Oshur on the Horizon

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  1. Mithril Community Manager

    It's happening, fOshur.

    Hey there, folks. With Oshur nearing completion, we're in a spot where we'd like to start running public playtests and gathering feedback!
    Oshur is the first large-scale continent since the introduction of Hossin waaaaaay back in 2014. It's been a while since we've showed off our progress, so here's a quick rundown of Oshur's concept and features.


    Timelines

    This Thursday, we'll be pushing the current Oshur Chapter 02 start date back to give us a couple of weekends to test, and we'll see how things progress from there.
    We've still got some loose ends to tie up with the builds, so some features and polish will be coming online during the testing process.
    Test Build 01
    - Currently lacking Trident Relay model.
    - Some base assets currently offline (sunderer shields, generators, teleporters, no-deploy/no-construction volumes.)
    - Air vehicles don't currently behave correctly in water.
    - No Deploy/No Construction volumes not yet implemented.
    Test Build 02
    - Trident Relays implemented.
    - All bases fully functional and complete.
    - Air vehicle water behaviors resolved.
    - Chapter 02 of the Distant Shores campaign becomes testable.

    Playtesting schedule is as follows:
    Test Build 01
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    - Friday, Jan. 14, 2pm PT / 11pm CET
    - Saturday, Jan. 15, 11am PT / 8pm CET

    Test Build 02
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    - Friday, Jan. 21, 2pm PT / 11pm CET
    - Saturday, Jan. 22, 11am PT / 8pm CET

    Participation in these playtests will unlock rewards to be delivered after the update goes Live.
    Throughout these playtests, we'll also be looking to record footage for an official launch trailer content. So let's make it happen!

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    Launching Oshur

    When Oshur makes its way into the game, we'll have Oshur set to auto-unlock itself over the first and possibly second weekend, depending on demand. This will allow us to provide windows of time where you can reliably experience Oshur, hopefully without burning people out on it too much. Oshur will remain in the normal continent rotation outside of those special windows.
    There will inevitably be iteration needed for Oshur beyond its initial release, and we'll be keeping an eye on feedback to help steer us in the right direction.

    Into 2022

    Toward the end of this month, we'll be releasing another Dev Letter that outlines our plans for 2022. We'll not only walk through the goals for the year, but also lay out a high-level roadmap for the first time in... so, so long.

    Looking forward to seeing you all in-game.
    -Wrel, Lead Designer
    Mithril, Jan 12, 2022
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  2. JustGotSuspended

    Looks great so far, hopefully it'll create some new and fun fights.

    Really hoping there's good battleflow on this one.
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    JustGotSuspended, Jan 12, 2022
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  3. BluePopsicle

    I am going to stop playing and find something else to do....I like to have a team and know that the people I play with are on my team. This only makes it totally worse.
    BluePopsicle, Jan 14, 2022
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  4. math368

    I would really like to add the option of being able to swim when sprinting
    underwater with swimming animation when crazy not to think it's completely stupid to
    market underwater if I fall in the water my sundere floats I won't get it back because I don't
    know how to swim so really it makes us add swimming you did not add water and our characters are unable
    to swim.
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    math368, Jan 15, 2022
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  5. JustGotSuspended



    This is probably one of the most exciting things, it's been a long time since we've had a roadmap and an idea of which direction this game is taking.

    I would even add surveys in/out of game again maybe to help prioritize certain issues. For example let's say option x y and z are in the roadmap. Ask the players should we start with x first or y or z? Even add maybe a box where people can comment what they think is missing?

    In any case, I'm really excited to read this.
    JustGotSuspended, Jan 22, 2022
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  6. Kingrapper

    When u drop as Infantery underwater u are kinda helpless on ground when a gal comes and ram you...
    Kingrapper, Feb 2, 2022
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