=DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time

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Peachii -> =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 0:57:49)
quote: [image]http://www.dragonfable.com/images/mini/Verlyrus.png[/image] Verlyrus: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time Hey there, heroes! This week in DragonFable, we have our monthly arena challenge release. The Displaced Fates board has been updated with its newest challenge: Tainted Time! [image]https://i.imgur.com/vHujXDb.png[/image] Face off against Doctor When, the Arbiter of Time, and the Twice Corrupted En & Tropy! If you manage to defeat them both, you'll earn a usable version of Doctor When's Psionic Ratchet. If you can defeat all three foes at once in the Tainted Time challenge, you will be able to upgrade your Psionic Ratchet to higher levels. Think you have what it takes? Or will you be crushed in a time loop over and over again? Click on the black vortex in the sky of Falconreach to visit the Inn at the Edge of Time and find out! Also this week, following from last week's reimagined release, the Cinquefoil Sandsea quest "Face of Death" has received its music and new animations. Also, the Necrotic Sword of Doom is now allowed in the Arena at the Edge of Time, but its special ability's damage is reduced greatly when inside the Arena area. Finally, this is the final week to watch ads from Ballyhoo! While we appreciate all that she's done for us over the years when distributing Dragon Coins and gold and playing ads, it's about time she's moved on to other prospects. Next week we'll introduce a new method of earning free daily Dragon Coins as we bid ad viewing farewell. This month's Dragon Coin special has arrived! The Tulip's Cowl and Cloak are now available for the month of May! [image]https://cms.dragonfable.com/df/images/MAY2020.png[/image] These pink counterparts to the Blue Dahlia set come with color customizable trim, and are as mysteriously beautiful as their legendary owner was! If you're interested, make sure to pick them up before they leave! Having trouble with any fights? Have feedback about recent releases? Have any crazy theories or ideas? Want to discuss all things DragonFable? Join the discussion on the official forums! Want to play DragonFable without using an internet browser? Check out the Artix Games Launcher! Follow us on Twitter for sneak peeks and updates (and feel free to tweet us your fan art and feedback too!) Verlyrus Twitter Tomix Twitter Tags: Verlyrus

Kurtz96 -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 1:01:18)
There is a bug that lets you use DmK V1 (except for extreme unraveller and extreme emperor challenges). I just life carved my way through Ancient Duo, the Engineer, and Primordial Duo. The weapon itself is very good. Same level as the necro paragon and UBLoD.

Verlyrus -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 1:02:46)
Fixed

Kurtz96 -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 1:04:45)
Full disclosure, I used DmK V1 to steamroll the new challenge too. But it was weird while it lasted, ignoring Pride/Engineer/Kathool gimmicks and just killing them through their defenses.

Primate Murder -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 1:15:55)
quote: this is the final week to watch ads from Ballyhoo He fell to his knees, staring despairingly up into the uncaring sky, his eyes silently screaming the unvoiced question: "Why?" Seriously though - unlike AQ, DF doesn't have a chance of giving DCs after a battle, which makes Ballyhoo the only in-game method of acquiring them. Can we get a hint at whatever will replace her? Edit: Also, it seems Ballyhoo has already stopped working - she claima I already viewed my ads, though I just logged in.

The_element -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 1:22:53)
Maybe the next Displaced Fates challenge can be Ballyhoo, the Bountiful?

Sylveonxy123 -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 2:48:20)
I will say, this new challenge isn't as hard as a few of the more recent challenges, but god does their gimmicks combined make going for En and Tropy 1st annoying, still an enjoyable fight overall after passing that hurdle. I lost i think like 9 or 10 times just bc rng either didn't stun if stuff was off time, my accuracy was lowered thanks to Dr. When, or I was stunned by When, or had my cooldowns extended by When allowing Tropy (the 1 I wanted dead 1st because of her defense stacking) to heal a LOT of hp making the run impossible with my strategy. My strategy was to run Artix and Raven as guests (Artix for just high dps, and Raven for her stun if i needed it.) Then while En and Tropy was alive, run a high darkness build which used: Class: Doomknight (Not V1, to be honest I didn't even know that V1 was usable b4 it was reported here as I just automatically assume its not + I don't use it casually ever.) Weapon: Ultra Omniknight Blade (With Blade of Awe shown.) Cape: Wings of The Thousand Flames Ring: Malifact's DOOM Helm: Doomknight Helm Belt: Unhallowed Deathknight Belt Necklace: Unhallowed Deathknight Necklace Trinket: Uaanta's Blaster IV (Charging) Bracer: Legion Bracer/Any Epoch Artifact Pet: Dragon (200 Protection, 200 Magic, Whatever I had left in Mischief) So what I did was just try to nuke Tropy down as quickly as possible to the point where I could kill her, then use Unleash on Tropy so En wouldnt nuke me after Tropy died, then use Spikes to kill Tropy, then attempt to stun En (My winning run didnt stun him.) Use Corrupt tolower En's light resistance by 50 I believe since he is a human enemy. And when Unleashed is ready to be used, use it to hopefully 1 shot En. After that I swapped to my generic All Resistance build which is: Weapon: Ultra Omniknight Blade Cape: Cape of the Thousand Flames Ring: Void Chitin Band IV Helm: Fierce Dragonlord Helm Necklace: Leaf of Flux III Belt: Warding Girdle: Trinket: Uaanta's Blaster IV (Charging) (Cant swap in battle.) Bracer: Legion Bracer: Pet: Dragon (200 Protection, 200 Magic, Whatever I had left in Mischief) Then to kill Dr. When I just used Corrupt when I could to deal bonus damage to him to lower his all resistance as quickly as possible as his all resistance gets lower the less hp he has (basically the Sepulchure challenge but in reverse), and from there it was basically a free fight till the finish. Victory Image: https://i.imgur.com/CgQYRJ5.png

Dratomos -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 10:59:09)
Very enjoyable release, I liked the idea of Displaced Times and thought that Dr. When would be a great opponent for it. En and Tropy are also a pleasant surprise. When's Ratchet seems to be new BiS Metal weapon.

Verlyrus -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 11:41:58)
quote: Also, it seems Ballyhoo has already stopped working - she claima I already viewed my ads, though I just logged in. Ballyhoo has had a lot of issues over the years including stuff like this. I think the replacement should be pretty neat. Definitely more entertaining, although that's a pretty low bar. I'm glad to hear the challenge was enjoyable! I think that's the goal I have overall before difficulty. If a fight is hard but not fun, to me, that's worse than a fight that's not as hard but is very fun. In this case, from what I can tell from feedback, there being more mechanics to juggle, but fewer "instant death" situations made it more interesting/annoying to figure out and play around, but also wasn't too punishing when experimenting. Thanks for the feedback!

HollowDF -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 12:51:55)
I'm excited to see what you guys will make for Ballyhoo replacement, a daily reward system is a really good idea as long as it doesn't involve just pressing a Claim Your Daily Reward button!

TFS -> RE: =DF= May 1st Design Notes: Displaced Fates Part 2: Tainted Time (5/2/2020 17:07:33)
I loved this release! Not very difficult, but En and Tropy have a ton of neat complementary mechanics and it was really fun to figure them out. I found Doctor When to just be annoying and didn't like him very much, though a large part of that could just be lizard brain remembering how miserable he was when the story version first came out. Great release as always!

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