05-19-2024, 03:41 PM
Character: Oceiros Dawnseeker
Event: Descent of the Black Dragon
Pacing: Pacing was phenomenal! For such a lore heavy event focusing mostly on trials/puzzles, the narrates came out extremely quickly, and even catered to what our characters were deciding to do.
Balance: The fights felt like proper event fights, focusing mostly on the titular boss rampaging around the arena and having us rely on our instincts to not get hit by 5 fire waves for 50k. That is to say, they were balanced, and if you fell, it was due to your own hubris, not a soddy fight. The trials and traps were where the real danger was, however. I enjoyed having to use my brain to actually not suffer an injury.
Storytelling: Incredible. As aforementioned, it was a very lore heavy event! While my character is more flavored towards Mortyl and death, I found myself enamored with the story and history of Felfyraxes, the Four Divines, and subsequent rivalry with Ualdir! I'm not a big lore buff as I usually play himbo characters that satisfy my need to read less, but I enjoyed every second of the lore here and how it connected to the wider world, and even what it means for the future!
Fairness: For fairness, the fight/injury balancing was already mentioned. For rewards, we went into this not expecting anything specific. It was to push plotlines and learn, which we got ten fold, but the goodies were just the cherry on top! I got a lovely dev item tailored towards my magic and IC that I'm already ruminating on how to use for current plotlines.
Overall: I don't event often, but I know this was at least top three. And it wasn't even my event!
Event: Descent of the Black Dragon
Pacing: Pacing was phenomenal! For such a lore heavy event focusing mostly on trials/puzzles, the narrates came out extremely quickly, and even catered to what our characters were deciding to do.
Balance: The fights felt like proper event fights, focusing mostly on the titular boss rampaging around the arena and having us rely on our instincts to not get hit by 5 fire waves for 50k. That is to say, they were balanced, and if you fell, it was due to your own hubris, not a soddy fight. The trials and traps were where the real danger was, however. I enjoyed having to use my brain to actually not suffer an injury.
Storytelling: Incredible. As aforementioned, it was a very lore heavy event! While my character is more flavored towards Mortyl and death, I found myself enamored with the story and history of Felfyraxes, the Four Divines, and subsequent rivalry with Ualdir! I'm not a big lore buff as I usually play himbo characters that satisfy my need to read less, but I enjoyed every second of the lore here and how it connected to the wider world, and even what it means for the future!
Fairness: For fairness, the fight/injury balancing was already mentioned. For rewards, we went into this not expecting anything specific. It was to push plotlines and learn, which we got ten fold, but the goodies were just the cherry on top! I got a lovely dev item tailored towards my magic and IC that I'm already ruminating on how to use for current plotlines.
Overall: I don't event often, but I know this was at least top three. And it wasn't even my event!
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