Blood of Luclin - Challenge Mode Raid Release Schedule

Discussion in 'Zones and Populations' started by Gninja, Mar 4, 2020.

  1. Gninja Developer

    Hello raiders!

    We know Blood of Luclin raids have had a bit of a bumpy road and we are not going to make excuses or go into the reasoning at this time just know it was unforeseen and unavoidable.

    While attempting to get everything back in order after the buff packages were not applying properly, we had to split the raid zones into normal and challenge versions instead of offering a choice to make your zone challenge mode instead of normal mode. We do not want a repeat of what happened when normal mode opened and as such we are spending a good amount of time pouring through these newly created zones looking to correct as many issues as humanly possible. This gives us time to look everything over and have it go through another round of QA testing.

    Instead of going through the new challenge mode zones and just releasing them all live at once we are going to stagger their release every 2 weeks between updates. We feel this will not only assure better quality but also keep any unforeseen issues from allowing tons of progress as happened with the initial normal mode releases. This way we can spend more time with developers and QA going more in depth on the script testing. We are also working on getting a permanent beta server set up to be available for testing raids with live players where they can have their character copied over fore specific testing needs.

    As we are hoping is apparent, we have been trying hard to keep communication lines open and this is another example of just that. We understand this might be odd for progression, but we feel it's the most fair way to do it while still maintaining a sense of progression while minimizing bugs that make encounters either easier or harder for different guilds. Our goal is to avoid the constant changes needed for the raids to be playable and make targets less of a gamble if a specific boss has gotten easier or more difficult.

    Feel free to voice your opinion, even if negative or positive toward the concept, just remember to keep it respectful please.

    These are the dates that the challenge mode zones will be released:

    Blinding: Twisted Vista [Challenge Raid] -------------------------> Open on all servers (As long as 1 person has unlocked it)
    Aurelian Coast: The Emergent Eclipse [Challenge Raid] ----> Open on all servers (As long as 1 person has unlocked it)
    Sanctus Seru: The Fading Arches [Challenge Raid] ----------> Open on all servers (As long as 1 person has unlocked it)
    Fordel Midst: Remembrance [Challenge Raid] -----------------> Open on all servers (As long as 1 person has unlocked it)
    Wracklands: Crimson Barrens [Challenge Raid] ---------------> Open on all servers (As long as 1 person has unlocked it)
    Ssraeshza's Hallowed Halls [Challenge Raid] ------------------> May 26, 2020

    Happy raiding!

    Gninja


    TLDR; Challenge mode raid zones for the Blood of Luclin expansion will be made available for play on the dates listed above.
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  2. Gninja Developer

    Something I forgot to add, the lesser bosses (1 per zone) will also have challenge modes now and new loot when they release.

    Originally, these bosses did not have challenge modes but will now have them:

    Praetorian K'Tkirn
    The Stonegrabber Colossus
    Luminary Percontorius Felvin
    Portabellius Shrieker
    Roris Lacea
    Remnant Ferahhal
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  3. Alarra Well-Known Member

    Any ETA on the beta server Gninja?
  4. morderir Active Member

    nice to see some common sense is being applied ;)
    i only hope it will be extended to the crafting side of things too ..
  5. semisus Does not play this game

    Is challenge still gonna open after today's patch?
    I dont see it in the notes
  6. Gninja Developer

    Yes. It does still require it be unlocked from at least 1 person having completed the raid questline up tot hat point.
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