll be able to do something about it.

Thanks

[Wariat117]

Originally posted by TrionFasti:

If you have specific, productive bits of feedback to provide, please do so. We can't dedicate dev time to the general concept of "boring" but the more detailed concerns you can share the more likely we'll be able to do something about it.

Could you add "GAS veins" or "GAS leaks"?
They would randomly spawn in caves and grant you small portion of GAS so you can progress further. (Not sure if it would be like *stand in it to obtain GAS until it depletes* or *laser it to get GAS* but such option would be nice)

Any way to get into higher tiers without losing 1/4 of GAS ;-;? (Portals with tiers/special item/maybe special quest which unlocks *transport NPC* who will transport you to T2/T3/etc if you pay him)

Could you increase crystal drop from lesser boxes(double)? Even if you help all critters on the road you are always missing crystals :/

Would it be possible that critters grant you lesser box once the bar fills up and not after this strange animation?
If you rush for higher tiers then you are soo fast than you move too far away from critter and you don't get box reward :/ Slowing down takes your GAS so it's not option ;D
(Basically the helping bar is filled -> get box -> critter does animation now)

The geode legendary tomes (only metamatter tome is reasonable) are basically joke :/
Weren't they supposed to be normal tomes?
They give veeeery small amount of resources, 10x more resources would be reasonable reward per week.

Maybe normal tome for crystals? We would be able to continue normal game while getting at least small progress in geode. (20-30 crystals per charge?)

[TexasToast]

Originally posted by TrionFasti:

Geode isn't just more of the same for Trove. It's fundamentally different. On the planet Trove you jump into the game, hop into adventure worlds and race through the world to take down dungeons bosses and earn materials. Speed and efficiency are rewarded. Hop into Shadow Towers and farm up resources to make improvements to your gear and carry on the cycle. There's a lot happening but it's a push for power that makes the content itself somewhat trivial. It's fun to feel powerful in a game. It doesn't remain fun to face no meaningful challenges.

With the new expansion we wanted to take a step back and add something new for players to try. We didn't think everyone who loves to farm dungeons and ST bosses would be super excited to explore caves, but it was important to our long term vision of the game that we make an attempt to introduce new ways to play.

All that is to say that Geode is a planet to slow down. If you want every second of game play to be focused on making numbers on your character sheet go up, this probably won't be a planet you'll want to visit every day.

Since we can see the total number of players in game on all platforms it's clear to us that a huge number of players are enjoying the new content. It's fair that some of you don't enjoy the slower pace, but that doesn't change that a much larger number of people seem to be enjoying it.

If you have specific, productive bits of feedback to provide, please do so. We can't dedicate dev time to the general concept of "boring" but the more detailed concerns you can share the more likely we'll be able to do something about it.

Thanks

Never wanted it to be shut down. Some people find it entertaining so that's power to them. I simply put out my opinion here, as it is a forum.

On another note, I've heard rumors of u10 requiring some aspects of geode to gain access to, when u10 does come around. Would these rumors be true?

[Bubster101]

Originally posted by Wariat117:

Originally posted by TrionFasti:

If you have specific, productive bits of feedback to provide, please do so. We can't dedicate dev time to the general concept of "boring" but the more detailed concerns you can share the more likely we'll be able to do something about it.

Could you add "GAS veins" or "GAS leaks"?
They would randomly spawn in caves and grant you small portion of GAS so you can progress further. (Not sure if it would be like *stand in it to obtain GAS until it depletes* or *laser it to get GAS* but such option would be nice)

Yeah maybe add fissures that can partially extend the GAS time, single-use for each player and such. That's a good idea.

[Bubster101]

Originally posted by A Distinguished Plate of Toast:

Never wanted it to be shut down. Some people find it entertaining so that's power to them. I simply put out my opinion here, as it is a forum.

On another note, I've heard rumors of u10 requiring some aspects of geode to gain access to, when u10 does come around. Would these rumors be true?

agreed. I'm also wondering if they will add a new gear tier that can only be upgraded by Geode-based means, like resources and crystal currency

[Bubster101]

oh and will there be a patch to fix the lag?

[テレサ]

Originally posted by Bubster101:

oh and will there be a patch to fix the lag?

We want that patch since years, so no there will never be a patch to fix lag in Trove

[Wariat117]

Another feedback:

- Would it be possible to decrease accurity of those turrets in T2 and T3?
They would hit next to player (1-2 blocks away)
T4 and T5 would still have aimbot

- More missions, current 3 missions are short :/
You enter geode and they are finished.
Maybe somehow the NPCs that give missions will automatically rotate and there would be chance for better NPCs (with better rewards like mine 200 inorganics = 1 greater box)

- Option to disable/enable rocket boots or option to keep this second jump when you have rocket boots... Currently if you run out N-charge then you are almost glued to floor

- Would it be possible that crosshair turns red if something is too far away for us to mine it?

[Axolotl]

I agree. It's really boring. The only benefit is Mastery Points and not the Geode mastery cause no one cares about that, I mean the normal mastery. Though the allies/companions are meh. Mounts are meh. Gameplay is just going through caves and what do you know, you're mining in a cave. But I kind of like Bomber Royale. ( I get a lil frustrating sometimes though. And in my opinion, the Airavator and the visual effect blocks are the best parts of this whole update.