Retirement

[Jeffrey Epic Stien]

So in the last vlog update the Ghost Ship posted on there youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn_dMIzIr1M ) theres a option where you can do a 5 step mission to retire your dwarf, my thing is do i still keep all my upgrades and hats n stuff or does it reset

also for karl sakes can the gunner and driller get diffrent armour so we can see there beards or have melee weapons atleast for the driller in this update

[Cyprinodon]

Iirc it's just a level reset. Keep all your stuff, but you gotta unlock all level locked upgrades again

[St0rmFury]

From the devs:

RETIRING A DWARF:
When you retire a character that character will reset to level 1 and you will lose all progress on weapons and upgrades for that character. You will, however, keep all progression on perks, credits, crafting materials, and vanity items. The first time you retire, you will also unlock an extra perk slot for that specific character. Retiring a character is the only way you can increase your player rank above 26, since you need to gain character levels in order to gain player ranks. We are also considering to introduce unlocks of vanity and other features for players above player rank 26.

[Jeffrey Epic Stien]

darn i feel like i wasted all my money and matriels on upgrades i mean the sheer invesment of fully upgradning or even upgrading the weapons kinda feel like a sorta waste if you dont even get some comp like not a full refund but like maybe 1/4 of spend matriels and gold is given back

[Landor]

Originally posted by St0rmFury:

The first time you retire, you will also unlock an extra perk slot for that specific character.

I still think that's a bad move, because it goes against the point of having a prestige system be optional. With how powerful some of the perks are, an extra slot is not to be sniffed at.

The other players on your team depend on you to perform well, and by not wanting to participate in this program that gives you the extra perk slot, you are gimping yourself, and letting your team down. It can very easily reach the point of hosts kicking players because of it.

[St0rmFury]

Originally posted by Yamcha:

darn i feel like i wasted all my money and matriels on upgrades i mean the sheer invesment of fully upgradning or even upgrading the weapons kinda feel like a sorta waste if you dont even get some comp like not a full refund but like maybe 1/4 of spend matriels and gold is given back

If I'm not mistaken, the retirement assignments will reward you with a substantial amount of minerals to get you back on tract with upgrading your gear again. I don't think it's a lot, but it should be enough to buy the more important upgrades 1st.