Knowledge Fragment

[Sozo]

Howdy all,

Anyone know what these knowledge fragments are for? They seem to just be a saleable item, though a misleading name if just chaff...

[Luzgan]

Originally posted by Sozo:

Howdy all,

Anyone know what these knowledge fragments are for? They seem to just be a saleable item, though a misleading name if just chaff...

You need it for the research tree; it's very valuable.

[HappiGeek]

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

[Sozo]

I just unlocked the research tree options, after seeing your comment. :) I was on the fence and glad you let me know, thanks!

Also, the most fun I've had at a game in some time, nice game!

[Stubbieoz]

Originally posted by HappiGeek:

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

+1
You need to hang onto most items for quite some time till you get the crafting/research/enchanting tabs opened, to understand what everything is for.
Definite lack of feedback for new players.

[Luzgan]

Originally posted by Stubbieoz:

Originally posted by HappiGeek:

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

+1
You need to hang onto most items for quite some time till you get the crafting/research/enchanting tabs opened, to understand what everything is for.
Definite lack of feedback for new players.

Thank you for your feedback. More detailed description fore those items is a great idea. I will add it to the list.

[Keyen]

The research is unlocked after the second mission (tutorial -> city -> second mission -> research unlocked, at which point you are forced to interact with it). I'm a bit surprised people are able to play for "a few hours" without reaching this point.

[[Heretic]Rivga]

Originally posted by HappiGeek:

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

You sold them, are you new to RPGs?

[Talons]

Originally posted by HereticRivga:

Originally posted by HappiGeek:

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

You sold them, are you new to RPGs?

Lol, I was thinking that it might be more helpful to spell things out to someone if they are new to RPGs, or is using the more Casual difficulties; that a lover of RPGs may infer it has more value than it's sold currency. But variety is the spice of life, I like that there are players that sold them. I can sort of empathise. There may have been something in the shop they really wanted, and risked selling research notes to get that sweet, sweet dagger.

Edit side note: Some players dislike what they call "hand-holding" in games. So even a lack of a clear purpose can be valued by a player. But since there are difficulty levels it'd be okay to offer more guidance on lower difficulties. However, development wise, I can understand that items having different descriptions can be less than ideal use of time. Time is money.

[Devil Dog]

Originally posted by HereticRivga:

Originally posted by HappiGeek:

Played for a few hours and sold them. There are few items that don't have enough of a description.

You sold them, are you new to RPGs?

Has zero to do with it. There's a "CODEX" in game, which isn't really a codex. The first 20 mins in I queried it about 5 times, one of them being "Knowledge Fragment" and got zero results. Now I just ask on this forum, it's faster.

And the UI, I'm still trying to figure out the icons and values - and it's annoying. Even a few simple tooltips would have been enough for my 11 brain cells. Never understand how u develop a game, knowing how everything works, but purposely leave out any info like as if it's some neat trick to frustrate customers. In another thread I asked about Final DPS on the Inventory screen going down when I add equipment to characters - still doesn't make sense. And WTF is "ATS" stand for? Checked the "CODEX" beforehand and again, nothing about DPS or ATS.

[FroBodine]

Oh my gosh yes, the lack of tool tips in the character screens is very frustrating! There are so many icons and things I don't know what they mean.

And I was also wondering why my DPS goes down when I equip better gear. What's going on with that, please?

[Event Horizon]

We're adding it to the list. Cannot promise tooltips soon, but we'll do what we can to bring it to first big Patch on 8.November