hazy cedar
This feels weird to say but you should place yourself in the shoe of an average player when designing updates. Many things just simply make absolutely no sense if you're not in this Discord, seeking any info and explanation devs might give.
I believe that the game should be self-sufficient and you shouldn't need #💬・ask-flyff-experts to understand what is happening. Additionally bug reports shouldn't be condescendingly brushed off when the code is behaving as designed while the design is making no sense for the players in the first place.
Here is some recent examples and fixes:
- The skill Bloody Strike does not heal against some bosses like the Krrr. Dev's answers: it's not a bug this boss is immune to debuffs. First of all it should be obvious to players that the boss is immune to debuff. You could imagine it being written in the interface that let you enter the boss fight (since we have a pretty GUI for it why not use it). Then you could see in-game a "Immune" prompt, either in the air like the damage numbers or simply as a system message. And finally use clearer wording: from a player perspective a debuff is something that give the boss a disadvantage over time. A skill that do instant damage and heal yourself does not classify as such.
- If you don't have the "Etc" filter ticked on your looter pet you simply don't get Ultima or Cursed Fragments. Okay let's say it is an intended feature: how to players are supposed to know they have to tick this box? If it is not ticked it should at least not just disappear but sit on the ground (while saying "the loot belong to another player" to other people trying to pick it up) so at least you can understand it.
This was simply 2 use cases that came up very recently, but there is MANY more in the game. Simply summed-up: devs, when you design a new systems but yourself in the shoes of a completely clueless player that new set foot on this Discord. This person should be able to understand this system enough to use it.
weary eagle